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 440
Price hikes for PCs?
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
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analyst report
Gartner expects prices of PCs to rise by up to 10% in 2015, and through 2016, 3% of PC consumers will buy down the price curve.
Are smartphones a vital education tool?
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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smartphones
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edutech
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technology gifts
Smartphones in classrooms? New study by University of Canterbury reveals their growing role in enhancing engineering education.
New eCommerce platform a 'game changer' for Kiwi retailers
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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uc
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martech
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commerce systems
APAC eCommerce payments provider eWAY has launched its service in NZ, allowing Kiwi retailers to set up online payments 'without needing to talk to their bank'.
New Acer portal links Aus resellers directly to SMB market
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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resellers
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acer
Acer has announced a new portal designed specifically for Australia’s small and medium businesses and the channel partners who support them.
Neighbourly teams up with another corporate
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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neighbourly
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bp
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ami
BP joins AMI and The Warehouse in Neighbourly’s family of corporate partnerships which helps the site with day-to-day running and ongoing development.
Is Netflix and co slowing down your internet?
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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uc
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digital entertainment
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netflix
Is TV streaming impacting ISP performance? Large dips in speed evident during peak viewing hours, according to TrueNet.
Microsoft backs VMob's America plans
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Microsoft will contribute additional funding and resources to enhance VMob’s sales, marketing and product development programme.
Apple earnings soar
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple has set new second quarter records posting quarterly revenue of $58 billion and quarterly net profit of 13.6 billion.
NZ telcos rally to help Nepal following earthquake
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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uc
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telco
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vodafone
Following the devastating earthquake, Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees have today announced they will credit the costs of calls and texts to Nepal.
Digitisations means educators need to adapt teaching styles
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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edutech
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martech
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adobe
The rise of mobile technology is changing learning in the classroom, according to education leaders at a recent forum.
Convincing your CEO on the importance of ERP
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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crm
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martech
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erp
Organizations must utilize the wealth of customer data available to them in order to stay ahead, says UXC Eclipse.
Ovum: What the cyber security industry really needs
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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cybersecurity
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ovum
Vendors, providers, and investors are seeing growth in the energy around security, driving high demand for skilled professionals and collaboration.
Gloriavale - what exactly is being taught in school?
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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edutech
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gloriavale
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quality public education coalition
Registered by the state; inspected by the Education Review Office, and partially funded by taxpayers – but what is taught there?.
Cloud top of the agenda for IT decision makers
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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cloud services
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f5 networks
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analyst report
A new study shows more than half of organisation decision makers identified cloud computing as their top priority for the next 12 months.
The IoT explosion to drive tech investments
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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hyperscale
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iot
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dc
Installed service provider datacenter capacity consumed by IoT workloads will increase nearly 750% between 2014 and 2019, says IDC.
Ministry videos to help deaf education
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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edutech
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ministry of education
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guidance
The Ministry of Education has released the last of a series of videos containing guidance for deaf youth and others involved in their education.
NetSuite buys cloud-based commerce company for a cool $200m
Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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open source
NetSuite acquires Bronto Software to create cloud-based omnichannel commerce solutions. Valued at $200m. Transaction expected to close in Q2 2015.
Kiwis want to know what the government is up to
Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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government
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horizon research
A new survey by Horizon Research has revealed Kiwis want their personal information protected from interception by the government.
CodeBlue named storage partner of the year
Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
NZ's CodeBlue clinches HP Storage Partner award for the second year, praised for resilient SAN solutions in the mid-market.
Sage Business Solutions expands partner network
Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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sage
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datec
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accsys consulting
Sage Business Solutions has appointed three new channel partners to increase the scope of distribution for its business management software.