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Mobile collaboration: Why it's an essential part of today's business
Unified Communications

Mobile collaboration: Why it's an essential part of today's business

One of the trends becoming mainstream is enterprise mobility and remote working, which means mobile collaboration is taking centre stage.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Aug 2016
Government and Vodafone agreement means faster speeds and higher data caps for rural NZers
Unified Communications

Government and Vodafone agreement means faster speeds and higher data caps for rural NZers

The new agreement means minimum peak broadband connection speeds under the RBI increase to at least six times the current levels.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Aug 2016
What is Cloud email archiving and why should you have it?
Cloud Services

What is Cloud email archiving and why should you have it?

Modern business lives in email. It's true today and is likely to be true for many years to come. So why should you be using Cloud email archiving?.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Aug 2016
Wavelink and Honeywell showcase their joint offering
Unified Communications

Wavelink and Honeywell showcase their joint offering

​Wavelink and Honeywell have set out on a five city roadshow across Australia and New Zealand to launch their cooperative solution.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Vodafone NZ reveals new smartphone fleet to rival high-end devices
Unified Communications

Vodafone NZ reveals new smartphone fleet to rival high-end devices

Today, Vodafone announced new additions to their own smartphone range, built as unique phones from the ground up.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Think you could cut it as an Olympian? A new app allows you to find out
Fitness

Think you could cut it as an Olympian? A new app allows you to find out

Using data from runners' fitness trackers, Cadence lets runners pit their own performance against those of the best athletes in the world.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Aug 2016
Digital divide and climate change: Huawei outlines their commitments
Supply Chain

Digital divide and climate change: Huawei outlines their commitments

Huawei pledges action on climate and digital gaps, revealing eco-goals and tech outreach in their latest sustainability report.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Aug 2016
Kiwi businesses thriving with the rollout of Ultra Fast Broadband
Unified Communications

Kiwi businesses thriving with the rollout of Ultra Fast Broadband

The benefits of UFB have been made clear for New Zealand tourism companies, as the rollout of UFB in Rotorua and Queenstown reaches its completion.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2016
BlackBerry launches new services to Android users
BlackBerry

BlackBerry launches new services to Android users

BlackBerry revitalises Android with Hub+ suite, enhancing user productivity with acclaimed security and communication tools.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2016
New research reveals methods to mitigate the impact of ransomware
Malware

New research reveals methods to mitigate the impact of ransomware

Study gains insights into typical ransomware behaviour and in doing so, identifies potential solutions for mitigating the impact of their attacks.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2016
Careful with your fingers: Hackers can steal everything you type
Cybersecurity

Careful with your fingers: Hackers can steal everything you type

Earlier this year, security firm Bastille found that millions of cheap keyboard and mouse dongles let hackers inject keystrokes onto your machine.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Aug 2016
PC users can now enjoy free virtual reality 3D conversion
AR, VR & Metaverse

PC users can now enjoy free virtual reality 3D conversion

Users can convert for free any 2D video file into VR-3D video that can be played in every single VR device available.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2016
The future is open to suggestions for this major IT solutions provider
Unified Communications

The future is open to suggestions for this major IT solutions provider

Hitachi intends to utilise brand communications aimed at accelerating collaborative creation to be rolled out simultaneously in 19 countries.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Tips for securing wireless networks in the IoT era
IoT Security

Tips for securing wireless networks in the IoT era

​Look up digital disruption in the dictionary and it's likely you'll see the Internet of Things (IoT) sitting there proudly as an example.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Cisco report reveals ransomware attacks on the rise: Expert commentary
Malware

Cisco report reveals ransomware attacks on the rise: Expert commentary

There have been some startling findings – organisations are unprepared for future strains of more sophisticated ransomware. Here's some advice.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Nuance brings speech recognition software to New Zealand
Nuance

Nuance brings speech recognition software to New Zealand

​Nuance Communications recently announced Dragon Legal New Zealand, an enterprise-ready speech recognition software targeted at legal professionals.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2016
Want to test your app? The Bug-a-thon contest is for you
Apps

Want to test your app? The Bug-a-thon contest is for you

The Bug-a-thon contest is an attempt to allow companies easy access to crowdsourced testing, enabling insights to fix issues.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2016
Modular data center market to be worth USD $38.3 billion by 2021
Edge Computing

Modular data center market to be worth USD $38.3 billion by 2021

Global modular data center market set to surge to £38.3bn by 2021, driven by demand for efficient, scalable tech solutions.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016