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Waikato DHB cyber attack: Medical files may have been taken

Waikato hospitals are still offline after a cyber attack, sparking concerns that medical data may have been accessed by hackers.

By Andrew McRae, RNZ • 4 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021

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Orcon scraps business & residential internet plans for more 'tailored' approach

Vocus-owned ISP Orcon is replacing its 'business' and 'residential' plans with a tailored approach to meet every customer's needs.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 24th May 2021

Investment

Budget 2021: Govt backs digital skills training for small & medium businesses

Budget 2021 allocates $44m over 2 years to support New Zealand's Digital Boost program for small and medium businesses.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021

Customer Relationship Management

Poor service quality costing companies significant revenue

Businesses risk losing customers due to inconsistencies in the efficiency and quality of service across channels.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021

Gaming

Mobile app growth up by 31% according to new report

Marketing analytics platform Adjust has released a new report that finds mobile app growth is up by 31% in 2021.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021

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Microsoft NZ launches new Teams features

Microsoft personal features on Teams are now available in New Zealand, allowing users to connect, plan, and organise things in one place.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021

Marketing Technologies

Commerce giant OSF Digital acquires NZ-based consultancy Adept Group

OSF Digital and Adept have been working together since 2019 following Adept's onboarding to the OSF Global Partner Alliance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021

Serko

Travel software firm Serko suffers sharp losses amid pandemic disruption

Serko, the travel software company, has reported an increased net loss of $29.4m due to the impact of the pandemic on its business.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021

Gaming

NZ software firm Timely snapped up by overseas buyer

US company EverCommerce has acquired Dunedin-based software firm Timely, which provides booking software for spas and salons.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021

Artificial Intelligence

Raising well behaved AI on a global scale

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems gain widespread adoption, the need for explainability and trust in the decisions made by these systems is increasing.

By Andrew Groth • 4 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Cybersecurity

UPDATED: IT systems down at Waikato Hospital & DHB, 'cybersecurity incident' confirmed

Waikato Hospital has this morning begun turning outpatients away from scheduled bookings after a major outage affecting its IT and phone systems.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Branding

Corporate scandals, misinformation disestablish public trust

Corporate and governmental scandals have rocked public trust, leaving an opportunity for businesses to step in, research by Forrester shows.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

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Slack report predicts 'the death of email' as app usage climbs

Apps are the preferred form of communication for 87% of Australian knowledge workers, according to a study by Slack.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Hyperscale

PayPal deepens partnership with Google Cloud to support growth

Google Cloud and PayPal are deepening their relationship to further accelerate PayPal's digital transformation and evolving customer needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

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Vodafone switches on 5G for Palmerston North

It's part of the telco's network investment programme, through which 'hundreds of millions of dollars' are pumped into the country's digital infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021

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Interview: The intersection of technology and infrastructure amidst COVID-19

TechDay spoke to Bentley Systems executives Mark Coates and Phil Christensen, who discuss how technology has changed within the infrastructure industry.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021