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 - Page 33
Gartner: Augmented retail shopping a reality by next year
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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ecommerce
Augmented reality and virtual reality will rely on 5G to change the customer experience inside and outside retail stores.
Worldpay makes next moves for ANZ expansion
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Worldpay to boost its presence in Australasia with new offices in Melbourne and Sydney, and a domestic card payment licence in New Zealand for 2019.
APAC manufacturing nearly at an AI tipping point
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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it in manufacturing
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data analytics
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martech
Soon, manufacturers who have not kept up with the advances in AI technologies will be vastly outstripped by those that have.
HP adds smarts to new range of printers for SMBs
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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hp
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printing
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smb
The new OfficeJet Pro series aims to help streamline small and medium businesses’ admin to free up owner/operator time.
BMC adds RPA to Helix with Automation Anywhere
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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rpa
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cognitive systems
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bmc
BMC has partnered with Automation Anywhere to integrate robotic process automation (RPA) into its Helix solutions, enhancing service desk processes with bots.
AVANT partners with SD-WAN vendor
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
AVANT will gain access to the Open Systems SD-WAN solution and its solutions for networking, security, operations and a monitoring portal.
Chorus’ message: just be more committed to paying
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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uc
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chorus
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fibre
Vocus says prices could increase by between $12 and $200 per user, which would have to be absorbed by the provider or paid for by the consumer.
Ingram Micro UC adds Access4 service solutions to portfolio
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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distributors
Ingram Micro bolsters its unified communications business unit with the addition of a specialist UCaaS vendor.
Lenovo’s data centre arm now official with Dicker Data NZ
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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sdn
Dicker Data has laid claim to an exclusive agreement with Lenovo’s Data Center Group and its entire range of solutions.
Canalys: Not all doom and gloom for PC market
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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healthtech
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hp
Pockets of growth, both in segments and geography, will persist, particularly in Asia Pacific, one of two regions to avoid shipment declines in 2019.
80% of innovation projects never see light of day
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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digital transformation
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oracle
Over-commitment on projects, lack of leadership and absence of process are leading to an innovation gap, an Oracle report shows.
ISPs take top honours at Genesys partner awards
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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uc
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partner programmes
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open source
NZ's Spark was named the Australia/New Zealand Partner of the Year, while Telstra took the top honour for APAC.
Aussie tech company aims to nix shipping emissions globally
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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cleantech
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it industry
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sustainability
Calix claims its exhaust scrubbing technology can go as far as making the global shipping industry carbon negative.
New API improves Datto RMM integration with ConnectWise
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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partner programmes
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managed services
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datto
When combined with the ConnectWise API, Datto RMM partners can maintain an integrated, scalable, and secure management platform without self-hosting.
Huawei’s new flagship phones jump on the photography train
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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smartphones
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huawei
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photography
The new P30 and P30 smartphone handsets are sensor and lens heavy, placing emphasis on the growing trend for smartphone photography.
Ruckus releases new switch for 100GbE edge-to-core networks
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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fibre
Enables multi-gigabit networks with pay-as-you-grow model suitable for education, government and enterprise environments.
VExpress onboards vendor of BLE sensors and tracking
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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iot
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industrial iot
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bluetooth
Leash It joins VExpress distribution to give its reseller partners access to both a consumer and business product for Bluetooth low energy tracking.
‘Buy-now-pay-later’ taking consumer markets by storm
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
A new survey shows that young people are embracing this new method of purchasing, with over 1.5 million users in the last year in Australia alone.
Five things MSPs need to keep in mind in 2019
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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dr
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
A Datto APAC channel exec outlines the most important factors for MSP to being paying attention to in the coming year.
Gartner: AI to reduce project management workload
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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uc
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devops
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martech
By 2030, AI is expected to eliminate 80% of today's project management tasks, revolutionising the field by enhancing data collection, tracking, and reporting.