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The gadgets NZ are taking to Vegas
A group of 14 Kiwi companies are heading to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, we take a look at the best of New Zealand's start-up technology.

National security officials urge government to embrace rise of encryption
A number of former senior national security officials are urging that the government embrace the move to strong encryption by tech companies.

Tech firm founders become billionaires
Australian software maker Atlassian made a blockbuster share market debut last week, valuing the company at nearly US$8 billion ($12 billion) and propelled both founders to billionaire status, well....

Spark buys South Island IT service firm for $50m
Spark New Zealand will buy Computer Concepts Ltd (CCL) for $50 million as it continues to acquire IT services firms to beef up data-driven revenue.

Gentrack revenue misses prospectus forecast
Gentrack Group reported full-year results were largely in line with its 2014 prospectus although revenue was below forecast.

Pushpay first-half loss widens
Pushpay Holdings widened its first-half loss while revenue more than tripled.

Advanced Security sees $100m drone opportunity
Advanced Security Group, which integrates electronic security systems, is planning to build a $100 million revenue company in the next five years.

Clients contact Wynyard after Paris attacks
International clients have already contacted NZX listed crime fighting and anti-terrorism software business Wynyard Group after the Paris attacks.

Xero keeps cash burn high - revenue up 71pc
Xero has posted a loss of $44.3m for the half year, but revenues are growing strongly.

Software to net NCEA cheats
The country's exam body is considering introducing digital technology in a bid to stamp out cheating on NCEA.

Geraldine McBride: Putting tech at your service
Geraldine McBride once headed software giant SAP in the US, with a turnover of $8b a year.

From listing to movie star
Vista Group has been one of the big success stories among the flurry of firms that floated on the sharemarket last year.

Robots fuel change for the advice business
Gone are the days when investors gave little thought to the way their retirement savings are managed.

E-butler at your begging
Virtual assistant 'Duer' is the latest addition to the roster of search, e-commerce and delivery services provided by Chinese technology giant Baidu

OMGtech! teaches children technology
After months of pilot programmes OMGTech! launched their nationwide initiative to enable access for all children in NZ to learn advanced technology.

Facebook's new video app
Facebook has announced changes to its mobile app that will let users replace their static profile pictures with a looping seven-second video.

App targets car pooling
Car-pooling is about to be boosted by a new smartphone application around the country, and a trial discount parking scheme in Auckland.

App to keep active people on track
As far as fitness apps go, Strava's can be counted among the most dynamic.

Software firm dismantles management structure
Fraedom has since achieved huge growth and now counts 134,000 organisations using its platform in 178 countries.

Squeeze on in internet parking start-ups
Auckland's parking space has become even more crowded with at least three internet start-ups competing to become the "Uber for parking" in New Zealand's most congested city.

Youth an advantage - Raygun boss + video
John-Daniel Trask, chief executive and co-founder of Software development company Raygun, says he was "a bit of a weird kid".

Wynyard's first-half losses grow
Wynyard Group widened its first-half loss while boosting sales 39 per cent and predicts faster revenue growth from the second half as it rolls out a new product.

Barry Ritholtz: Gaming Google's search for profit and ideology
Will we have to start taking Google's search results with a grain of salt?

Want to book a meeting? Ask Amy
Sign up with X.ai and your meetings will be corralled over email by a helper named Amy Ingram or, if you would prefer a male assistant, Andrew Ingram.

Court case splits movie and internet industries
A U.S. appeals court struggled over the rules to block electronic transmissions that violate U.S. property rights.

Juha Saarinen: Google's bold restructure easy as ABC
It's a bold move, typical of Google, which may be connected to the internet and which earns vast amounts of money, but isn't really part of anyone's life, writes Juha Saarinen.

US sales boost Diligent's profit
Diligent Corp lifted first-half profit 11 per cent as it generated stronger sales in the United States in the second quarter and is picking faster revenue growth through the rest of the year.

Grey matter losing its edge
IQs across the world are declining, with our collective intelligence dropping by one IQ point in the past decade. But there are countless apps out there which claim to have an antidote.

Juha Saarinen: Windows 10 must win in mobile
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen reviews Microsoft's new software, Windows 10, after attending a launch event in Sydney.