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Global Stories

Investment stories

Emerson sells Network Power business in US$4 billion deal

Emerson has sold its Network Power business, which provides technology and services to the data center market, in a US$4 billion deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Aug 2016

Lenovo

New VP for Lenovo's APAC data center group

Lenovo appoints Sumir Bhatia as new VP of Data Center Group for Asia Pacific as it seeks growth in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Jul 2016

Dick Smith

Dick Smith shareholders told there's nothing in the bank for them

Dick Smith shareholders won't be recouping any of their investment, with administrators this week confirming the cupboards are bare.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jun 2016

EduTech

Product development in the IoT world: Commercialisation is the real challenge

Product development is the crucial nexus of testing, refining and delivering a product to market, and the rewards might just be worth it.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jun 2016

Data Analytics

Investing in transformation on a budget: Is it possible?

Many firms on tight budgets seek IT modernisation. Fronde's Mike Roxburgh advises investing in cloud solutions to reduce costs and drive innovation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016

Software Development

Jade Software resilient through diversification and investment strategies

Jade Software has successfully gone global, using diversification and investment strategies that have paid off, the company reports.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016

Hyperscale

Kiwi company acquires $392M stake in Canberra Data Centres

Infratil captures a significant share in Canberra Data Centres, investing A$392m to bolster its tech infrastructure foothold.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2016

Open source

Organisations are failing to adequately invest in IT security

Investment in IT security lags despite a surge in cyber risks, a Red Hat survey reveals, as firms neglect vital defences.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 19th May 2016

IoT Security

Enterprise return on investment for Internet of Things expected to skyrocket

Recent research has found security and value justification remain the biggest obstacles to IoT project deployment by enterprises.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 13th May 2016

Fintech

CyberArk revenue up across the board, driven by growing demand for security

Surging demand for security drives CyberArk's Q1 revenue to USD $46.9 million, up 43%, with strong growth in both licence and service revenues.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 6th May 2016

Fintech

PocketSmith: Take control of your personal finances

PocketSmith answers basic questions about your personal finances: What's my net worth? How does my power bill vary over the course of a year?.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Customer Relationship Management

The data break-even point: How to ensure your data investment is right

Understanding the costs of managing data is crucial for businesses to make smart decisions and increase data value.

By Robert Blaas • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016

Partner Programmes

Bitdefender gains momentum in MSP market

Bitdefender has released a new integrated MSP security solution known as LabTech, and announced its participation in ConnectWise's vendor programme.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Feb 2016

Network Infrastructure

Telstra Ventures invests in Chinese cloud storage tech

Telstra Ventures has invested in cloud-storage company Qiniu, whose technology enables customers to collect, store and analyse 'huge' amounts of data.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Investment stories

Health Technologies

Govt puts spotlight on tech sector investment

The New Zealand Government has launched an investment guide to attract more investment in the country's technology sector.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Sep 2016

Investment

FunderTech throws Kiwi tech startups a lifeline to China

Kiwi startups have a new lease on life & funding through a valuable link with angel investors and venture capitalists in China, thanks to FunderTech.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016

Cloud Services

Solid services growth helping Data#3 to increased profit

Data#3 says it expects to see a 25% increase in profit for FY16 on the back of solid services growth and strong core performance.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016

Management

blueAPACHE invests in Queensland to meet local demand

IT as a Service provider, blueAPACHE, has increased investment in Queensland to meet local demand following significant growth in the region.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Virtualisation

Exclusive: New Kiwi team, new training as Veeam ramps up local investment

Veeam is recruiting its first in-country NZ field marketing manager as the company looks to deepen its relationships with the local channel.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

DevOps

Colonial First State banks on TCS solution

Tata Consultancy Services wins Colonial First State deal, helping the bank increase agility and productivity and reduce risks.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016