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Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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marketing
Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.
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Research reveals data center hardware vendors facing continued negative disruption

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cisco
Data center hardware vendors are facing disruption from software-led customer prioritisation, according to TBR.
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Oracle appoints Brian Donn as head of CX Cloud Applications Business

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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cx
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martech
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oracle
Brian Donn will head Oracle's CX Cloud Applications Business across the Asia Pacific region to drive revenue growth and CX market share.
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Lenovo goes wild, offers up no meer incentive

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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lenovo
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engagement
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safari
Lenovo lures partners with a wild safari incentive, hinting at unrivalled No Meer experiences to spur competition.
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ComCom officially weighs in on Vodafone/Sky merger

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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uc
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commerce commission
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sky
The Commerce Commission has released its preliminary issues statement on the Vodafone/Sky merger, a deal that seeks to blend telecom and TV services in NZ.
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Exclusive: Ingram Micro NZ: Ups and downs but 'solid' 2015

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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notebook
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ingram micro
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distributors
Holding company Ingram Micro Holdings clocked up a $3.3m loss last year but the figures don't tell the true story of Ingram Micro NZ, the distributor.
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Rise in mobile enterprise apps meets developers lacking skill

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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crm
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martech
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mobile apps
Businesses aspire to leverage mobile apps, yet grapple with a dearth of skilled developers for true digital transformation.
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Is the gap between education technology suppliers and end users increasing?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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edutech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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microsoft
EdTech innovation surges, yet end users struggle to keep pace in an ever-evolving, crowded digital learning landscape.
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Google Cloud Platform buys major video software provider Avanto

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Google Cloud Platform expands media prowess with the acquisition of video software giant Anvato, bolstering OTT and mobile video services.
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Avast acquires AVG for $1.3billion

Fri, 8th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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software development
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avg technologies
Avast Software has just announced its acquisition of fellow industry pioneer, security provider and long time rival AVG Technologies.
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It's crunch time: CEOs say next three years critical to growth

Fri, 8th Jul 2016
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digital transformation
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kpmg
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acquisition
Seventy-two percent of CEOs believe that the next three years will be more critical to their industry than the previous 50 years.
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Govt IT modernisation driving public sector services

Thu, 7th Jul 2016
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digital transformation
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government
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public sector
Government IT modernisation and strategic mergers are revitalising public sector services, leading to the best market outlook in five years, per TBR.
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STULZ acquires TSI to deliver modular data center solutions

Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
The joint venture will enable the two companies to work closely together to deliver unique modular data center solutions on a global scale.
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Service providers not keeping up with digital transformation

Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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supply chain
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healthtech
Lack of an end-to-end systems offer is one reason service providers have not got a bigger digital story to tell.
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It's official: Shareholders say YES to Sky-Vodafone merger

Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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uc
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sky
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m&a
Sky shareholders have voted YES to the Sky-Vodafone merger this morning at a special meeting held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland this morning.
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Tomorrow's the big day: Shareholders set to vote on Sky-Vodafone merger

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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uc
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sky
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m&a
The Vodafone-Sky merger is set to be put to shareholders at 10.30am tomorrow morning (July 6) at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.
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Will Microsoft pull out of the smartphone market?

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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semiconductors
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digital signage
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displays
Amidst ongoing speculation, Microsoft faces a critical decision: should they withdraw from the smartphone market after writing off USD $950m and cutting jobs?.
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Service providers must tune in to digital business transformation

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Systems integrators, IT and software vendors, and telecoms operators all need to think of themselves as digital service providers.
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How to manage the cloud journey

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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iaas
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open source
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red hat
By now, it's hopefully clear that Red Hat is very serious about Management, with a continual commitment and a constant look at the big picture.
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Are AWS, IBM and Microsoft pushing carrier cloud providers out of the market?

Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iaas
Carrier cloud providers forced to re-evaluate public cloud strategies due to their struggle to gain market share against pure plays and incumbents.