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“Fogettaboutit” Google - Courts will make tech policy

Fri, 16th May 2014
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European Court declares 'right to be forgotten,' forcing Google and others to allow data erasure requests, challenging the speed of tech laws.
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Do female CIOs raise IT budgets higher than males?

Thu, 15th May 2014
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In 2014, female CIOs expect to increase their IT budgets 2.5 percent, whereas male CIOs report an average increase of 0.2 percent.
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Adobe comes out top of the vendor web analytics shop…

Thu, 15th May 2014
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Adobe named leader in web analytics, achieving top scores in 66 out of 75 criteria in independent Forrester report.
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The Public Cloud: Don't rain on the enterprise parade

Wed, 14th May 2014
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Amid benefits like low cost and scalability, the public cloud's data privacy concerns cast a shadow on enterprise adoption.
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NZ CRM revenue increase lags global figures

Fri, 9th May 2014
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New Zealand CRM software spend lags behind global growth, reaching $79m in 2013 compared to $20.4bn worldwide, according to Gartner.
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Apple and the inevitability of disruption…

Wed, 7th May 2014
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Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.
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Brocade - Trimming the fat in the cloud

Wed, 7th May 2014
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New figures demonstrate that CIOs will use the cloud to drive growth and innovation throughout their organisations.
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Gartner: Facebook ups its bet on mobile...

Mon, 5th May 2014
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You can say this about Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg: once they got the memo about mobile, internalised it and then made it an operational imperative.
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Industry feels the heat as tablet market misses a beat

Mon, 5th May 2014
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Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.
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Vendors proved wrong as Business Intelligence market slows

Fri, 2nd May 2014
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Spending on Business Intelligence and analytics software in New Zealand reached $75.3m in 2013, a 7.5% increase from the previous year.
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Remaking the mobile market...

Mon, 28th Apr 2014
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Microsoft is hoping its recent acquisition of Nokia will help it gain a larger share of the smartphone market.
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Eight in a row as PC market decline grows

Mon, 28th Apr 2014
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PC market in Asia/Pacific (excl. Japan) contracts for 8th quarter in a row, hitting 23.8 million units in 2014 Q1 amidst political and economic shifts.
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Palo Alto Networks gains Gartner recognition for Enterprise Network Firewalls

Wed, 23rd Apr 2014
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Palo Alto Networks has been recognised by Gartner as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Firewalls for the third year running.
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Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market to reach $2.5 billion by 2018

Thu, 17th Apr 2014
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Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market set to reach $2.5bn by 2018, driven by increased adoption in midmarket and distributed enterprise.
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EMC: World's data doubling every two years...

Tue, 15th Apr 2014
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The digital universe is set to multiply 10-fold between 2013 and 2020, resulting in a staggering 44 trillion gigabytes of data.
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Windows XP EOS offers flagging PC market timely boost

Fri, 11th Apr 2014
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Global PC shipments in Q1 2014 decline by 1.7%, but eased compared to the past seven quarters, reports Gartner.
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Still running Windows XP? Top 10 ways to stay secure in Enterprise...

Thu, 10th Apr 2014
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According to Gartner, one-third of enterprises still have more than 10% of their systems running on Windows XP.
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Gartner: Server virtualisation on the rise...

Wed, 9th Apr 2014
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During the last decade, x86 server virtualisation has risen to become a dominant feature of the enterprise data centre.
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Trend Micro retains midas touch in Endpoint Protection Magic Quadrant

Mon, 7th Apr 2014
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Trend Micro secures its position in Gartner's Leaders quadrant for Endpoint Protection, affirming its excellence in malware protection.
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Gartner asks... Are you prepared for Windows XP EOS?

Mon, 7th Apr 2014
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As Windows XP heads towards its end of service, Gartner warns 25% of enterprise systems risk exposure, urging urgent migration plans.