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PS: Business booming for PS Duo security professional services

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Inclusion on a government security panel, potential whitelisting deals, growing contractor and customer numbers - it's been a busy year for PS Duo.
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Spark and Vodafone work together to build new cell tower

Fri, 20th Oct 2017
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Spark and Vodafone have partnered to launch a new 3G and 4G cell tower in Kirwee, Canterbury, enhancing connectivity for the rapidly growing town.
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NZ top 200 tech companies hit $10bil revenue, third largest export category

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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New Zealand's top 200 tech firms, known as TIN200, have hit a milestone, generating NZD $10 billion in revenue, making it the third-largest export category.
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Photo gallery: Ingram Micro resellers go off the grid with Lenovo

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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What happens when you take resellers away from their mobile phones, internet and the demands of everyday life?.
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Top 25 finalists announced for Richard Branson's tech innovation competition

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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XTC is poised to welcome its largest pool of international contenders to date, representing countries such as Norway, Australia, Rwanda and Singapore.
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Photo gallery: Aruba honours local channel at APAC awards

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Matrix CNI, Thomas Duryea, Datacom and Tech Data Systems are among the winners in this year's Aruba APAC partner awards.
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Kiwi AWS certifications set to rise with new nationwide training courses

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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public cloud
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cloud services
Auldhouse, a Kiwi training provider, will launch AWS certification courses across New Zealand to help grow the number of AWS certifications in the country.
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Ultrafast Fibre named the fastest growing tech company in NZ

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Hamilton-based Ultrafast Fibre has been named the fastest growing tech company in the Central North Island for the third year running.
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The missing link in your disaster recovery strategy

Thu, 7th Sep 2017
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Is New Zealand prepared for power outages? Recent events highlight the importance of a steady power supply for businesses.
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Rotorua businesses advance into Accelerate programme

Tue, 5th Sep 2017
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More than 100 organisations in Rotorua, Taupo and Kawerau have completed either Firestation's Incubate and Accelerate since 2014.
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Top NZ businesses share Salesforce stories at Basecamp

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Over 800 representatives from New Zealand's Salesforce ecosystem of customers, partners and cloud specialists attended the event.
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Applications open for Taupo business growth programme

Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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The Accelerate programme, run by central North Island business growth centre Firestation, will start in late September.
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Gigabit network launched in China to offer unprecedented speeds

Sun, 27th Aug 2017
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China Unicom with Ericsson have launched a Gigabit LTE network that allows subscribers to experience high-speed mobile broadband data.
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Kiwi gas company speeds up approval processes with Promapp

Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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First Gas has signed a contract with Promapp, and will replace its current manual, paper-based business processes with Promapp's process mapping tool.
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It's all fun and games in the sharing economy, until the taxes aren't done

Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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The IRD is cracking down on undeclared income and it's very easy for them to see what services a company is offering online.
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Delta Insurance takes tech & cyber liability insurance to South Island firms

Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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the company has concentrated heavily on its cyber and tech liability offerings, which Samson says is a good fit for South Island tech companies.
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Richard Branson's worldwide startup competition extends deadline by two weeks

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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Branson's Extreme Tech Challenge empowers entrepreneurs and their companies by providing them with visibility and resources.
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Electrifying the pacific coast: Eastland Group doubles their funding for EV highway

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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Government funding of $251,000 will be used to build a network of electric vehicle chargers in the East Coast region of New Zealand.
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Plans for $350m cable project in motion following successful seabed survey

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Southern Cross Cables and EGS complete seafloor survey for $350m undersea cable to connect Australia, New Zealand and US.
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Greenpeace calls for a solar revolution as New Zealand emissions skyrocket

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Amid rising NZ emissions, Greenpeace urges a pivot to solar energy as reliance on fossil fuels spikes in response to hydroelectric shortfalls.