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Jucy set to introduce electric campervan fleet

Thousands of tourists in New Zealand may soon tour in electric campervans as Jucy begins a pioneering EV trial, aiming to meet eco-friendly travel demand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Risk & Compliance

Road safety charity calls on fleets to tackle driver distraction

More than a third of fleet operators are not monitoring distraction, raising crash risks for drivers and prompting calls for stricter policies.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Gaming

Hands-on review: AO Tennis is a Grand Slam winner

After so many years, we finally receive a new tennis game on PS4 and Xbox One called AO Tennis. Is it worth the long wait?.

By Damian Seeto • 8 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Global Stories

Australian stories

Fintech

Enterprise finance applications finding their way to the cloud - MYOB

Mid-to-large enterprises are rapidly adopting pure cloud-based finance solutions, driving productivity and profitability gains, reports Gartner.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

Google Cloud looking to hire local channel talent

Google Cloud has posted job listings for partner success managers in Australia and New Zealand indication further expansion into the region.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Firewalls

Mark Sinclair accelerates WatchGuard ANZ growth and partner momentum

Based in Sydney, Sinclair will be responsible for expanding the company's market presence in Australia and New Zealand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Fintech

Education provider TAFE shakes up finance training with Reckon

The partnership is aimed at making the training provider's students more attractive to the major accounting firms.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Dicker Data

Happy birthday! Dicker Data celebrates 40 years in operation

Dicker Data has revealed a temporary update to its logo for 2018 that celebrates reaching 40 years of being in operation.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Rugby

RugbyPass announces reseller partnership with VeNA

VeNA, a local ad tech company, and RugbyPass have signed an exclusive partnership to cover New Zealand and Australia.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Unified Communications

Air New Zealand launching as a skill on Amazon Alexa

Air New Zealand is pioneering in Australasia with an Alexa skill, letting customers check flight statuses hands-free. It launches in early February.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Accelerating global interconnection with the acquisition of Metronode

This US$792 million acquisition of Metronode will see us expand our reach in the country, which has been called for by a number of our customers.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center

Vocus has selected ST Telemedia's Singapore data center, STT Tai Seng, to be the point of presence (PoP) for its new submarine cable.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Adobe announces winners of APAC Partner Awards – includes ANZ entries

Adobe today announced the victors at its annual APAC Partner Awards, celebrating the work of partners driving success and innovation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio

Havfrue, which is the Danish word for mermaid, will be built by TE SubCom and is expected to come online by the end of 2019.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Fintech

Aus payments fintech Verrency signs long-term agreement with UnionPay

Australian fintech Verrency has inked a long-term deal with UnionPay International to integrate its value-added services into UnionPay's UPI Wallet across Asia.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Firewalls

Preventing data theft by combining network and application layer security

Neustar's Robin Schmitt talks how cyber-criminals are utilising web and application layer security and how to stay one step ahead.

By Robin Schmitt • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018

Amazon

Business guru shares retail tips ahead of Amazon's arrival

Understanding the fundamentals of business in today's disrupted world will protect New Zealand retailers from Amazon, says author Ed Ludbrook.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018

Seek

Ask SEEK to find you a job with Alexa

SEEK launches voice-activated job search in Australia via Amazon Alexa, offering career insights and updates, marking a tech milestone in employment services.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018