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Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Top of the crowd

New Zealand named champion of fibre connectivity

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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New Zealand is officially number one among developed countries for growth of fibre connections, with an annual growth rate of 272%.
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Microsoft's Imagine Cup unleashes student innovation

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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The technological innovations of New Zealand tertiary students will be on display tonight in Auckland at Microsoft's 2015 Imagine Cup event.
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Top 5 ways to stay safe online during the Cricket World Cup

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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As the Cricket World Cup bowls over fans, learn the top 5 cyber-safety tips to dodge online threats, advises Trend Micro.
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​DevOps, the billion dollar strategy, goes mainstream

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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By 2016, DevOps will be a mainstream strategy employed by 25% of Global 2,000 organisations, and will no longer be niche.
Cloud security

The increasing need for cloud security solutions

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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With the threat landscape changing and the propensity for malicious attacks increasing, the role of security vendors and resellers is more important.
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Samsung reigns supreme at MWC 2015

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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​The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has been recognised as the best new device launched during the Mobile World Congress 2015, which took place 2-5 March.
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Tinder 'matches' with Rackspace as it continues global expansion

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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Tinder swipes right on Rackspace's ObjectRocket to boost app performance, enhancing global matchmaking with cutting-edge DaaS solutions.
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Printer market flourishes in digital-first world

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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Printing isn't dead yet, with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Production Print Tracker showing significant growth in the print market.
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Cochlear goes digital with OpenText

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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Cochlear harmonises global operations with OpenText's digital suite, enhancing efficiency and compliance in the hearing tech sector.
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Mindfull and Deloitte: Make the most of business intelligence

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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Mindfull teams up with Deloitte to elevate Kiwi firms' performance with strategic business intelligence solutions.
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Bespoke continues AWS training in APAC

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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cloud services
Bespoke Training Services says it has seen rapid adoption of AWS training in ANZ, and to build on this it is expanding its portfolio of locations.
Business advisory

BDO brings real-time advisory service to New Zealand

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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xero
BDO New Zealand is launching a nationwide roll-out of Xero add-on CrunchBoards, and says the real-time business advisory service is a game changer.
Futuristic app

Lincoln University student creates 'invaluable' app

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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apps
IT grad, Tao Zhou, has completed an internship at a plant breeding and research company where he developed an app to help staff carry out field work.
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Australian premium Apple reseller brought out

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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MyMac, Australian based Apple reseller, will be acquired and rolled up with Monsta Industries, the Mac accessories wholesaler.
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Vocus appoints new CEO for next phase of growth

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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Vocus Communications has announced Maxine Elliott has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Vocus NZ, effective March 3 2015.
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AVG releases Business SSO for IT providers and small businesses

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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AVG Technologies, the online security company, has announced the immediate availability of AVG Business Secure Sign-On (SSO).
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Game development and zombies: Capital E launches school programmes

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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tv
Capital E Digital Studio is hosting two programmes for juniors and seniors taking place in this year's April school holidays.
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SimpliVity hones in on the ANZ region

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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partners
Morris says SimpliVity is currently focused on building strong relationships with partners and building the vendor's reputation in the ANZ region.
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Promapp pushes into US market with new hire

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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retail
Promapp Solutions has hired Sarah Berkowski as chief marketing officer to help drive the company's tilt at the US market.
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Kathmandu picks Dimension Data to go global

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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managed cloud
Dimension Data has been selected to deliver the next stage of Kathmandu's global cloud infrastructure to support its global growth.