Vector stories
Threat landscape in NZ's energy sector in the spotlight
Mon, 28th Aug 2023
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cybersecurity
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power / energy
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vector
Claroty and Vector Technology Solutions have hosted roundtable discussions on cybersecurity in New Zealand's critical infrastructure sector.
DataStax announces availability of vector search on Astra DB
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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cloud services
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aws
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dbaas
The company announces the general availability of Astra DB with vector search capabilities on all major clouds and on-premises.
Claroty and Vector Technology Solutions enter partnership
Thu, 13th Oct 2022
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cybersecurity
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vector
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partnerships
Vector Technology Solutions (VTS) partners with Claroty to offer cybersecurity products and services in New Zealand and ANZ region.
Can the Internet of Things (IoT) make your business smarter?
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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iot
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vector
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spark
Spark believes that IoT is all about empowering businesses to use data for better decision-making, and better efficiency.
AWS and Vector continue development of New Energy Platform
Tue, 20th Oct 2020
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Vector partners with Amazon Web Services to develop the New Energy Platform, an analytics solution for the energy industry. #IoT #energy.
ComCom releases draft guidance for unbundled fibre
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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vector
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commerce commission
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chorus
NZ CommCom propounds fibre access rules to spark rivalry & innovation.
Kiwi Smart City projects win big in IDC Awards
Wed, 10th Jul 2019
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smart cities
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surveillance
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iot
New Zealand initiatives won three categories in the IDC Smart City APAC Awards – Civic Engagement, Education, and Sustainable Infrastructure.
Vector penalised $3.5 million for excessive levels of power outages
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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vector
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commerce commission
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auckland
Auckland's Vector Limited has been fined $3.575m for excessive power outages, breaching network quality standards.
NZ urgently needs to get the Privacy Bill right for everyone's sake, says InternetNZ
Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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privacy
New Zealand needs to update its privacy laws to protect citizens from increasing data breaches, says InternetNZ. #PrivacyBill #DataProtection.
Vector the AI-powered home robot to land in NZ from October
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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vector
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robotics
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anki
Introducing Vector: Anki's new in-home assistant that brings personality and utility to the world of consumer robotics.
Vector to take Stuff to High Court; media agency refuses to hand over confidential breach data
Fri, 4th May 2018
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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vector
Vector may take legal action against Stuff over refusal to secure, return or destroy customer data leaked in a data breach.
Vector's Outage app hit by data breach last month - personal info stolen
Fri, 4th May 2018
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cloud services
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
The breach happened on April 26, 2018. On April 27 the company posted a FAQ section that detailed an API vulnerability in its Outage app.
AI takes control of Auckland’s power grid, that’s not scary at all
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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cartech
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
The mDERMS programme uses the latest technology to better monitor, analyse, and control Auckland’s energy network...
Internet of Energy: Vector uses AI to democratise energy for Aucklanders
Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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data centre maintenance / management
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ml
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power / energy
Vector partners with mPrest to develop an AI system to manage Auckland's electricity network and meet the city's evolving energy needs.
Vector plans on turning EVs into mobile power sources
Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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vector
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nz
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ev
Vector aims to turn electric vehicles into mobile power sources as it seeks to drive innovation in the EV sector.
Vector's new EV charging app wants to ease 'range anxiety' for Kiwi drivers
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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cartech
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apps
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vector
Vector is making efforts to put 'range anxiety' to rest for electric vehicle (EV) drivers across the country, with the launch of its EV charging app.
Kiwi companies aren't prepared for DDoS attacks
Thu, 19th May 2016
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ddos
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vector
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business
New research shows that 73% of IT professionals suffered a DDoS attack last year, with many hit repeatedly.
Vector Comms brings Amazon Web Services to Kiwi businesses
Mon, 23rd Nov 2015
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
In order to make private connectivity easier for Kiwi businesses, Vector Communications is giving New Zealand companies the chance to trial AWS.
Vector to enable more schools to connect to Govt's managed network
Tue, 15th Sep 2015
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vector
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n4l
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managed network
The Government has entered into a new agreement with Vector to enable more schools to access the N4L Managed Network, it was announced today.
Vector chair Stiassny calls for regulatory change to incentivise electricity innovation
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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vector
Michael Stiassny, chairman of Auckland lines company Vector, says current regulation doesn't incentivise the electricity sector to foster new technolo.
Vector 1H profit falls 17% on regulatory impost, mark-to-market losses, borrowing costs
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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vector
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commerce commission
Vector, the Auckland gas and electricity distribution company, posted a 17 percent drop in first-half profit.
The road to survival for small NZ fibre providers
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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chorus
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vector
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citylink
Chorus are steadily rolling out UFB fibre across New Zealand, and as they do, they are encroaching on areas where a number of smaller regional providers hold a substantial market share.
Vector cleared to buy Meridian's Arc metering business
Wed, 26th Nov 2014
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cx
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telecommunications
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commerce commission
Vector, the Auckland electricity and telecommunications lines company, has been cleared to by Meridian Energy's Arc Innovations metering business.
CodeBlue pilots free data resiliency audit service
Wed, 12th Nov 2014
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vector
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codeblue
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john key
CodeBlue offers no-cost data resilience audits to assist Auckland companies and organizations affected by recent power outages.