Xero raises NZ$180m for global growth
Posted on 14-Oct-2013 08:55 News, SaaS
Xero Limited has raised NZ$180 million of new capital from a range of US and New Zealand investors including existing shareholders Matrix Capital Management and the Peter Thiel backed Valar Ventures.
Microsoft launches worldwide Office 365 donation program for nonprofits
Posted on 11-Sep-2013 09:26 News, SaaS
Microsoft’s donation of Office 365 for Nonprofits is part of the company’s 30-year history of community support. In fiscal year 2013 alone, Microsoft donated US$795 million (fair market value) in cash, software and services to 70,286 nonprofits in more than 115 countries around the world.
Orion Health chooses HP to support managed health services
Posted on 30-Jul-2013 10:19 News, SaaS
Orion Health, a New Zealand–based provider of health information exchange (HIE), electronic health records (EHR) and healthcare integration solutions, has selected HP Converged Cloud to support its global managed health services.
IT professionals group releases updated CloudCode
Posted on 24-Jul-2013 10:17 News, SaaS
Cloud computing industry leaders and stakeholders have welcomed the next major version of the New Zealand Cloud Computing Code of Practice, released today by the Institute of IT Professionals NZ (IITP).
Dell expands support for OpenStack and Hadoop projects
Posted on 24-Jul-2013 09:51 News, SaaS
Building on its portfolio of open, flexible solutions, Dell today announced the expansion of key open source software and cloud initiatives including packaged commercial offerings around the OpenStack open source cloud project, the Hadoop open source big data project, the Dell-led Crowbar and Dasein open source projects and communities, and new Cloud Transformation Services.
Investor Rowan Simpson backs Timely
Posted on 19-Jun-2013 14:36 News, SaaS
Simpson, who brings a wealth of experience with fast growing businesses, including Trade Me, Xero and Vend, will also work closely with the business as an advisor.
IBM confirms SoftLayer acquisition
Posted on 5-Jun-2013 10:09 News, SaaS
IBM is creating a new Cloud Services division combining SoftLayer with IBM SmartCloud into a global platform. It plans to extend SoftLayer offerings to include OpenStack capabilities.
Zoho Launches Zoho Vault
Posted on 1-Jun-2013 04:00 News, SaaS
Zoho Vault helps businesses store passwords in a centralized repository with strong security and data privacy.
Zoho Pulse allows companies to create their own private social networks
Posted on 31-May-2013 04:00 News, SaaS
Business social network enhances collaboration and communication within organizations. Employees can stay on top of what’s going on within the organization through Zoho Pulse iPhone and Android mobile applications.
McAfee delivers enterprise class security to the cloud
Posted on 26-Apr-2013 10:26 News, SaaS
Customers have the flexibility to purchase McAfee Cloud Single Sign On licenses and apply them to either the On-Premise Edition or SaaS Edition, or in a mixed hybrid configuration.
