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NZQA harnesses tech to help students through exam prep
NZQA

NZQA harnesses tech to help students through exam prep

With NCEA exams just a week away, the NZQA is harnessing technology – including YouTube – to provide advice on exam study and preparation.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
NZ's future tech leaders named in Bright Sparks Awards
Bright Sparks

NZ's future tech leaders named in Bright Sparks Awards

Kiwi students have done their schools - and themselves - proud in this year's Bright Sparks Awards. And the winners are...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
Device use taking toll on Kiwi kids' - and adults' - eyes
Bring Your Own Device

Device use taking toll on Kiwi kids' - and adults' - eyes

Kiwi kids – and adults – are suffering from eye damage from excessive use of devices according to a Kiwi optometrist who is urging more care.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015

Global Stories

New appointments to bolster Aerohive enterprise play
Health Technologies

New appointments to bolster Aerohive enterprise play

Aerohive has made two new appointments with a new ANZ country manager and a new senior channel account manager, as it ups its enterprise push.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
NetApp ANZ Partner finalists announced - who is in the running?
Partner Programmes

NetApp ANZ Partner finalists announced - who is in the running?

Virtual Machine Technology, Dimension Data, Westcon and Distribution Central are leading the charge at NetApp's inaugural ANZ Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
Solid growth in Australia bolsters Ingram Micro global results
Fintech

Solid growth in Australia bolsters Ingram Micro global results

Continued 'solid' growth in Australia has helped Ingram Micro's Asia Pacific operations to a strong performance for Q3.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
Ingram Micro bullish on Q3 financials
Fintech

Ingram Micro bullish on Q3 financials

Ingram Micro says it grew its global cloud business by more than 100% year on year in Q3, with the Asia Pacific business remaining strong.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
The tablet is dead, long live the detachable?
Mobility

The tablet is dead, long live the detachable?

Tablet shipments slumped in Q3 as owners hold on to their devices for longer periods - but the move to detachables seems to be intensifying.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015
Emerson Network Power scoops Frost & Sullivan awards
Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power scoops Frost & Sullivan awards

Emerson Network Power excels again, bagging two Frost and Sullivan accolades for innovative data centre and UPS solutions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Oracle Cloud heads to Sydney with Equinix
Hyperscale

Oracle Cloud heads to Sydney with Equinix

Equinix is bringing Oracle's cloud services to Sydney, providing direct access to the vendor's public platform and infrastructure services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Datacom, Insync among winners at HDS ANZ Partner Awards
Partner Programmes

Datacom, Insync among winners at HDS ANZ Partner Awards

Datacom leads as HDS ANZ Partner of the Year at a glitzy awards night, signifying a robust year for tech partnerships.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Kiwi tech sector nears $9 billion, Datacom key player
Health Technologies

Kiwi tech sector nears $9 billion, Datacom key player

The Kiwi technology export sector have recorded record sales growth of $609 million last year, adding nearly 2500 new jobs along the way.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Dell debuts sweeping new channel programs and investments
Storage

Dell debuts sweeping new channel programs and investments

Dell is continuing to ramp up its channel business, with 'sweeping new programs and investments' to accelerate the channel business in 2016.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Smartphone shipments soar in Q3 amid fierce competition
Motorola

Smartphone shipments soar in Q3 amid fierce competition

All go for smartphones as shipments hit second highest level for a single quarter. So who were the movers and shakers?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Premium releases on way as Huawei NZ claims 15% smartphone share
Huawei

Premium releases on way as Huawei NZ claims 15% smartphone share

Huawei New Zealand garners 15% share of the Kiwi smartphone market, with New Zealand now among the top performing markets for the Chinese vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
blueApache sees record business growth on back of Helion cloud
HP

blueApache sees record business growth on back of Helion cloud

Implementing a cloud platform based on HP Helion technology has helped IT service provider blueApache to record business revenue growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015

Stories from Other Regions

UXC boss Cris Nicolli to depart
UXC

UXC boss Cris Nicolli to depart

UXC managing director and chief executive Cris Nicolli has announced he is retiring from the company on conclusion of CSC's proposed acquisition.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2015