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Cloud services are transforming disaster recovery. To build a robust back-up plan, consider network bandwidth and seeding backups, plus offsite storage.

New Zealand's Ace Training and Need A Nerd have partnered to offer comprehensive tech solutions, combining expert support with tailored training for SMEs.

Telcoinabox invests USD $2 million to centralise its support operations in Sydney, aiming for a 25% increase in service providers and greater efficiency.

Telecom has settled with the Commerce Commission for USD $1.6 million after complaints from Vodafone and Orcon about anti-competitive behaviour.

Businesses often overlook the strategic value of IT, seeing it as an expense rather than a driver of reliability, capability, and capacity.

AOL is reportedly finalising a deal to sell social network Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners, two years after buying it for USD $850 million.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau of New Zealand (IABNZ) has said that online advertising spend has seen healthy growth in Q1, 2010.

A new program has been established to reward partner investment in Symantec solutions and services that will come into play at the end of the year.

Google reports revenue increase of 23% for first quarter, reaffirms commitment to innovation and heavy investment.

AOL is looking to sell or shut down the online social site Bebo, just two years after buying it for US$850 million.

Ovum predicts the ANZ software market will grow nearly 5% in 2010, reaching USD $5.6 billion by 2013, but pre-recession levels won't return until at least 2012.

Prime Minister John Key is promising that physical work will<br />have begun on the Government’s Ultra Fast Broadband plan by the end of the<br />year.

PM John Key lauds Mako Networks' groundbreaking PCI DSS solution, highlighting New Zealand’s need to innovate and invest GBP £1.5b in high-speed networks.

Acronis to offer free deduplication solution with new purchases of its backup software, aiming to help businesses cut storage costs.

Dell appoints Simms International as its New Zealand distributor for SMB products, enhancing its local presence and aligning with its global expansion strategy.

According to the latest Ovum report, the ANZ IT services market will show a modest recovery with growth above 4.

TelstraClear rules out direct investment in the government's USD $1.5 billion Ultra Fast Broadband network but sees partnership opportunities.

It began 14 years ago with 17 shareholders putting up $5,000 each, but now CityLink has been completely gobbled up by the publically listed company TeamTalk.

China will soon dominate fibre to the home deployments (FTTH) and become the global leader in the next two years, according to the FTTH Council Asia Pacific.

The UK government has received strong interest from private players for its Ultra Fast Broadband network, including international players.