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NZ businesses to continue digital investment in wake of COVID-19
Wed, 3rd Feb 2021
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New Zealand businesses that embraced digital transformation during the pandemic will continue to invest in it post-COVID, according to research.
ConnectWise snaps up Service Leadership, data-driven TSP consulting firm
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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ConnectWise acquires Service Leadership, the data-driven technology solution providers consulting firm, to enhance its TSP software and services platform.
Facebook ad engagement equal to social networking, study finds
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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Facebook users are engaging just as much with ads as they are with each other, according to new data from Hootsuite and We Are Social.
Commerce Commission to promote competition in telco markets
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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Commerce Commission launches survey for stakeholders to provide input on new regulations for fibre service providers in New Zealand.
Workday acquires employee experience platform Peakon
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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Workday is set to acquire employee experience monitoring platform Peakon for $700m to create a continuous listening platform for enterprises.
Apple NZ posts modest profit of $23m
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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Apple NZ reports healthy revenue and modest profit in 2020, with revenue reaching $965.5m and a profit of $23.3m.
NZ tech sector 'seriously restricted' by skills mismatch
Mon, 1st Feb 2021
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New Zealand’s tech sector is struggling to find skilled staff, hindering the country’s economy, according to a survey by NZTech.
The rise of developer-led innovation and evolution in 2021
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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2021 will see more technical collaboration between business and IT, with diverse and open-minded developers driving business innovation.
Do you trust your data to make decisions in your business?
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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The adoption of data-driven technology is at an all-time high, but 77% of IT decision-makers do not trust their data, according to research by SnapLogic.
Accenture and Salesforce expand partnership to help embed business sustainability
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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Accenture and Salesforce are expanding their alliance to embed sustainability into businesses and meet UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Commvault debuts new SaaS and hybrid cloud workloads for Metallic
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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blockchain
Commvault expands its Metallic BaaS portfolio with new data protection solutions, features and enterprise workload support.
Mastercard evolves contactless technology for quantum world
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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Mastercard has developed Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications to future-proof contactless payments and ensure high levels of security and convenience.
Veritas recognised with Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for NetBackup
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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Veritas has been recognized as a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice in Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions for the second year running.
Widespread uncertainty and distrust about data privacy in ANZ
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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Almost 40% of Australians and New Zealanders do not trust third-party organisations to keep their personal information safe, according to OpenText.
Financial watchdog slams NZX as being ill-prepared in face of DDoS attacks
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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The NZX has been criticized by the FMA for being ill-prepared for cyber-attacks and outages, failing to meet its obligations as a market operator.
8x8 & Verint combine contact centre & workforce management offerings
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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martech
The cloud contact centre and cloud workforce management applications together are joint offerings for mid-market and enterprise businesses.
Merger and acquisition activity recovers from COVID-19 setback
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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globaldata
Tencent leads M&A activity in the tech, media, and telecom sector with 9 deals worth a total of $6.6bn in 2020, according to GlobalData.
Microsoft NZ completes new senior leadership team with AWS hire
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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Corina Radovanovich, with local and international experience at Microsoft and Amazon, will lead marketing and operations in New Zealand.
World issues hinge on how well we communicate
Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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communication
Soprano Design vice president for global marketing Matt Thompson details the enterprise messaging trends that may resonate over the coming year.
Google Cloud announces availability of zero trust platform BeyondCorp Enterprise
Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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malware
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ddos
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hyperscale
The platform directly replaces BeyondCorp Remote Access, which was brought to the market in April 2020 as Google’s first foray into the zero trust space.