About Catherine
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.
Stories by Catherine - Page 356
Auckland Council ventures into realm of 3D
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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3d technology
Auckland's Chief Planner will unveil a 3D Digital Commons Plan for the city at a national planning conference in April.
InternetNZ to give away $80,000 in research grants
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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uc
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grants
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internetnz
InternetNZ will be giving away $80,000 to help fund individuals and organisations conducting research projects focused on internet topics and issues.
Auckland Council's IT project smashes targets
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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cx
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e-commerce
Auckland Council has released a statement saying its IT project NewCore is tracking on budget, on time and on schedule.
2degrees attempts to reel in customers with new mobile plans
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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uc
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mobile plan
2degrees has launched its 2015 mobile plans and says they are simplified, provide customers with the latest technology and up to triple the value.
Slingshot upgrades Global Mode, capitalises on Kiwi Netflix
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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digital entertainment
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netflix
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slingshot
Slingshot is upgrading its Global Mode service so Kiwi Netflix users can switch between regions - allowing viewers to 'toggle' between versions.
Maclean Technology launches free cloud migration campaign
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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cloud services
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maclean computing
Maclean Technology has announced it's 'Free-for-Three' campaign, which offers free migration to SmartCore for customers who commit to a three-years.
Spark New Zealand revenue down, remains focused on growth strategy
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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uc
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fintech
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customers
Spark New Zealand has released its half-year results for the FY15 financial year, and says the company is continuing to deliver on goals.
Hemisphere Technologies signs ANZ distie deal to bolster portfolio
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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hemisphere technologies
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mailguard
Hemisphere Technologies has signed an ANZ distribution deal with MailGuard to add a cloud security offering to its portfolio.
Suse responds to enterprise need for better storage solutions
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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storage
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suse
Suse says the solution enables organisations to build scalable storage using commodity off-the-shelf servers and disk drives.
Storypark cloud community rolled out in NZ kindergartens
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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e-learning
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cloud services
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early education
The Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) has announced it will be providing all parents at their 111 centres with Storypark during term 1, 2015.
Polycom singles out top partners with excellence awards
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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hybrid & remote work
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microsoft
The winners of Polycom's 2014 Circle of Excellence Awards includes Dimension Data, Telstra Corporation Limited and Microsoft.
Maclean Technology and Nutanix release IaaS offering
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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converged infrastructure
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iaas
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nutanix
Maclean Technology has launched a managed infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering powered by Nutanix's hyper-converged technology.
Computers in Homes aims high in 2015
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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edutech
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government
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ministry of education
Education Ministers Hekia Parata and Nikki Kaye have announced funding for Computers in Homes will be extended in 2015-16.
M-commerce and wearables drive the growth of mobility
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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payment technologies
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mobility
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analyst report
According to IDC, mobility is primed for faster growth in consumer and enterprise markets in the Asia/Pacific region.
Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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gaming
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drones
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digital entertainment
Aeronavics' kiwi-made drones soar as they clinch a record-breaking £1m via equity crowdfunding, the largest in NZ's history.
Spark teams up with Putti to help SMEs
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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uc
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apps
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cloud services
Spark Business is offering customers a Putti 'build your own' mobile-responsive website free for 24-months (RRP $19.95 per month).
ControlNow offers businesses 30 day free trial
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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martech
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software development
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java
ControlNow offers a solution that provides web protection, antivirus and patch management. These defences make a business harder to attack.
Print your photos now... Or else
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Vint Cerf warns that our digital data is at risk of fading away, as technology advances and old files become inaccessible.
Paessler AG boasts sales growth of 40% in ANZ
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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paessler
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resellers
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anz bank
Paessler AG experiences 40% increase in sales in Australia and New Zealand, making it the company's sixth largest market.
Vodafone fibre cut, call centres down around the country
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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uc
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contact centre
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outage
Vodafone is experiencing an unexpected fibre cut in Auckland, Penrose, and says this is impacting Vodafone call centres nationwide.