Stories by Heather - Page 152

Kiwis are being asked to get their smartphones and cameras out and join an ambitious project to crowd map the world.

Born in the cloud isn't necessarily the winner in the cloud land grab, as NZ resellers have been hearing at Microsoft's Cloud Profitability workshops.

For many, cloud is being held up as something completely new and shiny. But for Eagle Technology, it is simply another evolution in the business.

Brent Colbert is stepping down from UCFX, the company he founded just 18 months ago and which last week won a Microsoft Partner Award.

Skinny Mobile tops for prepay, while 2degrees wins for those on plans - but what exactly are we using mobile phones for these days?.

A familiar face is heading up Dell New Zealand, with former Dell channel manager James Arnold taking over as New Zealand general manager.

Kiwi broadband speeds are on the up, but are still lagging many international counterparts, despite recording solid increases across the board.

New Zealand enterprises are preparing for an all-wireless world, with GenMobile employees and students driving a trend to 802.11ac’s gigabit Wi-Fi.

Seagate Technology has launched its new retail portfolio into the ANZ market, unveiling a range of six new drives.

Brocade is hoping to assist channel partners in their transition to a cloud-optimised networking environment, with the appointment of Paul Barge.

Rhipe is promising ‘really bold expansion plans’ across its business – with hopes of adding up to 10 to 12 new staff in New Zealand.

Rhipe is promising ‘really bold expansion plans’ for Australia – and the rest of the region, as the company seeks new growth opportunities.

Violin Memory has ‘started again’ in New Zealand, with promises that this time, the flash storage provider plans to ‘take it all the way’.

MHA saw triple digit growth in its NZ hosted Lync solution in 2014, capping off a successful year with a win at Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards.

Check Point launches a revolutionary threat extraction service to cleanse documents of all malware, promising real-time network defence.

Ingram Micro, Lexel and CommArc clinch Veeam's prestigious NZ ProPartner awards, reflecting their exceptional performance in 2014.

2degrees boosts telco prowess by snapping up Snap, vows to deliver a unified fixed-mobile service across New Zealand.

Interactive games are proving a hot market, but the news isn’t great for retailers, with digital sales dominating.

Netflix set to undercut NZ rivals with launch pricing, starting from $9.99 for its much-anticipated service tomorrow.

By 2019, smartphones set to claim a dominant 77.7% market share in the realm of smart connected devices, leaving PCs and tablets trailing, reveals IDC.