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The electrochemical alternative for sanitising your workplace

New demand for eco-friendly disinfectants is boosting an electrochemical cleaner that lets workplaces reopen within minutes after fogging.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Small Business

Government package for commercial leases too little, too late

Landlords and retailers say the dispute process risks dragging out rent talks, despite most tenants and owners already reaching deals.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Property Market

Auckland house prices barely effected by COVID-19

Auckland’s housing market has held up, with prices little changed after lockdown despite sales volumes halving in May.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020

Disaster Recovery

Concerns over fast tracking of RMA consents

Planners warn the rushed consents could sideline community input and environmental safeguards as recovery projects are sped through this month.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2020

Global Stories

COVID-19 stories

Unified Communications

Cloud and remote working solutions bolster UC market

Cloud-based web conferencing spending to grow by 25% in 2020 due to global workplace restrictions, but growth to slow in 2021, says Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Fintech

Xero pushes pause on planned price increase due to COVID-19 crisis

Xero delays price hike for its accounting plans amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns, prioritising customer support.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Supply Chain

IDC: PC shipments forecast to decline 12.4% in 2020

PC and computing device shipments are set to drop 12.4% in 2020, says IDC, citing COVID-19's impact. Recovery is seen with a 1.3% CAGR over five years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020

Transport

Veovo launches solution to empower train operators following COVID-19

Veovo unveils a new tool to help train operators manage crowd density, aiding social distancing as travel restrictions ease post-COVID-19.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

Marketing Technologies

Google sending relief to thousands of SMBs across ANZ

Google has this week rolled out a Google Ad credit scheme, available to all SMBs with active accounts over the past year.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

Customer Relationship Management

Research: Tech execs' priorities in the 'new normal'

AppDynamics' new research reveals 95% of organisations have changed their technology priorities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

Unified Communications

Rise in cyberattacks targeting the cloud as use of collaboration tools increase

Cyberattacks targeting the cloud are increasing as the use of cloud services and collaboration tools rises during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to McAfee.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

DevOps

Chinks in the armour: Why the post COVID-19 cloud is easy game for cybercriminals

Now's the time for CIOs to pause and make sure their digital transformation projects are fit for today, and the future.

By Logan Ringland • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

Notebook

Global device shipments to plummet by 13.6% in 2020

Gartner reveals a 13.6% decline in global shipments of devices in 2020, impacting mobile phones, tablets, and PCs as COVID-19 shifts economic priorities.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020

Firewalls

Cyber alert: tackling the unseen risk that could sink your business in 2020

A successful cyber attack can have many implications for your business, including a price tag you may be unwilling or unable to pay.

By Mark Sinclair • 4 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020

Supply Chain

Recent appetite for hygiene products drives profit for Harris Technology

New opportunities have opened for the company with the sale of protective hygiene products including facemasks, hand sanitiser gels and alcohol wipes.

By Trevor Hoey • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020

Seagate

Seagate opens patents to help fight COVID-19

The company's data storage innovations are now available as part of the Open COVID-19 Pledge and ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 around the world.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020

Health Technologies

Govt's COVID-19 tracing app 'fundamentally flawed'

Govt's COVID-19 tracing app is primitive and puts public at risk, says Sir Ray Avery. Jupl NZ's offer to upgrade the app was declined despite better tech.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020

DevOps

Nutanix partners with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during crisis

Nutanix expands integration partnership with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during COVID-19 crisis. Additional capabilities announced for Nutanix Calm.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020