About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 400
Intra-region integration driving cloud services in Asia/Pacific, including NZ
Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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paas
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public cloud
Growth in Asia/Pacific's cloud services, including NZ, set to hit $7.4B in 2015, driven by intra-region integration and tech advancements.
Facebook at Work a potentially disruptive force in the enterprise social network market
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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facebook
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analysys mason
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facebook at work
Facebook has features which would appeal as part of an enterprise social network. Increasingly enterprises are adopting technologies first used by emp.
Opinion: How the Paris attacks won the internet
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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stuff
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new zealand herald
The problem is that mainstream media dictates what we care about. We are all suckers. I take it the Ebola crisis is over now?.
Government praises Novopay 'improvement', yet educators are still being unpaid
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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edutech
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hcm
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government
Despite Gov't lauding Novopay's progress, educators face unpaid issues, sparking concern amidst improved error rates.
How to protect your business from online scams
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
NetSafe has offered up some advice for how businesses can protect themselves from online scams and credit card fraudsters.
Cyber attacks target New Zealand charities
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
New Zealand charities hit by cyber attacks, with NetSafe reporting automated attempts to validate stolen credit cards.
Meru Networks appoints Blue Connections as new ANZ channel partner
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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motorola
Meru Networks partners with Blue Connections to provide intelligent Wi-Fi solutions in New Zealand and Australia.
Bring your climate change solution to life with Wellington's Smart Energy Challenge
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Wellington's Smart Energy Challenge returns, funding citizen innovations tackling climate change. Apply by 15 Feb to energize your idea!.
LinkedIn Alert: Scammers use security update to phish for credentials
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Scammers are exploiting a bogus LinkedIn security update to phish for credentials, warns Symantec. Users should enable two-step verification for protection.
Kiwi start up Xero makes waves in US market
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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fintech
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hcm
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financial systems
New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.
Canterbury boy asked to send naked photos to Facebook user
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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facebook
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social media
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oceanz
Canterbury Police warn after a local boy was threatened by a Facebook user for refusing to send naked photos. Investigations ongoing.
Why CIOs need to start caring about Windows Server 2003 End of Support
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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healthtech
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microsoft
CIOs must act swiftly as Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015, a move posing significant security and compliance risks.
National 111 emergency text service fails
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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texting
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retail
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police
The outage began approximately 4:30am this morning and affects the ability receive text messages from people registered to the emergency service.
Cabinet finalises funding arrangement for payroll as Novopay complaints decrease
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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edutech
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hcm
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government
Minister Joyce announces funding arrangements for Novopay, bringing total settlement to between $29m and $32m.
Facebook to issue AMBER Alerts to help find missing kids
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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facebook
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social media
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partners
Facebook partners with US agency to distribute AMBER Alerts on users' News Feeds, aiming to rapidly locate missing children.
Auckland man fined 12k for abusive spam emails
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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email
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spam
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dia
The man was found to have sent 2,230 commercial electronic messages following an online argument. The emails were mainly abusive in nature.
Australian video streaming solutions distributor looking for NZ resellers
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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saas
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digital entertainment
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government
Australian wearable video streaming solutions distributor m-View plans to enter the New Zealand market, targeting government and emergency services.
Greens call for opposition involvement in hiring of new GCSB director
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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ai security
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cybersecurity
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green party
Greens demand cross-party say in new GCSB chief's hiring to ensure political neutrality, amid criticisms of the current system.
Facebook still ruling the social media kingdom
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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facebook
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instagram
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social media
Facebook remains the most popular social media platform, while other contenders have enjoyed an increase in usership.
Massey University plugs NZ skills shortage with new big data degree
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
Massey University has announced it is launching New Zealand's first business-focused analytics degree next month to address the skills shortage in ana.