Intergen Wellington moves into Press Hall
Posted on 9-Feb-2017 09:05 News, Computing
Intergen, one of Wellington's first ICT companies, kicks off a new chapter in its 15-year growth, moving this week into the historic new Press Hall development, site of The Evening Post's original printing hall opened in 1923.
Government agencies welcome first 15 GovTech Talent graduates
Posted on 7-Feb-2017 18:48 News, Computing
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has welcomed the inaugural graduates participating in the GovTech Talent Graduate Programme, a cross-agency pilot to build Government's information, technology and digital talent pipeline.
Opportunity for New Zealanders to have their say on personal data use
Posted on 2-Feb-2017 19:39 News, Computing
Anyone can take part by using a new online tool that explores people's comfort levels in different data use situations. There will also be a nationwide series of workshops, involving hundreds of New Zealanders, taking place throughout February.
Lexar introduces 512GB professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card
Posted on 31-Jan-2017 17:25 News, Computing
Lexar has doubled capacity for the Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 memory card, providing the capacity and speed thresholds needed for cinematographers, filmmakers, and content creators to capture the highest-quality 4K and ProRes video and RAW photos.
HP Omen X review
Posted on 24-Jan-2017 17:09 Reviews, Computing
It's been a long time (since my move from desktop to laptops, a few years back) that I could enjoy a desktop with almost instant startup, no waiting for Office programs to run and (very important) playing games with all settings switched to HIGH.
Synology introduces Xeon-based, 12-bay DiskStation DS3617xs NAS
Posted on 5-Dec-2016 18:22 News, Computing
Equipped with a quad-core Intel Xeon-D 2.2 GHz CPU that bursts up to 2.7 GHz, DS3617xs delivers stunning performance at over 2,358 MB/s sequential throughput reading and 406,760 IOPS reading under a RAID 5 configuration with 10GbE Link Aggregation enabled.
Microsoft and Volpara improve breast imaging analytics
Posted on 23-Nov-2016 09:06 News, Computing
Volpara Health Technologies Limited and Microsoft Corp. have announced a new collaboration around breast imaging analytics that will help breast imaging centers analyse clinical, quality and business data to optimise productivity, quality assurance and patient care.
Oracle buys Dyn
Posted on 22-Nov-2016 15:58 News, Computing
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire Dyn, a cloud-based Internet Performance and DNS provider that monitors, controls, and optimizes Internet applications and cloud services to deliver faster access, reduced page load times, and higher end-user satisfaction.
Microsoft steps further into open community by joining Linux Foundation
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 15:34 News, Computing
On Wednesday, during its annual Connect(); developer event, Microsoft Corp. unveiled a series of products and partnerships that strengthen the company's Azure cloud platform for building intelligent, cross-platform apps and services.
HoloLens set to feature at Microsoft Ignite NZ 2016
Posted on 17-Oct-2016 19:48 News, Computing
Attendees to get sneak peek and chance for hands-on demo of Microsoft's new augmented reality device, following announcement of pre-order availability for New Zealand.
Microsoft announces global expansion for HoloLens
Posted on 13-Oct-2016 23:57 News, Computing
Microsoft HoloLens now available for preorder from the Microsoft Store in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, with devices starting to ship in late November.
High needs children see a future in tech jobs
Posted on 7-Oct-2016 21:28 News, Computing
National charity organisation Code Club Aotearoa has teamed up with Christchurch's Allenvale School on a first of its kind New Zealand initiative to teach high needs students how to think like a computer.
Oracle World 2016 showcases new products and solutions
Posted on 25-Sep-2016 11:44 News, Computing
At OpenWorld 2016 Oracle unveiled new products, solutions and partnership opportunities to help its customers transition to the cloud in faster, simpler and more cost effective ways.
Dicker Data NZ Partners with Dell SonicWALL
Posted on 25-Sep-2016 11:33 News, Computing
The partnership will see Dicker Data New Zealand become responsible for the distribution of the entire portfolio of SonicWALL solutions.
Microsoft New Zealand announces more keynote speakers for Ignite 2016
Posted on 19-Sep-2016 20:19 News, Computing
Microsoft's Ignite NZ 2016 conference is shaping up to be a special selection of technical delights for developers with the announcement of two new speakers to its keynote event line-up, and the first online release of the conference session schedule this week.
New cancer treatment engineered by kiwi company Buckley Systems
Posted on 18-Sep-2016 19:32 News, Computing
Auckland precision electro magnets manufacturer, Buckley Systems is involved in the development and manufacture of the nuBeam proton accelerator machine for an alternative cancer treatment that has been announced overnight in Helsinki, Finland.
