About Jacques-Pierre (JP)
Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
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With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.
Stories by Jacques-Pierre (JP) - Page 19
Schneider Electric launches Masterpact MTZ
Tue, 29th May 2018
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Masterpact MTZ is designed to protect electrical systems from damage caused by overloads, short circuits and equipment ground faults.
Ākina foundation launches new social enterprise development programme
Tue, 29th May 2018
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social enterprise
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akina
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new zealand business
As part of this programme, Ākina is launching The Impact Initiative, a platform to engage with the sector.
BMW launches wireless EV charger
Tue, 29th May 2018
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cartech
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bmw
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ev
BMW has launched a factory-fitted, fully integrated inductive charging facility for the high-voltage battery in a plug-in hybrid vehicle.
Architecture goes virtual with iStaging
Mon, 28th May 2018
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vr
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digital technology
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ar
iStaging announced the release of a brand-new feature that allows users to create floor plans on their VR Maker app.
Why businesses are adopting electronic currency
Mon, 28th May 2018
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business
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bartercard
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trade
Using electronic currency instead of cash means that users can continue to make purchases even when cash flow has slowed.
Seagate and HTC VIVE announce VR Power Drive
Mon, 28th May 2018
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vr
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seagate
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htc vive
Seagate VR Power Drive offers a storage capacity of 1,000GB for users’ digital content.
Adobe receives patent for Data Export Controls in Audience Manager
Mon, 28th May 2018
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martech
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gdpr
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creative technologies
"We didn’t want to allow even one hole in how the system was built since that would jeopardise our clients, it was a very iterative process.”
Google beats Amazon to first place in smart speaker war
Mon, 28th May 2018
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google
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amazon
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canalys
Smart speakers continue to be the world’s fastest-growing consumer technology segment.
Nutanix reports third quarter fiscal 2018 financial results
Mon, 28th May 2018
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
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nutanix
“Demand for our solutions remains strong as we saw 67% growth in software and support billings and 55% growth in software and support revenue."
NZ Govt is boosting support for game development
Mon, 28th May 2018
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gaming
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technology gifts
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nz
“Great things are already happening in the tech sector, I’d like to see how the Government can support taking our expertise to the world.”
Callaghan Innovation congratulates Hi-tech award winners
Mon, 28th May 2018
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nz
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callaghan innovation
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hi-tech awards
"Technology has huge potential to solve many problems we face in business, in society and in our economy."
NZ Space Challenge winner announced
Fri, 25th May 2018
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satellites
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nz
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space
The search for New Zealand’s top space talent has come to an end.
Should we be worried about ‘buggy’ EVs
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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cartech
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ev
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foodstuffs
A group of citizen scientists are planting tracking devices in electric vans and cars to measure their performance every minute of the day.
HAVAL unveils autonomous EV at Auto China 2018
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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cartech
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ev
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haval
HAVAL unveiled a raft of new vehicles boasting new engine technologies.
Facebook and About Us launch #BoostYourTown in Kaitaia
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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facebook
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nz
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us
"We all understand how important it is for businesses and community groups to have an effective online presence these days."
Hands-on review part two: The pros and cons of owning a Tesla Model S
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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cartech
In this part of the review, I will go over some more of the internal features and UI as well as the pros and cons of owning a Tesla.
Cloudscene releases Q1, 2018 data center operator leaderboard
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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colocation
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data centre operators
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equinix
Cloudscene’s quarterly leaderboard highlights the top carrier-neutral data center operators.
Two hundred secondary school girls experience ICT in Wellington
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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women in technology
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wellington
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banking
The Wellington ShadowTech is the first in a nationwide series of technology-focused events up and down the country.
ASB first bank in New Zealand to step out with Garmin Pay
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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pos
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
ASB has teamed up with global wearable device company Garmin to give ASB customers on-the-go the ability to make contactless purchases.
New self-driving vehicle tech set to make roundabouts safer
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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cartech
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nz
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self-driving cars
A new autonomous driving research project may help reduce the number of accidents NZ roundabouts in the future according to a local spokesperson.
Kiwi agritech start-up uses home-grown marketplace to get legal services
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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startup
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new zealand business
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acuris systems
The way New Zealanders are accessing and using lawyers has changed.
ZTE ban spells challenge and opportunity in the NZ mobile device market
Mon, 21st May 2018
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smartphones
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technology gifts
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zte
It remains unclear what the imposed sanctions on ZTE will mean for the New Zealand mobile devices market.
Hands-on review part one: Driving Tesla’s Red Rocket Model S
Mon, 21st May 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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cartech
Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you a Tesla, which is the next best thing.
NEC's Hadoop data platform helps DMICDC Logistics
Mon, 21st May 2018
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
NEC Corporation announced that India-based DMICDC Logistics Data Services adopted NEC's big data platform.