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XDHax 2023 crowns APAC and EMEA winners: Custom D for its cleaner app Dirty Bach, and Jemcode for the calendar-sync InView; both win USD $5,000.

Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.

Harnessing AI, machine learning, and VR, the travel industry seeks to predict and inspire consumer behaviour, making choices more personalised and engaging.

Enterprise office solutions provider Y Soft has grown its sales volume over the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 45%, equating to US$45 million (AU$62.9 million).

New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.

Samsung to open new AI research centre in New York City, led by EVP Daniel Lee, to strengthen AI capabilities. Centre to focus on robotics research.

The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.

Enterprise Dunedin is encouraging growing Dunedin businesses to take on interns this summer – or even longer if the interns are the right fit.

DXC Technology's Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.

Huawei and Ericsson dominate the Evolved Packet Core market as revenues grow 4% in Q2 2018, capturing over 60% combined market share despite challenges.

For the first half of the year, shipments are up 3.5% while revenue is up over 5% compared to the first half of 2017.

A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.

Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.

Global spending on 3D printing will hit USD $23 billion in 2022, driven by growing demand from new industries, predicts IDC's latest report.

Thingstream, an IoT connectivity firm based in Bournemouth, emerges from stealth mode, touting a successful H1 2018 with new global customers.

On a geographic basis, the APAC region, including China and Japan, will account for nearly 42% of global spending in 2018.

Xero has made a U-turn on its decision to retire its older expense claims functionality and replace it with the new Zero Expenses.

Kiwi surfer Paige Hareb secures unexpected victory at World Surf League Founders Cup. Talks to FutureFive about her win and partnership with Kaiser Baas.

Auckland Airport's Scott Weenink departs to join Modica Group as Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, bolstering the firm's growth strategy.

SwipedOn is a fast-growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that is used in more than 2000 cities worldwide, and it all started in the Bay of Plenty.