Competition stories

Meta's Quest headsets come up against the Apple Vision Pro
Fri, 16th Jun 2023
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apple
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competition
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meta
According to a recent Storyblok survey, Meta's Quest headsets remain strong competition for the Apple Vision Pro.

M-Files receives highest possible scores in The Forrester Wave: Content Platforms
Tue, 28th Mar 2023
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management
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competition
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forrester research
The technology platform received the highest scores possible in both metadata and commercial model categories in the 26-criteria evaluation of 13 selected content platform providers.

ADAPT releases top emerging tech and value priorities for 2023
Tue, 21st Mar 2023
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cx
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competition
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technology trends
"In order to stay competitive, companies should be assessing deployments with the help of the right value-mapping frameworks."

Responding rapidly to evolving challenges out in the field
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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digital transformation
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app development
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competition
With so much change happening across the business landscape, it is no surprise that companies have pivoted their operations in order to stay operational and competitive.

Commpete hails ACCC’s decision to block Telstra and TPG deal
Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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telstra
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mobile networking
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competition
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recently vetoed Telstra and TPG's deal to share a network in Australia’s regional and rural areas.

The most common online scams in Australia
Mon, 23rd May 2022
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vpn
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cybersecurity
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wireless networks
No one is safe from online scammers, and many of these scammers have capitalised on the pandemic, using this confusing time to attack more people than ever.

90% of Australian companies fear competitive displacement
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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innovation
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competition
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microservices
Kong's new report highlights a modern tech stack's vital role in enabling business innovation and world-class digital experiences.

Top data center ecosystems revealed in latest Cloudscene report
Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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cloud services
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business
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competition
The top data center ecosystems have been revealed in the latest H2 2021 Data Center Ecosystem Leaderboard by Cloudscene.

ComCom has issues with the 2degrees, Vocus merger
Tue, 1st Feb 2022
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orcon
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competition
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mergers and acquisitions
The Commerce Commission is calling for public submissions on the likely competitive effects of the proposed merger between 2degrees and Vocus.

Dicker Data partners with Ocean Impact Organisation to transform our oceans
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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sustainable it
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innovation
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dicker data
The partnership will see Dicker Data sponsor the inaugural ‘Ocean Monitoring Spotlight Award’ in The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 with a $10,000 cash prize that includes major exposure through OIO and their networks.

Win a Mearth S Pro electric scooter courtesy of StorageCraft, an Arcserve company
Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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competition
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arcserve
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storagecraft
Do you know your IT acronyms? Or maybe you’re a whiz on malware? Keen on crosswords? Read on...

The Worthy Web Hackathon - 1,200 developers, 83 countries, and $40,000 in prizes
Mon, 12th Jul 2021
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app development
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apm
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low-code
Technology company Progress has announced the winners of its six-week global hackathon, The Worthy Web.

Lenovo picks budding Kiwi game developer as ‘Legion Epprentice’
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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lenovo
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competition
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game developers
Lenovo has announced the winner of its Lenovo Legion Epprenticeship, an initiative created to encourage budding developers wanting a career in gaming.

Esports viewing breaks records as 'stay at home economy' booms
Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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gaming
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technology gifts
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competition
Arena-packed esports tournaments are no longer a sustainable or safe practice in the wake of the pandemic, so e-sports competitions have adapted to suit the booming ‘stay at home economy’.

Executives failing to lead and maintain competitive edge
Wed, 29th Jan 2020
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competition
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leadership
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cognizant
Only 12% of respondents strongly agree their own business leaders have the right mindsets to lead them forward, and only 9% agree that their organisation has the skills at the top to thrive in the digital economy.

ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards kicks off with Malaysia round
Tue, 15th Oct 2019
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innovation
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startup
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competition
Running in its fifth year, the Rice Bowl Startup Awards aim to connect and empower the ASEAN Economic Community to power up their local economies with startups and scaleups.

Kiwi photographer wins Sony's 10K grand prize
Wed, 2nd Oct 2019
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creative technologies
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sony
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digital
“An iceberg drifts in the Southern Ocean somewhere near the polar circle. This was the first iceberg I had ever seen, and I was for a moment stunned by the majesty of this natural phenomenon. After taking a few photos I put my camera down and tears filled my eyes.”

Deloitte and AWS build advanced portal for Tech Girls Movement Foundation
Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Deloitte and Amazon Web Services have built and hosted a competition portal for the Tech Girls Movement Foundation (TGMF) to encourage more girls in Australia and New Zealand to get into STEM.

Robotics fans take to the battleground for RoboMaster finals
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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drones
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robotics
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competition
More than 10,000 young engineers and robotics fans participated in the annual Robomaster robotics competition in Bao’an Stadium in Shenzhen, China.

Cybersecurity market increasingly competitive as public cloud segment grows
Thu, 4th Jul 2019
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cybersecurity
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public cloud
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competition
Cybersecurity solutions for public cloud and ‘as a service’ offerings are continuing to grow, however traditional hardware and software deployments still dominate the market.

WeRobotics launches global drone data challenge
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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sustainable it
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drones
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competition
The winner will receive $235,000 for using drones and data in unique ways to address local challenges and big topics such as humanitarian aid.

Kiwi girls take on robotics world… and WIN
Thu, 16th May 2019
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robotics
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competition
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tech girls
Tara Stevens (14) and Riley Pollard (11), from New Plymouth and Okato and the Nakibots team, beat 80 other teams from across the world.

Competition: Help Kiwi kids celebrate the good side of the internet
Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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trend micro
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competition
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online safety
Trend Micro’s What’s Your Story? Is a fun poster competition for kids aged between 5-12 years. They can design a poster that reflects the good side of the internet in whatever creative ways they come up with.

Why Kiwi kids think the internet is important
Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
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competition
The competition is an initiative by Trend Micro to reframe some of the negative connotations around internet safety.