CodeBlue opens new Manawatu office
IT services company CodeBlue has expanded into the Manawatu with the opening of a Palmerston North office. The company is in hiring mode, looking to establish a team of around 11 trusted advisors and support staff.
Stories by Randal Jackson
Queensland Rail selects Wynyard Group for risk management
Queensland Rail has chosen Wynyard Group to help manage its governance, risk and compliance (GRC) program.
Xero responds to customer concerns about US access to data in cloud
Xero chief executive Rod Drury says he has fielded “a few questions” from customers about the ability of US government agencies such as the NSA to access data stored in the cloud but there have been “no deletions”.
NZ segment of Cloud Security Alliance calls for transparency, security
The New Zealand chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance is calling for transparency of security practices within cloud providers.
Enprise Group invests in cloud
Enprise Group has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Melbourne-based cloud software company AccountAbility Access Pty Ltd for A$200,000.
Aruba to roll out wireless network for Dept of Internal Affairs
Aruba Networks has added the Department of Internal Affairs to its growing list of government agency clients.
IDC supports government's telecommunications review
Research firm IDC says the government has done a good job of balancing everyone’s interests in its telecommunications review discussion document.
New Gen-i data centre unique in design
Gen-i’s new data centre in Christchurch, which was officially opened this week, uses design factors that are unique among data centres in New Zealand, says designer Ian Falconer.
Inland Revenue selects Datacom to supply IaaS
Datacom has been chosen as the preferred vendor to supply infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to Inland Revenue.
Dealing with data sovereignty issues and the Cloud: SMX CTO
The issue of data sovereignty is starting to drive business decision making with regard to data held in the cloud, according to New Zealand email security and hosting company SMX.
NZ Post to select network services provider by September
New Zealand Post expects to have short-listed respondents to its network-as-a-service tender by August 22, and to make a final decision and begin contractual negotiations by September 23.
Deadline for SMD commissioning extended
The deadline to complete Secure Message Delivery (SMD) commissioning has been extended from 1 August to 31 October.
Red Hat looks at New Zealand for further open source growth
Red Hat has become the first open source company to exceed $US1 billion in annual revenue.
Study: Enterprises have the will, lack the funds to go green
A study into "Green IT" within Australian and New Zealand organizations reveals that a majority have a strong mandate from the executive to reduce the environmental impact of IT but not that many are offering a budget for IT to achieve this.
Vodafone NZ in alleged billing project blow-out
Vodafone will make little comment about a massive trans-Tasman infrastructure project which industry sources say is running late, with a potential large cost over-run.