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Global

Enprise Group acquires Kiwi software reseller Global Bizpro

Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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financial systems
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myob
Software and services company Enprise Group has acquired the MYOB EXO practice of Kiwi software services company GlobalBizpro.
Data analytics

Data analytics set to be key market driver

Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Data analytics is predicted to significantly boost the market, with vendors like HP, IBM, and Microsoft leading the rapidly expanding sector.
Fallback

Enprise buys Global Bizpro for $750,000

Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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nzax
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enprise group
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datagate innovation
Enprise Group has bought MYOB EXO practice Global Bizpro for up to $750,000 including earnouts, in the accounting software reseller first acquisiti.
Lenovo

Lenovo exceeds expectations on the back of acquisitions

Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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lenovo
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motorola
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ibm
Lenovo soars with solid $253m profit, leveraging acquisitions of Motorola and IBM's server unit to diversify beyond PCs.
Trends

The digital transformation is coming, are you prepared?

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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iot
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payment technologies
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cybersecurity
This is the year of digital transformation for business, fuelled by the Internet of Everything (IoE), according to Kevin Bloch, Cisco Australia and Ne.
Cloud

What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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storage
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virtualisation
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private cloud
CIOs brace for tech upheaval, with Jay Kidd predicting seismic shifts across IoT, Big Data and cloud computing in 2015.
Kangaroo

Tomizone says Gidday Mate with Aussie acquisition

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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tomizone
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asx
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retail
NZ's Tomizone tackles Aussie market via PHW reverse takeover, eyeing ASX listing and expansive Wi-Fi dominion.
Xero

Xero customer sales up 79%

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero says customer sales are tracking 79% ahead of the year earlier in the first nine months of its financial year, in line with its revenue growth fo.
Fallback

Xero says customer sales rise 79% in first 9 months of its financial year

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, said customer sales are tracking 79 percent ahead of the year earlier in the first nine months of its financ.
Brocade

Brocade offering enterprises free one-year SDN controller license

Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Brocade Vyatta Controller eliminates vendor lock-in, enabling customers to deliver network innovations for the new IP.
Unified

New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors

Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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uc
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microsoft
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cisco
Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.
Fallback

Homeworld returns

Mon, 26th Jan 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
Gearbox reignites space warfare magic: Homeworld Remastered Collection out Feb 25, with classics 4K-updated for PC.
Fallback

Turners & Growers annual pre-tax profit to rise as much as 20%

Wed, 21st Jan 2015
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shares
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turners & growers
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trading
Turners & Growers, the fruit marketer majority owned by Germany's BayWa, expects its pre-tax annual profit to rise as much as 20 percent.
Fallback

Mega reverse listing target TRS pushes out deadline again

Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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encryption
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trs
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acquisition
TRS Investments has again pushed out its deadline to complete a reverse listing of file storage and encryption firm Mega, this time by another two.
Ideas business insights

OpenText acquires Actuate and expands portfolio

Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
OpenText broadens its horizons with the acquisition of Actuate, promising deeper analytics and personalised insights for its customers.
Office

Kiwi start up Xero makes waves in US market

Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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fintech
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hcm
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financial systems
New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.
Connections

Trends that will dominate the telco industry in 2015

Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Monetising network investments in broadband infrastructure will be a top priority over the next year, according to Analysys Mason.
Zomato

Say goodbye to Urbanspoon

Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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zomato
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yelp
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urbanspoon
Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.
Ideas growth

OpenText continues to grow with IGC acquisition

Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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management
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opentext
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acquire
OpenText has announced it has acquired Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a developer of viewing, annotation, redaction and publishing commercial software.
Brendan

Reduced profits and fewer ISPs – the NZ ISP Market In 2015

Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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uc
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software development
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orcon
Brendan Ritchie takes a look at the increasing difficulty ISPs face in their quest to return a profit for their shareholders.