Latest news - Page 643
UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 13% annual profit boost, as lending improves and bad debts fall
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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lending
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financial services
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retail
Westpac New Zealand, the local unit of Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, reported a 13 percent rise in annual cash earnings to $864 million helped.
ASB director Robert Jesudason resigns
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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cba
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growth
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mortgage
Robert Jesudason, an executive at Commonwealth Bank Australia, has resigned from the board of the Australian bank's New Zealand arm, ASB Bank.
How to sell disaster recovery to every customer
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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storage
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dr
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cloud services
Greg Wyman of StorageCraft reveals how real-time demos can revolutionize disaster recovery sales, turning scepticism into secure investments.
Trustpower posts 16% gain in first-half profit, eyes Australian renewables
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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power / energy
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cleantech
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shares
Trustpower, the energy company controlled by Infratil, posted a 16 percent gain in first-half profit after lifting retail electricity sales and sai.
Westpac NZ second-half earnings increase 3% on growth in financial services, home loans
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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endpoint protection
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edr
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mobile solutions
Westpac New Zealand, the local unit of Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, reported a 3 percent rise in second-half earnings on the back of strong gr.
CORRECT: Xero 3Q cash burn accelerates for a second quarter
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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fintech
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martech
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financial systems
Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, accelerated its quarterly cash burn in the September quarter from the June period as marketing spend and fit.
RIS shares face suspension over late annual report
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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shares
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shell
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trading
RIS Group, the NZAX-listed shell company, has until the end of the week to file its annual report with NZX or its shares will be suspended from tra.
NZ dollar jumps vs. yen after BoJ increases stimulus to boost inflation, growth
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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inflation
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kiwi
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growth
The New Zealand dollar jumped to a five-week high against the yen after the Japanese central bank unexpectedly expanded its monetary stimulus progr.
Countdown adds insurance services to supermarket offering
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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phone
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growth
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financial services
- Countdown, the New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Australian retailer Woolworths, is adding insurance services as it seeks to widen the offe.
CORRECT: China lifts temporary ban on Fonterra whey products but one by Russia remains
Sat, 1st Nov 2014
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nzx
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trade
Chinese authorities have lifted a temporary ban on the importation of Fonterra Cooperative Group's whey powder and dairy base powder used in the ma.
Expert guide: How to buy a wireless router
Sat, 1st Nov 2014
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wireless networks
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personal computing devices
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cloud services
Discover how to transform your home with the latest wireless routers, enabling seamless connectivity across all devices. Say goodbye to cables!.
Wearables are the latest disruptive technology, Frost and Sullivan says
Sat, 1st Nov 2014
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wearables
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
The latest report by Frost and Sullivan raises the question, will wearables be the next enterprise game changer?.
The Apple CEO is gay... so what?
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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personal computing devices
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apple
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technology gifts
Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledges his sexual orientation as gay, a major step forward for the LGBT movement.
Cloud software - Is an integrated suite better than specialist tools?
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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crm
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fintech
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martech
NetSuite has announced an increasing number of Australian are opting an integrated cloud business management software suite.
Get your head out of the sand - software and development the way forward
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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devops
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apm
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software development
New global study from CA Technologies reveals companies focused on software and development outperform companies who aren’t.
Social media key to new growth for NZ exporters and start ups
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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facebook
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social media
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dhl
Social media is becoming an increasingly crucial tool for NZ exporters, and exporters are using this channel in more creative and innovative ways.
EMC Corporation cloud updates to benefit NZ business
Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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cloud services
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emc
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acquisition
EMC Corporation has made its Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Solution available and has announced it has acquired three cloud technology companies.
Cloud is where the magic happens says Gartner
Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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private cloud
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iaas
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cloud services
Cloud computing is uniquely susceptible to the perils of myths due to the nature, confusion and hype surrounding it.
Don't lose your job with one quick tweet
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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social media
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law
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aras
Social Media and the Law is the newly published book that covers a variety of topics and is said to be essential reading for the business community.
Plantronics and the next generation of unified communication
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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uc
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plantronics
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headsets
The growth of contact centres and changing needs have inspired the newest generation call centre products from Plantronics: the EncorePro 500 series.