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New Zealand Cricket chooses Azure for Black Caps website
Public Cloud

New Zealand Cricket chooses Azure for Black Caps website

NZ Cricket migrates to Microsoft Azure for the Black Caps site, boosting capacity for the ICC World Cup traffic surge.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2015
New software being developed to help reunite owners with lost pets
Semiconductors

New software being developed to help reunite owners with lost pets

The New Zealand Companion Animal Council is funding the development of new software to help Pets on the Net reunite owners with their lost pets.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Book Review: Marketing with Social Media: 10 Easy Steps to Success for Business
Gaming

Book Review: Marketing with Social Media: 10 Easy Steps to Success for Business

Linda Coles releases updated guide to social media marketing, offering practical strategies for small businesses.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2014
Slingshot's website better than the rest
Slingshot

Slingshot's website better than the rest

The IMA says the Slingshot website represented the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
NV Interactive: Windows 8 Not Out…
Microsoft

NV Interactive: Windows 8 Not Out…

Upon walking to the middle, Matt Pickering won the toss - he chose to bat, with Microsoft's new OS as his opening partner.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2014
Kiwi video games industry doubles its exports...
Gaming

Kiwi video games industry doubles its exports...

The New Zealand Game Developers Association has announced that the country's video game exports have doubled over the past year.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2014

Global Stories

Interactive stories

New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors
Unified Communications

New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors

Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015
Homeworld returns
Gaming

Homeworld returns

Gearbox reignites space warfare magic: Homeworld Remastered Collection out Feb 25, with classics 4K-updated for PC.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2015
Datacom partners with Interactive Intelligence Group, sets sights on NZ contact centres
Customer Relationship Management

Datacom partners with Interactive Intelligence Group, sets sights on NZ contact centres

Datacom provides exceptional customer outcomes underpinned by a service that leverages our experience and that of our partners.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2015
User experience vital in 2015, so says Kiwi creative tech firm
Unified Communications

User experience vital in 2015, so says Kiwi creative tech firm

Improving user experience and mobile domination are the digital focus of 2015, according to Auckland-based creative tech firm bka Interactive.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2015
Amazon warehouse poses threat to New Zealand online retailers
Amazon

Amazon warehouse poses threat to New Zealand online retailers

If Amazon open a warehouse in Queensland, Australia it could disrupt the reseller market in Australia and New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014
Contact centres have greater need for mobility and omnichannel solutions
Unified Communications

Contact centres have greater need for mobility and omnichannel solutions

Customer service is ripe for a revolution, with a push towards mobility and omnichannel solutions, reveals John Cray of Enghouse Interactive.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Motorcycle Club racing to consoles in December
Gaming

Motorcycle Club racing to consoles in December

Motorcycle Club, an arcade-style racing game, speeds onto consoles this December, featuring a vast array of global brands and innovative team play.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Kiwi companies invest in Microsoft Azure
Public Cloud

Kiwi companies invest in Microsoft Azure

Kiwi companies embrace Microsoft Azure with new Australia-based data centres, heralding a digital transformation era for local businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2014
Customer experience key to preventing churn
Customer Relationship Management

Customer experience key to preventing churn

Dean Hodgson of Zeacom stresses enhancing customer experience in contact centres as essential for reducing churn, with swift problem resolution.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2014
Interactive presentations made easy with iOS app
Apps

Interactive presentations made easy with iOS app

BKA Interactive has designed a customised and interactive app for Viking Roofspec that changes the way presentations are made.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2014
Quan Chi now enters the Mortal Kombat X arena
Gaming

Quan Chi now enters the Mortal Kombat X arena

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have now confirmed that Quan Chi will be in the upcoming Mortal Kombat X video game.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2014
Enemy Front takes us back to WWII...
Gaming

Enemy Front takes us back to WWII...

Enemy Front's WWII setting on Xbox 360 flounders with unpolished visuals and controls but still delivers a solid wartime shooter.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Jul 2014