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While you were sleeping: Optimism for Greek debt deal

Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced amid speculation Greece and its international lenders will reach a deal soon that would safeguard t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015

EduTech

NZ Government taps into international education market

The New Zealand Government is set to invest nearly NZD $450,000 in 12 new international education growth initiatives, focusing on the US and Asian markets.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015

Agricultural Technology

Eric Watson's US dairy venture changes tack with planned iced tea merger

Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2015

EduTech

Silicon Valley trip encourages Kiwi students to choose ICT

This year, 39 Wellington East Girls' pupils were taken on a trip to the United States to see what the ICT sector is like.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Stock Market

MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant

MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Apps

Akilla app to prevent drowsy driving in NZ

For the 2014 New Zealand Drowsy Driver Awareness Day a drowsy driving educational app, known as Akilla, is being released for free.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014

Global Stories

United States (US) stories

Firewalls

Barracuda's 'dirty little secret'

On the security side, Hughes says it's a 'tough' job for the channel with cloud changing the security landscape.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015

Partner Programmes

Trend Micro looks to channel partners to drive growth in Kiwi market

Ferguson of Trend Micro champions partnerships to enhance NZ cyber security stature, amidst the rising demand for advanced threat protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015

Hyperscale

Megaport platform now available in Auckland data centre

Megaport's network fabric now empowers Auckland's 6 Orbit Drive tenants, enhancing their cloud and data services reach.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015

Storage

Trend Micro urges partner action

Trend Micro is urging resellers to take a proactive role in advising customers of a zero-day vulnerability under attack affecting Adobe Flash Player.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015

Fintech

Xero targets overseas market with US-based Douglas Jeffries named as CFO

Xero gears up for global expansion, appointing Douglas Jeffries, seasoned US financial expert, as its new CFO.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2015

Trans-Pacific Partnership

TPP talks could be wrapped up in first-half of 2015, Key says

Prime Minister John Key says the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations could be wrapped up in the next six months and put in front of the various.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015

Gaming

Was Facebook hacked last night?

Facebook and Instagram went down for an hour, sending hipsters, humble braggers and creeps into a panic. #socialmediameltdown2015.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015

Software Development

Kiwi-based Theta enters reseller alliance as it establishes partner ecosystem

New Zealand's Theta has formed a reseller alliance with Canada's Project X to promote its Six Degrees enterprise planning software in North America.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2015

Facebook

Facebook to issue AMBER Alerts to help find missing kids

Facebook partners with US agency to distribute AMBER Alerts on users' News Feeds, aiming to rapidly locate missing children.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015

Zomato

Say goodbye to Urbanspoon

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015

Gaming

Weird and wonderful projects funded by Kickstarter

Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United States for a wide variety of projects, from technological marvels to unusual creations.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015