Soaring growth for social film site Letterboxd
Social networking and film enthusiast site Letterboxd is growing at a rate of over 1000 new members a week.
Social networking and film enthusiast site Letterboxd is growing at a rate of over 1000 new members a week.
Second year Bachelor of Technology student Avish Kapadia is entering an idea for a mobile app into Westpac’s App Challenge competition. The bank took the somewhat unusual step of launching a competition to find its next mobile consumer app. The challenge started in June and entries will close in two weeks' time.
The game has changed and IT has a pivotal role to play in enabling business transformation.
Punakaiki Fund announced an IPO today, seeking to raise $20 million to invest in New Zealand technology, internet and design companies.
People are increasingly relying on their internet-connected devices for information, both in their personal and professional life. But be aware of the dangers of this new way of working, says Ian Apperley, director of cloud consultants Isis Group.
When choosing a vendor to work with, take the time to really establish if they fit your business, says Brett Hobbs, group information technology manager at BCS Group.
Car and campervan hire specialist Jucy Group has migrated its whole IT operation to the cloud – but it was a bumpy ride, according to Jucy COO Dan Alpe.
New Zealanders spend more time on social media networks than any other country in the world, according to futurist and entrepreneur Ross Dawson.
Cloud computing can be used to link existing recruitment and retention-related processes and systems with other aspects of the business, according to Don Fulford, recruitment & retention manager at Auckland District Health Board.
VMware will open up two or three new roles in New Zealand that will focus on end-user computing, mobility and bring your own device, according to Duncan Bennet, vice president and managing director of VMware Australia and New Zealand.
Many larger organisations and government departments are over-provisioning telecommunications services, says a local telecommunications expense control specialist.
"No doubt, the increasing mobility of data in corporate environments is one of the biggest challenges we faced in the past year. Users are fully embracing the power to access data from anywhere. The rapid adoption of [BYOD] and cloud are really accelerating this trend, and providing new vectors of attack.”
Cloud offerings are starting to make an impact on the ERP market, but traditional solutions still prevail. In part two of this special Computerworld feature Ulrika Hedquist talks to a cloud provider, a large enterprise user and a SME user about ERP solutions.
Let’s be honest – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have traditionally not been known as the most exciting area of the business. But now that may change. According to an IDC survey, CIOs see implementing an ERP system as a key business transformation initiative. While the big ERP vendors are still dominating the local market, cloud-based and on-demand offerings continue to make inroads into the SMB sector.
How does a large organisation deal with social media and how should you respond if the conversation about your company is negative? NZ Post and Eventfinda spoke to Ulrika Hedquist in part two of Computerworld's special feature on social media.