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Chief executive Robin Cockayne sits down with Heather Wright to talk about the Telecom acquisition, standing in rivers and dinner in the Cockayne household.

The Government's new strategic plan for science and technology in schools has been praised by the Institute of IT Professionals.

Earlier this month Slingshot unblocked access to certain movie websites, much to the delight of their customers.

As Satya Nadella outlined his cloud-first vision for Microsoft and its partners at WPC 2014, somewhere in the crowd two Kiwis glanced at each other and smiled.

IBM's acquisition of marketing automation vendor Silverpop in April 2014 caused barely a ripple in the IT press.

Xero surpasses $100m in annualised revenue, marking a milestone in the tech industry, with a strong international foothold, especially in Australia and the UK.

Data centre spend is high priority for many CIOs according to Gartner. Heather Wright gets some industry view on the state of play for the channel.

Fortinet appoints Gary Gardiner as Director of Engineering to lead its sales engineering team in ANZ and support the company's growth.

Vodafone has today unveiled its new roaming service, focused around giving Kiwis access to cheaper roaming overseas.

VMob shines at NZ Hi-Tech Awards, grabbing titles for Best Innovative Mobile and Service Products amidst stiff competition.

Being back in the country after 12 years abroad has delivered a refreshing sense of perspective for Nathan Knight, channel executive at Lenovo New Zealand.

A skills shortage is being felt in New Zealand's booming ICT industry where professionals are reverting to contracting to reap the financial rewards.

LinkedIn reaches 300 million members worldwide, aiming to connect all 3.3 billion professionals, with a focus on mobile.

Sydney set to host the grand EB Expo 2014, Australasia's premier gaming event, featuring major publishers and exclusive attractions.

Millions of PCs running Windows XP are at increased risk from malware due to lack of security updates from Microsoft.

CA Technologies hires Simon Bills to lead ANZ Data Management, leveraging his 30+ years in IT to enhance channel partnerships and sales strategies.

Portia Chang, a veteran employee, appointed as the Regional Head of ASUS in New Zealand, bringing over a decade of experience to drive growth.

Vodafone aims to champion Aussie SMBs with a pioneering $5/day international roaming offer, promising no surprise bills across 46 nations.

Following a NZD $30,000 fine from the NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal, embattled Rakon announces closure of its UK Lincoln-based plant.

Here's something interesting. Figure 1 is a new app that lets doctors share images and information online with other medical professionals.