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Education revolution: Frances Valintine discusses the seismic shift in learning as technology challenges traditional schooling.

Dick Smith's receivers are closing 27 Dick Smith stores in David Jones department stores this Wednesday, with 181 jobs impacted.

On April 1st of this year, Alister Dias will join VMware and effectively replace Duncan Bennet, who left the company December 31, 2015.

Global education must evolve, as Infosys research shows gaps between youth prospects in the digital era, stressing tech and soft skills.

Employers in the IT industry dominate the latest figures, with a net 40.7% looking to increase or maintain permanent headcount across main cities.

Ms Sandy Sun will be responsible for all of the company’s sales, marketing and technical support activities in the region.

Government tees up digital marketplace to enable more ICT suppliers to nab some of the $5b annual government ICT spend and a cyber security centre.

In New Zealand and abroad there are far more men in managerial positions than women, and this number is growing.

In Australia there is a decreasing amount of skilled ICT professionals entering the workforce, just when demand is through the roof.

The New Zealand Government has launched a Maori Technology Scholarship to encourage more Maori into the Information Technology sector.

The digital revolution is leading to the creation of new roles and greater demand for specialised skills in New Zealand's IT industry.

Qualcomm plans to cut approximately $1.4 billion in spending to ‘aggressively right-size cost structure’, cut staff, and split its business into two.

Zomato’s cashless payment services will soon be available in New Zealand, enabling Kiwi restaurant goers to pay at restaurants through the Zomato app.

The past six months have been non-stop for Weirdly, and this Auckland-based start up shows no signs of slowing down.

Microsoft has announced that Barrie Sheers will take over as managing director of New Zealand from current MD Paul Muckleston.

As of today Jason Paris is the acting CEO of Spark Home, Mobile and Business (HMB). Former CEO Chris Quin’s last day was June 30.

Cisco's Board of Directors names Chuck Robbins as CEO, effective July 26; John Chambers will take on role of executive chairman.

Jabra has hired a new managing director with a ‘proven track record’ for the Australia and New Zealand region.

Marianne Ma, a 25 year old Microsoft New Zealand employee, has taken on the leadership role of Microsoft APAC business manager.

Akamai Technologies, the Content Delivery Network (CDN) services provider, has made significant additions to its team in APJ with senior appointments.

​Emerson Network Power, has appointed Mark Deguara as director of Data Centre Solutions. Based in Sydney, Deguara will report to Robert Linsdell.

New Zealanders increased their spending on credit and debit cards for a second month in March, led by an increase in consumables such as food and liqu.

NZ shares dip as Meridian leads decline; Fliway falters after listing.

Zendesk, the software development company, has expanded its ANZ and Asia Pacific team with two new appointments and promoted a key team member.