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Clive Astbury reveals key strategies to navigate the complexities of data migration, highlighting common pitfalls to avoid for success.

Google seals $12.5 billion Motorola deal with US and EU nod, promising fair licensing. Regulatory eyes remain keen on market play.

NZ retailers focus on self-checkout and mobile POS over biometrics for efficiency and customer experience, says IDC analyst Louise Francis.

Cisco vows smarter comms for NZ channel, with Kris Boyd leading a push for intelligent, clear, and precise partner interactions.

Security firm AVG plans to raise up to USD $125 million through an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, after a prosperous year for tech IPOs.

Apple gears up for education event in NY, eyes iBooks improvements, confirms Anobit buy. Snapseed to hit OS X, celebrating Mac Mini's 7th.

Olympus to sue 19 current and former executives, including President Shuichi Takayama, over an accounting scandal that has slashed its value by nearly 60%.

Google's anticipated $12.5bn Motorola Mobility deal nears, yet remains uncertain as stockholders urged caution amid 'modest profitability' forecasts.

Clear Mobitel aims to launch NZ's 4th mobile network with a unique LTE strategy, eyeing rural sectors despite scepticism and market challenges.

NZ printer market sees $55M in Q2 2011, with an 8% rise by 2014 driven by inkjets, despite the digital shift and tablet impacts.

Simms International is riding high with record sales and profits, and the company – due to rebrand early next year – is promising even greater next year. v.

New Zealand-based, ASX listed Datasquirt recently announced, subject to shareholder approval, the conditional sale of its complete business to LiveOps.

Meg Whitman, new CEO at HP, vows to 'reduce the drama' that plagued the tech giant in 2011, including overturned decisions and poor acquisitions.

New Zealand-based iDt has acquired Australia's Bio Recognition Systems to expand its customer base and boost development capabilities, says MD Geoff Burnett.

LinkedIn shareholders to offload 6.7M shares, hoping to gather roughly $500M for development, alongside the company selling further 1.3M shares.

Amazon makes a stealthy move, buying voice tech start-up Yap, potentially setting the stage to challenge Apple's Siri.

HP to decide the fate of webOS, potentially selling it off after acquiring it with Palm in 2010. CEO Meg Whitman vows to make a careful choice.

Motorola's patent claim sees German court bar certain Apple devices, facing fines up to 250,000 euro. Google's acquisition not affected.

Clear Mobitel explains why it believes New Zealand could sustain another network operator, but its plans seem far-fetched.

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