Global Stories

Security analytics key to breach detection

Security spending at all-time high as security breaches increase, says Gartner. More funds available to fight attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2015

Cloud security: What enterprises of today require

CipherCloud, the cloud visibility and data protection provider, has released market research focusing on top security requirements of businesses today.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2015

Unified Communications

Update: Vodafone network back in business

The cause of this morning's mobile issue was a core network router problem in Christchurch, which led to mobile voice and TXT services problems.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Camera & Camera

Technology downs retailer Camera & Camera

The ubiquitous nature of smartphones has taken a toll on camera retailer Camera & Camera, which has been placed into liquidation.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Telephony

Toshiba's UC solution wins big

Toshiba's UCedge unified communications solution has won a 2015 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award from TMC.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Marketing Technologies

Retailers to go omnichannel with Vend's eCommerce solution

Vend's new eCommerce solution enables retailers to set up online stores in minutes, as part of its plan to bring omnichannel to retailers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Cloud Services

ANZ stand out market for cloud HR systems

New Zealand and Australia are stand out markets for NGA Human Resources, the provider of global HR solutions and services.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Digital Entertainment

Samsung announces new TVs and sound systems

Samsung Electronics Australia has today announced the local pricing and availability for its 2015 home entertainment range of products.

By Anthony Caruana • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Small Business

Belkin launches new products, leveraging new brand strategy

Following their acquisition of Linksys from Cisco and the establishment of WeMo, Belkin is targeting home automation and home and SMB networks.

By Anthony Caruana • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Unified Communications

Noel Leeming to sell broadband, gears up for IoT

Noel Leeming will be reselling broadband services soon – and that's not the only new addition for the retail chain...

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Statistics NZ

NZ food prices rise at fastest pace since 2011, led by rising fruit and veggie prices

New Zealand food prices rose at their fastest annual pace in over three years in March, pushed higher by rising fruit and vegetable prices.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Distributed Denial of Service

The current threat landscape, according to Dell

Dell warns of surging POS malware and cyber threats against payment systems in its latest threat landscape analysis.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Gaming

Bloodborne has now sold over 1 million copies

Spine-chilling PS4 hit Bloodborne surpasses 1 million sales within mere weeks of its release, heralding potential for a sequel.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Malware

Security: A concern, and an opportunity

Increasingly fast and precise cyberattacks are cause for concern for customers - but they're also an opportunity for the reseller channel.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Malware

'Tactical shift' in cyberattacks and high ransomware for NZ

New Zealand is a nation of oversharers - and a popular target for ransomware according to a new report from Symantec.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Wall Street

While you were sleeping: JPMorgan Chase delivers

Wall Street advanced, pushing the Dow and the S&P 500 higher, after JPMorgan Chase reported better-than-expected earnings and energy stocks rose with.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Google

Mobilegeddon: Kiwi businesses to go up in flames?

Google's upcoming algorithm update is expected to hit search engine rankings hard and impact the bottom line for thousands of businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2015

Statistics NZ

US burger demand bodes well for NZ beef farmers, economist says

A trend towards eating out in the US, which saw sales at restaurants and bars overtake spending at grocery stores for the first time last month, bodes.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar jumps almost 1 US cent after US retail sales miss forecasts

The New Zealand dollar jumped almost one US cent overnight after US retail sales missed expectations, raising concern about slowing growth in the worl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

NZX

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by rebound in MRP

NZ stock market ends on a positive note as MRP's rebound boosts shares from a 6-month low; Orion Health slumps.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015