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Kiwi Stories

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New report shines light on sexism and ageism in ICT industry
Information Communication & Technology

New report shines light on sexism and ageism in ICT industry

Preliminary study calls for urgent investigation into sexism and ageism in New Zealand's ICT industry. Women make up only a quarter of the workforce.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Global Stories

Written by Julia

A quick guide to Adobe XD's recent updates
Marketing Technologies

A quick guide to Adobe XD's recent updates

Adobe XD revamps its offerings with new third-party integrations, enhanced Dropbox features, and improved performance, streamlining UX/UI design workflows.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018
Telstra invests in two new subsea cable projects
Network Infrastructure

Telstra invests in two new subsea cable projects

Telstra to invest in two new subsea cables connecting Hong Kong and the US, increasing capacity and providing lower latency routes.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018
Exclusive interview: Chatbot 101 with Tim McNamara, founder of The Hut34 Project
Unified Communications

Exclusive interview: Chatbot 101 with Tim McNamara, founder of The Hut34 Project

The Hut34 Project, founded by Tim McNamara and Peter Godbolt, aims to connect AI engines, IoT devices, and digital services.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018
Human error biggest security concern for ANZ businesses
Virtualisation

Human error biggest security concern for ANZ businesses

Human error tops the list of security concerns for ANZ businesses, with firms more worried about staff mistakes than global counterparts, says F5 Networks.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
VMware announces availability of Pulse IoT Center
Virtualisation

VMware announces availability of Pulse IoT Center

VMware says they put the Pulse IoT Center through the paces of an extensive beta test with customers and partners going back to June 2017.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
Commvault's Owen Taraniuk on his new role and becoming a 'Made in China' company
Cloud Services

Commvault's Owen Taraniuk on his new role and becoming a 'Made in China' company

Commvault has announced the appointment of Owen Taraniuk as head of worldwide partnerships and market development.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
Born in the cloud: Megaport launches new virtual router for cloud-native companies
Network Infrastructure

Born in the cloud: Megaport launches new virtual router for cloud-native companies

Megaport launches new virtual router service for cloud companies to expand service footprint and simplify routing decisions.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
Accelerating global interconnection with the acquisition of Metronode
DataCentre infrastructure

Accelerating global interconnection with the acquisition of Metronode

This US$792 million acquisition of Metronode will see us expand our reach in the country, which has been called for by a number of our customers.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center
Network Infrastructure

Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center

Vocus has selected ST Telemedia's Singapore data center, STT Tai Seng, to be the point of presence (PoP) for its new submarine cable.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Amazon Web Services named a favorite by global media giant
Hyperscale

Amazon Web Services named a favorite by global media giant

Comcast Cable chooses Amazon Web Services as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider, expanding its use of the platform.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio
Network Infrastructure

Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio

Havfrue, which is the Danish word for mermaid, will be built by TE SubCom and is expected to come online by the end of 2019.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Facebook, Apple, Twitter missing from 2018's top software companies ranking
Microsoft

Facebook, Apple, Twitter missing from 2018's top software companies ranking

G2 Crowd's 2018 Top 100 software companies rankings are out, with Facebook, Twitter, and Apple missing from the list. Slack leads the chart.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
ComCom revisits backhaul study as Telco Act goes before parliament
Unified Communications

ComCom revisits backhaul study as Telco Act goes before parliament

The Commerce Commission reopens its backhaul study as the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill advances in parliament.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off
Customer Relationship Management

Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off

Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
Apple to pump up data center spending by $10 billion
Manufacturing

Apple to pump up data center spending by $10 billion

Apple expects to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the US over the next five years and create over 20,000 new jobs.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Julia

Pega, AU Govt. and Canberra uni form dream team for tertiary students
EduTech

Pega, AU Govt. and Canberra uni form dream team for tertiary students

The Australian Government's IP Australia, the University of Canberra, and IT firm Pega launch a graduate program to boost skilled ICT graduates.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018