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There is much debate about what should be done about information and communication technology in the school curriculum.

Z Energy and Xero unite to streamline invoicing for small businesses, freeing them from manual data entry and saving precious time.

New Zealand's Xero has taken out the key award at this year's Silicon Valley Business App Awards, winning Best Overall App.

GSMA and Secure Identity Alliance have released a report that focuses on the importance of mobile identity for governments.

French bank BPCE partners with Twitter, launching a service for users to transfer money via tweets, even across different banks.

Xero recruits tech guru Andy Lark for its US expansion, aiming to build on its significant subscription revenue growth and market presence.

Reckon the top users of Big Data are the likes of banks, consumer products companies and mass marketers? Maybe so, but there’s another industry altoge.

Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.

MYOB surpasses record client milestone with over 100k online subscribers, solidifying position in cloud accounting.

New Zealand is experiencing a technology boom like never before. The only thing holding it back is talent and it is looking to Australia for help.

Over 20% of enterprises will have digital security services focused on protecting IoT devices by 2017, according to Gartner.

Xero’s head of North America, Peter Karpas, is stepping down. CFO, Ross Jenkins, will lead operations in the US until a replacement is found.

Gartner reveals a spike in big data investment with 73% of decision-makers exploring tech, marking a global surge in digital analytics.

New Zealand accounting solutions provider MYOB has boosted its rural service with the addition of data feeds from Miraka Limited.

Sealord IT manager Dave Thompson talks to Heather Wright about industry hype, mobility, business intelligence and netting the right staff.

Taking a holistic view with application performance management can improve the end-user experience, says Dimension Data's Brent Angus.

New Zealand's SMEs report strongest growth in five years, signalling a nationwide economic upturn beyond Auckland and Christchurch.

Xero plans to add 60 jobs at its office in Auckland, doubling its size, following significant growth in the last financial year.

The internet could have been purpose built for New Zealand – an isolated nation of entrepreneurs and innovators who can’t help but compare themselves.

When it comes to gateway and data centre security, there's one aspect grabbing attention – and it's not a specific technology, as Heather Wright discovers.