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BLE beacons to exceed 400 million by 2020

BLE beacon shipments are predicted to surpass 400 million by 2020, as per ABI Research, driven by growth in IoT and connected home sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015

Beacon

Mobile Mentor and iProximity bring beacon technology to retailers and enterprises

iProximity will enable Mobile Mentor to integrate new products and services to its enterprise mobility solutions throughout New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014

VMob

Beacon-Mania is taking over

Beacon is a stand-alone radio transmitter that provides personalised advertisements and changes the way people shop.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2014

Global Stories

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Software-as-a-Service

Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

Finance teams could cut manual close work as Trintech embeds AI guidance, risk checks and auto-matching into existing workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026

Supply Chain

Ocean freight punctuality collapses as delays surge

Global ocean freight punctuality slumps as on-time arrivals crash to 13.9% in 2025, leaving shippers facing mounting delays and uncertainty.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Unified Communications

VMob wins big at global conference

VMob, the Kiwi mobile personalisation platform, has scooped up three awards at the I-COM big data conference in San Sebastian, Spain.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 1st May 2015

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Wearables

Conscience launches AI medicines fund for Canadian teams

Canadian researchers and firms can now seek up to CAD $1 million per project as a new programme backs AI tools for drug discovery and trials.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Westmill adopts Beacon AI to streamline logistics ops

Westmill deploys Beacon AI workspace to unify shipment tracking and automate invoice checks, cutting logistics bottlenecks and email back-and-forth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026

AI Security

Downing Street eyes creation of 'AI Safety Institute' amidst risks

Downing Street considering the establishment of an 'AI Safety Institute' to address risks of frontier AI. International collaboration urged.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2023

Internet of Things

Wattcost urges Australian government to support innovation

Wattcost urges NSW Premier Berejiklian to bolster support for Australia's innovation sector during a tour of their new Sydney startup facility.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Kiwi Stories

BLE beacons to exceed 400 million by 2020

Mobile Mentor and iProximity bring beacon technology to retailers and enterprises

Beacon-Mania is taking over

Global Stories

Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

Ocean freight punctuality collapses as delays surge

VMob wins big at global conference

Stories from Other Regions

Conscience launches AI medicines fund for Canadian teams

Westmill adopts Beacon AI to streamline logistics ops

Downing Street eyes creation of 'AI Safety Institute' amidst risks

Wattcost urges Australian government to support innovation

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