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Weighing the value
Investment

Weighing the value

Businesses often overlook the strategic value of IT, seeing it as an expense rather than a driver of reliability, capability, and capacity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Jul 2010
Aussie telco provider targets NZ SMEs
Unified Communications

Aussie telco provider targets NZ SMEs

Telarus targets Kiwi SMEs, inking deals with Vector and CityLink, as CEO Jules Rumsey predicts deregulation will drive demand for managed services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Mar 2010
2010 'the year of the cloud'
EduTech

2010 'the year of the cloud'

More than 70% of SMEs plan to switch to cloud computing within the next five years, according to a study carried out by British ISP Easynet Connect.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Jan 2010
Distributor Soft Solutions launches own product
Disaster Recovery

Distributor Soft Solutions launches own product

Distributor Soft Solutions transitions to vendor, launching the Business Continuity Appliance to address SMEs' gaps in cost-effective hardware failure recovery.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Nov 2009
The Fuji Xerox Printers Opportunity
Fuji Xerox

The Fuji Xerox Printers Opportunity

One of the best ways for resellers to ensure they make money out of selling printers is to up their game when it comes to the consumables market.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2007
Revenge of the Nerds
Unified Communications

Revenge of the Nerds

Need a Nerd is redefining the techie image, boasting people skills, humour, and daily hygiene. Established in 2004, it aims for nationwide expansion.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Oct 2006

Stories from Other Regions

Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) stories

SAP: New partner-hosted model opens for business
SAP

SAP: New partner-hosted model opens for business

SAP New Zealand partners with Ciber to launch hosted solutions for midsize firms, providing SAP software without the need for in-house IT training.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Jul 2010
Customer training leaves the classroom
Software

Customer training leaves the classroom

Attaché Software shifts customer education online with 40 seminars in New Zealand, providing SMEs flexible training directly from their desks.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Jul 2010
Making micro maxi
Customer Experience

Making micro maxi

Resellers need to grab the opportunities available in selling printing to the small business, micro business and home office market.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Apr 2010
Statistics NZ launches Business Toolbox
Government

Statistics NZ launches Business Toolbox

Statistics NZ has launched Business Toolbox, a free online toolset aimed at SMEs, providing easy access to market data and industry performance.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Feb 2010
Creating New Zealand's world-class channel
Customers

Creating New Zealand's world-class channel

Economic indicators may have taken a turn for the worse but that's no reason for it to affect the quality and best practice of the channel.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2009
Technology facilitates SME innovation and growth
Massey University

Technology facilitates SME innovation and growth

New report highlights the importance of SMEs in New Zealand and the link between innovation, technology, and business performance.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Nov 2008
Geo-location a first of its kind
Malware

Geo-location a first of its kind

Secure Computing has launched the Secure Firewall solution, a pioneering geo-location based filter aimed at SMEs and SMBs to combat evolving email scams.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Aug 2008
Tide turns for smaller players
Software-as-a-Service

Tide turns for smaller players

IDC has released its NZ IT Services Top 10 Predictions report that, in lieu of a crystal ball, provides the clearest direction the market will take this year.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2007
M&A - Are you prey or predator ?
Capital

M&A - Are you prey or predator ?

Whether you're a small business owner or CEO of a major corporate, continuing consolidation in the IT industry is bound to affect you one way or another.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 1st Jul 2006