United States (US) stories - Page 149
Russell Jones: Banking on technology
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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fintech
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banking
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asb bank
ASB's Russell Jones mixes tech and human touch to shape future banking, focusing on customer-centric innovation beyond just the bits and bytes.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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jobs
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douglas pharmaceuticals
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patents
Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.
Barracuda's 'dirty little secret'
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
On the security side, Hughes says it's a 'tough' job for the channel with cloud changing the security landscape.
While you were sleeping: Optimism for Greek debt deal
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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exxon mobil
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economy
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industrial
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced amid speculation Greece and its international lenders will reach a deal soon that would safeguard t.
Trend Micro looks to channel partners to drive growth in Kiwi market
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
Ferguson of Trend Micro champions partnerships to enhance NZ cyber security stature, amidst the rising demand for advanced threat protection.
Megaport platform now available in Auckland data centre
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Megaport's network fabric now empowers Auckland's 6 Orbit Drive tenants, enhancing their cloud and data services reach.
Trend Micro urges partner action
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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storage
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trend micro
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flash storage
Trend Micro is urging resellers to take a proactive role in advising customers of a zero-day vulnerability under attack affecting Adobe Flash Player.
NZ Government taps into international education market
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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edutech
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government
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education, learning & training
The New Zealand Government is set to invest nearly NZD $450,000 in 12 new international education growth initiatives, focusing on the US and Asian markets.
Xero targets overseas market with US-based Douglas Jeffries named as CFO
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero gears up for global expansion, appointing Douglas Jeffries, seasoned US financial expert, as its new CFO.
TPP talks could be wrapped up in first-half of 2015, Key says
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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trans-pacific partnership
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partners
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tariffs
Prime Minister John Key says the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations could be wrapped up in the next six months and put in front of the various.
Was Facebook hacked last night?
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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gaming
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ddos
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digital entertainment
Facebook and Instagram went down for an hour, sending hipsters, humble braggers and creeps into a panic. #socialmediameltdown2015.
Kiwi-based Theta enters reseller alliance as it establishes partner ecosystem
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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software development
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microsoft
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six degrees
New Zealand's Theta has formed a reseller alliance with Canada's Project X to promote its Six Degrees enterprise planning software in North America.
Facebook to issue AMBER Alerts to help find missing kids
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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facebook
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social media
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partners
Facebook partners with US agency to distribute AMBER Alerts on users' News Feeds, aiming to rapidly locate missing children.
Say goodbye to Urbanspoon
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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zomato
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yelp
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urbanspoon
Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.
Weird and wonderful projects funded by Kickstarter
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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crowdfunding
Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United States for a wide variety of projects, from technological marvels to unusual creations.
Sony vs North Korea - everything you need to know
Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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sony
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cyber attacks
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theatre
The Sony cyber attack, involving Seth Rogen, North Korea, and President Obama, was one of the biggest scandals of last year.
Eric Watson's US dairy venture changes tack with planned iced tea merger
Thu, 8th Jan 2015
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agricultural technology
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nato
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nasdaq
Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.
Wynyard Group chosen to fight crime and terrorism
Wed, 7th Jan 2015
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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wynyard group
Wynyard Group secures $3.2m deal to bolster global fight against crime and terrorism, leveraging its advanced analytics.
Silicon Valley trip encourages Kiwi students to choose ICT
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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edutech
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intergen
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qualifications
This year, 39 Wellington East Girls' pupils were taken on a trip to the United States to see what the ICT sector is like.
MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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stock market
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private equity
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partners
MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.