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Kiwi Stories

Kiwi investment on the rise as business confidence hits 20-year high

Business confidence across New Zealand hit a 20-year high this month, as Kiwis latch onto the strengthening economic activity...

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2014

Crypto

Cut, blow dry and Bitcoin for Wellington hair salon...

Wellington hair salon Mane Salon is now accepting the new virtual currency Bitcoin as a means of payment, becoming New Zealand's first hair salon to do so.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Gaming

21 out of 100 Kiwis illegally download... Do you?

Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders have illegally downloaded content from the internet, despite knowing they should have paid for it.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Global Stories

Network Infrastructure

Windows XP EOS offers flagging PC market timely boost

Global PC shipments in Q1 2014 decline by 1.7%, but eased compared to the past seven quarters, reports Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2014

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks continues Windows XP-based system support

Palo Alto Networks will continue to protect Windows XP-based clients despite Microsoft ending support for the OS, says CSO Rick Howard.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Vodafone NZ provides support for Solomon Islands

Vodafone has announced it will credit its New Zealand customers' calls and TXTs to the Solomon Islands following last week's devastating floods and earthquake.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Cybersecurity

Trend Micro extends cloud security solutions with new releases

Trend Micro boosts its cloud security with a new release at AWS Summit Sydney, offering advanced protection for web apps in ANZ.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Japanese and NZ students to become virtual buddies

NZ and Japanese students swap cultures via NEC's virtual buddy scheme, fostering global connections and cross-cultural friendships.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Virtualisation

Veeam and NetApp combine to enable 'always-on' business

Veeam Software is collaborating with NetApp to create a new data protection solution for the modern data centre to enable the always-on business.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Virtualisation

WatchGuard on virtualisation...

Many of WatchGuard's customers use virtual editions of our security products but usage is most common among our managed service provider clients...

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Telecom NZ selects Big Pipe broadband roll out partner

Telecom NZ teams up with Zuora to roll out Big Pipe broadband, promising uncapped, no-frills Internet with automated billing for Kiwis.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Gaming

Telcos unveil 'check before you buy' second hand mobile site

The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum has launched a free online tool allowing consumers to check if second-hand mobiles are blocked on local networks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Digital Signage

Lenovo drives smartphone business with NEC mobile patents deal

Lenovo has purchased over 3,800 patents from NEC Corporation to strengthen its intellectual property portfolio.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Govt embarks on $2.48m Chatham Islands broadband plan...

Government signs $2.48m contract with TeamTalk to improve broadband services on Chatham Islands, NZ. Schools will be first to benefit.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Gaming

Kiwis await upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 launch...

This coming Friday, April 11, the new Samsung Galaxy S5 Smartphone will be filling the shelves - and hands of Kiwis - across the country...

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Partner Programmes

Trend Micro drives MSP Program growth - invites partners along for the ride...

Trend Micro launches MSP Program in NZ, promising knowledge, profitability, and growth for partners in the competitive security market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Cybersecurity

Still running Windows XP? Top 10 ways to stay secure in Enterprise...

According to Gartner, one-third of enterprises still have more than 10% of their systems running on Windows XP.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Apr 2014

Gaming

Tinder users beware... as Aussie single face security scare

Popular dating app Tinder has been infiltrated by flirty bots spreading malware and stealing images, according to anti-virus software company Bitdefender.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Apr 2014