Market stories - Page 15

Contegro, a Kiwi CMS company, has launched an online training studio to expand its global reach, enabling designers to manage websites without developers.

Hitachi Data Systems is diving into cloud solutions, aiming to open new markets and find fresh partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.

A new USB-enabled saucepan from TES NewEnergy lets you charge your mobile phone over an open flame, using excess energy from the heat to power your device.

A group of tech enthusiasts have released the Startup Genome report, revealing key traits and strategies that make startups and their founders successful.

RadiumOne dominates social-data advertising, boosting retailer returns from USD $8 to USD $14 per ad dollar, now acquiring widget firms to solidify hold.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab reaches a milestone, selling over 600,000 units globally (excluding New Zealand) in just one month, eyeing one million by year-end.

Trade Me jobs surpass Seek in attracting browsers, but Seek argues its engaged audience provides better value for advertisers and serious jobseekers.

Winrumours reveals Microsoft plans to release Windows 8 in two years. No official announcement yet, and all mentions have been swiftly removed.

Virtual desktop solutions are poised to transform business IT, as Gartner forecasts market growth to 50 million units by 2013, redefining workforce mobility.

UK-based CentraStage expands to New Zealand, partnering with GoWorld to resell its IT device management services, aiming for significant regional growth.

Rumours suggest Datacraft may acquire Integral-Axon, potentially creating NZ's largest private ICT services firm and entering the market through Dimension Data.

An ERP system should not only meet current requirements, but also be fl exible and scalable enough to meet future business needs.

Allot Communications has chosen Connector Systems to represent it in New Zealand, raising questions about its existing partnership with Renaissance.

NetApp has named Todd Parsons as Director of Channel Sales and Marketing for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to fortify its brand in the ANZ market.

WiMAX has long been talked about, but will it take off in New Zealand or will it be a technology that showed promise but never got traction?.

The enterprise applications software market in Asia Pacific bounces back with 15.4% growth in 2010, aided by new adoption and delivery models.

The Asia-Pacific WAN market is projected to grow by 10%, reaching USD $13.3 billion by year-end, driven by regional expansion and data centre consolidation.

The recent acquisition of Axon by Integral will see more opportunities opening up for companies specialising in servicing New Zealand's SMBs.

Traders that bought into the Dot Com bust are now looking at cloud computing as a new commodity, says one analyst.

Further details have been released on last week's news that Telecom had signed three Mobile Virtual Network Operators onto the network.