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New app sends last known locations
Data Privacy

New app sends last known locations

The app sends out notifications of last known locations once a battery goes flat, with the developers choosing tech friendly NZ to make their debut.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 31st May 2016
NZ Govt open licensing consultation goes off without a hitch
Open source

NZ Govt open licensing consultation goes off without a hitch

NZ's innovative online consultation on open source software propels transparent, hitch-free government licensing talks.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016
New invention turns miaows into speech
Drones

New invention turns miaows into speech

Revolutionary 'Catterbox' device to translate your cat's miaows into speech, enhancing human-feline communication.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2016
Information technology is radically reshaping the healthcare sector
Health Technologies

Information technology is radically reshaping the healthcare sector

Information technology is transforming healthcare, enabling enhanced patient care and data management, according to a Regenstrief Institute study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Communication stories

APAC leads burgeoning Anything-as-a-Service market
Network Infrastructure

APAC leads burgeoning Anything-as-a-Service market

Asia Pacific driving rapid growth in global Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) market, expected to expand at over 38% CAGR until 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2016
NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Unified Communications

NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws

New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016
Education technology critical for developing 21st century skills
EduTech

Education technology critical for developing 21st century skills

Social and emotional skills are crucial in the modern workforce, according to a global survey by the Boston Consulting Group.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016
Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday
Social Media

Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday

Twitter celebrates its 10th anniversary, thanking users worldwide and reflecting on pivotal events that shaped the platform.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2016
Ed-tech holds 'enormous power' to foster learning beyond the basics
EduTech

Ed-tech holds 'enormous power' to foster learning beyond the basics

Education technology is crucial for fostering social and emotional learning, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum and BCG.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
Don't get left in the dust, prepare for the future of IT now
Unified Communications

Don't get left in the dust, prepare for the future of IT now

Futureproof your business: Embrace the IT evolution or risk obsolescence, warns Logicalis in latest industry insights.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
Latest industry to be fundamentally disrupted by tech? Insurance
Unified Communications

Latest industry to be fundamentally disrupted by tech? Insurance

The insurance industry is facing major disruption from the Internet of Things & Gen Y behaviours, warns Capgemini.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2016
Arbor brings order to the chaos with new security platform
Unified Communications

Arbor brings order to the chaos with new security platform

Arbor Networks introduces new security platform to detect and investigate advanced cyber-threats in real-time.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Sony rolls out new smartphones… emphasis on the smart
Smart Machines

Sony rolls out new smartphones… emphasis on the smart

Sony Mobile has released the first 'X' series smartphones designed with new layers of intelligence technologies and communication features.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Polycom releases cloud-ready collaboration tech
Software-as-a-Service

Polycom releases cloud-ready collaboration tech

Polycom unveils RealPresence Clariti, pioneering cloud collaboration tech with hybrid cloud bursting for seamless enterprise connectivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Communication stories

More organisations adopting 360-degree assessment reviews
Qualtrics

More organisations adopting 360-degree assessment reviews

Preparing employees for 360-degree assessment is vital, says Qualtrics. It recommends six ways to do this effectively.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016
This is the age of the customer: How will the comms industry respond?
Customers

This is the age of the customer: How will the comms industry respond?

CSPs that embrace technology to keep up with customers' growing expectations are far more likely to succeed in the future, according to a new report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
Global data center equipment market to be worth $72 billion by 2020
Virtualisation

Global data center equipment market to be worth $72 billion by 2020

The global data center equipment market is driven by rising demand in telecommunication and the rising virtualisation in network environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016