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Stealing

Cyber crims ditch financial markets, set sights on retail sector

Thu, 21st Apr 2016
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Retail sector now the most targeted by cyber criminals, surpassing finance sector, according to NTT 2016 Global Threat Intelligence Report.
Us money pile

Tech and telco companies invest US$31b in IoT in five years

Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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Big tech and telco companies are making big investments in IoT – to the tune of more than US$31 billion in the last five years.
Agreement

Dropbox extends Ingram Micro distie agreement to ANZ

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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ingram micro
Ingram Micro partners with Dropbox to expand availability to channel partners across Pacific and add to cloud marketplaces.
Shayne taylor interactive intelligence

Interactive Intelligence snaps up Allied Telesis country manager for channel role

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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Intractive Intelligence's new channel boss, Shayne Taylor, will be pushing the partner opportunities of PureCloud Engage.
Collaboration jigsaw

Collaboration and partnerships are supporting the continued growth of security services

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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cybersecurity
The industry will benefit – and customers will see better solutions – from increased sharing of security information and data analytics.
Man jumping cliff

Analyst opinion: Are public cloud services a dumb move for telcos?

Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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cloud services
Telcos' attempts to compete with Amazon Web Services in the cloud have been hindered by high costs and inflexibility.
Aus

Australian UC service market 'intense', set to reach $1 billion

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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uc
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bt
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analyst report
Amidst fierce competition, Australia's UC service market is forecast to top £725m by 2021, with tech giants vying for dominance.
Myob

MYOB names enterprise solutions partner of the year

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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financial systems
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software development
Enprise Group clinches the MYOB Enterprise Solutions Partner of Year award in NZ, marking back-to-back wins for the firm's service excellence.
Vintage telephone2

Analyst Opinion: How will telecoms networks enable IoT?

Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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telcos
IoT is a hot topic in telecoms right now, and with good reason - everything is getting connected to the Internet.
Back

Acronis releases updated backup solutions

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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cloud services
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acronis
Data protection firm Acronis has released new backup solutions to help businesses deal with the increasing risk associated with large amounts of data.
Vintage telephone

Embrace VoIP and help customers escape the clutches of large telcos

Thu, 3rd Mar 2016
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partners
Rescuing customers from the high cost and inflexibility of traditional telecommunications services presents IT resellers with great new opportunities.
Giant killer

A victory for privacy and Apple?

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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apple
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government
Amidst the debate and panic around FBI demands that Apple help unlock the iPhone of the San Bernadino shooter, Apple just won a small victory.
Five stars

2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award

Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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slingshot
Just six months after entering the broadband fray, 2degrees has cleaned up in the Canstar Consumer Satisfaction awards for broadband services.
Comms

This is the age of the customer: How will the comms industry respond?

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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CSPs that embrace technology to keep up with customers' growing expectations are far more likely to succeed in the future, according to a new report.
Bae

Biometrics, federated identities, data security: The biggest disruptors for eCommerce

Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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apple
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samsung
Biometrics, federated identity, and tokenisation will transform eCommerce, says new report by Juniper Research.
Customer service

Spark and Vodafone need to up their customer service game

Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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martech
Consumer NZ slams Spark and Vodafone for poor customer service as consumers face long wait times to get support.
Wirelessness

Dual-use routers raise security concerns

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
At least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, exacerbating security and privacy concerns.
Fallback

ITrecycla provides profitable solution for your obsolete technology items

Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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e-waste & recycling
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international e-waste day
Obsolete technology items are being recycled by ITrecycla in New Zealand to recover valuable metals and protect the environment.
Telco trends ipad

What is the biggest telco IT trend to watch in 2016?

Wed, 20th Jan 2016
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uc
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digital transformation
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opinion
Telco IT trends are being driven by a number of factors, including competition, the shift towards digital services and the need for business agility.
Contact rip

ACCC puts Aussie telcos on notice about common contact clause

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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accc
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telcos
Telco providers are being put on notice about potentially unfair, outdated contract terms, with Exetel already stung by the ACCC crackdown.