Africa stories
Sweden's Bergvik Flooring has signed an Australian reseller and entered discussions with a Hong Kong reseller as the company plots expansion in APAC.
Gartner says worldwide IT spend fizzled in 2015, which saw the largest dollar drop since the company started tracking IT spending.
Sweden's Bergvik, which makes seismic bacing, raised floors and structural ceilings for data centres, is taking on the New Zealand market.
ShoreTel has promoted Ben Swanson to Asia Pacific channel boss, as the UC vendor seeks increased profile and business locally.
Dimension Data positioned as challenger in Gartner's 2015 Magic Quadrant for cloud-enabled managed hosting in Asia Pacific region.
Asia Pacific accounts for more than 40% of the global IoT spend of $698.6 billion in 2015, with insurance telematics leading the way according to IDC.
Demand for technology in education, which can be accessed from any location, has sparked a revolution in the online learning segment.
The data centre solution market is growing at a rapid rate, and will be worth USD$32.30 billion by 2020, according to a new report.
The days of GST-free music, games, e-books and software purchased online are coming to an end, with plans to tax online services from next October.
Rugby World Cup fans are going to be able to vote on a new category at the World Rugby Awards, via a hash tag on Facebook.
Three Kiwi companies have won awards at the UN-sponsored World Summit Awards for digital innovation, with another three making finalist stage.
Facebook plans to bring internet access to remote regions via aircraft, satellites and a partnership with Eutelsat.
New Zealand leads the globe in Rugby World Cup social media buzz, outpacing rivals in excitement and engagement according to Adobe Digital Index.
Cisco triumphs in burgeoning enterprise videoconferencing market with 45.6% share as global demand for high-end video solutions spikes.
Cisco secures a solid lead in the Ethernet switch market, outperforming rivals as the sector witnesses a 1.0% annual upsurge.
By 2020, 80% of the world will own smartphones, with 2-3 times more smartphones than PCs, says new Okta report.
RealIT revives classic IT reseller values, blending stellar customer service with modern offerings in VoIP and web development.
Apple has made up ground on Samsung and Android has faltered in the latest mobile phone report from Gartner - but where is Microsoft?.
New Zealand accounting software pioneer Xero expects to double global revenue to more than $200 million in the year to March 2016.
Telecoms providers will generate over $297bn in revenue from global services to enterprise customers by 2020, says Ovum.
