Open Source Developers Conference 2013 to be hosted in Auckland
Posted on 9-Oct-2013 14:48 News, Open Source
This year an Auckland based team have the rights to one of the leading community run Open Source events. Historically held in Australia OSDC covers a wide range of Open Source technologies from low level development and frameworks up to the business value of Open Source technologies.
Telecom New Zealand confirms plans to launch 4G service in November
Posted on 7-Oct-2013 12:06 News, 4G
Telecom New Zealand announced today that its 4G network will launch on 12 November in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, available to both prepaid and pay-monthly customers at no additional cost on Telecom's current plans.
Vodafone unveils Ultra Fast Broadband TV service
Posted on 4-Oct-2013 10:06 News, Blog
Vodafone today unveiled New Zealand’s first full TV service using the new ultra fast broadband network, giving Kiwis a real incentive to move to fibre.
BNZ utilises software to uncover financial feelings
Posted on 25-Sep-2013 20:34 News, FinTech
In a world-first, BNZ has utilised advanced facial recognition software to help New Zealanders recognise how they feel about their money. The online experience, named EmotionScan, has been developed by BNZ in partnership with psychologist, Dr Stuart Carr and Swiss emotion recognition software company, nViso.
Westpac NZ invests in digital and mobile transformation
Posted on 25-Sep-2013 20:31 News, FinTech
Westpac has released the first stage of its re-engineered online banking platform as it reveals a $15 million, 18 month programme aimed at delivering customers the best digital and mobile banking experience in New Zealand.
Inmarsat selects Telecom New Zealand to establish and manage satellite access stations
Posted on 24-Sep-2013 09:48 News, Broadband
The contract for this POR GX SAS marks an important milestone in the development and deployment of Inmarsat's market-changing GX network, which will deliver the world's first global Ka-band network, providing mobile users with true broadband speeds of up to 50Mbps.
Top Internet talent recognised at 2013 ANZIAs
Posted on 18-Sep-2013 14:26 News, Broadband
The event featured New Zealand and Australia’s top Internet talent and creativity, celebrating the achievements of organisations, businesses and individuals that have made significant contributions to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand.
AVG CrowdControl enables Facebook users to manage posts
Posted on 16-Sep-2013 19:02 News, Security
AVG Technologies has announced its first privacy app built on the Facebook API: AVG CrowdControl. The app allows users to easily manage who sees their default posts for improved privacy without deleting personal contacts.
