Connectivity stories - Page 24

Sony Ericsson's Xperia smartphones receive 2.1 Android upgrade, bringing enhanced home screens, improved auto-focus, better Bluetooth, and social integration.

Vector has completed a 150km fibre loop as part of Transpower’s national grid upgrade, enhancing electricity flow monitoring and control between substations.

Virgin America adopts Google Apps across its workforce, cutting email system costs by half and saving over 18 terabytes of storage as it moves to the cloud.

Pacnet partners with Pacific Fibre to fund a NZD $548 million trans-Pacific cable aimed at enhancing connectivity between Australia, New Zealand, and the US.

The growth of software as a service means companies have an increasing need to integrate data and business processes, says IBM.

Simon Molloy, Manager Market Development at HP, believes that mobility and connectivity are the two big trends that CIOs should sit up and take notice of.

Google aims to revolutionise internet speeds in the US with a trial offering up to 1Gbps broadband to 500,000 homes, vastly surpassing current averages.

Vodafone’s new portable wi-fi device allows up to five users to share a 3G broadband connection but won’t support speeds from its HSPA+ upgrade.

ASB Bank saves thousands monthly with Fluke Networks’ NetFlow Tracker, revealing granular traffic flows and optimising bandwidth for 140 branches.

Mainfreight CIO Kevin Drinkwater on the juggling act of a CIO: balancing swift solution delivery, keeping costs down, and navigating the cloud revolution.

TelstraClear’s multi-million dollar contract to manage the bulk of the government’s advanced education network is being split into three and put up for tender.

[UPDATED]There are no discernable business productivity gains in switching from slow to fast broadband, according to groundbreaking new research.

Tourism New Zealand's Giant Rugby Ball, powered by AT&T's data services, heads to Tokyo for the All Blacks’ clash with Australia on 31 October.

Is society becoming too connected? IT optimisation and business tools that are helping streamline operations and productivity.

New Zealand businesses must embrace new technologies in order to thrive during the current economic downturn, according to Orcon’s Head of Sales and Marketing.