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Woolworths offloads its Dick Smith electronics chain to Anchorage Capital Partners for AUD $20 million, sharpening its focus on core supermarket operations.

UN hails Australia and New Zealand's broadband ambitions, spotlighting their 100Mbps targets amidst global push for digital inclusion.

Professionals in the communications sector enjoying increased salaries in one of the fastest growing industries Down Under, beating the general cost of living.

CA Technologies hires Lourens Strydom as new Channel Account director in New Zealand to strengthen channel relationships.

South Korean company is expected to become a surprising new vendor in the mobile infrastructure space, helping expand Telstra's LTE network.

Following the global outage of Google Talk, the internet search engine is under investigation after admitting failing to delete private user information.

Businesses need to put the 'i' back into IT according to security software company Symantec, which has just released its first ever State of Information Survey.

Small businesses can struggle with publicity, but founders Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon are changing that with Handle Your Own PR, now expanding in the UK.

Gen-i has extended an existing relationship with Commonwealth Bank (CBA), announcing a five-year agreement to provide contact centre services for the bank.

Insider shares eye-opening contrasts in ISP operations between NZ and Australia, from cost variations to tech disparities.

<strong>Best known locally for its data recovery software, Kroll Ontrack is looking to spread its wings and offer services via a New Zealand partner.

Deal with international eCommerce platform provider will see even more new goods crowding out the used bargains.

Aggressive promotions in the education sector and natural disasters created an erratic but ultimately growth-positive year for the ANZ PC market in 2011.

Avalanche Technology Group, parent of AVG's distributor in the South Pacific, appoints Kevin Yank as CTO to spearhead new tech partnerships and innovations.

ICT organisations will continue to reap rewards despite cautious spending in 2012 according to research company IDC.

Cisco unveils a simplified channel structure for its New Zealand partners, backing it with USD $75 million globally, including USD $15 million for Asia-Pacific.

Julian Assange's battle against extradition to Sweden continues as the British High Court grants him permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

System based on open standards offers 30% lower bandwidth consumption than industry average, Australia boss says.

Kaspersky offers new and current channel partners AU$50,000 in credit to boost sales of its products, seeking significant market share in New Zealand.

Analysts at Ovum predict the ANZ business software market will reach USD $7.3 billion by 2015, driven by rising adoption of software across all categories.