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Protecting student privacy

“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with [his or her] privacy.” - The...

Date: 06/30/2013

Te reo Māori choice for Windows 8, Office 2013, and the Internet

For ten years Microsoft has been collaborating with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori...

Date: 06/25/2013

Microsoft releases NZ privacy guide for Office 365

New Zealand organisations are quickly deploying cloud computing. Low prices and convenience are...

Date: 04/23/2013

Humanising Data contest winners announced

With the recent launch of Windows 8, we have been delighted to see how quickly Kiwi software...

Date: 12/17/2012

Technology and the Māori Language Awards 2012

The Māori Language Awards 2012 were held on Friday last week in Tauranga. It was an inspiring event...

Date: 11/18/2012

Making Data Human at TechEd NZ 2012

Last week we were delighted to join more than 2,000 technology professionals at TechEd New Zealand...

Date: 09/09/2012

Innovate with Cloud Computing

Businesses use technology to improve productivity. They need it to speed up innovation, and help...

Date: 07/24/2012

Keeping Safe Online

New Zealand’s first Cyber-Security Awareness Week is on now. It's been organised by NetSafe...

Date: 06/12/2012

Ten years of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative

In 2002, Bill Gates wrote an email to all Microsoft employees that made trustworthy computing...

Date: 05/03/2012

The technology behind managing digital identities

This week Microsoft was pleased to have the opportunity to participate in the Digital Identity...

Date: 05/03/2012

The new and the old of cloud privacy

Yesterday I was honoured to have an opportunity to speak briefly at the Privacy Commissioner's...

Date: 05/02/2012

Elements of trust for Internet privacy

Most of us disclose a lot of private information on the Internet without really thinking about it....

Date: 04/28/2012

Privacy Awareness Week 2012

It’s Privacy Awareness Week in New Zealand from Sunday 29 April. Privacy on the Internet is...

Date: 04/26/2012

Dialogue on privacy with Brendon Lynch

This week Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer Brendon Lynch was home in New Zealand to discuss...

Date: 12/09/2011

New skills and technology for small businesses

People who work hard on running New Zealand's 400,000 small and medium enterprises are accustomed to...

Date: 10/31/2011

The Copyright Act has recently been amended to give copyright holders a new option to advise an...

Date: 09/20/2011

Trustworthy Computing and Cloud Services

Malicious attempts to infiltrate computer infrastructure have become more frequent and more...

Date: 08/10/2011

Learning for our future

Children enjoy learning, and today’s ‘digital natives’ use technology to consume...

Date: 07/26/2011

With compliments from Microsoft

Updated July 2012. A PDF version is provided at the bottom of this blog post for printing. Microsoft...

Date: 07/26/2011

Māori language packs for Windows and Office

Every year since 1975, New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week, te wiki o te reo Māori. This is a...

Date: 07/19/2011

Next Generation Smartphone Services and Consumer Privacy

The rapid uptake of the next generation of smartphone hardware is providing the platform for new and...

Date: 07/10/2011

Helping charitable organisations with technology

A guest post by Belinda Gorman, Community Affairs Manager at Microsoft New Zealand Limited Working...

Date: 06/29/2011

Take Control of Your Privacy

1 to 7 May 2011 is Privacy Awareness Week. It’s a great time to take a few moments to look at...

Date: 04/28/2011

Windows 7 achieves Common Criteria security certification

Microsoft endeavours to help make the computing environment as secure as possible. Part of this...

Date: 04/28/2011

Building a wealthier nation through innovation

Microsoft is passionate about the success of New Zealand businesses on the world stage. From...

Date: 04/17/2011

Fighting for a safer internet

This time last week, a million computers infected with malicious software were sending an estimated...

Date: 03/21/2011

Enhancing privacy choices on the Internet

As we browse the internet, we read, search, and click. This online behaviour has commercial value,...

Date: 03/21/2011

Aspiring to technology that adapts to your needs

Software makes life easier and keeps us connected. But many people experience barriers to using...

Date: 03/21/2011

The Need for Global Collective Defense on the Internet

(Cross posted from Microsoft on the Issues) For more than two decades, people have struggled to...

Date: 10/11/2010

Connecting Communities forum

Microsoft New Zealand will be hosting a Connecting Communities forum targeting the nonprofit and...

Date: 10/06/2010

Microsoft's chief privacy officer on the challenge of e-identity

New Zealander Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s chief privacy officer was interviewed by V3.co.uk on...

Date: 09/16/2010

Computer Society 50th anniversary

Microsoft New Zealand is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the New Zealand Computer Society...

Date: 09/12/2010

Helping people affected by the Christchurch earthquake

Following the earthquake that has devastated many parts of Christchurch and the Canterbury Region...

Date: 09/12/2010