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		<title>Small business cloud computing here to stay</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/25/small-business-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gen-i Australasia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Gerhard Nagele Cloud computing isn’t just a phase we’re going through; it’s a significant change in the way companies use information technology. It’s as big as the shift from standalone desktop PCs to networks and the internet. Although cloud &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/25/small-business-cloud/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1282&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>29 finalists chosen in public sector excellence awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/25/public-sector-excellence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we got to celebrate the great work of those in our public sector with announcement of the finalists in the 2012 IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards. Held jointly between Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/25/public-sector-excellence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1253&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Payments going mobile with NFC</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/21/payments-going-mobile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron McDonald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connectivity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HTC One X]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon New Zealanders will tap smartphones instead of EFTPOS or credit cards to pay for things. It makes sense; we take our smartphones with us everywhere we go. They’ve become as essential as a wallet; we rarely leave home without &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/21/payments-going-mobile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1240&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big data, machine-to-machine will drive cloud growth</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/18/big-data-machine-to-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Osmond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Needs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mario Müller’s presentation at last month’s Telecom Cloud Services Summit in Berlin was an eye-opener. Müller is the BMW Group’s vice president of IT infrastructure and his company is looking at using the cloud to manage its telematics data footprint &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/18/big-data-machine-to-machine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1227&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking forward to a 4G and fibre future</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/15/4g-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Quin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connectivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we announced that we will be conducting live client trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology later this year in preparation for the evolution of our XT network to 4G. 4G will deliver an even faster mobile data &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/15/4g-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1203&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4G is coming – here’s what you can do with it…</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/14/4g-is-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louis van Wyk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connectivity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel Lucent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telecom’s announcement today that it will conduct live customer trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology later this year, as it prepares to evolve its XT network to 4G, is exciting news for anyone wanting to make the most &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/14/4g-is-coming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1186&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New app turns grocery shopping geeky</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/11/shopping-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louis van Wyk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6900903/Phone-app-for-supermarket-shopping" title="New app turns grocery shopping geeky">New app turns grocery shopping geeky</a></p><p>Countdown has just released something that will make grocery shopping more attractive to geeks everywhere… an app that guides you through the supermarket aisles!</p><p>This is a genius idea that will take away one of the biggest frustrations for shoppers – especially those who don’t do the shopping all that often – where to find a particular product on the shelves.</p><p>This is particularly handy for blokes who, let’s face it, would rather wander around the aisles aimlessly on a quest for that one illusive item on the shopping list than ask someone for help!</p> <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/11/shopping-app/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1178&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Australian, NZ governments poles apart on cloud policy</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/11/cloud-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/11/cloud-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 22:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Kepes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report in the Sydney Morning Herald by Mahesh Sharma says the Australian and New Zealand governments have widely different cloud computing policies. It says one country has centralised its approach to the cloud while the other has left it &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/11/cloud-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1168&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visible Results’ John Holley on using fibre to decouple the data centre</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/10/john-holley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gen-i Australasia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visible Results uses fibre to extend its reach around the world. Until a year ago the Auckland-based company would refresh databases in Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom in batch mode. John Holley, the company’s general manager operations says the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/10/john-holley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1156&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spectrum Care shares how ICT enables business excellence</title>
		<link>http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/09/spectrum-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louis van Wyk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joining us In The Front Room this week is Aaron Overington, IT manager of Spectrum Care. Spectrum Care provides 24-hour support services to people with disabilities in over 80 residential homes across the upper North Island. The organisation sees ICT &#8230; <a href="http://blog.gen-i.com/2012/05/09/spectrum-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gen-i.com&#038;blog=19676097&#038;post=1142&#038;subd=genionline&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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