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How business process management software is changing

Gartner predicts worldwide spending on business process management (BPM) software will grow 4.4% to reach $2.7 billion in 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

Internet of Things

Fujitsu capitalises on IoT proliferation with ANZ platform

Fujitsu is making a local play for the IoT market, establishing end-to-end capability in ANZ for its iMotion Edgeware management platform.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015

Wireless Networks

Tomizone, AU$5 million the richer, executes growth plan

Kiwi Wi-Fi company Tomizone is gearing up for a major assualt on international markets after securing AU$5 million in public capital funding.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015

Cloud Services

Cloud marketplace, new offerings to fuel Dicker Data growth

Coming off a bumper financial year, Dicker Data looks to the launch of its cloud marketplace and an expansion in offerings to fuel further growth.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015

Partner Programmes

Empired signs $20 million Rio Tinto deal

Empired has won a $20 million contract with Rio Tinto to provide application managed services across more than 170 applications.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015

Firewalls

Fortinet snaps up Meru; launches BYOD service

Fortinet is the latest company in acquisition mode, announcing it will acquire Wi-Fi networking company Meru Networks, in a US$44 million deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

EMC acquires Virtustream for a cool $1.2 billion

The acquisition represents a 'transformational element' of EMC's strategy to help customers move all applications to cloud-based IT environments.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015

Unified Communications

2degrees posts reduced loss of $33.6 mln, will launch UFB bundled offer soon

Two Degrees is still burning cash but has once again reduced its financial losses, recording a $33.6 million net loss for calendar 2014.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 26th May 2015

Software Development

Serko's annual loss widens, targets profitability in 2017

Auckland-based travel firm Serko reports annual loss of $6.4m, but expects to be profitable in H1 2017. Revenue up 55% to $10.4m.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 25th May 2015

Fintech

HP revenue down across the board

HP has announced its 2015 second quarter financial results, revealing revenue was down in all segments of the business.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 25th May 2015

Storage

Seagate targets Qnap in NZ with SMB focused NAS offering

Seagate targets New Zealand's SMB market with a NAS offering, partnering with local tech distributor Connector Systems, challenging Qnap and Synology.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 21st May 2015

Customer Experience

Ex Vodafone exec shifts to Plan B

Plan B has appointed former Vodafone enterprise director Grant Hopkins as its chief commercial officer, which will focus on customer experience.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 21st May 2015

Customer Relationship Management

Asia Pacific region leader of the pack as CRM market grows

The worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software market has gained momentum, with the Asia/Pacific region experiencing the fastest growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015