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Ensuring business continuity during COVID-19
Disaster Recovery

Ensuring business continuity during COVID-19

There are three main areas that IT leaders must focus on when striving to ensure business continuity is maintained during the pandemic.

By Dmitri Chen • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2020
COVID-19: 92% of top 25 tech companies report market capitalisation decline
GlobalData

COVID-19: 92% of top 25 tech companies report market capitalisation decline

23 of the top 25 tech companies have reported a major quarter-on-quarter decline in market capitalisation for Q1 2020, according to new research.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2020
Digital camera market declines
Nikon

Digital camera market declines

Digital camera sales decline due to market saturation and financial crisis; IDC projects a 2010 rebound driven by economic recovery and emerging markets.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2010
Mobile computing & the green strategy
Fleet Management

Mobile computing & the green strategy

Reducing travel by greater use of mobile applications is a sound move for reducing costs, and your carbon footprint.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Feb 2010

Stories from Other Regions

Economic downturn stories

China's smartphone market fell to a decade low in 2022
Analyst report

China's smartphone market fell to a decade low in 2022

IDC says that the full-year market size neared the level ten years ago when two out of five mobile phone shipments were still feature phones.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
Crunch time: inside the Condev crisis
Supply Chain

Crunch time: inside the Condev crisis

Queensland developers are being asked to inject millions as Condev races to complete projects and avert collapse.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022
Wellington council steps in to support businesses
Hybrid & Remote Work

Wellington council steps in to support businesses

Retail and hospitality firms in Wellington will get relief from fees, parking charges and rates as the city seeks to cushion Omicron losses.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Feb 2022
NZ economy entering 2021 as fit as a fiddle - research
Economics

NZ economy entering 2021 as fit as a fiddle - research

New Zealand's economy is poised for a strong start in 2021, rebounding sharply from its COVID-induced recession. .

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Dec 2020
Global house prices defy pandemic
Housing

Global house prices defy pandemic

House prices in major cities have held firm through the downturn, though UBS warns falling rents and weaker incomes could trigger a correction.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 11th Oct 2020
What lies ahead for property in the rest of 2020?
Physical Security

What lies ahead for property in the rest of 2020?

Property activity is likely to soften as recession, rising unemployment and a spring listings surge test demand in coming months.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2020
Shovels at the ready, but where’s the work?
Public Sector

Shovels at the ready, but where’s the work?

With only a fifth of NZD$2.6 billion in promised projects released, contractors warn delays are already forcing layoffs and weakening confidence.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem
GFC

A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem

A slump in private development could let ministers add 9,400 state houses, easing a record waiting list and propping up builders.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 8th May 2020
Disruption – it's coming, ready or not
Productivity

Disruption – it's coming, ready or not

Suddenly the ultimate disruption has blindsided us and much of what was purely aspirational has become urgent necessity.

By John Jones • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2020
CBD demolition and re-development delayed
Local government

CBD demolition and re-development delayed

Lockdown has forced Invercargill Central to push back its planned opening, complicating talks with Farmers and bank financing for the project.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2020
Construction industry post-lockdown – what you can do now to prepare
Digital Transformation

Construction industry post-lockdown – what you can do now to prepare

One-third of construction jobs are at risk as firms brace for insolvencies and shift training and services online to survive the lockdown.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Apr 2020
The real test comes in the second half
Gaming

The real test comes in the second half

Bond markets and prolonged virus disruption could strain weaker firms, with airlines, shipping and non-food retail facing the biggest risk.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Apr 2020
Top 10 Risks to the Global Economy
Inflation

Top 10 Risks to the Global Economy

Global growth is expected to slow as US-China trade tensions, heavy debt burdens and fragile emerging markets weigh on the outlook.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 10th Mar 2019
Maclean CEO: Integral's Axon deal good for industry
Customers

Maclean CEO: Integral's Axon deal good for industry

The recent acquisition of Axon by Integral will see more opportunities opening up for companies specialising in servicing New Zealand's SMBs.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 21st May 2010