Stories by Staff - Page 328

Extreme mid-sized enterprise push
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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ibm
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extreme networks
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partners
Extreme Networks is on the move – with the company seeking a much stronger presence in the mid-sized enterprise market and beyond.

Streamlined programme
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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fuji xerox
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printing
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partners
Fuji Xerox Printers has launched a new managed print services partner training programme, Steamline, due to launch in New Zealand in February 2012.

Post-Christmas bonanza
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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soft solutions
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christmas
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distributors
Christmas is coming, but it could be the post-Christmas period – and executives with their shiny new toys – which offers a bonanza for some resellers.

Flawless victory
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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the elder scrolls
Skyrim earns a perfect score from Japan's Famitsu, marking it the first Western game to achieve a flawless 40/40. Yet, half of its players may never finish it.

Fahrenheit 451 author's e-book submission
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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uc
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ebooks
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telco
91-year-old Ray Bradbury, long an adversary of technology, has finally consented to release his iconic novel Fahrenheit 451 as an e-book for USD $9.99.

Enable emerges from the dust
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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uc
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telco
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enable networks
Three earthquakes and the destruction of a city around them has not stopped Christchurch fibre company Enable Services Limited.

Leading with innovation
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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contact centre
In a blend of lateral thinking and innovation, Palmerston North and Horizons Councils’ adaptive call centre earned the 2011 Initiative of the Year award.

Call Centre innovation
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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uc
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zeacom
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contact centre
Call centres evolve into multimedia hubs, transforming customer experiences and business intelligence for companies of all sizes.

Top scientist's $40 billion pep talk
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Why New Zealand's economic prosperity depends on local companies growing global niche markets in the technology and telecommunications sectors.

Datasquirt Directors recommend purchase offer is accepted
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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uc
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twitter
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contact centre
New Zealand-based, ASX listed Datasquirt recently announced, subject to shareholder approval, the conditional sale of its complete business to LiveOps.

Business Analyst in Agile World …
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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devops
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apm
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software development
Today companies require shorter delivery cycles in order to adapt to changing market conditions and be more responsive to customer needs and expectations.

Investment and Return on Investment in the Cloud
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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virtualisation
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Increased agility. Faster time-to-market. Increased business value. Phrases like these pepper cloud computing marketing literature.

Cloud: good for NZ business and the CIO
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
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analyst report
New Zealand and Australia businesses are proving to be ready adopters of cloud services. The most recent Asia Pacific Cloud Index.

KISS: Keeping it smart & simple
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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promapp
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sai global
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partners
With tastefully funky offices, based in Mt Eden, Ivan Seselj and the team at Promapp Solutions Ltd are deceptively casual when you first meet them.

And the winners are...
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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microsoft
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montage business intelligence
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partners
Montage Business Intelligence recently announced the achievement of the new Gold Business Intelligence Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network.

SolarWinds integrates virtualisation & storage solutions
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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storage
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virtualisation
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solarwinds
As adoption of virtualisation in organisations creeps up, infrastructure visibility will come to the fore, vendor says.

Movers & shakers
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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cloud services
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intergen
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university of otago
With Christmas weeks away, ComOps, Parallels, and base2 announce key appointments, while Intergen expands its Dunedin office to support rapid growth.

Brocade ups partner offers
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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brocade
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partners
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hult
Brocade bolsters its Alliance Partner Network, tripling investment to foster equipment seeding, enablement funding, and lead generation.

Endace founder wins entrepreneur award
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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endace
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awards
Endace's Dr Ian Graham wins NZ Entrepreneur of the Year for his innovation in network monitoring technology and global success.

Review: Samsung D7000 Smart TV
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Thanks to Samsung, we got some quality time over the last month with their latest Smart TV, the Samsung D7000.