Kiwi businesses get Microsoft 365 at no cost with Spark and Microsoft
Posted on 23-Feb-2021 09:32 News, SaaS
Whether you prefer the hum of the office, the feeling of being at home or away at the Bach, Spark NZ is giving New Zealand businesses the tools so they can work where they want to by offering customers who sign up to a new eligible Spark Business plan before 30 April, Microsoft 365 at no additional cost for a full year.
Trustpower transforms customer experience with Amazon Connect
Posted on 12-Feb-2021 10:45 News, SaaS
The company is the first multi-services provider in New Zealand to adopt Amazon Connect, an omnichannel cloud contact centre, to support the evolving complexity of their customer interactions in Trustpower’s growing multi-services business.
Zespri selects SAP cloud solutions in multi-year deal
Posted on 28-Jan-2021 11:41 News, SaaS
The world's largest marketer of kiwifruit adopts the SAP S/4HANA private cloud edition to standardise and automate processes, increase efficiency, and provide a platform for growth and innovation.
AWS announces the launch of a new disaster recovery program in Australia and New Zealand
Posted on 16-Dec-2020 10:20 News, SaaS
New program offers eligible local government, education, and small and medium community organisations up to US$ 5,000 in AWS credits, to support organisations, such as those on the front lines including police, fire, and emergency responders, that play a critical role in ensuring their community’s resilience, by helping them develop and manage the technology-based aspects of disaster preparedness.
SMX to deliver new regional email security solution for Office 365
Posted on 15-Dec-2020 12:30 News, SaaS
The solution leverages Microsoft Exchange Online / Advanced Threat Protection (EOP / ATP) to provide dual-layer email security and deliver targeted, regional threat detection for Enterprise and Government organisations across Australasia.
Star Alliance turns to AWS
Posted on 15-Dec-2020 10:59 News, SaaS
World's largest airline alliance selects AWS to build resiliency, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance traveller experiences.
AWS announces Amazon HealthLake
Posted on 10-Dec-2020 15:10 News, SaaS
Amazon HealthLake enables healthcare organizations to store, transform, and analyze all of their data in the cloud.
AWS announces plans to open second region in Australia
Posted on 8-Dec-2020 13:04 News, SaaS
New AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region will be available in the second half of 2022, supporting hundreds of thousands of AWS customers with lower latency, and even greater fault tolerance and resiliency for critical cloud workloads.
Bank of New Zealand launches kiwi brand voice with Amazon Connect
Posted on 2-Dec-2020 13:30 News, SaaS
One of New Zealand's largest banks chooses AWS to transform the contact centre, creating New Zealand's first natural text-to-speech voice to provide customer service in Kiwi-accented English and some te reo Maori.
Catalyst Cloud launches managed database service
Posted on 23-Nov-2020 11:11 News, SaaS
Catalyst Cloud has three data centres regions in New Zealand, enabling customers to minimise risk and increase business resiliency through the use of these geographically diverse regions.
Dropbox goes all in on remote work with new features and tools for distributed teams
Posted on 18-Nov-2020 15:57 News, SaaS
The sudden move to distributed work has introduced a unique set of challenges for teams and Dropbox address these challenges and more with Dropbox Spaces 2.0, several new workflow features, and new enterprise security features and certifications.
Southland-based IT specialist providing virtual services worldwide
Posted on 27-Oct-2020 15:55 News, SaaS
In a sector that has been calling out for the last decade or more for skilled, well-trained staff, Prodigi Technology Services founder Dan Faulknor has found a niche that enables more New Zealand businesses to access highly specialised IT skills.
NZ-based specialty underwriting agency expands personal cyber offering internationally
Posted on 1-Oct-2020 19:02 News, SaaS
New Zealand-headquartered insurance business Delta Insurance Group has signed an agreement with London-based specialty Lloyd's-of-London reinsurance brokers Prospect Insurance Brokers to market and distribute Delta's Personal Cyber Insurance product outside of Asia-Pacific.
AWS launches new edge location in New Zealand
Posted on 30-Sep-2020 15:35 News, SaaS
The new AWS edge location brings the full suite of benefits provided by Amazon CloudFront, a highly secure Content Delivery Network (CDN) that accelerates the delivery of data, videos, applications, and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to users worldwide.
Verizon Connect eyes further growth in New Zealand
Posted on 8-Sep-2020 09:26 News, SaaS
The Christchurch-based company is currently expanding beyond its traditional research and development focus in New Zealand by offering fleet solutions to the rapidly growing transportation and services market.
Weta Digital advances visual effects and animation in the cloud with AWS
Posted on 2-Sep-2020 17:09 News, SaaS
Premier visual effects company, known for The Lord of the Rings and Avatar, goes all-in on AWS to accelerate innovation and content production, while enabling artists globally to create and render visual effects.
