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The Internet's 2000s Top Ten

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Webby Awards list iPhone, social media, and YouTube among the 2000s top Internet moments, highlighting a decade of digital revolution.
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Savio Solutions buyout

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Fusion5 acquires Savio Solutions, creating a CRM powerhouse in New Zealand with 90 staff across NZ and Australia.
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Lion Nathan opt for Infor

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Lion Nathan adopts Infor SCM Advanced Planning Optimisation for its 7 Australian breweries, streamlining logistics and enhancing operational planning.
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Increasing human error for data loss

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Requests for data recovery are on the up, and according to a leading data recovery provider, human error is responsible for the increasing demand.
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Study shows software project conditions up

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Organisations are ramping up software testing to curb overruns, with 23% now deeming it strategically important, shows Planit's annual study.
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Scam puts Twilight fans at risk

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Twilight fans are being targeted by cybercriminals using fake Stephanie Meyer interview sites to steal financial data and install malware, warns PC Tools.
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Bebo UK offers one-click child protection

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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Bebo introduces 'CEOP Report' button for UK users, allowing instant reporting of child abuse and grooming online, enhancing child protection measures.
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IDC rewards cloud excellence

Fri, 20th Nov 2009
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NetSuite became the only Software-as–a-Service (SaaS) business vendor to receive IDC's SMB Excellence Award yesterday.
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Expansion could double reseller margins

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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WatchGuard's expansion into messaging and content security could see reseller profits soar, doubling margins in the next 1-2 years.
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$2 million in stock reduced to ashes

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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The fire that destroyed Corporate Consumables' Mt Wellington premises on Tuesday afternoon claimed more than $2 million worth of stock.
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App for wheelchairs on its way

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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Dynamic Controls has launched an app for iPhone and iPod Touch, providing real-time wheelchair data and diagnostics, plus appliance control via Bluetooth.
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Avatar PC demo available online

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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Ubisoft surprises fans with a demo of James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, available exclusively on the German Coke Zero site.
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Modern Warfare 2 shatters entertainment records

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' becomes the biggest entertainment launch in history, grossing $550 million in just five days.
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International Fibre council hits town

Thu, 19th Nov 2009
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The Asia Pacific branch of the Fibre to the Home council is holding its general meeting in Auckland this week.
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Wales woos hi-tech Kiwis

Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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Wales is enticing New Zealand's tech SMEs with free rent and consultancy, aiming to ease their European expansion through the innovative Access Wales project.
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Microsoft launches cloud services

Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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Microsoft officially moved into the era of cloud computing today with the release of the Windows Azure platform.
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Blaze fails to halt business

Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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Yesterday's inferno may have left Corporate Consumables' Mt Wellington office in a state of ruin, but today it's business as usual.
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The cold war in cyberspace

Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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Growing signs of a “cyber cold war” as cyber attacks become politically motivated instead of financially motivated, says security firm McAfee.
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DSL lines vulnerable to attack

Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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For just $1000 a corporate spy can buy equipment to hack into a business's DSL connection and access – even change – highly confidential information.
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Putting the Intel-ligence into supercomputers

Tue, 17th Nov 2009
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Intel and NEC team up to revolutionize supercomputing, aiming to enhance high-performance computing systems with Intel's leading processors.