Hi there,

It’s been a couple of years since Vocus’ last big attempt to offload its New Zealand business. Now it’s called in the financial advisors in preparation for a potential IPO of the Kiwi business – the country’s fourth largest telco.

The parent company says a successful IPO will provide greater balance sheet flexibility and enable Vocus Network Services to invest in core long-term strategic fibre opportunities and build on product capabilities.

Across the ditch, the NZX, which has seen a dearth of new listings, will no doubt be rubbing its hands in glee.

After the failure of the 2017-18 sale attempt which saw plenty of talk and a shortlist of potential buyers, but ultimately no action, Vocus Group will be hoping this time the winds are more favourable to get the deal done.

In other news this week:

PaaS winner in Aussie cloud love affair
Upping the authentication game
Unleashed joins Attaché on Brit platform
We translate Privacy Act changes for marketers and adtechers

We also share insights on how global brewer Carlsberg has conquered huge volumes of data and got its financial reports and insights on tap for self-serve users.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au

STOCK EXCHANGE

Vocus NZ IPO on NZX planned

Kiwi business to float before end of 2021…

Vocus Group has appointed financial advisors in preparation for an IPO of its Kiwi operations, with plans to float the New Zealand business before the end of 2021.

“Opportunities will be better realised if Vocus NZ is an independent entity.”

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CLOUD

Boom times continue for cloud

Pandemic made cloud a commodity…

Public cloud spending is continuing to soar, with Gartner forecasting an 18 percent increase in total spend over the coming year, in further confirmation that remote working has made cloud a commodity.

“Cloud adoption becomes a significant means to stay ahead in a post-Covid-19 world focused on agility and digital touchpoints.”

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CYBERSECURITY

You shall not pass (with those creds)

In an unsecured world, voice and text-based verification doesn’t cut the MFA mustard…

Alex Weinert, Microsoft’s director of identity security says it’s time to ditch those text and voice multi-factor authentication passcodes in favour of something else (hint: Its Microsoft Authenticator).

“Your password is *definitely* terrible.”

[Read more]

ACQUISITION

UK’s Access adds Unleashed to Attache

Access’ Workplace grows to embrace wider range of ERP and business software…

Kiwi inventory management software provider Unleashed has been snapped up by Access Group as the UK company seeks to expand its foothold in the growing ERP platform market.

“The addition of Unleashed gives us a significant opportunity to increase our presence and potential across these sectors.”

[Read more]

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PRIVACY ACT

Adtech, cookies and Privacy Act changes

Data minimisation key…

Data minimisation becomes the name of the game as NZ’s new Privacy Act comes into force next week – with ramifications for Australian companies too.

“Your goal should be to collect and use the least amount of information possible to meet your objective.”

[Read more]

TECH IN ACTION

Global brewer speeds up financial reporting

Carlsberg offers 20 different brews from 25 breweries in China, with volumes of data to match…

Carlsberg was one of the first international brewers to export beer to China, starting over 150 years ago.

“Users can easily build reports by themselves to support their analysis.”

[Read more]

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