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Empired/Intergen wins big at annual Episerver partner awards

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Empired (and by extension Intergen as a subsidiary) laid some big bets a few years ago which have obviously now paid off.
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The VW Bus is back, and it's gone green

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
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volkswagen
Volkswagen to release production version of I.D. Buzz concept electric vehicle in 2022 following popular demand. #EVs #Volkswagen.
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Social enterprise develops game for learning sign language

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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callaghan innovation
The game has passed the prototype stage, and SeeCom are currently doing research to produce the full game version.
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Cisco honours top ANZ partners at Cisco Live

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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partner programmes
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cisco
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partner awards
Data#3 was the big winner on the night, receiving two separate gongs for Cisco's partner of the year (for Software and for Services).
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Spark's robot wins big in Sydney

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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robots
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it automation
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rpa
Spark's innovative bot wins Best Robotic Process Automation Bot award in Sydney, revolutionising fibre order processing and reducing error rates.
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Cohesity nabs CX award with its automated approach

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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crm
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converged infrastructure
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cx
ANZ MD says the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for Achieving Customer Excellence validates Cohesity's investment in pre-emptive customer support.
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Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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martech
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New Zealand conversational AI startup Ambit secures the Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant, enabling acceleration of its cutting-edge research.
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Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops 'dark web medals' table

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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dark web
RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.
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The University of Auckland gets its own AR expert

Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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edutech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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auckland university
The University of Auckland welcomes leading AR expert Professor Mark Billinghurst, boosting their AR capabilities at the Bioengineering Institute.
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Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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malware
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application security
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devsecops
​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.
Soul machines

Kiwi AI company's digital human being tested at UK bank

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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martech
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ai
While NatWest will only deploy Soul Machines' technology if it successfully completes a pilot, it could be used to help free up time human advisors.
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Nominations open for Akl Uni's Maori Business Leaders Awards

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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auckland university
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maori in tech
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awards
This is an opportunity to recognise the massive contributions made by Māori business leaders – both individuals and organisations.
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New premises for ioFABRIC as it pumps up APAC presence

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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iofabric
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apac expansion
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objective-defined storage
ioFABRIC is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific with a new office in North Sydney and two new leadership appointments.
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Intel amplifies Bug Bounty rewards to attract more security researchers

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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intel
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spectre
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security vulnerabilities
Intel has boosted its Bug Bounty rewards to attract more researchers, with up to USD $250,000 available for side channel vulnerabilities in its products.
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Data fabric company making waves with global awards

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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storage
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data fabric
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iofabric
Five-year-old storage company ioFABRIC has been awarded two Tech Trailblazers Awards for their data fabric offerings and CTO.
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Ground-breaking Maori accelerator Kokiri begins in Hamilton

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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supply chain
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accelerator
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stem
Kōkiri recognises that Māori have strong links to place, which may have been a barrier to participation in mainstream accelerators.
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Kiwi AI company brings 'grab and go' checkout-less shopping to Auckland

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs to trial Amazon Go-like artificial intelligence shopping solution to enhance customer experiences.
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Massey Uni and NZVRARA team up to support VR development

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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partner programmes
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ar, vr & metaverse
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massey university
The New Zealand VR/AR Association and Massey University School of Design have partnered to support the growing VR/AR sector.
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Schneider Electric announces the winners of the APC Partner Awards

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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partner programmes
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power / energy
The awards are designed to celebrate the individuals and partners who have contributed to the success of APC by Schneider Electric.
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Kiwi digital agency secures German web award for second year running

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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martech
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marketing
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resn
Wellington-based digital agency Resn has been crowned 'Agency of the Year' at the 2018 Awwwards Conference in Berlin, marking its second consecutive win.