BSO stories - Page 98
Jack's back...Borderlands: The Hansome Collection
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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borderlands
Borderlands: The Hansome Collection further swells the unnervingly large catalogue of last-gen games that had been remastered for the Xbox One and PS4.
How Facebook helped the ban on cosmetics testing
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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government
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facebook
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social media
Facebook played a crucial role in New Zealand's ban on cosmetics animal testing, SAFE reveals, highlighting the power of social media in advocacy.
NZ dollar slips as traders look ahead to dairy auction, US payrolls data
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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hcm
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payroll systems
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new zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of key US manufacturing and employment reports, and before a dairy auction where buyers will have to absorb increase.
Android App Review: Little Alchemy
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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reviews
For such a simple premise Little Alchemy is a delightful, absorbing game, and one that I would happily recommend for kids or adults.
Failed Feltex case costs litigation funders $3.1M in costs, before disbursements
Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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lawsuit
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first nz capital
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forsyth barr
Former directors of Feltex Carpets and promoters of its 2004 initial public offering have been awarded a scaled-up $3.
Samsung gets tough with new tablet
Wed, 25th Mar 2015
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samsung
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sap
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geoop
Samsung enters New Zealand tablet market with launch of the Galaxy Tab Active, designed for tough environments.
Check Point ups anti-malware campaign with threat extraction service for documents
Tue, 24th Mar 2015
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malware
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firewalls
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network security
Check Point launches a revolutionary threat extraction service to cleanse documents of all malware, promising real-time network defence.
Forging the strongest possible CIO-CFO partnership
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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cfo
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intel
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partners
CIOs and CFOs must work closely together in order to achieve the best business outcomes, says John Gonzalez, Extreme Networks ANZ country manager.
Windows Server 2003 key opportunity for virtualisation
Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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virtualisation
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migration
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datacentre infrastructure
The imminent end of life of Windows Server 2003 is bringing a new wave of virtualisation – even if many businesses are struggling to part with it.
Adobe claims to revolutionise the document process
Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Adobe has announced the imminent release of Adobe Document Cloud, which consists of a set of integrated services that aims to boost productivity.
How do ed-tech inventors stay ahead of the competition?
Tue, 17th Mar 2015
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edutech
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learning
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education
There are a number of ways in which players in the ed-tech space stay agile and keep creating useful tools, says Jeff Fernandez Grovo CEO and founder.
New Zealand companies need more scale, says Infosys co-founder
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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gamification
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fta
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scale
Nilekani says what struck him about Kiwi companies was they weren't used to dealing with scale because of the country's small population.
Microsoft tells channel: Hurry up!
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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microsoft
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windows server 2003
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microsoft azure
Server 2003 end of service combining with opening of Sydney and Melbourne Office 365 data centres to create ‘perfect storm’ in move to cloud.
Wellington IT skills drought continues
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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software development
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it industry
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absolute it
Absolute IT says IT professionals are in ‘hot demand’ in Wellington and have released a statement encoraging those with IT skills to head to the city.
Tepid inflation surprise raises spectre of lower interest rates
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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rbnz
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property market
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bso
Any further downward surprises in New Zealand's already tepid pace of consumer inflation may warrant an interest rate cut, the Reserve Bank says.
While you were sleeping: Greenback extends rally
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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wall street
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inflation
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stock market
Wall Street seesawed as the US dollar continued its climb amid bets the Federal Reserve is gearing up to lift interest rates as early as June.
Samsung targets under 25s with Galaxy A5 and A3
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, saying the new phones are ultra slim and geared toward younger consumers.
NZX, with legal bill of $4 mln and counting, shows no signs of caving in Clear Grain dispute
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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management
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nzx
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lawsuit
NZX, the stock market operator, shows no signs of backing down in its dispute with the former owners of the Clear Grain Exchange, with a legal bill se.
The increasing need for cloud security solutions
Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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dlp
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
With the threat landscape changing and the propensity for malicious attacks increasing, the role of security vendors and resellers is more important.
VoIP playing a big role in office transformation
Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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voip
Polycom says cloud-based VoIP will have a big involvement with how technologies are changing the way offices and companies operate in New Zealand.