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Will business travellers adopt wearables?
Wearables

Will business travellers adopt wearables?

True disruption can only occur when a technology solves a problem in such a way that users can't imagine doing the same task the old way ever again.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
KiwiCover first NZ company to move to Microsoft Azure Australian centres
Public Cloud

KiwiCover first NZ company to move to Microsoft Azure Australian centres

KiwiCover Insurance is the first New Zealand company to migrate its information technology platform to the new Microsoft Azure centres in Australia.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014
Spark and Spotify bring technology to NZ summer music festivals
Unified Communications

Spark and Spotify bring technology to NZ summer music festivals

NZ's summer festivals Rhythm and Vines and Rhythm and Alps introduce RFID wristbands for a unique experience with Spark and Spotify. #MyFestivalStory.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares fall; Genesis, Merdian drop as investors book gains
Property Market

MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares fall; Genesis, Merdian drop as investors book gains

New Zealand shares fell, snapping four days of gains, led by Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy and MightyRiverPower as investors looked to crystalise.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Managing Director stories

Kiwis compete for $200,000 Gigatown kick start
Unified Communications

Kiwis compete for $200,000 Gigatown kick start

Kiwi entrepreneurs vie for a USD $200,000 Gigatown fund to develop and market UFB service concepts, as Chorus and Alcatel-Lucent launch the Gig-Start Fund.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula
Shares

A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula

A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will ta.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Progressive boss warns NZ politicians about misusing Parliamentary privilege after supermarket inquiry ends
Market share

Progressive boss warns NZ politicians about misusing Parliamentary privilege after supermarket inquiry ends

Progressive Enterprises managing director Dave Chambers said New Zealand politicians need to be careful about allegations made under Parliamentary.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms
Health Technologies

Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms

Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record after the maker of breathing masks and humidifiers raised its profit forecast for the sixth t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Countdown happy at being exonerated under Commerce Commission inquiry
Corruption

Countdown happy at being exonerated under Commerce Commission inquiry

Progressive Enterprises managing director Dave Chambers said he felt exonerated by the outcome of a Commerce Commission inquiry into anti-competiti.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Kiwi school lunch ordering system quicker than making a sandwich
EduTech

Kiwi school lunch ordering system quicker than making a sandwich

Hawke's Bay's Lunchonline revolutionizes school lunches, enabling parents to order quickly online, ensuring kids enjoy nutritious meals at school.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
A2 Milk announces ASX listing, push into US market, and renewal of sales into China
Synlait

A2 Milk announces ASX listing, push into US market, and renewal of sales into China

A2 Milk Co is planning to list on the Australian stock exchange and launch into the US market next year, has changed its marketing push in the UK i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
New OKI range invites resellers to enter copier space
Printing

New OKI range invites resellers to enter copier space

OKI has released the OKI ES9400 series which could give resellers an entry into the copier section of the printer market.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
Slingshot's website better than the rest
Slingshot

Slingshot's website better than the rest

The IMA says the Slingshot website represented the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US housing data
Wall Street

World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US housing data

Minutes from last month's US Federal Reserve meeting, corporate earnings from Target and Best Buy, and reports on the American housing market will.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
Westcon NZ financials hold up in changing market
Westcon-Comstor

Westcon NZ financials hold up in changing market

Westcon Group New Zealand has recorded solid financial results, despite acknowledging challenging times as purchasing models change.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Telstra spends $20 million for 2% of Orion Health in IPO bookbuild
Unified Communications

CORRECT: Telstra spends $20 million for 2% of Orion Health in IPO bookbuild

Telstra Health, a unit of Australia's largest telecommunications business Telstra Corp, bought 2 percent of Orion Health Group in the healthcare ma.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
Pyne Gould censured, fined, for breaching corporate governance rules
PwC

Pyne Gould censured, fined, for breaching corporate governance rules

Pyne Gould Corp, which lost one of its New Zealand resident directors in July, was censured and fined by the stock exchange disciplinary body for b.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2014
Sony releases the world's slimmest and lightest waterproof compact tablet
Sony

Sony releases the world's slimmest and lightest waterproof compact tablet

Sony's latest marvel, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, launches in NZ: the thinnest, lightest, waterproof tablet ever.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2014