Full speed ahead as Kiwi firm bags Queensland Rail contract
Queensland Rail has selected Tait Communications for the digital migration of its radio communications network.
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"Watershed day" as NZ domain name game hots up
Billed as a “watershed day” for InternetNZ’s second level domain name, from 1pm today Kiwis across the country will be able to register a new .nz registration option.
9/10 smartphone vendors ready to enter wearables market
As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, Gartner predicts that by 2016 smartwatches will comprise about 40 percent of consumer wristworn devices.
Exclusive: 2Degrees CEO outlines telco roadmap
“There’s no ‘for sale’ sign up,” affirms Stewart Sherriff, CEO, 2Degrees, who asides from a fiduciary duty to shareholders, doesn’t foresee New Zealand’s third largest telco going to the highest bidder.
2014... "the year NZ business needed" as ICT hiring rises
Hiring in Information, Communication & Technology remains strong across New Zealand with 37.8% of employers looking to increase permanent headcount and one in three (33.3%) hiring managers intending to increase contract headcount in their ICT teams.
Lenovo set to close IBM x86 Server Business acquisition
Conditions for Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business have been satisfied and the parties anticipate they will begin closing the transaction effective on October 1, 2014.
Westcon expands Cloud presence with OfficeBox A/NZ distie deal
Westcon Group has finalised a distribution agreement with Cloud Data Centre (Cloud DC), in a move which sees DC’s leading product, OfficeBox, launched across Australia and New Zealand.