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Kiwi Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Budding Whenuapai entrepreneur harnesses roadside tech

A seven-year-old Whenuapai entrepreneur has turned to technology to solve the problem of a cashless society's impact on his roadside stall.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Nov 2015

EduTech

Discussing the burgeoning edtech sector here and abroad

Two education technology (edtech) advocates from Europe will visit New Zealand this December to talk about the growing edtech sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Nov 2015

Smart Cities

NZ's smaller regions represent huge opportunity

New Zealand's smaller regions have the opportunity to become more developed hotbeds of activity, according to a new report from PwC.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Nov 2015

Wearables

Samsung Gear S2 makes Kiwi debut; Stolen Girlfriends Club options coming

Samsung is working with Kiwi fashion label Stolen Girlfriends Club to offer a range of watch faces and bands for the Gear S2 smartwatch.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Nov 2015

Bright Sparks

NZ's future tech leaders named in Bright Sparks Awards

Kiwi students have done their schools - and themselves - proud in this year's Bright Sparks Awards. And the winners are...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015

Augen

Augen's NZ-Vietnam model recognised at Vietnam's IT Excellence Awards

Auckland-based Augen Software wins Emerging Enterprise category at Vietnam's IT Excellence Awards, raising New Zealand ICT profile.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015

Small Business

New peer-to-peer lender aims to shake up the market

Lending Crowd arrives to disrupt NZ's P2P lending, focusing on better rates and efficient loans for SMEs and borrowers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Oct 2015

Smart Cities

Auckland and Christchurch global smart city winners

Christchurch's Sensing City and an Auckland City smart zoning initiative have been named among the most outstanding smart city projects in APAC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Oct 2015

EduTech

Do parents hold the key to Kiwi students' success?

The strongest educational resource available to Kiwi kids is cultural expectations, closely followed by physical resources, according to a new study.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Oct 2015

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

IT Automation

VMware's John Donovan forges new role at ForgeRock

Forgerock has snapped up former VMware ANZ channel boss John Donovan, as the identity management provider seeks to accelerate its regionalj expansion.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Nov 2015

Canon

Canon Australia snaps up NZ's Converga for fourth buy in four years

Canon Australia has snapped up New Zealand Post's managed services and digital process outsourcing company, Converga, for an undisclosed sum.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Nov 2015

Firewalls

IronKey appoints ANZ regional manager, eyes data security opportunities

IronKey is ramping up its local focus with the appointment of a regional manager for Australia and New Zealand, with Tony Stratton taking the on role.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Nov 2015

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Symantec unveils single console advanced threat protection

Symantec is upping the ante in its attempt to win the advanced threat protection space, launching a new offering designed to detect and remediate APT.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Nov 2015