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Businesses increasingly adopt SaaS for streamlined security and operational savings, driving growth in the managed messaging security sector by over 30%.

State-owned valuation and property information company Quotable Value (QV) has signed a seven-figure contract with Revera.

ICT leasing is gaining traction as it allows businesses to stay current with tech, preserve cash flow, and offers tax perks, even amid economic downturns.

Despite a dismal year for IT spending with a 5.2% global decline, Gartner predicts a rebound in 2010 with a 3.3% increase, reaching USD $3.3 trillion.

In order to pass on the benefits of the strength of the New Zealand dollar, Sun Microsystems has dropped its prices.

Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds argues rural service is uneconomic, despite investing USD $200 million annually; Vodafone insists rural customers are crucial.

The government looks to overhaul the broken ICT procurement process, aiming for transparency, efficiency, and wider industry involvement amidst rising costs.

Revera outlines strategies for optimising data centre efficiency, stressing the importance of robust virtualisation, redundancy, and cost-effective innovation.

Sun Microsystems has launched its open storage offering, promising breakthrough economics and reducing costs by up to 90%.

As firms push for greener IT solutions, virtualisation is set to cut energy use in data centres, but careful management is crucial to maintain service levels.

IBM enhances its business partnership program to lead the midmarket, become the partner of choice, and be the top provider of integrated solutions in 2009.

Intel celebrates its 40th anniversary with insights from 20-year veteran Graham Tucker, reflecting on the tech revolution and future trends in computing.

PlateSpin has released PlateSpin Forge, an all-in-one disaster recovery appliance for physical and virtual server workloads, now shipping in Asia Pacific.

Hot new technology business, Ponoko, launched itself onto the worldwide stage in September at the TechCrunch40 conference in San Francisco.

As security becomes commoditised, New Zealand CIOs focus less on it, yet its strategic importance in IT spending and MSS rises, says IDC analyst Jenna Griffin.

EMC's Craig Stoddart lauds the company's shift from hardware to holistic information management, underpinned by the innovative Velocity partner program.

The ANZ SNIA chapter, with board members from major tech firms, aims to drive IT community change, pushing for broader membership to add local value.

Comworth Systems showcases Oki’s fastest, high-quality printers to resellers, with discounted demo units and a Formula One Renault partnership at events.

New Zealand’s schools are embracing ICT to enhance learning and administration, supported by up to NZD $70 million in annual funding from the government.