About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 373
Digital directory boards light the way
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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digital signage
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just digital signage
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pro av
Tech savvy firms swap old signs for digital, as studies show e-directories drive sales and footfall, says Just Digital Signage.
In pictures: Microsoft NZ Partner Awards 2016
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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microsoft
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winners
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partners
The ninth annual Microsoft NZ Partner Awards kicked off last night and saw 22 awards presented to Kiwi partners.
Australia losing edge as low risk location for data centres
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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cloud services
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asia cloud computing association
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innovation
Countries in APAC are leading the world in cloud readiness, including Australia, despite the country slipping in the in the risk parameter.
Cloud readiness: New Zealand cedes #2 spot to Singapore
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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cloud services
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acca
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innovation
Countries in the Asia Pacific region are leading the world when in comes to cloud readiness, including New Zealand, although it has fallen in rank.
LANDESK commits to APAC with new exec
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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edutech
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public sector
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sales
Tng will work closely with partners and the channel to further develop the company’s business in enterprise markets, including Australia and NZ.
Smartphone market to see single digital growth for the first time
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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smartphones
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analyst report
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technology gifts
Global smartphone market to hit its first single-digit growth, slowing to 7% in 2016, as the industry braces for change, says Gartner.
eSignLive expands with new data centers in Australia
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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healthtech
eSignLive partners with IBM Cloud to process digital transactions in Australian data centers, meeting data residency requirements.
BREAKING: Google using x-ray vision to see inside your home
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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data privacy
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google
Privacy uproar as Google's latest tech allegedly peeks into homes, sparking widespread concern over x-ray-like street views.
New Bitdefender vaccine for CryptoWall
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Bitdefender offers freeware to protect against CryptoWall & other ransomware; already extorted $1m+ in 5 months.
Encryption: the blindspot in enterprise security
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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encryption
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ixia
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meti
Encryption creates a security blind spot in organisations, allowing hackers to propagate hidden malware, says Ixia.
Auckland school to get $10 million upgrade
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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edutech
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e-learning
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ministry of education
The spaces will be flexible to support different ways of teaching & learning, and feature the latest IT infrastructure to support digital learning.
NZ business mobile market looking rosy, according to Commerce Commission
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
Most businesses in New Zealand are happy with their mobile providers and costs, according to research by the Commerce Commission.
Promapp secures Geraldton WA contract
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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promapp
Cloud-based software firm Promapp has secured a contract to provide the Geraldton council in Western Australia with its cloud services.
Huawei on pace to take over TIS market from Ericsson
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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ericsson
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tbr
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huawei
The telecom infrastructure services market is on the decline across all geographies, except Asia Pacific, for the fourth quarter of 2015.
Online baby registrations proves a hit for Internal Affairs
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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government
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dia
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extend
The 50,000th online birth registration has been recorded by the Department on Internal Affairs since online registration went live a year ago.
REFFIND launches employee training platform
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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it training
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reffind
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training
REFFIND has launched an education feature designed to enable organisations to deliver short-form video information to employees via their smartphones.
Optus to give free Wi-Fi to Uber passengers
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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uber
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optus
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partners
Australian telco firm Optus has partnered with Uber to offer free Wi-Fi to passengers and introduce Uber as a business resource for employees.
Cloud and big data - the perfect pair?
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
CenturyLink hails cloud as big data's ally, touting it as key for project success with scalable, reliable and secure infrastructure.
Online toolkit launched to help secondary schools
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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auckland university
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starpath
New Zealand secondary schools can now access a free online toolkit designed to help raise student achievement.
Should the Dark Net be shut down?
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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cybersecurity
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dark net
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ipsos
If this realm truly embodies the seedy underbelly of the Internet, then why do 29% of respondents think it should not be taken down?.