IBM to invest $80 million on new data centre in Auckland
Posted on 10-Dec-2009 09:05 News, Computing
IBM is announcing today that a long term leasing deal has been signed with developer Highbrook Development Ltd to build a world class IBM Reliability Level 3+ Data Centre in Highbrook Business Park in East Tamaki, Auckland.
Seagate introduces its first Solid State Drive: Pulsar
Posted on 9-Dec-2009 14:29 News, Computing
Designed for enterprise blade and general server applications, the Pulsar drive uses single-level cell (SLC) technology, delivers up to 200GB capacity, and is built in a 2.5-inch small form factor with a SATA interface.
Microsoft announces New Zealand finalists for 2010 Imagine Cup competition
Posted on 9-Dec-2009 10:44 News, Computing
Winning ideas included a method for delivering data via FM radio to support the One Laptop Per Child initiative, a portable, solar-powered desalination plant, and a weather index reporting and insurance scheme for farmers in impoverished countries.
Futuristic Intel chip could reshape how computers are built
Posted on 3-Dec-2009 07:00 News, Computing
Concept chip from Intel Labs is aimed at scaling on-chip performance, communication and power consumption for decades to come. Contains the most Intel Architecture (IA) computing engines integrated on a silicon CPU chip – 48 cores – while consuming only as much electricity as two standard household light bulbs.
NZCS releases IT Code of Practice for New Zealand
Posted on 1-Dec-2009 13:34 News, Computing
The New Zealand Computer Society Inc (NZCS) today announced the release of a new IT Code of Practice for those working in IT in New Zealand, an educational tool outlining acceptable and good practice for IT professionals and organisations.
Microsoft announces Chief Financial Officer transition
Posted on 25-Nov-2009 12:19 News, Computing
Microsoft Corp. today announced that kiwi Chris Liddell will be leaving the company at the end of 2009, and named Peter Klein as the company’s new chief financial officer.
Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Team has set off for the South Pole
Posted on 19-Nov-2009 12:45 News, Computing
For the next 40 days, the team will ski six to 10 hours a day unguided and unsupported pulling 80kg sledges loaded with food, fuel and equipment. The team will face blinding blizzards, winds reaching speeds in excess of 80mph, hidden crevasses and temperatures that plummet to -40C.
Most powerful supercomputer in the world powered by six-core AMD Opteron processor
Posted on 17-Nov-2009 19:15 News, Computing
This mission-critical Cray XT5 system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was recently upgraded from quad- to six-Core AMD Opteron processors and delivers 2.3 petaflop/s theoretical peak performance and 1.75 petaflop/s performance on the Linpack benchmark.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 available worldwide now
Posted on 16-Nov-2009 10:08 News, Computing
At the Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009 conference in Germany it was announced that the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide. The Exchange Server 2010 is part of a generation of solutions designed for increased business productivity and cost savings in a challenging economic environment.
Dell introduces small desktop with HD-capable graphics
Posted on 13-Nov-2009 08:56 News, Computing
Starting at US$229, the Inspiron Zino HD includes standard HD-capable integrated graphics, HDMI output and built-in networking that make it smart for typical home and student computing activities such as word processing, e-mail, organizing photos and music, and surfing the Internet.
HP to acquire 3Com for US$2.7 Billion
Posted on 12-Nov-2009 10:27 News, Computing
This combination will support HP’s next-generation data center strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services.
New Zealand students compete to solve mathematical modelling problems
Posted on 27-Oct-2009 10:07 News, Computing
Teams of three or four students were given just nine hours to write a report tackling the question: “Could New Zealanders save enough electricity via energy efficiency improvements in homes to avoid New Zealand requiring an additional power station being constructed?”.
Microsoft New Zealand unleashes Windows 7
Posted on 22-Oct-2009 00:01 News, Computing
HP and Microsoft together are running a charity auction on Trade Me with a HP dv7 laptop loaded with the new operating system and signed by Richie McCaw being auctioned to raise funds for Lifeline. Other events around the country will introduce the new software to users attending.
HP launches Windows 7 with a notebook signed by Richie McCaw going on a Trade Me auction
Posted on 21-Oct-2009 17:27 News, Computing
To celebrate the launch of HP’s new range of Windows 7 notebooks and desktops that will be released 22nd October, HP will be auctioning an exclusive HP Pavilion dv7 notebook signed by a world famous number 7, Richie McCaw. Richie received one of the first units to be made available in NZ – and in fact, the world – signed the notebook and HP will be auctioning it off on TradeMe with all proceeds from the auction going to the Lifeline charity.
HP unveils new multitouch PCs and Display
Posted on 13-Oct-2009 20:23 News, Computing
Company debuts its first fully interactive, 42-inch, high-definition touch display. Users can simply pinch, rotate, arc, flip, press or drag a finger across the screen of the PC to access information, entertainment and social networks in a natural, intuitive way.
Visual City proposed for Auckland’s Super City
Posted on 5-Oct-2009 09:50 News, Computing
3D visualisation industry catalyst Nextspace is leading an initiative to build a ‘Visual City’ platform that could unite the data held by the eight councils merging into the Auckland Super City and make this data more accessible for communities and governance.
