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 444
Should the IRD scrap tax estimations?
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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government
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tax
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ird
Inland Revenue is seeking feedback from business owners on whether to scrap provisional tax estimations in favour of real-time tax calculation.
Update: Vodafone network back in business
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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uc
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customers
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3g
The cause of this morning’s mobile issue was a core network router problem in Christchurch, which led to mobile voice and TXT services problems.
Crowdfunding a success as Pledgeme sees $5 million pledged
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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crowdfunding
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pledgeme
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funding
Kiwi crowdfunding triumph: PledgeMe celebrates $5m milestone with recent SellShed and Pineapple Heads campaigns.
Vodafone network down and out
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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uc
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customers
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3g
Customers nationwide using the 2G, 3G and 4G network may be having difficulty making and receiving calls, TXTs and using data.
Are private clouds becoming obsolete?
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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private cloud
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public cloud
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iaas
Gartner analyst challenges the 'obsolescence' of private clouds amidst rising public cloud adoption, citing security and bespoke needs.
Retailers to go omnichannel with Vend’s eCommerce solution
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain & logistics
Vend's new eCommerce solution enables retailers to set up online stores in minutes, as part of its plan to bring omnichannel to retailers.
Unisys launches new app to provision IT resources on Azure
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Unisys has announced a new application that enables users of the ServiceNow platform to automate provisioning of IT resources on Microsoft Azure.
New schools and more classrooms as government invests $244 million
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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edutech
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uc
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government
The investment is in addition to the $700 million already being invested providing schools with ultra-fast broadband, via the N4L Managed Network.
3D printing market set to explode
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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3d printing
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analyst report
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automotive
3D printing's boom predicted as market surges to £3.8 billion by 2015, with industry analysts forecasting a stellar 44% CAGR through to 2019.
D-Day: InternetNZ chief slams Global Mode legal action
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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global mode
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internetnz
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innovation
Sky, TVNZ, Lightbox and Mediaworks have threatened to sue CallPlus and other NZ ISPs over their use of Global Mode DNS services.
VoLTE market 2015-2020: Responding to the VoIP threat
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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uc
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voip
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contact centre
Data revenues have surpassed voice services, which have also been hindered by low-cost, third party VoIP applications.
Rhipe Cloud Channel Summit 2015: tomorrow’s reseller needs to understand change
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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cloud services
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rhipe
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distributors
The challenges for resellers in the world of CIOs are evolving, particularly in relation to cloud security concerns.
Another ISP bows to Global Mode pressure - Kiwis missing out
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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global mode
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primowireless
Regional broadband provider, PrimoWireless, forced to disable global mode service due to legal threat from media companies.
Cloud-based Purple WiFi sets it sights on ANZ
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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wireless networks
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healthtech
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cloud services
Purple WiFi expands to ANZ with a focus on providing businesses with insightful analytics and a sophisticated marketing platform through social Wi-Fi.
Which NZ retailer is leading the pack on Google?
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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google
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noel leeming
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harvey norman
Digital marketing firm FIRST Digital has released a new industry report showing which retailers are ranking on Google.
KEMP Technologies expands APAC channel footprint with Ricoh
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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printing
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ricoh
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kemp technologies
A core team at Ricoh will be aligned to KEMP and will work closely with the distributor’s existing commercial and SMB sales force throughout APAC.
March a good a month for New Zealand retailers
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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statistics nz
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retail
NZ retailers enjoy a robust March, with a £167m surge in card spending, hitting £4.7bn – a buoyant 3.7% year-on-year increase.
Self assessment tool on the way for Board of Trustrees
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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board of trustees
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new zealand school trustees association
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verne
The NZSTA is developing an online self-assessment tool that allows individual boards of trustees to measure e governance in their schools.
Why you should move your business to Azure cloud
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
Discover the cloud's silver lining. Azure's Australia-based data centres are a boon for NZ firms seeking to cut costs and enhance security.
ANZ in top 3 for most mature IoT market
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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iot
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healthtech
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analyst report
The Internet of Things market is headed for strong growth, with the number of connected units set to increase from 3.1 billion to 8.6 billion by 2020.