About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 397
National strategies needed to maximise IoT potential
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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iot
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government
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the center for data innovation
Govt strategies key to unlocking IoT benefits, says Data Innovation chief, calling for policies to maximise tech for economy and life quality.
Largest salon brand deploys Aerohive Wi-Fi networking solutions
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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wifi
Great Clips has partnered with Aerohive to deliver secure, scalable Wi-Fi across its 3800 salons in the US and Canada.
$1.125 million for new education research projects
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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edutech
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ministry of education
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teaching and learning research initiative
Funding for six new research projects will benefit teachers and students for years to come, according to Education Minister Hekia Parata.
Moving to a hybrid IT model? Planning imperative, says CenturyLink
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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hybrid cloud
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centurylink
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partners
Businesses need to identify which areas are not performing optimally and decided whether to supplements in-house capabilities with external expertise.
Spark commits to better customer service, launches online outage map
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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crm
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uc
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martech
As part of the campaign is Spark's new Outage Map, which gives a real-time view of any problems on Spark’s mobile broadband or landline networks.
Minimising risk of new technologies crucial, says Concur
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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it training
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concur
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culture
Businesses run the risk of implementing the wrong technologies, and even the right systems can disrupt operations if not managed effectively, says Concur.
Acronis updates cloud backup solution for family data
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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storage
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dr
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cloud services
The two most common data protection problems that families face today are damaged or lost devices, and running out of disk space on their devices.
Robots coming to households, according to new research
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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robots
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ai
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healthtech
Robot revolution at home tipped by research; 1 in 10 US homes to have chore-doing bots by 2020, says Juniper Research.
Can someone give Leo his Oscar now?
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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reviews
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film review
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technology gifts
I felt like I was holding my breath as one thing after another tried to pull this man down, to take everything away from him.
Spark investor app nets global industry award
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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uc
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telco
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sush mobile
Spark New Zealand and Sush Mobile have taken out the Outstanding Achievement in Mobile Development award at the MobileWebAwards.
The next big cyber attack target: Education?
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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siem
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
The education industry has a plethora of data that cyber criminals want, and institutions are not doing an adequate job of securing all their systems.
New online payment option comes to NZ
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain & logistics
Visa has launched a new payment services that enables consumers to make secure online payments from an device.
Free Wi-Fi....Wait, where?
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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wifi
Moscow to offer free Wi-Fi among the graves, enabling visitors to connect with the past at notable cemeteries.
Tay Tay's exclusive - and predictable - deal with Apple Music
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple has inked a deal with Taylor Swift that will see users of Apple Music have access to the singer’s 1989 World Tour LIVE concert movie.
Dependency of digital infrastructure causing major IT problems
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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xmatters
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it departments
Reliance on digital infrastructure causes major IT incidents, says report. 90% of large businesses affected. Only half have dedicated teams.
CenturyLink selects Nuage Network's SDN technology
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
CenturyLink will use Nuage Networks' SDN technology to enhance its networking capabilities for its Programmable Service Backbone (PBS) architecture.
Govt UFB programme reaches 200,000 Kiwi businesses
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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uc
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telco
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ufb
Over 200,000 businesses in New Zealand now have access to ultra-fast broadband, two months ahead of schedule and within budget.
Obama, marriage equality, ISIS and refugee crisis lead Facebook conversations
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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facebook
By the looks of things, users of the social media platform are well into current affairs, with high profile mainstream news events taking centre stage.
In pictures: Apple's iTunes U for the classroom
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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edutech
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personal computing devices
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apple
iTunes U helps educators organise their classrooms in a seamless fashion, enabling teachers to deliver lessons, grade assignments and stay connected.
New iPad learning tool will change the way you teach
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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edutech
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple launches iTunes U, an education tool that allows teachers to organise classes, deliver lessons and grade assignments on iPads.