About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 441
New rugged tablet now on Kiwi shelves
Mon, 4th May 2015
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samsung
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samsung galaxy tab
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partners
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab Active, which is more suited to Kiwi enterprise and which is capable of working in tough outdoor environments.
Careers NZ acquires new motivational website to help young Kiwis
Mon, 4th May 2015
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oompher
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careers new zealand
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partners
Careers NZ boosts support for youth by acquiring OOMPHER, featuring interviews with high-flying Kiwis for inspiration.
Hyperconverged systems revenues to pass $800m in 2015
Mon, 4th May 2015
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converged infrastructure
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hci
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analyst report
IDC says market awareness reached new heights due to a flurry of product announcements, new market entrants, and venture capital funding.
Over 95% of schools signed up to Government's Managed Network
Mon, 4th May 2015
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edutech
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government
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managed network
The government is investing more than $200m in this project, so that all state, state-integrated and partnership schools can have uncapped internet.
Amobee builds up its ANZ team
Fri, 1st May 2015
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smartphones
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motorola
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amobee
Walsh is responsible for managing new business opportunities and expanding strategic partnerships in the ANZ territories.
Annual growth in online spending nudges back into double digits
Fri, 1st May 2015
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bnz
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retail
A new report from Bank of New Zealand says total online retail spending in March increased by 11% compared to March 2014.
Age of Adaline.. more like ages of boredom
Fri, 1st May 2015
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reviews
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film review
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technology gifts
Even thinking about the story of Age of Adaline makes my eyelids heavy, my brain switch off and my will to live disappear.
New features and global strategy for Xero
Fri, 1st May 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero previewed a raft of new features designed to make life easier for small businesses at the Xerocon accounting technology conference.
.kiwi domain name celebrates successful first year
Fri, 1st May 2015
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martech
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software development
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domain names
New Zealand businesses have embraced new domain offerings, with over 12,000 .kiwi domain names sold in the past year.
Top 5 issues education decision makers must consider
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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edutech
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wireless networks
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personal computing devices
The five key issues education decision makers must consider as technology places increasingly heavy demands on network infrastructure.
Polycom offers new services to help IT departments
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
Polycom has announced a raft of new services designed to help IT departments drive adoption and protect their unified communications investments.
Disruptive tech a double-edged sword
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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cx
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martech
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productivity
Organisations are turning to disruptive technologies to gain a competitive edge, says business IT solutions provider UXC.
Price hikes for PCs?
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
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analyst report
Gartner expects prices of PCs to rise by up to 10% in 2015, and through 2016, 3% of PC consumers will buy down the price curve.
Are smartphones a vital education tool?
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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smartphones
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edutech
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technology gifts
Smartphones in classrooms? New study by University of Canterbury reveals their growing role in enhancing engineering education.
New eCommerce platform a 'game changer' for Kiwi retailers
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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uc
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martech
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commerce systems
APAC eCommerce payments provider eWAY has launched its service in NZ, allowing Kiwi retailers to set up online payments 'without needing to talk to their bank'.
New Acer portal links Aus resellers directly to SMB market
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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resellers
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acer
Acer has announced a new portal designed specifically for Australia’s small and medium businesses and the channel partners who support them.
Neighbourly teams up with another corporate
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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neighbourly
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bp
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ami
BP joins AMI and The Warehouse in Neighbourly’s family of corporate partnerships which helps the site with day-to-day running and ongoing development.
Is Netflix and co slowing down your internet?
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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uc
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digital entertainment
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netflix
Is TV streaming impacting ISP performance? Large dips in speed evident during peak viewing hours, according to TrueNet.
Microsoft backs VMob's America plans
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Microsoft will contribute additional funding and resources to enhance VMob’s sales, marketing and product development programme.
Apple earnings soar
Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple has set new second quarter records posting quarterly revenue of $58 billion and quarterly net profit of 13.6 billion.