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Falling sales drag IBM NZ revenue down but sale of subsidiary drives profit up
IBM

Falling sales drag IBM NZ revenue down but sale of subsidiary drives profit up

IBM NZ's operating revenue dropped more than $35 million last year, but the divestiture of businesses saw a profit boost for the company.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
Australia's NAB launches virtual assistant to help home loan applicants
Digital Signage

Australia's NAB launches virtual assistant to help home loan applicants

RoboChat will be available to guide customers through the home loan application of NAB's online counterpart UBank.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017

Global stories

IBM X-Force takes on IoT security across connected devices - and vehicles
Internet of Things

IBM X-Force takes on IoT security across connected devices - and vehicles

IBM X-Force researchers are expanding their focus to include vehicle and IoT security in response to a growing market for data connectivity in vehicles.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Could Blockchain technology disrupt everything?
Blockchain

Could Blockchain technology disrupt everything?

Miners race to solve a cryptographic puzzle, which completes the next transaction (or block) on the chain, in hopes of capturing the coin reward.

By Ellie Martin • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
Appetite for innovation: The Instillery appoints new business development manager
DevOps

Appetite for innovation: The Instillery appoints new business development manager

Whitmore will contribute to the ongoing growth of The Instillery by focusing on cloud infrastructure, automation, connectivity and security.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
Software-defined & hardware-aware: IBM launches object data storage solution
Storage

Software-defined & hardware-aware: IBM launches object data storage solution

IBM and Cisco have partnered to offer companies using Cisco UCS servers the ability to manage data-intensive workloads with IBM's Cloud Object Storage System.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
IBM ceases Hadoop distribution and partners with Hortonworks​
Microsoft

IBM ceases Hadoop distribution and partners with Hortonworks​

IBM has abandoned efforts to make a business of Hadoop distributions and mirrored Microsoft in making Hortonworks its supplying partner.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
Bluewolf announces new AI telco Salesforce solution to deliver better CX
Unified Communications

Bluewolf announces new AI telco Salesforce solution to deliver better CX

Bluewolf integrates IBM Watson APIs, Vlocity and Salesforce Einstein to improve experiences for telecommunication agents and customers.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
Cisco and IBM team up in war on cybercrime
Cisco

Cisco and IBM team up in war on cybercrime

Cisco and IBM are joining forces in a collaboration to fight cybercrime which extends beyond simpl sharing information, with new applications planned.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
IBM and Nutanix bring 'insight economy' to data centres
Converged Infrastructure

IBM and Nutanix bring 'insight economy' to data centres

IBM and Nutanix are partnering to bring new solutions to hyperconverged deployments, focusing on rapid data crunching and cognitive workloads.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 19th May 2017
Zanroo chooses IBM as cloud provider to enable global expansion
Public Cloud

Zanroo chooses IBM as cloud provider to enable global expansion

Zanroo taps IBM's cloud might for global reach, eyeing seamless scale and tech prowess in its market research expansion.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
IBM Watson sets sights on video in the cloud
Artificial Intelligence

IBM Watson sets sights on video in the cloud

IBM will roll out a Watson-enabled cloud service that will extract insights from video with an analysis level 'not previously possible'.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Tenable continues ANZ ramp up with appointment of first country manager
Unified Communications

Tenable continues ANZ ramp up with appointment of first country manager

Tenable Network Security has continued to ramp up its local presence, appointing its first ANZ country manager as it eyes up the enterprise market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Edge analytics – the pros and cons of immediate, local insight
Network Infrastructure

Edge analytics – the pros and cons of immediate, local insight

In a few years there will be an additional 15 to 40 billion devices generating data from the edge vs. what we have today. That brings new challenges.

By Jason Bissell and Calvin Hoon • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Stories from other regions

Game changer: New Aussie start-up tech translates conversations in seconds
Wireless Networks

Game changer: New Aussie start-up tech translates conversations in seconds

Lingmo International launches Translate One2One, an earpiece powered by IBM Watson, to overcome language barriers.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2017
Australian food safety: Could blockchain be the unexpected solution?
Blockchain

Australian food safety: Could blockchain be the unexpected solution?

The number one priority must be consumer safety and new technologies such as blockchain have the potential to shake up the global trade of food.

By Paul Sidhu • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
China gets new cloud company with Wanda, IBM agreement
DataCentre infrastructure

China gets new cloud company with Wanda, IBM agreement

The agreement is designed to answer China's growing demand for cloud computing and cognitive capabilities in the Chinese market.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017