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Mark Baker has been promoted to Westcon NZ country manager, as the distributor looks to ramp up its complementary support services and NOCs.

And the move to VoIP isn’t only on the satellite front. Wireless Nation says it’s also seeing high uptake of VoIP via its fibre offerings.

Spark NZ sheds 60% stake in Telecom Cook Islands to Teleraro for NZ$23m, aligning with its customer-centric local focus strategy.

Spark New Zealand urges regulator to lower unjust '80% higher' Chorus fees, citing expert analysis for fairer charges.

Forget about being a ‘trusted advisor’. It’s time for Kiwi managed service providers to step up to being an ‘outsourced CIO’.

Hybrid cloud adoption is growing across Asia Pacific, as technology spend moves outside of IT’s control and a widening skills gap drives interest in h.

New survey reveals 41% of Kiwis grapple with anxiety if disconnected from the web, with online socialising eclipsing real-life interactions.

ASB's Russell Jones mixes tech and human touch to shape future banking, focusing on customer-centric innovation beyond just the bits and bytes.

Kendra Ross and Jackie Hatchwell talk to Heather Wright about passion, failure and re-evaluating life and business.

Brocade has expanded its OEM relationship with EMC, adding Brocade VCS Ethernet fabric solutions to EMC’s Connextrix family of network switches.

New Zealand businesses are urged to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures in 2015, as hackers increasingly target enterprises, says Eset's latest report.

Symantec's New Zealand arm suffers a decline with profits falling to NZD $360,081 on revenue of NZD $4.6 million, down from prior year figures.

Express Data NZ posts a GBP £3.2 million profit on GBP £112.3 million revenue for nine months ending June 30, 2014, after Dicker Data acquisition.

Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.

On the security side, Hughes says it’s a ‘tough’ job for the channel with cloud changing the security landscape.

BT strides into NZ with Asnet for advanced communication solutions, enhancing global links and collaboration for local businesses.

Wellington's Rugby Sevens match sees Wi-Fi usage soar, with CityLink recording a 100% spike in data as fans flock online.

iData Resolutions, which crashed into liquidation last month, has debts of more than $2 million for the New Zealand operation according to the liquida.

Distribution Central has added Pure Storage to its portfolio, picking up distribution rights for Australia and New Zealand.

While Microsoft was announcing reduced profits in its latest global earnings report recently, locally the company has recorded an increased profit in.