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Catherine Knowles
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Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Market growth

Integrated infrastructure market surges into billion dollar territory

Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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The integrated infrastructure and platform market 'surged' past the US$1 billion mark in 2014 and continues to rapidly expand.
Zendesk

Zendesk's ANZ team continues to grow

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Zendesk, the software development company, has expanded its ANZ and Asia Pacific team with two new appointments and promoted a key team member.
Positive growth

Alteryx continues global expansion in booming ANZ region

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Alteryx, the software company specialising in advanced data analytics, has expanded its presence in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) market.
Lightbulb

Gartner recognises ANZ's Resolve as 'visionary'

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Resolve's CloudBase product, Eccentex's Dynamic Case Management Framework 2.0, has been recognised as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant report.
Cyber attack threat

Cisco unleashes extended security offerings

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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Cisco escalates its cybersecurity game, focusing on malware detection and response to fortify businesses against evolving threats.
Windows server 2003

The countdown is on for Windows Server 2003 End of Support

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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partner programmes
The countdown to End of Support for Windows Server 2003 has begun in earnest, with Microsoft NZ working with partners to educate users about migration.
Big data

Microsoft finalises acquisition of Revolution Analytics

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Microsoft has officially closed an acquisition agreement with Revolution Analytics, the statistical software company behind the open source software R.
Information security people

Dimension Data takes IT security back to the employees

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Dimension Data has launched a new offering that provides a means to assess security architecture and align security with the rest of the organisation.
Galaxy s6

Vodafone scores exclusive on Samsung Galaxy S6

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Vodafone has opened exclusive sales of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge for the New Zealand market.
Are you ready

Making VoIP part of your disaster recovery plan

Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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cloud services
VoIP can be used as a tool in business continuity and disaster recovery planning, enabling a business to continue operating even in the event that sta.
Partnership spotlight

Lenovo takes cloud and MSP partner programme to ANZ

Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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managed services
Lenovo has officially launched its new partner programme for cloud and managed service providers (MSPs) in ANZ, effective April 1.
Partnership

Dicker Data and NextDC partner up, target SMB channel

Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Dicker Data has entered into a strategic partnership with NextDC in order to provide affordable data centre solutions to SMB resellers.
Mobile device security

Palo Alto Networks and VMware play to their mobile security strengths

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks and VMware have entered into a strategic partnership in order to expand their mobile security offerings.
Cloud computing

Telstra scores IBM SoftLayer deal

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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Telstra partners with IBM to offer SoftLayer cloud services in Australia, tapping into Melbourne and Sydney data centres for local enterprises.
Mobile app

App developers urged to stay relevant in mature market

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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Mobile app adoption is maturing, and app providers need to focus on retention strategies to ensure relevance in the marketplace, says Gartner.
Mobile video on phone

Kiwis choose data over text, 2degrees over Spark

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Data is considered more important than other functions by Kiwis, and 2degrees along with Skinny Mobile have been named top service providers in NZ.
Communications technology

Kiwi company chooses Dimension Data to boost productivity

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Hawkins Group has chosen Dimension Data as its ICT services and solutions provider throughout ongoing upgrades to its communications technology.
Mobile cloud enterprise

Applications continue to dominate the enterprise space

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Enterprise apps surge as key business drivers, with focus on user experience and heavy reliance on mobile technologies for growth.
World domination

Kiwi fibre optic manufacturer extends focus to China

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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New Zealand manufacturer, Hope King, has begun production of its hi-tech fibre optics components and plans on making a play in the Chinese market.
Artifical intelligence

Robots to significantly boost business in coming years

Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Machine learning, artificial intelligence and effective use of big data - essentially software robots - will unlock value within the next 3-5 years.