Vodafone develops Mobility Innovation Lab and Experience Centre with the NZ Police
Provides a 'collaboration sandbox' for Police to develop and test mobility ideas over a secure, self-contained 2/3/4G network.
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NZ Tech appoints new CEO...
“You can’t work for any business and get this level of opportunity, whether it is in public service or the private sector."
In pictures: CIO Leaders' Luncheon in Wellington on 'The new scope of mission critical ICT'
Murray Mitchell of the NZ Fire Service and Steve Thompson of Unisys discuss how organisations can ensure their infrastructure, operations and people meet new and constantly shifting requirements in an increasingly competitive and digital environment.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull: Gigatown UFB will elevate ‘weightless’ products in IT and IP
Dunedin now ideally placed to become NZ’s leading digital innovation hub, says Chorus CEO Mark Ratcliffe at awards ceremony in Wellington.
In pictures: CIO Leaders' Luncheon on 'Mission critical ICT in the era of digital and diverse platforms'
Deane Johns of the NZ Association of Credit Unions and Steve Thompson of Unisys talk about how emerging technologies can be applied to this new environment, and more importantly, what are the people and process changes to expect for the future.
Ex-NZ Tech CEO Candace Kinser becomes NZ lead of analytics company Palantir
Candace Kinser has moved from championing the New Zealand information technology sector, to being 'leverage lead' of an analytics company based in Silicon Valley.
MYOB app allows users to manage their accounts and cash flow from their smartphones
OnTheGo is a free app for MYOB AccountRight and Essentials subscribers
Wanted: CIO volunteers for a hackathon/startup weekend
The reward? Help not for profit organisations hurdle their ICT challenges.
Telcos could lose up to half their customers in 2015: Ovum
Quality of mobile broadband the main reason, with iPhone users much more likely to churn, according to Ovum’s latest global survey.
HealthShare NZ deploys diagnostic tool for network issues
Quicker and more reliable access to medical data will help improve services to more than 780,000 patients, says Grant Ardern, CTO of the shared services provider for the five Midland District Health Boards.
Datacom launches DevCloud for government
Ministry for Primary Industries is pilot agency for project to be completed early 2015
PwC and Google partner to help clients ‘transform’ businesses
PwC is also transitioning 40,000 people in the United States and 5,000 people in Australia and New Zealand to Google Apps.
Expect more ‘mega partnerships’ among technology vendors
These partnerships, exemplified by SAP and IBM are generally “good news” for CIOs, but those whose providers are outside these agreements should carefully look at their contracts and SLAS, says Holger Mueller of Constellation Research.
CIOs must ‘flip’ their leadership styles to succeed in the digital economy
CEOs expect them to lead the digital charge during this critical transition period, reports Gartner in its latest global CIO survey.
Power outage in Auckland propels business continuity in the spotlight
Business continuity management is a 'perpetual organisational initiative', notes Gartner.