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Most companies survive GFC without cutting IT staff
IDC survey finds that to survive the global financial crisis, firms have trimmed admin, operations and ICT budgets rather than making IT staff redundant… read more...
IMS Payroll launches online module
Major local payroll software provider adds web-based data entry and processing capabilities… read more...
Cortell shines at IBM Business Partner Awards
BI specialist picks up the Supreme Business Partner of the Year award for its deployment of a Cognos TM1 solution for burger chain Wendy’s… read more...
Is Facebook worth it for business?
Facebook hasn’t had much success with its advertising efforts so far, now it’s hoping that brand-oriented company Facebook pages will prove a winner… read more...
Warning to BlackBerry Users: Beware the PhoneSnoop
Could your competitors be listening in on your business calls? A simple BlackBerry app makes corporate espionage easy – at least in theory… read more...
IT Spending Survives the Global Recession
Survey finds CFOs are demanding efficiency gains and cost savings from IT initiatives, and modifying existing systems is often the preferred option… read more...
Humes signs Infor to support plant growth
As it builds a new state-of-the-art plant, New Zealand’s largest pipeline systems supplier is focused on improving planning processes and reducing stock levels… read more...
Virtual Computer expands into Australia
Virtualisation vendor partners with resellers to grow its presence in the Asia-Pacific region… read more...
Leighton Contractors extends managed print services contract with HP
Construction company says partnership with HP has already reduced costs and improved staff productivity… read more...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q4 2009
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting New Zealand’s enterprise ICT market, compiled by iStart News Editor Simon Hendery… read more...
NextWindow selects Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management
Local optical touch screen exporter is the first company in New Zealand to deploy Oracle’s PLM solution… read more...
Pingar debuts kiwi-made enterprise search solution
Local software developer says while half of all searches don’t find the correct answer, it has the solution… read more...
Local Microsoft partner takes the stage at international SharePoint conference
Intergen’s Chris Auld shares his company’s experience with a global audience ahead of next month’s beta release of SharePoint 2010… read more...
Kiwi SaaS vendor launches new on-demand CRM tool
ActionStep says its new product – called CRM+ – can help businesses boost sales in a tough market… read more...
Author-it and Lionbridge launch multilingual content delivery solution
Partnership focused on unified global content lifecycle solution for managing content in multiple languages and formats… read more...
Stuart Alexander deploys Lawson M3 7.1
Distributor goes live with the latest version of the Lawson ERP application, including Lawson Smart Office… read more...
Melbourne Airport develops 20-year ICT infrastructure plan
Far-reaching strategy focused on identifying how to consolidate ICT services across tenants and airlines in order to reduce the cost of operating at the airport… read more...
Two-thirds of businesses planning Windows 7 deployment within a year
Australian survey finds waiting for Service Pack 1 is a thing of the past but uncertainty remains regarding deployment strategy… read more...
Rio Tinto picks Open Text Web Solutions
Mining giant needed a centrally-managed hub solution to deliver brand consistency across its portfolio of more than 80 websites… read more...
Queensland Government departments select Sword Ciboodle
Product’s ability to deliver high quality customer service over multiple channels cited as a key factor in decision… read more...