About Ben
Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Ben
HP's 2020 partner award winners are...
Mon, 7th Dec 2020
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partner programmes
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devices
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hp
HP New Zealand announces partner award winners for 2020, including The Laptop Company, Ingram Micro, Cyclone, OEM Print Solutions, and PB Technologies.
Dicker Data teams up with Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Mon, 7th Dec 2020
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dicker data
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distributors
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csr
The distie has already planted 30,000 trees and is encouraging its reseller partners to buy seedlings or trees to keep Australia healthy.
Kogan to maintain Mighty Ape staff, branding
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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e-commerce
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kogan.com
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m&a
With the acquisition of Mighty Ape, Kogan plans to make the most of its new asset by supporting the current team.
D-Link ANZ launches Wi-Fi 6 PCIe adapter with Bluetooth 5.1
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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semiconductors
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wireless networks
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devices
The DWA-X3000 can achieve Wi-Fi speeds up to 2402Mbps (5GHz) + 600Mbps (2.4GHz) and is backwards compatible with 802.11ac/n/g/a/b technology.
Review: BlueAnt X5 bloody good Party Speaker
Mon, 30th Nov 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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bluetooth
BlueAnt's X5 party speaker packs a punch with great sound quality, portability, and a price tag under AU$400/NZ$500.
Profit-for-good, connections creation company heads to NZ
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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nfp
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meetings
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csr
meetmagic curates meetings between IT leaders and problem solvers from leading tech companies, and donates at least half to a worthy charity.
Nokia launches two new phones
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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devices
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nokia
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qualcomm
The 225 4G is a low-cost traditional-style handset with a physical keypad and the 225 is an Android smartphone with a bloatware-free promise.
Hands-on review: BlueAnt X3 speaker: Local, affordable and good quality!?
Wed, 14th Oct 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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bluetooth
BlueAnt’s newest product is a sturdy Bluetooth portable speaker that is being released at just $239.95. But is it any good? Yes. Yes it is.
PROS named Challenger in Magic Quadrant for CPQ apps
Wed, 7th Oct 2020
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crm
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martech
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open source
The company has moved from Visionary in 2019, to Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites.
Gradient and Ethical AI to take on biased AI algorithms
Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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partner programmes
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
The non-profit and the consultancy are partnering to work toward ensuring a better future for Australians in a world driven by artificial intelligence.
Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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spacetech
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martech
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ai
With $187 million in grants going to research across Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at a few of the tech-related projects that have been given funding.
NZTech chief hopeful for greater diversity in tech sector
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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dei
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nztech
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ict sector
With the most diverse board ever, Muller has released a statement that highlights greater inclusion as the tech sector thrives in a pandemic-hit NZ.
Lenovo reveals holiday laptop lineup
Tue, 1st Sep 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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devices
A new slim laptop and convertible in the Yoga family, and a new Legion gaming laptop are planned for end-of-year release.
GCloud updates capabilities with Anthos enhancements
Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Google Cloud has announced improvements for hybrid compatibility, services, development, migration and identity security with updates to Anthos.
EPOS brings new looks to high-end headsets
Tue, 25th Aug 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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headsets
EPOS unveils its newly branded GSP 601 and GSP 602 gaming headsets, delivering revamped colours and high audio fidelity for gamers.
Forrester analyses the top SaaS marketplace players
Tue, 4th Aug 2020
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The ‘New Wave SaaS Marketplaces’ report analyses the top eight players and provides analyst insight on who is excelling, or trailing, in 10 criteria.
Attivo signs Exclusive as first NZ distributor
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Will allow channel partners to provide New Zealand enterprises with early detection, forensics, and automated incident response to in-network attacks.
Natural disasters, card fraud Kiwis’ top security concerns
Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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dr
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healthtech
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cloud services
Only 22% of Kiwis are concerned about a security breach while working from home, despite increasing cyber attacks.
Access Networks signs exclusive deal with fibre optic vendor
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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iot
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distributors
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access networks
The network solutions specialist distributor is now the exclusive distributor of Montclair Fiber Optics products for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Video: How Ingram enables IBM software partners
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
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saas
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public cloud
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partner programmes
A beginner’s guide to becoming an IBM partner and how Ingram Micro can make it happen – delivered by Ingram IBM BDM Madan Mohan.