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Spotify spark

Spark and Spotify renew streaming vows

Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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Spotify has extended its exclusive partnership with Spark, in a deal that will see Spark offer Spotify services for a further two years.
Acquisition

Melbourne IT snaps up InfoReady for $15.4M

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Melbourne IT bolsters its digital edge, bagging analytics firm InfoReady in a £15.4m deal, eyeing growth in the tech transformation sphere.
Flag

Aussie businesses struggling to stay relevant in digital era

Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Aussie firms at risk in the tech age, warned at Melbourne's ThoughtWorks Live event to embrace digital or face obsolescence.
Running man

Why Facebook sees sports as the next big opportunity in digital media

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Digital and social media companies such as Facebook are moving further into the world of sports as more viewer attention shifts in that direction.
Govt

IoT, proactive security and big data: Top trends impacting government

Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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Government agencies face pressure to keep up with digital technology trends, according to a new report by DMI.
Partnership

Verint and Squiz partner up, target government bodies

Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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Verint teams with Squiz to bolster digital overhaul in public sector, aiming for elevated citizen engagement and streamlined services.
Telco trends ipad

What is the biggest telco IT trend to watch in 2016?

Wed, 20th Jan 2016
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Telco IT trends are being driven by a number of factors, including competition, the shift towards digital services and the need for business agility.
Flatline market

Consumer electronics market flatlines

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Data security concerns and declining demand for smartphones, tablets and IoT devices are stifling the growth of the consumer electronics industry.
Hacker computer

Why NZ retailers need to be wary of attacks in the last week before Christmas

Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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New Zealand retailers are entering the busiest week of the year ahead of Christmas and the number of DDoS attacks continues to rise.
Digitisation

Australian Electorial Commission makes the move to the cloud

Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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The AEC has chosen SMS Management and Technology and Amazon Web Services to host its online digital services across all public facing websites.
Integration

Say hello to iPaaS as middleware-as-a-service disrupts market

Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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Middleware-as-a-service and lightweight API development will drive middleware to new heights in 2016, as companies seek more agile integration.
Software

Spark identifies software defined networking as the way forward

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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In a recent strategy update, David Havercroft, chief operating officer for Spark identified the company's overriding goal moving forward.
Digital marketplace

Digital marketplace opens up access to government ICT spend

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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Government tees up digital marketplace to enable more ICT suppliers to nab some of the $5b annual government ICT spend and a cyber security centre.
Sea of change

Government digitisation brings benefit and risk to citizens

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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Governments around the world are actively pursuing digitalisation, but concerns about security and privacy remain, according to UXC Saltbush.
Goldy

Digital strategies market $97 billion goldmine

Tue, 1st Dec 2015
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Agility, technology and data are impacting demand for digital strategic services, which is set to become $97 billion worldwide opportunity by 2019.
Gst

Draft law heralds end of GST-free digital goods

Mon, 16th Nov 2015
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digital services
The days of GST-free music, games, e-books and software purchased online are coming to an end, with plans to tax online services from next October.
Customer

The keys to thriving in the age of the customer

Tue, 3rd Nov 2015
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2016 will be the most consequential year for companies adapting to the age of the customer says Forrester. So how do you ensure your business thrives?.
Internet

New guidelines for telecommunications wiring

Wed, 21st Oct 2015
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wifi
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum has issued new guidelines to enhance in-home telecom wiring, adapting to the surge in digital services and data usage.
Tr

Council ups it game on its Government UFB bid

Tue, 13th Oct 2015
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South Taranaki District Council is seeking feedback on an initiative to establish a Digital Development Fund of up to $1 million.
Virtual meeting

Spark NZ trials virtual annual meeting in ANZ first

Fri, 9th Oct 2015
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Spark New Zealand, a leading digital services company, is trialling a virtual meeting for its 40,000 shareholders.