Trade Me sells Treat Me after two-year experiment
March 7NetGuide Online auction site Trade Me, which is on the prowl for more acquisitions, has sold its group-buying Treat Me website for an undisclosed sum in a management buyout. Read More →
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Mobile business props up dwindling Telecom sales
February 22Telco Review Telecom eked out a 3.7 percent lift in first-half underlying earnings as revenue from its mobile business propped up otherwise disappointing sales. Read More →
4G spectrum auction in third quarter, no iwi allocation
February 21Telco Review The government will auction allocations for the radio spectrum band being set aside for 4G mobile phones in the third quarter of the year, but won’t have a sweetener for iwi. Read More →
JB Hi-Fi sees first-half NZ sales fall 6%
February 12The Channel New Zealand sales fell 6 percent in the first half from a year-earlier result boosted by the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Read More →
Chorus gets reprieve as govt holds price regulation
February 8Telco Review Telecommunications network operator Chorus has been given some breathing space over price regulation of its ageing copper lines. Read More →
Chorus GM in charge of UFB, RBI rollout resigns
February 7Telco Review Chorus’ executive in charge of building its tax-payer funded broadband programmes will leave the telecommunications network operator at the end April. Read More →
Copper lines regulation pits fibre investors against consumers
February 5Telco Review Commerce Commission’s draft regime has divided submitters into investors pushing for a backdown by the regulator and consumer lobby groups and retailers supporting the initial version. Read More →
Xero reports $85m of cash in first cashflow report
February 1The Channel Accounting software firm had $85 million of cash at the end of 2012 after raising $60 million in a private placement in December. Read More →
Govt reactivates pre-Novopay pay provider as problems persist
January 31The Channel The government is reactivating its relationship with Datacom, the New Zealand firm that managed teacher payrolls before they were switched to the glitch-plagued Novopay system last year. Read More →
Netflix surprises as Apple disappoints
January 25MacGuide Netflix stock surpassed Wall Street estimates, outweighing the disappointment on Apple’s results. Read More →
US tech earnings in focus this week
January 21IT Brief US corporate earnings will take centre stage with Apple, Microsoft, IBM and Google among those scheduled to release in the coming days. Read More →
Wynyard Group splits from Jade
January 17The Channel Christchurch software developer Jade Corp is splitting off its fast-growing intelligence-gathering software arm, Wynyard Group, as a separate entity. Read More →
Apple turns sour overnight
January 15MacGuide Wall Street fall amid concern Apple is facing headwinds, fanning concern that other companies might struggle with demand for their products and services too. Read More →
Sam Morgan trims holding in Xero to below 5%
December 21The Channel Trade Me founder trims his holding in Xero, taking advantage of a share price that has soared by 179 percent this year. Read More →
Rakon cuts full-year guidance on delayed sales
December 21The Channel Rakon cuts its full-year earnings guidance because of sales delays and thinner margins. Read More →
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