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Security Information and Event Management

A quick guide to machine learning in cybersecurity

Beyond the numbers and the terminology, there is a simple question: What does machine learning do for cybersecurity, anyway?.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Aug 2018

Internet of Things

Australian EPA partners with Dell Boomi for IoT-driven sustainability

EPA Victoria picks Dell Boomi for IT overhaul, enhancing data integration to bolster environmental regulation.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jul 2018

Internet of Things

Ingram Micro embraces IIoT by signing with FreeWave

Ingram Micro, New Zealand's largest tech distributor, has signed with FreeWave to boost its Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market presence.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Jul 2018

Clean technologies

Canon Oceania offering $30k for 12th environmental grants programme

Schools and not-for-profits encouraged to apply for up to $30,000 in cash and products to further their environmental causes.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018

Unified Communications

Ingram NZ poised to grab share of industrial IoT

Ingram Micro NZ taps industrial IoT market with FreeWave deal, enhancing secure data collection and optimising remote industrial operations.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 15th May 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Environment stories

Lightning Lab

Lightning Lab Govtech Accelerator kicks off in Wellington

The Lightning Lab Govtech Accelerator Bootcamp is officially in motion as teams converge on Wellington to put their ideas to the test.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018

Sustainability

Melbourne plan to remove cars from the city

Space, safety and pollution concerns are driving a rethink in central Melbourne, where streets may be narrowed and parking repurposed.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018

Power / Energy

KiwiRail joins Climate Leaders Coalition

The rail operator plans to measure and report emissions, while shifting more freight off roads could cut New Zealand's annual output by 518,000 tonnes.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd Jul 2018

Supply Chain

Cut confusion around environmentally-friendly plastics, experts urge

Consumers are being misled by confusing plastic labels, as experts call for clearer standards and tougher government oversight.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018

Power / Energy

Greasing the wheels of lubricant container recycling

About 7 million lubricant and grease containers still go to landfill each year in New Zealand, prompting a voluntary recycling scheme.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

Power / Energy

Driving towards a low-emissions economy

Lower-emission cars could become more affordable in New Zealand if ministers adopt incentives, fuel pricing reforms and tougher scrappage rules.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Sun, 8th Jul 2018

Power / Energy

Zero Carbon Bill consultation welcomed but leadership needed, academics urge

A lack of concrete policy could leave New Zealand’s 2050 climate goals out of reach, academics warn as consultation opens on the Zero Carbon Bill.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Risk & Compliance

Climate change report a step in the right direction

Councils say delayed decisions on adaptation funding and relocation could leave communities exposed to climate risks across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018

Sustainability

Caution urged over biodegradable bags

Environmental experts say current tests cannot show whether biodegradable carrier bags will safely break down in rivers, lakes or seas.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018

Smart Cities

Could plants replace street lights?

Lower electricity use could come from treated trees and houseplants that glow softly, as MIT researchers test plant-based lighting.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 10th Jun 2018

Smart Cities

ENVAC to Install Major Underground Waste & Recycling Collection System in Seoul

Residents in Seoul’s Seocho Gu district will get automated waste collection from 2022 as ENVAC installs a new underground system.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018

Sustainability

Water quality framework needs improvement says LGNZ

Councils may struggle to meet tougher freshwater and drinking-water standards without clearer funding, LGNZ warns in a new review.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018

Power / Energy

Ākina foundation launches new social enterprise development programme

The Ākina Foundation partners with the Department of Internal Affairs to launch a three-year programme aimed at boosting New Zealand's social enterprise sector.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 29th May 2018