New Zealand IT decision-makers are optimistic, but cautious, about their investment plans this year, and an analyst report just published suggests that businesses will just get on with business as usual and still spend on IT despite the prevailing caution.

A New Zealand study into the potential applications and demand for high-speed broadband services has concluded that cloud computing services for consumers could be a major driver.

New Zealand-listed accounting software vendor, Xero, has raised a further $15.5 million from existing strategic investors in the company to support its future growth in Australia and globally, at the same time as it announced the acquisition of practice management company, Max Solutions, the developer of job, time and invoice management solution WorkflowMax.

Global technology media company, TechTarget, has established a Sydney-based Australian subsidiary and direct business operations in Australia as it looks to ramp up its ANZ business after 12 years operating in partnership with other companies.

  A last-minute stay-of-execution means users' files on Megaupload are safe for the moment; they just can't be accessed.  

The well known hands-free and unified comms company has crafted a new “education and sales program” to offer “greater support” for its 300 partners across the Aust and NZ region.

Cloud-based help desk software provider, Zendesk, has released its new customer satisfaction index just as the company claims the sign-up of its 15,000th customer following a tripling of its revenues in 2010 and a ‘stellar’ year last year.

Megaupload, rated by some as the 13th most visited site on the Internet was taken down late last week by the FBI under accusation of copyright infringement, however many other rights have been infringed by their actions.

Free live streaming from the Australian Open is being delivered by Ooyala - but not to Aussies, Kiwis, Poms... (the list goes on).

If someone tried to scam you, the Australasian Consumer Fraud Task Force (ACFT) and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) want to hear from you.