Kiwi Stories

Kiwibank receives the Gender Tick accreditation

Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich said fairness was an important attribute for the New Zealand-owned bank.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jun 2019

May 17 is Pink Shirt Day: How you can help prevent cyberbullying

This Friday May 17 is Pink Shirt Day, which is a colourful way to raise awareness about a serious and in some cases tragic issue: cyberbullying.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Uber

Uber wants you to hail a speedboat in Mumbai

Uber launches speedboat service in Mumbai, allowing riders to hail boats via its app; the boats will cover coastal routes and cost from INR ₹5,700.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Digital divide

Report gives voice to Kiwis experiencing digital exclusion

People surveyed in the report say they feel excluded, isolated, powerless and have limited opportunities because they are unable to access the internet.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Nov 2018

Cyberbullying

$444 million: The devastating cost of cyberbullying in NZ

Can you put a dollar figure on the damage cyberbullying causes New Zealanders? One economist says that cost is around $444 million every year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018

Cyberbullying

More people are reporting online bullying to Netsafe than ever before

Online abuse, bullying and harassment are continuing to cause harm to New Zealanders nationwide, and more people are reporting incidents to Netsafe.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Aug 2018

University of Canterbury

UC senior lecturer a finalist in Kiwi innovation awards

Dr Deborah Crittenden has been named as a finalist for her efforts in research behind an 'infinitely' rechargeable battery.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 2nd Jun 2018

Global Stories

Customer Relationship Management

Adobe launches platform to power customer experience management

Adobe Experience Platform stitches together data from across the enterprise, enabling real-time customer profiles leveraging Adobe Sensei.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019

Document Management

Dropbox brings in-country document hosting to ANZ & Japan

Dropbox Business users in New Zealand, Australia, and Japan will be able to store their Dropbox files in-country, beginning in the second half of 2019.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Mar 2019

Hyperscale

Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences

A new survey has uncovered some startling findings, with not only misrepresentation of women but also sexual harassment.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2019

Biometrics

Japan's MUFG Bank deploys Nok Nok Labs biometric authentication

Customers at Japan's MUFG Bank now have access to a range of new biometric authentication options for their mobile devices.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Feb 2019

Unified Communications

NEC launches new 5G vertical business platform

NEC launches global provision of the NEC 5G Vertical Business Platform to help CSPs deliver networks, clouds and applications for the 5G era.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 2019

Unified Communications

70% of organisations to adopt AI by 2021 – still 'human' work though

Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Data Analytics

Experian, Audiens team for Italian data insights

Information services provider Experian and data management firm Audiens are partnering to drive insight from data on the Italian market.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019

IoT Security

CUJO AI and Cylance partner to secure connected homes

63% of providers still use DNS blacklisting for end-user protection, and 45% do not feel confident they are ready to manage internet of things (IoT) security.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019