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Giveaway: Win the Huawei Mate 20 (just in time for summer!)

Win a Huawei Mate 20 worth NZD $1200 in our summer giveaway! Sign up at FutureFive and comment on our Facebook post to enter. Competition closed.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Supply Chain

Wellington supermarket trials GPS trolley tracking

New World Island Bay trials GPS-enabled trolleys, aiming to enhance shopping experiences by tracking how and where customers shop. Data remains anonymous.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Nov 2018

Global Stories

Retail stories

Unified Communications

How AI can improve service desk productivity & staff wellbeing

AI can drive automation, which could be anything from answering common questions to providing automated actions based on a particular request.

By Dion Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Dec 2018

Unified Communications

ComCom outlines plans for telco oversight

The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining how it will go about approaching service quality management of telecommunications providers.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Nov 2018

Gaming

Review: The Sonos Beam - more than a soundbar

Sonos' is one of the serious contenders in the smart speaker market. Is the Beam soundbar worth taking seriously? I think it actually might be.

By Ben Moore • 6 min read • Fri, 30th Nov 2018

Commerce Commission

NZ Telco Forum responds to ComCom report complaint numbers

Earlier this week, a Commerce Commission report stated that telecommunications had the most complaints of any industry - the TCF isn't convinced.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Unified Communications

Kiwi company brings AI assistant to small business

Aider, an AI powered digital business assistant created specifically for small business, has been in beta phase in Australasia for several months.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Malware

Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward

Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Endpoint Protection

HID Global brings high authentication to mobile

The company's new offering brings the security of physical authentication to Android and iOS with near-field communication technology.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Storage

Managed service providers can find value in storage as a service

Data storage is already a major pain for organisations and by 2025, data volumes will be close to 1,000% higher than they are today.

By Marina Brook • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Nov 2018

Network Infrastructure

AWS announces pay-as-you-go satellite data download offering

Leverages a network of 12 antenna ground stations in AWS Regions around the world to download, process, store, analyse, and act upon satellite data.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Nov 2018

Marketing Technologies

Europol cracks down on counterfeit sites; arrests 12 people

Europol and law enforcement authorities from 26 countries have dismantled an online counterfeit goods ring and arrested 12 people.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Unified Communications

ComCom report leads to greater focus on telcos, online retail

The light is shining on confusing complexities and consumer complaints about online retail and telco marketing behaviours in the new report.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Marketing Technologies

Kiwis being taken for a ride with certification due to SEO fears

A digital marketing agency has noticed that many New Zealand SMEs are paying far too much for SSL certification.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv launches IT testing lab in Poland data centre

This facility is the first of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe region (CEE) and will enable clients to test environments to improve energy efficiency.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Endpoint Protection

Three key steps to improving security patching

To enhance security patching, enterprises must focus on visibility, prioritisation, and automated remediation to mitigate risks and prevent costly breaches.

By Hugh Darvall • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Nov 2018

Malware

Acronis releases latest Data Cloud offering down under

Acronis unveils an enhanced Data Cloud in Australia and New Zealand, featuring Office 365 protection, advanced ransomware defence, and blockchain notarisation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Nov 2018