Oxygen makes senior hires | Reseller New Zealand staff
Damian Swaffield and Datta Supomo join New Zealand leadership

Year of the Virtual Desktop' a flop, so far | Kevin Fogarty
Some CIOs are surprised at slow rollout rate.

CIO role now more closely aligned with business issues | Anuradha Shukla
They are expected to help drive revenue growth as well, reports IDC.

Kordia abandons trans-Tasman cable plan | Sarah Putt
IP from scoping studies offered to Pacific Fibre.

Muckleston, Pinchin join NZICT board | CIO New Zealand staff
Microsoft MD and SwayTech director secure seats.

Windows 7 migrations: Real challenges and lessons learned | Shane O'Neill
Here are five pitfalls and ways to stay ahead of the upgrade curve.

70 per cent of CIOs say GFC effects have passed | Lisa Banks
Recruitment is an area of concern, reports IDC.

Exit interview: Kevin Ackhurst of Microsoft NZ | Divina Paredes
On the eve of his move to Singapore, Ackhurst talks about the successes and unfinished business during his term.

Apocalypse now | Thomas Wailgum
52 percent of CIOs plan to blow up IT groups, reports Forrester.

Paul Muckleston steps up to Microsoft MD | CIO New Zealand staff
Replaces Kevin Ackhurst.

Warwick Grey returns to Renaissance | CIO New Zealand staff
Joins as chief marketing officer in August.

Canon call centre bucks offshoring trend | Reseller News Staff
Merges trans-Tasman centres with 92-strong centre on Auckland's North Shore.

Cashless society? Not in the foreseeable future | Anuradha Shukla
The amount of cash in circulation is continuously increasing, says Ovum.

Mike Foley of Watercare Services is CIO of the Year | CIO New Zealand
Key successes include improved service and significant refresh of ICT equipment and systems.

Westcon merges to virtualised datacentre | Julia Talevski
The global distributor will consolidate its three datacentres to one as it turns to a fully virtualised IT model using Cisco UCS.