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Spark stories - Page 19

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Spark & Huawei get behind digital youth initiative in Otara
Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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Tupu Youth Library in Otara partners with Spark, Auckland Council, and Huawei to provide after-school workshops on digital creativity for primary aged children.
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Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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The fact that Yahoo may have known about the breach for a number of months before alerting the public shows why we need mandatory breach notification.
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Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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Spark warns that130,000 customers have potentially been put at risk by the massive Yahoo data breach - around 15% of all Xtra customers.
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Commerce Commission recommends deregulating Spark wholesale voice services
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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Spark's wholesale voice services should be deregulated to ensure that end users are not locked into Spark's services, the Commerce Commission says.
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Spark joins fight against digital exclusion in NZ
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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Spark's Jump service tackles digital divide, making home broadband in NZ affordable at $15/month, welcoming low-income families online.
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Three sides to every story: Vodafone & Sky fight back against merger submissions
Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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It's a case of three sides to every story, as Vodafone and Sky have officially responded to submissions on the proposed Sky-Vodafone merger.
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Spark kicks Yahoo to the kerb; teams with SMX to bring Xtra email back to Kiwi soil
Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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Spark says it's bringing its email services 'home', as it will be dropping the Yahoo-owned Xtra email service & moving to Kiwi-owned SMX.
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Why queue up for an iPhone when a robot can do it for you?
Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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The problem with lots of excited people is that normally means queues. Now, a robot can do the arduous task for you.
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HPE introduces the latest addition to its Vertica family
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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HPE Vertica 8 offers unified architecture and advanced in-database analytics for industry-leading scale and speed.
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Spark boosts data cap allowances - and some prices - on select broadband plans
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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Spark is upping the data caps - and some prices - on some of its popular home & business plans by as much as 50% to cater for Kiwis' love for data.
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Italy earthquake devastation: Spark does its bit for Kiwis involved
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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Spark aids Kiwis contacting loved ones in quake-hit Italy by crediting call and text charges amidst rising casualties.
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Equinox IT snares Spark Digital digital transformation expert
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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Equinox IT bolsters its ranks, snaring Spark Digital's heavyweight, David Reiss, for a digital transformation lead role.
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Spark celebrates switching on its 100th RBI cell site
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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Spark celebrates landmark achievement with 100th Rural Broadband Initiative site in Reikorangi, expanding 3G and 4G coverage.
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Spark to test high speed Gigabit connections in Christchurch
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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New Zealand telco Spark tests Gigabit connections in Christchurch, enabling more people to upgrade their internet speeds.
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'We're at a turning point' - Spark pleased despite profit drop
Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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Spark says mobile and platform IT services now outweigh declining areas of the business, which Spark's chairman says reflects a turning point.
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Innovative technology keeps Kiwi firefighters safe
Wed, 17th Aug 2016
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Motorola Solutions and Spark have partnered to provide New Zealand's fire service with new radios for improved communication in fire ground environments.
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Spark cries foul: Sky-Vodafone merger officially opposed
Tue, 16th Aug 2016
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Spark has formally announced that it is opposing the Sky TV/Vodafone merger, citing Sky's unfair monopoly on the wholesale sports content market.
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Spark hikes up salaries for employees
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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NZ's Spark boosts staff pay, embracing a higher wage economy, with some employees set to earn a minimum of $42,500 including benefits.
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Stuff Fibre: What are the experts saying?
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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Stuff's UFB entry may come with complications, according to commentary from Spark and DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie.
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Dick Smith creditors vote for liquidation of failed company
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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Dick Smith Holdings creditors have voted to place the failed business into liquidation in a last ditch effort to recoup some of their lost money.