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New Zealand fails to make tech grade
Fri, 30th Nov 2012
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New Zealand's top cities, including Auckland and Wellington, failed to crack the Global Startup Ecosystem Index's top 20 tech hubs, unlike Sydney and Melbourne.
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Christchurch's own 'Silicon Valley' opens
Fri, 23rd Nov 2012
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Silicon Valley-style business hub opens in Christchurch, positioning the city as a hub for high-tech innovation.
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Who Am I? Revealed...
Thu, 15th Nov 2012
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Explore the lives of tech giants from Robert Noyce to Virginia Rometty in our Who Am I? feature, and celebrate their contributions to the industry.
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Should Google's CEO reveal his mystery illness?
Tue, 26th Jun 2012
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Larry Page has missed one engagement and cancelled his appearances at two others, but no-one wants to explain why.
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Competition winners offered trips to the home of tech entrepreneurship
Mon, 11th Jun 2012
Leaders of top teams at Auckland and Wellington Startup Weekend events to win four weeks promoting their startups in San Francisco.
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US tech investor's $15m kiwi contribution
Fri, 23rd Mar 2012
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US tech investor Peter Thiel is boosting New Zealand’s tech scene with a NZD $40 million fund, pledging NZD $15 million via his firm Valar Ventures.
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Kiwi software company opens second US office
Thu, 20th Oct 2011
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Kiwi software firm Author-it expands its US footprint, opening a new office in Silicon Valley to better serve its growing American client base.
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Calling all tech entrepreneurs
Mon, 12th Sep 2011
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New Zealand tech entrepreneurs only have until September 15 to register for a Silicon Valley conference aimed at opening doors to the US market.
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Virgin America goes Google - saves a fortune
Thu, 28th Oct 2010
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Virgin America adopts Google Apps across its workforce, cutting email system costs by half and saving over 18 terabytes of storage as it moves to the cloud.
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Xero gets $4 million for US expansion
Fri, 22nd Oct 2010
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Xero secures NZD $4 million from Peter Thiel to fuel its US expansion, with Thiel joining the US Advisory Board to challenge Quickbooks.
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Silicon Valley selects Comworth
Mon, 16th Aug 2010
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Zultys picks Comworth as its NZ distributor, enhancing IP telephony offerings with award-winning tech for the local market.