IBM Extends Open Cloud initiatives
Posted on 27-Aug-2015 10:44 News, SaaS
Customers can now deploy and manage their applications on OpenStack-based private clouds from IBM Cloud data centers worldwide.
Vista Entertainment Solutions to enter Japanese market
Posted on 27-Aug-2015 10:41 News, Web media
New Zealand company Vista Entertainment Solutions (VES) has signed a distribution agreement with VINX Corporation to enable the sale and distribution of VES software to the Japanese cinema marketplace for the first time.
Jobs in NZ Games Industry Grow 30%
Posted on 21-Aug-2015 09:38 News, Gaming
New Zealand's video game studios created 134 new high-tech creative jobs in the last financial year, according to an independent survey by the New Zealand Game Developers Association.
One month left for councils to get digital enablement plans sorted
Posted on 19-Aug-2015 18:33 News, Broadband
Local authorities have four more weeks to submit a digital enablement plan outlining how they will take advantage of new investment from the Government's broadband extension, Communications Minister Amy Adams says.
Fujitsu enables new hybrid cloud services in partnership with Microsoft
Posted on 19-Aug-2015 09:45 News, SaaS
Fujitsu has announced new Hybrid Cloud Services, offered in partnership with Microsoft, which will serve the growing number of New Zealand organisations seeking a flexible public and private cloud strategy.
IBM unveils Linux-Only mainframe (with video)
Posted on 18-Aug-2015 08:11 News, Linux
IBM has announced an expansion of its mainframe's strategy of embracing open source-based technologies and open-source communities to provide clients with secure and high performance capabilities.
New milestone for schools' Managed Network
Posted on 17-Aug-2015 15:55 News, Computing
By the end of this year, it's anticipated that up to 90% of New Zealand's 2,500-plus schools will be able to connect to the Managed Network, with all participating schools able to connect by the end of 2016.
Heartland Bank selects Oracle as its banking transformation partner
Posted on 17-Aug-2015 11:11 News, Computing
Heartland Bank, a specialist financial services provider offering banking and lending services in niche consumer, business and rural sectors across New Zealand, has selected Oracle’s suite of banking products to remove complexity and cost and allow it to focus on strategy and innovation.
IBM and Hootsuite team to advance cloud and social integration
Posted on 14-Aug-2015 15:36 News, Web media
IBM and Hootsuite announced plans to integrate several of their respective cloud and social technologies as well as expertise, to provide Hootsuite clients a fast and reliable social experience.