New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 240

Dell announced the appointment of three members to its SMB and channel divisions in ANZ, including a new Channel Manager for New Zealand.

In a multimillion-dollar deal announced today, NCR will replace more than 80% of Westpac New Zealand's ATM network by June.

Wellington boasts the fastest internet speeds in Oceania, topping Akamai's Q3 2009 report with 3488 Kbps, outpacing major cities like Sydney and Canberra.

Facing recent security challenges, Facebook has partnered with McAfee to offer 350 million users six months of free virus protection, followed by discounts.

New Zealand-developed SureMed, designed by Konnect, has swiftly gained traction with over 250 GP practices and six insurers in just two months.

Mainfreight has overhauled its entire IT environment in China and Hong Kong and deployed a virtualisation solution from Citrix which supports 160 users.

Summer school students at Waikato University are the first to trial a new information service designed for smartphones.

Google's contender to Apple's overwhelmingly popular iPhone – the Nexus One – has finally been unveiled at a recent presentation in Mountain View in California.

A popular Kiwi blogger has been charged after publishing information about two high profile New Zealand court cases.

Iggy Pop collaborates with nine New Zealand musicians from his Miami studio using Skype, demonstrating the power of Orcon's broadband.

Hundreds of open source software aficionados will congregate in Wellington this January for the Linux.conf.au conference (LCA2010).

Microsoft rewarded top partners with USD $12,000 during its Windows 7 competition, fostering early adoption and excitement before the official launch.

After six months working as Lenovo's New Zealand Distribution Manager, Pip Heath will be leaving both Lenovo and the country in the new year.

Cisco channel partners can now benefit from the availability of added resources to help them push the ever-expanding Cisco brand.

YouTube has announced its first official Most Watched lists which shows which videos New Zealanders have been searching for most in 2009.

XT customers will get free calling to Telecom landlines and Telecom mobiles this weekend in compensation for Monday's outage.

The IT job market will continue to improve as it has in the past six months, according to recruitment specialist Randstad.

IBM to invest USD $80 million in a state-of-the-art data centre in Auckland, a pivotal step towards enhancing New Zealand's digital infrastructure.

Microbe NZ rapidly expands its reseller network, aiming to double to 600 within a year, as its eScan security product garners robust market interest.

Infosys Technologies has opened its first office in Wellington, New Zealand, to be closer to major clients like Telecom.