bizEDGE New Zealand - The latest in entrepreneurial technology news for Kiwis

Jasper raises $2.3m led by European real estate investment giant

Proptech startup Jasper has raised $2.3 million in a funding round led by pan-European investment and asset management firm M7 Real Estate.More

Today

Dell: How tech will shape the future of our lives

Extensive research shows the ways that emerging technologies will change the way we live and work in the next decade.More

20 Sep

Chorus receives Gender Tick, moves toward greater pay equity

The company has introduced policies focussed on gender and pay equity and the development of female leadership.More

20 Sep

GitHub amps up vulnerability reporting capabilities

GitHub has announced new capabilities that make it easier for developers to report vulnerabilities directly from their repositories.More

Hands-on review: Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 (6th Gen)

Vodafone pumps $10m into dedicated customer service team

Mobile-first communications lead to huge productivity gains, study shows

Smarter customer service starts with intuitive phone systems

Lack of investment in talent biggest barrier to martech adoption - Adobe

Katana Technologies releases anti-ransomware solution

Chch's Ministry of Awesome offers startup exchanges in Australia

Christchurch-based Ministry of Awesome is partnering with The Business Centre in Australia to offer Canterbury startups a connection to New South Wales and the Australian market.More

Spark teams up with Air New Zealand in exclusive deal

"Air New Zealand is another great example of Spark partnering with a world leading brand to bring our customers more value."More

Why digital transformation needs to extend beyond the IT department - Nintex

It’s no longer just technology decision-makers who are automation-literate but frontline staff as well.More

Time to include multi-factor authentication in your cybersecurity strategy - WatchGuard

Enterprises looking to reduce the risk of cyber-compromise or attack need to think about adding multi-factor authentication technology to their arsenal.More

No drop wasted: Kiwi company utilises AWS to power growth

Kiwi company Trickle, is committed to helping hospitality organisations in New Zealand to ‘go green’ and reduce beer wastage.More

SMBs cite security, backup & recovery as top business concerns

Cybersecurity, backup and data recovery are important, but most SMBs sit between the two lowest levels of IT maturity.More

AI: Urgent action needed to address NZ challenges

"But to take full advantage we need to act now, be the agile innovators we are and not wait for a fully-formed national strategy to arrive first."More

All the details on Apple’s newest iPhones

Apple unveiled its latest range of iPhones today focusing on camera improvements on top of the standard performance updates users have come to expect. More

Kiwi tourism startups making tracks in NZ and abroad

“There’s been talk of the New Zealand tourism industry slowing down. Because of that, I think it’s more important than ever that New Zealand fosters innovation in the tourism industry, and that’s exactly what Lightning Lab Tourism has been about."More

Tech not a threat: NZ must embrace change

"New Zealand is not coping with enough tech change and the current tech changes are too slow and too few."More

Gartner: Blockchain to be “transformational” within a decade

Gartner’s 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Business shows that blockchain will have a transformational impact across industries in 5 to 10 years.More

BP signs up as latest Xero partner

BP has become the latest company to sign on to e-invoicing solution Xero Connect.More

Artificial intelligence to play crucial role in NZ way of life

"We need to consider AI in all sectors, including health, education, agriculture and banking. AI will be useful in almost every way of life in New Zealand."More

Soft skills increasingly important for IT career growth – SolarWinds survey

SolarWinds conducted a survey and had responses from 177 technology professionals from across the globe, including those from public and private sectors.More

Kiwi SMBs owed $7.4 billion in overdue payments

“It’s unfair that there is a lot of Kiwi small businesses out there waiting too long for money that’s rightfully theirs."More

Security flaw left Android phones open to SMS phishing attacks found

Check Point Research discovered the vulnerability impacts phones from Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Sony.More

New blockchain platform for B2B cross-border payments

The platform from the new company Global Direct could be a game-changer for cross-border B2B transactions.More

Congestion in NZ's cities adds to employee strain

That congestion in Auckland and in other congested places can have significant impacts on business and employee health – to the point where one business CEO says employers need to make allowances for it.More

Apple brings always-on display to the Watch Series 5

Both Apple Watch Series 5 (GPS) and (GPS + Cellular) models will be available in stores beginning Friday, 20 September.More

VR boom shows no sign of slowing

The virtual reality market will exhibit a 42.2% CAGR, as big brands move to offer an advanced user experience says Fortune Business Insights.More

Apple welcomes the seventh-generation iPad

Apple seems to be tweaking bits and pieces without coming up with anything radically different – except that it was built to fit with Apple’s iPadOS system.More

Spark-owned Qrious pushes for more analytics power through acquisition

Qrious’ staff count will increase to 170 across Auckland and Wellington. The company says it will become one of the largest data and analytics specialists in the country.More

Inland Revenue & ACC to stop accepting cheques from March 2020

Inland Revenue received more than 430,000 cheque payments in the last financial year, but the amount of cheque payments has been dropping around 20% each year, according to the firm.More

Hands-on review: The middle-of-the-road 2019 iPad Air

Apple's 2019 iPad Air falls squarely in the middle of the workhorse iPad Pro and the entry-level iPad in terms of price point and specification. More

Vocus adds Hawaiki capacity, network upgrades

The Hawaiki cable links Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Hawaii and the US West CoastMore

Singapore fintech festival roadshow lands in New Zealand

The festival reflects the need for industry and policy makers to collaborate to create a sustainable and inclusive future.More

GirlBoss Awards celebrate NZ's trailblazing young women

This year’s winners hailed from all corners of New Zealand including Dunedin, Wellington, Kāpiti, Taupō, Coromandel, and Auckland.More

Jail time for woman who failed to pay $740,000 PAYE

Inland Revenue prosecuted Nicola ‘Nicky’ Dargie for failing to pay PAYE, leading to the liquidation of all of her businesses. It’s not the first time she has been convicted.More

Google report unlocks AI's power for social good

"As more social sector organisations recognise AI’s potential, we all have a role to play in supporting their work for a better world."More

Forget disruption, you should be worrying about our lack of tech

According to the new report, ‘New Zealand, technology and productivity’, it isn’t that New Zealand has too much technology it’s that we don’t have enough.More

Deloitte and AWS build advanced portal for Tech Girls Movement Foundation

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.More

ASB launches debit card dedicated solely to business

"It's important to us here at ASB to keep expanding the services we provide to make sure we're offering the innovative financial tools our customers expect from us."More

What will NZ's workplace of the future look like? We've got the trends.

“When we look back over the last 20 years, a dominant feature is the accelerating pace of change. Looking ahead, change will remain constant, but it will occur through an ethical lens." More

Tapping into SD-WAN’s productivity gains without the security concerns

If you can migrate all of your security requirements to a single, interoperable security fabric, you can reduce your operational overheads significantly.More

You’re invited: Digital Transformation and Making Effective Change

Designed and delivered by the Australian Graduate School of Management, the ACCELERATE DX Program promises to deliver practical Digital Transformation tools and thought leadership.More

Hush acoustic work pods come to A/NZ

Tech distributor Sektor is bringing the Hush range of acoustic work pods to businesses across Australia and New Zealand.More

Digitally transform without fear with consistent security policies

DX carries increased risk, especially as organisations extend their network operations further afield with Operational Technology (OT) and tap into new opportunities with 5G.More

Application shielding startup RedShield raises $14m

RedShield CEO and co-founder Andy Prow says that taking capital from a New Zealand private equity player was a strategic choice.More

NZ's global alliances put it at risk for cyber attacks, expert says

"Since 2018, there is clear evidence and a growing trend that the most significant and successful cyber-attacks are carried out by state actors."More

Step aside: Employees think they'd do a better job than the boss

“With the number of millennial managers growing, attitudes toward aspects of management and working style will also change."More

Bad business: Kiwi SMEs not planning ahead

"It is crucial that SME owners are taking the right steps to ensure the financial stability of not only themselves but for New Zealand's economy as well."More

Grow NZ Accountants plans to disrupt NZ's 'dying' accounting industry

New Zealand’s accounting industry is ‘dying’ – and it’s a case of innovate or fade away before automation displaces traditional business accounting entirely.More

Stairway to hell: Scams, ransomware, and $6.5m gone from Kiwis' pockets

In just a three month period this year, New Zealanders reported more than 1000 cybersecurity incidents and financial losses of $6.5 million to CERT NZ.More