Demica stories
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Demica & Jardine Norton team up to boost UK SME financing
Tue, 30th Apr 2024
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financing
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growth
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sme
London-based finance provider Demica partners with trade finance firm Jardine Norton, backing an increased financing facility of up to GBP £200 million to aid the growth of UK SMEs and double its financed portfolio.
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IWD 2024: Transformative tech key to supporting student wellbeing
Mon, 11th Mar 2024
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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amazon
Higher Education institutions in the UK face considerable challenges as outdated tech intensifies problems around student wellbeing and retention.
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Pioneering online Kiwi college establishes $1m global scholarship
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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edutech
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e-learning
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leadership
NZ's Crimson Global Academy announces a NZD$1m scholarship program, targeting diverse students globally for 2024.
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Former KPMG partner Brett Watson joins Australian fintech payFURL
Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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financial services
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job moves
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retailers
Former KPMG partner joins Australian fintech, payFURL. Potential for growth and competition in the fintech sector. Exciting future ahead.
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Vitali Edrenkine appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Arcserve
Wed, 19th Jul 2023
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ransomware
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data protection
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business continuity
Arcserve appoints Vitali Edrenkine as CMO to accelerate market adoption of data resilience solutions and amplify channel growth.
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Exclusive: RUCKUS Analytics sets the enterprise benchmark
Fri, 4th Nov 2022
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network infrastructure
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e-learning
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hybrid & remote work
CommScope’s RUCKUS offering builds and delivers purpose-driven networks that perform in the tough environments of the industries it serves.
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Exclusive: RUCKUS offers practical solutions for an increasingly digital world
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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e-learning
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network infrastructure
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partner programmes
RUCKUS builds and delivers purpose-driven networks that perform in the tough environments of the industries it serves.
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Kiwi gamer snaps up top spot in FIFA eSports World Cup final
Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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fifa
Harry Blackmore, an Arts and Commerce student at the University of Auckland, entered a competition alongside more than 20 million gamers.
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Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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dei
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software development
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bnz
You need to understand what’s going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don’t, all this talk –it’s just PR bollocks.
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$14 million boost in supercomputer storage to benefit Australian science
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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national computational infrastructure
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australian government
The Australian Government has given an additional £7m to the National Computational Infrastructure's (NCI) supercomputer.
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New Kiwi website aimed to help school leavers
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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edutech
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higher education
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cloud services
New Zealand school leavers can now access a new website, SchoolLeaver.nz, to help them plan their future after high school.
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Did you hear? Classroom wearables are where it's at
Tue, 3rd May 2016
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personal computing devices
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ar, vr & metaverse
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technavio
Wearables in the classroom are becoming the norm, as educators around the world adopt new tools and technologies to aid learning.
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Set us up for the future: Education Act to be updated
Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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edutech
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demica
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recogni
Kiwis want their children to receive a well-rounded education that sets them up correctly for the modern world.
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Intrude A Lock: Fitbit for your luggage
Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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safety
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sotw
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startups
Elisha Fleming, an 18-year-old entrepreneur, has developed Intrude A Lock, a device that monitors checked luggage for tampering.
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Do parents hold the key to Kiwi students' success?
Tue, 13th Oct 2015
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edutech
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nz
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studentit
The strongest educational resource available to Kiwi kids is cultural expectations, closely followed by physical resources, according to a new study.
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Does listening to music while you study make you smarter?
Mon, 2nd Dec 2013
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digital entertainment
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spotify
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digital music
For the millions of students undertaking university exams, they should consider packing a pair of headphones in their bags.
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Review: Dragon Age II
Fri, 1st Apr 2011
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Dragon Age II dazzles in gameplay but lacks finesse elsewhere, a mixed bag of brilliance and disappointment, scoring a 7.5 overall.