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Kiwi Stories

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Ubertec celebrates 22nd birthday with charity auction
Digital Signage

Ubertec celebrates 22nd birthday with charity auction

To celebrate their 22nd birthday this month, Ubertec has decided to fill an old Cinema Display with 6KG of M&Ms and auction it off on Trade Me.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
What we learned from our crazy Kiwi Tinder experiment
Tinder

What we learned from our crazy Kiwi Tinder experiment

With a maximum distance of 80kms, his gender preference set for Women and an age range of 18-29, Intern G was all set to go.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
Kiwi ISP releases 'groundbreaking' app feature
Bigpipe

Kiwi ISP releases 'groundbreaking' app feature

Bigpipe launches new app feature for customers to test broadband connection faults, aiming to be technology leader in New Zealand.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
Facebook's tips to optimise your mobile site performance
Facebook

Facebook's tips to optimise your mobile site performance

Facebook tackles mobile site performance issue in mobile advertising, as 40% of visitors abandon a site at 3 seconds of delay.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2016

Global Stories

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Equinix drives transformation with two internal promotions
Hyperscale

Equinix drives transformation with two internal promotions

Equinix promotes Brian Lillie to Chief Customer Officer and EVP of Technology Services to lead Global Customer Success organization.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Aus & NZ organisations increasingly targeted by ransomware
Malware

Aus & NZ organisations increasingly targeted by ransomware

As always, unexpected offers, and especially claims of criminal behaviour that are received by email should be treated with great skepticism.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
How much a cryptomalware attack could cost your business
Malware

How much a cryptomalware attack could cost your business

SMBs face up to £99k hit from a single cryptomalware attack, with operational halt and data loss key culprits, warns Kaspersky Lab.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
New Cisco collab births efficient cloud-based platform
Cisco

New Cisco collab births efficient cloud-based platform

Encompass Digital Media collaborates with Cisco to develop CloudStream, a cloud-based platform for creating broadcast-quality multiscreen streams.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Global data center developer in talks with Asian consortium
Cloud Services

Global data center developer in talks with Asian consortium

Global Switch confirms discussions with Asian investors for potential investment, says no change to management or strategic direction if deal goes through.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Dell SonicWALL's new partner programme has 'a lot of horsepower'
Partner Programmes

Dell SonicWALL's new partner programme has 'a lot of horsepower'

Dell SonicWall unveils new partner programme at PEAK 16 event in Las Vegas, offering rewards and support for partners.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Survey shows strong commitment to the cloud among execs
Cloud Services

Survey shows strong commitment to the cloud among execs

Executives show strong commitment to digital business but struggle with security and execution, says Unisys survey.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Key to success is action over instruction, says Kiwi tech innovator
EduTech

Key to success is action over instruction, says Kiwi tech innovator

Rachel Kelly, owner of Hamilton-based tech start-up Sparktank, aims to help tech entrepreneurs find their voice and gain market traction.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Cisco's first acquisition into the emerging container market
Cisco

Cisco's first acquisition into the emerging container market

Cisco acquires ContainerX to enter the container market, its first acquisition in this rapidly emerging space.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
New data center partnership prepares for IT industry change
Mesosphere

New data center partnership prepares for IT industry change

HCL and Mesosphere join forces for cloud and container infrastructure, aiming to lead the global cloud infrastructure management market.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
Avaya's new solution looks to help combat cybercrime
Cybersecurity

Avaya's new solution looks to help combat cybercrime

The main challenge for small and midsize businesses is to keep up with the growing and ever-changing cybersecurity threats.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
The Instagram update we've all been waiting for
Cloud Services

The Instagram update we've all been waiting for

Instagram's new pinch-to-zoom feature ends the no-zoom frustration for iOS users, with Android enthusiasts to follow suit soon.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2016
HPE introduces the latest addition to its Vertica family
Multi-cloud

HPE introduces the latest addition to its Vertica family

HPE Vertica 8 offers unified architecture and advanced in-database analytics for industry-leading scale and speed.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2016

Stories from Other Regions

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