Hi there,

Twins. They’re double the trouble, right? Well, hopefully not if they’re digital twins.

Bridging the gap between the physical and digital, so called ‘digital twin’ technology is well established in a number of industries, including manufacturing and aeronautical. But there’s big potential for other sectors too in helping companies design, visualise, monitor, manage and maintain assets more effectively – and unlock new business opportunities.

And when you pair twinning technology with IoT and 5G the benefits are magnified. So where can they be of most benefit, and what are some of the gotchas to consider?

In other news:

The new frontier out on the edge
MoE's master plan for national learner repository
Winning, times three: NZ projects score big in Smart Cities Awards
Getting customer loyalty programs right

If you’re interested in harnessing e-invoicing to drive efficiency, productivity and visibility, we’ve also got a whitepaper, courtesy of Esker, on how to prepare your business for PDF and EDI invoicing.

Lastly, getting a return on the investment you’ve made in an ERP system and ensuring it’s delivering results is in everyone’s best interest. So if ERP is important for your business, register now for our Evaluating Return on ERP Investment webinar on July 30 to learn how to measure the real benefits and uncover where system automation is saving labour costs.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz

INTERNET OF THINGS

Are digital twins coming of age?

Twinning technology finding its feet in business…

It sounds like sci-fi: Being able to effectively 'teleport' yourself to a remote location, with 360-degree video and a data overlay so you can resolve an issue.

“They are helping companies to design, visualise, monitor, manage and maintain their assets more effectively, and they are unlocking new business opportunities.”

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EDGE COMPUTING

Edge computing: IT’s next big thing

Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?…

As the great global DX rolls on (and our ability to produce data climbs to ever greater heights) ‘edge computing’ represents a significant shift in how we think about network operations.

“Edge will be the growing frontier of IT managing latency, bandwidth, data privacy and autonomy.”

[Read more]

EDUCATION

Canadian Edsby wins MoE deal and Microsoft award

Te Rito: One school system to rule them all begins rollout…

The Ministry of Education has taken on another ambitious IT project, this time creating a national learner repository to store student information and assessments in a single, cloud-based system.

“Ultimately we’d like to see this as a life-long learning record.”

[Read more]

SMART CITIES

NZ and City of Newcastle win big in smart cities

NZ takes three gongs, Newcastle two in APAC awards…

Three NZ projects have scooped up awards in this year’s IDC Asia Pacific Smart Cities, Awards with the City of Newcastle also snapping up awards in two of the 14 categories.

“It’s an extraordinary achievement and shows the breadth of the positive impacts smart technology is having on our society.”

[Read more]

LOYALTY PROGRAMS

Making customer loyalty work

Time to right the data value-exchange…

Data privacy and security concerns are infiltrating loyalty programs across Australia and New Zealand as mobile apps become increasingly important for interaction with the programs.

Loyalty programs are at a pivotal point with member data protection, collection and use.

[Read more]

E-INVOICING

Preparing your business for PDF and EDI invoicing

Managing EDI is now mandatory, but pdf remains a necessity…

In Australia and Singapore, the governments have adopted PEPPOL to enable businesses to communicate electronically using a standard format.

E-invoicing is necessary for organisations to drive efficiency, productivity, and visibility.

[Read more]

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