New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 50

Dell appoints Simms International as its New Zealand distributor for SMB products, enhancing its local presence and aligning with its global expansion strategy.

In a multimillion-dollar deal announced today, NCR will replace more than 80% of Westpac New Zealand's ATM network by June.

Wellington boasts the fastest internet speeds in Oceania, topping Akamai's Q3 2009 report with 3488 Kbps, outpacing major cities like Sydney and Canberra.

Mainfreight has overhauled its entire IT environment in China and Hong Kong and deployed a virtualisation solution from Citrix which supports 160 users.

After six months working as Lenovo's New Zealand Distribution Manager, Pip Heath will be leaving both Lenovo and the country in the new year.

IBM to invest USD $80 million in a state-of-the-art data centre in Auckland, a pivotal step towards enhancing New Zealand's digital infrastructure.

Plantronics has agreed to sell Altec Lansing to Prophet Equity LP, a Texas-based private equity firm, for US$18 million in cash.

Cisco country manager Geoff Lawrie has criticized recent reports questioning the need for ultra fast broadband access in New Zealand.

Yellow has shifted its 018 directory assistance service from Palmerston North to Manila, driven by declining call volumes and cost efficiencies.

Mainfreight CIO Kevin Drinkwater on the juggling act of a CIO: balancing swift solution delivery, keeping costs down, and navigating the cloud revolution.

TelstraClear is considering offshoring its inbound contact centres to the Philippines, with a loss of up to 170 customers roles in Christchurch and Kapiti.

ShoreTel the IP phone systems and Unified Communications vendor has signed an established New Zealand reseller to on-sell its products.

It's on the market to 30 million Latin American subscribers, but a Unisys voice to text application developed in Wellington is not available here.

In the October Online Fraud Report released by RSA, the company highlighted the increase of man-in-the-browser (MITB) and brand attacks.

Understanding your customers' needs, and offering the benefit of your own experience, will turn you from a supplier into a trusted, valued partner.

For New Zealand service providers, the 'Land of the Long White Cloud' could soon take on a very different meaning.

New Zealand's Pingar to launch its innovative search tool at the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas, set to integrate with Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

APC unveils its containerised Datapod at the Auckland Roadshow, promising data centres assembled in hours and full delivery within six weeks.

[UPDATED] Orcon today launched what it claims is New Zealand's first locally-developed cloud computing service.

Despite economic headwinds, 70% of NZ CIOs are forging ahead with investments in server virtualisation, cloud computing, and web 2.0 projects, says IDC.