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Renaissance obtains short-term bank boost
Tue, 29th Nov 2011
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Finances covered to May 2012, but business will need to see 'a substantial improvement in trading performance'.
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Channel surfing: information overload
Tue, 29th Nov 2011
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The Great Information Glut report reveals NZ organisations facing a USD $400M yearly cost due to data mismanagement. Experts urge channel partners to intervene.
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Give yourself peace of mind this Christmas
Tue, 29th Nov 2011
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This Christmas, give your business the gift of security with NSP's backup solutions, safeguarding your data and ensuring continuity.
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Apple offers free Christmas shipping in NZ
Tue, 29th Nov 2011
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Apple NZ ushers in the festive season with free shipping and special offers on a wide array of products, outshining previous promotions.
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Citrix signals NZ plans
Tue, 29th Nov 2011
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Citrix eyes NZ growth with new channels development manager, Hamish McNee, aiming to enhance partnerships and Microsoft relations.
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IT managers steering clear of multi-sourcing
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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IT managers are ditching multi-sourcing for mega-suppliers, with 60% of contract values since 2009 going to a single, lead provider, says Ovum report.
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Midnight Youth rock Logitech Christmas party
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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Logitech commenced the festive season with a spirited Christmas bash headlined by New Zealand's Midnight Youth, performing hits like Won't Stop.
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Wooing the web wizards
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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Apple ramps up recruitment of web experts, tapping industry leaders to boost iCloud and secure its future in software, reports WSJ.
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TelstraClear switching off meters this weekend
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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TelstraClear to offer unlimited data for broadband customers this weekend, in a notable push to be 'the home of broadband'.
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PE teacher claims Microsoft education prize
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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Auckland PE teacher wins the 2011 Microsoft Innovative Educator award for using tech to revolutionize physical education at Howick College.
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Apple's slick store service app
Mon, 28th Nov 2011
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Apple enhances in-store pickups with an innovative app for staff, enabling a seamless handover of online purchases.
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Antivirus firms 'charlatans and scammers': Google engineer
Sat, 26th Nov 2011
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Google engineer blasts antivirus vendors as 'scammers', amid claims they exploit Android's vulnerability to sell unnecessary software.
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D-Link bringing SmartBeam to NZ
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
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D-Link's SmartBeam tech lands in NZ, offering unparalleled home WiFi coverage with its innovative DIR-645 router.
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Former hacker says Microsoft could do more
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
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Security expert Cal Leeming criticises Microsoft's response to Xbox Live security concerns, calls for better measures and user protection.
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Ten things you didn't know about Sourcefire
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
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A few interesting facts about the open source network security specialists most famous for intrusion detection tool Snort.
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Fabric networks needed to stop virtualisation bottlenecks
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
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Data centres must modernise with flatter Ethernet Fabrics to tackle bottlenecks as server virtualisation grows, says Frost and Sullivan report.
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The problem with 'dumb data'
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
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John Brand highlights the shift from 'big data' to 'dumb data' in BI, stressing the need for meaningful integration over mere collection.
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Nissan Australia faces Facebook wrath
Thu, 24th Nov 2011
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Nissan Australia faces a social media backlash after awarding a Facebook competition prize to a close friend of its social media co-ordinator, igniting outrage.
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Moving your business into the cloud
Thu, 24th Nov 2011
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Wellington's 3months merges festive cheer with tech insight, hosting a cloud computing event for non-technical business folk on Dec 6.
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Vodafone claims 2degrees has harmed competition
Thu, 24th Nov 2011
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Why the company is taking the credit for mobile price cuts and saying competition has slowed since 2degrees launched in 2009.