Youth projects get NZ$1 million to engage young Kiwis with science and tech
Posted on 27-Nov-2015 10:17 News, Computing
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced nearly $1 million of new funding to 25 additional projects around the country to engage more young Kiwis with science and technology under the Unlocking Curious Minds contestable fund pilot.
HP introduces new premium consumer PCs
Posted on 18-Nov-2015 21:34 News, Computing
Three new designs have been unveiled by HP New Zealand for their premium consumer PC range, with a number of new breakthrough features including sleek industrial designs, bright high-resolution displays, a curved screen desktop and audio by Bang & Olufsen.
Microsoft and Code.org team up to bring Minecraft to Hour of Code
Posted on 17-Nov-2015 18:59 News, Computing
The new tutorial introduces players to basic coding within the fun and popular Minecraft
environment. Created by Minecraft game designers together with Code.org, the tutorial features Steve and Alex from Minecraft and Minecraft-inspired challenges that will be familiar to its more than 100 million players around the world.
EMC announces new Data Lake advancements
Posted on 11-Nov-2015 10:31 News, Computing
EMC Corporation has announced the next generation of its EMC Isilon Scale-out NAS Data Lake, which includes new products, features and capabilities that allow enterprises to scale easily to edge locations as well as to public clouds.
Shared ICT services given go-ahead in Wellington
Posted on 31-Oct-2015 11:19 News, Computing
The chief executives of Wellington City Council, Porirua City Council, Upper Hutt City Council and Wellington Water have approved a final implementation business case to share information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure services.
ITx 2016 will bring together 12 tech-related conferences under one roof
Posted on 23-Oct-2015 15:07 News, Computing
The 12 partner organisations and conferences include IITP, NZTech, NZRise, itSMFnz, CITRENZ, Health Informatics NZ, Test Professionals Network, Agile Day, InternetNZ, Project Management Institute, TUANZ and the NZ Open Source Society.
Sold out event in Auckland shows NZ hunger for APIs
Posted on 21-Oct-2015 19:39 News, Computing
The inaugural APIdays New Zealand, held on Monday 19 October at the Viaduct Events Centre, was a sold out event, showing a strong local appetite to discuss the power of APIs in business and enterprise. Amongst attendees and speakers alike, APIs were seen as the core enabler that allows enterprises and SMEs to transform into digital businesses.
Dell buying EMC to create giant tech company
Posted on 13-Oct-2015 10:09 News, Computing
Dell Inc. and EMC Corporation have signed a definitive agreement under which Dell, together with its owners, Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake will acquire EMC Corporation.
Dell introduces new XPS range of laptops
Posted on 9-Oct-2015 11:52 News, Computing
Dell has announced its new portfolio of XPS devices, featuring the innovative XPS 12 2-in-1, ultra-mobile XPS 13 notebook and XPS 15 powerhouse laptop. This updated lineup incorporates high performance 6th generation Intel Core processors and sleeker hardware, all built for an enhanced Windows 10 experience.
Tech company Westbourne IT opens its first international office in New Zealand
Posted on 9-Oct-2015 11:47 News, Computing
Irish IT solutions provider Westbourne IT Global Services has announced the international expansion of its operations with the official opening of its first overseas office in Auckland, New Zealand by Minister for Economic Development the Hon. Steven Joyce.
