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Xero celebrates journey to success as subscribers swell to one million

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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Cloud accounting pioneer Xero hits a record one million subscribers, marking a huge leap in the digitally connected business realm.
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BNZ opens co-working space in Christchurch – and it's free!

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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The space is bolstered by the fact there is Wi-Fi, printing and perhaps best of all, free coffee. All you need to do is bring your laptop.
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How low-code platforms enable digital transformation in ANZ banks

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Technology savvy customers across ANZ are demanding for technologies such as mobile commerce and the use of smartphones for banking transactions.
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Frost & Sullivan: MSPs can't afford to ignore the SD-WAN opportunity

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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network infrastructure
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Silver Peak recently shared some very interesting findings for MSPs from a Frost & Sullivan study - essentially, ignore SD-WAN at your own peril.
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Nokia's latest Threat Intelligence Report: Smartphone malware skyrockets 400%

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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Malware infections on smartphones rose nearly 400% in 2016, according to the latest Threat Intelligence Report from Nokia.
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LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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3d printing
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analyst report
LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.
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Credit scores for kids on education app Banqer

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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education, learning & training
Banqer's new credit score module educates pupils on financial history's impact, prepping them for future fiscal prudence.
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Sick of machines swallowing your cards? ANZ introduces PayWave to its ATMs

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
PayWave is now available on all ANZ ATMs starting from today, eliminating the risk of machines getting too hungry and swallowing your cards.
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Opmetrix announced as an MYOB independent software vendor

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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Opmetrix has become a MYOB independent software vendor (ISV) for MYOB Advanced, aiming to cater to the growing mobile business market.
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FireEye uncovers the top APAC verticals most likely to be hit by cyber attacks

Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
Targeted threats, spear phishing, email fraud and phishing are some of the top risk trends in FireEye's latest risk report.
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​Kiwi payroll company turns to crowdfunding ahead of IRD changes

Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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Dunedin and Wellington-based social enterprise Thankyou Payroll is launching an equity crowdfunding campaign to fund development and prepare for IRD changes.
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Employees who use public wifi are playing a game of risk, says CompTIA

Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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cloud services
Employees could be putting your organisation at risk just by the wireless networks they use, says tech industry association CompTIA.
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APAC is now a 'honeypot' for cyber attacks as most targeted region in the world

Thu, 16th Mar 2017
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ransomware
Trend Micro's latest report says that Asia Pacific region was something of a giant honeypot for cyber attacks last year, beating all other regions.
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Hancitor climbs its way to the top of 'world's most wanted' malware families

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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cybersecurity
The Hancitor/Chanitor malware has rapidly climbed to be one of the top five 'world's most wanted' malware families for the first time.
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Ransomware was 2016's hottest ticket as attacks spiked to whopping 752%

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Ransomware has seen a 752% increase in use over 2016, resulting in $1 billion in losses for enterprises worldwide.
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MYOB survey says almost half of SME owners against raising retirement age

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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Almost half of SME owners are against raising the retirement age to 67 and unsurprisingly there's a generation split amongst the results.
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Technology trends to cause seismic upheaval across sectors throughout ANZ

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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banking
We anticipate seismic upheaval across some industries, of which the financial services industry is no exception.
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New ERP sales manager for MYOB

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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financial systems
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erp
Steve Victor has been appointed as the New Zealand sales manager for MYOB's enterprise resource planning products.
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YOU'RE INVITED: 2017 Business Analyst Masterclass & Skills Development Forum

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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digital transformation
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In an age of increasingly rapid technological change, it is becoming more and more evident that Business Analysis is also changing too.
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Fuji Xerox NZ teams up with AP specialist Esker

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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document management
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ecm
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fintech
Fuji Xerox New Zealand partners with Esker to automate manual business processes, improve cash flow performance.