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Leading information systems experts will converge on Auckland this week to present the latest research into the relationships between IT and diversity. More >>
Jade Software Corporation (Jade) announced today that it has bought 100 percent of the shares in Methodware, a leading operational risk management software company. More >>
Results of study jolt real estate industry with a clear message from clients to innovate, perform and inform The Nielsen NetRatings• study into the behaviour of buyers and sellers of property has revealed strong demand for new services and staggering interest ... More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo reports: all across the US internet radio fell silent for 24 hours to protest royalty rate increases. Find out why net radio giants like Yahoo, Rhapsody, live365.com, MTV and Pandora took part in a "Day of Silence". More >>
Management consulting firm, Reset Group, has released its 2007 benchmarking study into Australian and New Zealand Information Technology business performance. More >>
Intel Corporation unveiled today a global training curriculum for software developers to speed and expand software development for multicore processors. More >>
Last week, Blockbuster announced that it would carry high-definition DVDs in only the Blu-ray format, at least in its brick-and-mortar stores. The selection of DVDs available for online rental would include both, at least for the time being. More >>
Zenago Limited announces that, effective 2 July 2007, it will be acquiring Vision Online Limited. More >>
New Zealand-based global warming website www.celsias.com is sponsoring 21-year-old physicist Colin Davis on a three-month, 6400 kilometre bicycle ride from San Francisco to Boston. Davis will start his Ride to Sustain on July 7th by crossing the Golden ... More >>
Vodafone is delighted to announce R Kelly’s hit “Good Sex” is the first Top 20 hit sold exclusively through the Vodafone Music Store to make it into the official chart. This follows the introduction of digital music sales into the New Zealand ... More >>
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts partners with one of Asia Pacific’s leading travel search engine Bezurk.com to further extend its reach to customers booking hotels online. More >>
CityLink and FX Networks are combining to support the future of Wellington business by making local business incubator Creative HQ the envy of their peers - and private companies - nationwide. More >>
Takapuna based Cognito Software, developer of the MoneyWorks range of accounting software, has announced that it had its products available in over one hundred retail outlets throughout Canada - including the prestigious Apple stores. More >>
From Puppets to Pixels is an interactive exhibition that transforms the age-old tradition of shadow puppetry into the digital world - to cyberspace and beyond. The exhibition runs throughout the July school holidays. More >>
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it will offer Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0, a solution designed to provide customers with the same security and data protection capabilities on their Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs as have become ... More >>
Make a step into the world of High Definition this winter with the launch of the brand new FZ-series VAIO range. Available in multiple configurations, including the premium VGNFZ18G with Blu-ray compatibility, watching and editing high-quality multimedia ... More >>
After much consideration papers will be filed today in relation to errors in law relating to approvals for field trials of GE Brassica. GE Free NZ (in food and environment) has decided that flawed decision making cannot go unscrutinised. More >>
A new website launched by building research company BRANZ could lead to lower power bills and water rates for homeowners, and to more environmentally-friendly homes across the country. More >>
BRANZ have turned the lofty ideas of sustainable building into practical techniques through the launch of a new web-based resource, www.LEVEL.org.nz. More >>
TVNZ has signed up to a groundbreaking partnership with Google to bring TVNZ content to YouTube – another New Zealand first for the national broadcaster. The non-exclusive partnership will create a branded TVNZ 'channel' on YouTube, offering a range of ... More >>
This is a very opportune time to check in on where the telecommunications industry reform programme is going. Last year, I was here the very day before the Telecommunications Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament to give effect to the policies set out ... More >>
The runaway market in historical New Zealand objects and ephemera on Trade Me is among the topics covered at the Making History in Public conference in Wellington this coming weekend (June 29 - July 1). More >>
An online data-base catches a paedophile – and two young girls are saved – but the organization responsible for creating the data-base may be sued. More >>
Wellington teenagers aged 13-17 will be thrilled to know that Subtxt, an innovative competition run by Wellington City Libraries, is back. More >>
Adam Fenech owner of www.auctionnz.co.nz and A Class Computers a computer retail store in Fitzroy is going from strength to strength with a brand new second store under the A Class Computers brand name opening in New Plymouth on July 2nd. More >>
Smarterhomes is one of the flagship initiatives to be promoted through the household sustainability programme. More >>
Jade Software Corporation announced today that Bevan Chan, a student from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), has won this year's Jade Scholar Prize. More >>
It took a little under a hour and half for Catalyst IT to receive the first nomination for the New Zealand Open Source Awards. "We've even had one from as far afield as Israel praising some of the open source work happening here." More >>
InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) is pleased to support the New Zealand Open Source Awards and has agreed to sponsor one of the categories. The Awards are being organised by CatalystIT and The New Zealand Open Source Society and will be ... More >>
Singapore, June 21st, 2007 – Scoop, the leading independent news publication in New Zealand, today announced a partnership with the Asia-Pacific Travel Search Engine, Bezurk.com to launch a new travel search engine service for New Zealanders on Scoop.co.nz. More >>
Activate Technologies' excellent record has continued with the recent rollout of its 'Activate' provisioning software at Warehouse Stationery. More >>
Fancy yourself as a restaurant critic? Whether it is the welcoming atmosphere, alluring ambience, stylish setting, the sumptuous menu, extensive wine list or impeccable service that impresses, voters are asked to cast their votes. More >>
An appreciative group of Auckland web developers were shown how interactive New Zealand maps are now available to web sites for small and large companies at the first of a series of Location Based Technology seminars, by GeoSmart Maps Ltd. More >>
Choosing the right KiwiSaver fund with the lowest fees and best performance from the dozens on offer will give the average wage-earner enough extra money over twenty years to buy a brand-new luxury car when they retire. More >>
Here is a website ranking of the top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence Entertainment category for all visitors' unique browsers (from New Zealand and overseas) for the week to 17 June 2007. More >>
New Zealand’s leading online sports community website, Sportcheck (www.sportcheck.co.nz) today announced that it has launched a unique 10 minute gun text alert to allow Kiwis to keep in touch with all the action in Team New Zealand’s Challenge of the 32nd ... More >>
New Zealand's leading software exporter, Orion Health has been chosen by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) to build a new document tracking solution to improve access and filing for over 7 million patient notes. More >>
With New Zealand betting legislation prohibiting New Zealand TAB taking wagers on this year's America's Cup, punters are joining a growing trend of sports fanatics turning to internet sportsbooks according to Lasseters sportsbook sports betting ... More >>
Five Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) information technology students have achieved the ultimate student dream – a $5,000 scholarship, a well-paid holiday job working on client projects and a foot in the door with a leading IT employer. More >>
Swapclub, New Zealand’s own dedicated swapping site, is pleased to announce the successful integration with LibraryThing, the web’s most popular book-cataloguing community. More >>
A software programme implemented by Queenstown company HM Associates has been recognised by a prestigious and long running national software awards programme. More >>
Slingshot, part of CallPlus Group, New Zealand’s largest 100% kiwi owned full service telecommunications company, has completed the rollout of a new managed antispam solution, two IronPort C650 Email Security Appliances, for all its internet users to ensure ... More >>
No break will be offered after the cold southerly currently sweeping the country has passed. It seems still that the worst is yet to come. A front predicted by the NOAA weather model is forecast to travel up the country through late Thursday and ... More >>
With this easy-to-use, yet powerful accounting software you'll gain greater control over your accounts and spend less time doing them, which means you'll have more time to focus on other important areas of your business. More >>
In early August 2007, Amnesty International's student activists will combat internet repression as part of this year's "Freedom Challenge," Amnesty International's annual student action week. More >>
At the end of June Apple will launch its first major product since Steve Jobs 'A Greener Apple' statement. So how green will the iPhone be? More >>
Saving time and reducing stress and frustration are two of the greatest benefits farmers can get from making use of the latest communications technology, according to this year's Telecom eFarmer of the Year, Rakaia-based Jim Parkinson. More >>
Spearheaded by NZ open source provider Catalyst IT and the NZ Open Source Society, The seven Award categories cover both contributions to open source projects and use in government, business, education, and voluntary sectors. More >>
Google Announces Top 20 Gaining Queries for May: Last month saw a well-rounded mix of search terms gaining ground on the Google Zeitgeist for New Zealand. More >>
Powerswitch, Scamwatch and changes to the Motor Vehicle Sales Legislation are all discussed in the inaugural edition of Consumer Chat by Judith Tizard. More >>
New Zealand owned and operated company ProActive Software Ltd showed the world their maturity last week when their time management software, ProWorkflow, reached a million hours, over 500 working years, under management. More >>
The Commerce Commission has received proposals from Telecom covering the non-price terms for the unbundled local loop and co-location regulated services. Submissions on Telecom’s proposals are sought from interested parties. The closing date for ... More >>
The Ministry for the Environment has released a public discussion document proposing new national environmental standards for low-impact telecommunication facilities in the road reserve. More >>
Fame hungry Kiwis won’t want to miss these three party girls and their camera crew! America’s hot reality TV series, Project My World has chosen Mexicali Fresh in Prince’s Wharf as a hot spot to be featured in their Auckland segment. The hot ... More >>
The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative to select and promote the world’s best e-Content, started in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). See www.wsa-awards.org.nz/ for the NZ site and ... More >>
Recent criticism of unethical practices by real estate agents and a growing public distrust of members of the real estate industry, has led to the launch of a new independent website - TopAgents.co.nz. More >>
Take that, evil scammers! | Jun 13, 2007 08:38 David Slack on his own account More >>
Are you one of the growing numbers of marketing professionals that realises the potential of the internet but is limited in the control that you have over your organisations website? More >>
The night of November 2, 2004, was exhilarating or devastating, depending on how you voted and where you were. If you were a rural conservative who voted based on your religious affinity to Bush, you were elated. You were also relieved, because ... More >>
In this edition: Quotes about Michael Collin's "The Urban Legend" Watergates, Watersheds & Manchurian Candidates – The Urban Legend In A Nutshell - So How Is It That This News Was Not On CNN? - The Urban Legend In Context: Inside The Mind Of An Election ... More >>
Avalanche Technology Group, the Australasian distributor of AVG Internet security software, today announced the latest addition to AVG's growing security products portfolio, AVG Mobile Security. More >>
Apple has introduced Safari 3, the world's fastest and easiest-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests. More >>
13 June 2007. Christchurch. - Teenage web entrepreneur Jasper Bryant-Greene is relaunching his successful photo printing site albumprints.co.nz with the help of local design company hairyLemon. More >>
NZRS (.nz Registry Services) announces that a core component of the New Zealand Internet infrastructure is being geared up to accommodate huge potential increases in the number of networked devices connected to the Internet. More >>
Attached is a website ranking of the top five channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence General News category for New Zealand visitors' unique browsers during May 2007. More >>
Woosh Wireless Ltd believes that the Government's plans to auction six blocks of WiMAX spectrum (2.3 and 2.5 bands) will ensure the emergence of true infrastructure competition in broadband. More >>
New Zealanders continue to be targeted by scammers’ phishing emails, trying to part them from their money, says Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard. More >>
Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) today announced the arrival of the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) camera, Go!Cam: The fun and creative way to capture and record every moment with your PSP! More >>
New Zealanders send around one billion pieces of mail each year to over 1.85 million delivery points nationwide; and for bulk mail senders this process is about to get cheaper and more efficient. More >>
Auckland, New Zealand - June 12, 2007 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of its Business Pages feature for AdWords™ in New Zealand. Intended for businesses without their own websites, AdWords Business Pages are informational ... More >>
Hire Things.co.nz, New Zealands first website devoted entirely to products, items and services for hire or rental, is proving a major success. More >>
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of New Zealand (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers announced today they have signed an agreement to provide accurate measurement of interactive advertising spending in the New Zealand market. PricewaterhouseCoopers ... More >>
The ISP Spam Code of Practice is insufficient in its present form and is cosmetic only. There will be no visible improvement of services and ISPs will be allowed to ignore the problems as they will not be required to do anything material. More >>
Kordia™ Group Limited announces that, effective 2 July 2007, it will be acquiring Orcon Internet Limited. More >>
An innovative interactive web tool designed to make life easier for event planners has been launched at one of Queenstown’s leading meeting venues, Crowne Plaza Queenstown. The Customised Website facility has been developed specifically for the conference ... More >>
BuzzShed launched their opt-in video advertising web site today and have begun paying New Zealanders to watch video advertisements online. BuzzShed pays 30 cents to members every time they watch a targeted video advertisement at www.BuzzShed.com When people ... More >>
A recording studio in a library? That must be a world first! To be honest, we don’t know, but it’s certainly a bold step. More >>
Speech Video - Google Zeitgeist Speech By Kevin Roberts A seven minute journey from Attention to Attraction. This excerpt from the Google Zeitgeist presentation in London on 21 May 2007 illustrates the path to success in the Attraction Economy - moving ... More >>
“New Zealand’s most expensive job website is to be dumped - at the cost of $1 million to the taxpayer,” says National Party ACC spokeswoman Pansy Wong. More >>
(The Hague, Netherlands – 9 June 2007) - Measures to halt the rise in illegal wildlife trade via the Internet were overwhelmingly adopted today by Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The ... More >>
Let’s face it; the thought of building a website is daunting to most. And yet how do start-up businesses create a site without putting a second mortgage on the family home? We’ve found 3 options to get around forking out $1,000’s for your website ... More >>
Telecom today announced a $300 million mobile network investment plan to meet New Zealand's future mobile needs. The development of a new Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) network will complement existing CDMA network capabilities and allow Telecom to provide unparalleled ... More >>
The Commerce Commission has reaffirmed its current timetable to develop regulated unbundled local loop and co-location services. On Tuesday (5 June) Telecom requested a delay in the timeframe to provide its first standard terms proposals due on 12 ... More >>
Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor has launched a new website promoting sustainable practices for tourism businesses. More >>
8 June 2007: HT Media Limited (HT Media), a company controlled by funds associated with Australasian private equity group Ironbridge Capital, today lodged formal documents with the New Zealand Stock Exchange for an offer for all of the shares and options ... More >>
June 7, 2007 Orion Health, a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector, has been named in a prestigious North American list of top 100 companies of healthcare IT providers for the second year in a row. More >>
Wotif.com ( www.wotif.com ) Australasia’s leading accommodation website has been awarded the “Most Significant Contribution by a large business or Corporate Award” at the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards. More >>
A breath of fresh air swept into the Web Developers Association of New Zealand's own website today, with a revamp using Contegro CMS, from North Shore CMS specialists Contegro Ltd. More >>
A New Zealand made, web-based learning system is putting a group of early childhood education teacher trainees at the forefront of world education. More >>
ViewSonic Corporation today announced the launch of the VX2255wm monitors featuring a built-in webcam and microphone available in classic black or stylish glossy white. More >>
The latest annual Export Barometer by DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, finds that New Zealand exporters are still confident regarding export prospects, despite the perception of tough times. More >>
Symantec Corp today announced that Symantec Enterprise Vault has been positioned as the only Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for E-mail Active-Archiving, 2007. Symantec Enterprise Vault e-mail software enables organisations to reduce storage ... More >>
Today's announcement by the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum that it has made unanimous progress on aspects of local loop unbundling and co-location is good news. More >>
The pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions – today announced the top 10 most reported high-risk threats for May 2007. The report, compiled from all FortiGate™ multi-threat security systems in production worldwide, ... More >>
Fairfax Media is set to a create a dedicated rugby website with the launch of RugbyHeaven.co.nz next month. The website will cover all aspects of the game, from in-depth game analysis through to opinion editorial, and will give die-hard rugby fans and enthusiasts the ... More >>
A website ranking of the top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence Employment category for all visitors' unique browsers (from New Zealand and overseas) for May 2007. More >>
‘Customer Zone’- the first stage in providing online self-service options for TelstraClear’s residential and business customers - is now available. Customer Zone can be accessed from the front page of TelstraClear’s website - www.telstraclear.co.nz. More >>
A website that has revolutionised the travel industry, particularly for small business, has won the prestigious Most significant contribution from a business with more than $10m turnover Vero Excellence in Business Support Award 2007. More >>
Two of New Zealand's biggest names in media have joined forces in a new online deal. Fairfax Media and TVNZ have signed an agreement for a video supply from ONE News, replacing the service previously provided by 3 News. More >>
Maxnet announced today that it has signed a deal with TrustPower to provide wholesale internet services to the company’s power customers nationwide. This is in addition to the services that Maxnet provides to CallSouth which was recently acquired by ... More >>
One year after releasing its inaugural study of the safety of search engines, McAfee today published an update to The State of Search Engine Safety. Today’s update shows that while the overall safety risk to search engine users declined by about ... More >>
4 June 2007: The Asia Digital Marketing Association (ADMA), the voice of the digital marketing industry in Asia, today released the 2007 Asia Pacific Digital Marketing Yearbook online as a free download. A limited number of print copies are also available ... More >>
Brisbane – 4 June 2007, Wotif.com ( www.wotif.com ), Australasia’s leading accommodation website, has appointed Craig Dawson to the position of Chief Financial Officer. More >>
New Zealanders are just as interested in being motor mechanics, graphic designers and police officers as they are in being doctors, teachers and veterinarians, according to data released today by Career Services. More >>
The national network of property conveyancers, conveyIT, today announced a partnership with New Zealand’s largest online marketplace Trade Me, to provide essential legal information to all Trade Me property buyers. More >>
A Survey of Online Hotel Reviews Identifies that Travellers Have Difficulty Determining the Location of Hotels on Hotel Reservation Websites More >>
Today, New Zealanders are being born digital. In many ways, children are our leaders in becoming a digitally literate society. As we support and encourage them on their digital explorations, it is important that we equip our children with the skills ... More >>
Microsoft Corp. and NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. have revealed that a 15-year-old New Zealand gamer is to travel to New York next week, as one of the world’s top Pac-Man players selected to compete in the first-ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. More >>
Sydney, May 28, 2007 – China’s communications market is rocketing ahead, recording enormous growth in its mobile, broadband and new media sectors, according to a new BuddeComm study. More >>
SECRETARY RICE: All right. Who wants to ask the first question? And tell me your name. More >>
SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much, Floyd, and thank you for having us here. And I want to thank Leslie also for helping to arrange these great visits. It is nice to be home and I'm really delighted to have a chance to show my good friend ... More >>
NZ Shows continuous strong trend – 61% of adult New Zealanders purchase online each month. More >>
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today is hosting more than 5,000 developers at 10 locations around the world at the first-ever Google Developer Day. In keynotes and breakout sessions in Sydney, Tokyo, Beijing, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Paris, Hamburg, London, ... More >>
Dr Ross Patterson has been appointed the Telecommunications Commissioner and a member of the Commerce Commission for a period of five years starting 12 July 2007, says Communications Minister David Cunliffe. He will take over the role from the current ... More >>
The government will auction spectrum in both the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands in December for nationwide and regional broadband wireless services, including WiMAX. More >>
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced at Google Developer Day 2007 that it is providing developers with Google Gears™, an open source technology for creating offline web applications. This new browser extension is being made available in its ... More >>
Business was light on the main Snitch Board today, after the flurry of yesterday's trades in Solid Energy spy contracts. Inside cleaning lady contracts for the Immigration Department were up $15 to $145, in solid trading. Corrections Department whistle ... More >>
New Zealand’s leading wireless broadband provider Woosh is preparing for the next evolution in the New Zealand broadband market, with key senior management announcements made today reflecting their plans to take advantage of emerging market opportunities. More >>
A Government commitment of $7million for R&D; in the 3D digital content and graphics industry is a welcome boost to innovation in a key sector, Dr Peter Lee, CEO of UniServices, said today. More >>
Planning an Australian holiday has been made even easier for travellers with the launch of Tourism Australia’s new look travel website – www.australia.com. Tourism Australia Managing Director, Geoff Buckley said the travel site is targeted at the ... More >>
Orcon has signed it’s wholesale agreement with Vodafone which will allow it to launch the countries second GSM mobile service in October this year. With a range of 3G mobile calling and mobile broadband data plans becoming available in October, ... More >>
Newly-launched agricultural website The Rural Network is giving away 50 tickets to Fieldays 2007. Starting today, the site is giving away five tickets each weekday to people who email comments to Rural Network editor Philippa Stevenson. More >>
Community and voluntary organisations are urged to get in early and apply online when this year's Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) funding round opens on June 1, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. More >>
Thomson Brookers says its new online case law research products, FindCase and CiteCase, will revolutionise New Zealand legal research. More >>
Loop Select 008: Rare Vision takes us in a new direction with our first free eBook. This little beauty features cutting-edge local and international music, short films, motion graphics, stencil art, graphic design & photos. See www.loopselect.com More >>
Solid Energy stands 100% by its use of security advisors to help protect its people, its property and its business against the ongoing and increasingly illegal activities of environmental activists. More >>
Christina Kuper-Wini Chair of the local organisation committee of PacINET 2007 addressed attendees of the 2007 Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Convention in Solomon Islands. She encouraged them to actively participate in PacINET 2007 in late August ... More >>
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is calling for the immediate resignation of CEO Don Elder following a Sunday Star Times expose of Solid Energy's use of an infiltrator into the Christchurch Save Happy Valley group. More >>
There urgently needs to be greater consumer awareness around the dangers of illegally purchasing online medicines says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Otago Polytechnic, in collaboration with Dunedin companies The Street and Straylight Studios, launched their high-tech interactive learning solution ‘The Kitchen’ last night to an excellent reception. More >>
Dangerous, dull and dirty driving tasks are likely to become the work of robots, leaving humans free to take on more productive duties, with Auckland start-up company Inro at the forefront of the new enabling technology. More >>
AutoBase.co.nz recently launched a feature unique in the New Zealand automotive industry on their vehicle classifieds website. More >>
New Zealanders can now calculate how much KiwiSaver will cost them and estimate the amount they are likely to receive when they turn 65. More >>
Jade Logistics today announced that Port Otago Limited, a key port in the South Island region of New Zealand, is rolling out what is believed to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world using the Jade Master Terminal (JMT) container ... More >>
Auckland, 25 May 2007 – International Business Wales and Technium UK today announced that New Zealand technology company Xero, a leading web-based accounting provider, as the winner of the International Technium Challenge. More >>
Remote Play on PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) via the Internet and DLNA transfer of media content also enabled More >>
The next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in November will focus on access, openness, security and diversity, a top United Nations official said today at a press conference in Geneva. More >>
New mums* in New Zealand, are starting to show signs of suffering from a serious lack of time, when it comes to buying even the basics for their baby. Ironically, the convenience and comfort of the innovative-disposable nappy, has now become an ... More >>
TelstraClear has today announced the full merger of its Large Enterprise team, which serves the company’s key corporate clients, with its ICT subsidiary Sytec. The team has been renamed Enterprise and Government. The team is jointly led by Mark ... More >>
Auckland, New Zealand – May 23, 2007 – Top New Zealand online gaming team, Online Gaming Addicts (OGA), has won a major trans-Tasman tournament – the Telstra BigPond Game Arena Battlefield 2 10 v 10 Ladder Competition. More >>
Microsoft New Zealand has announced its sponsorship of top New Zealand gaming team Online Gaming Addicts (OGA), which is currently ranked in the top 3 online gaming teams in New Zealand and Australia. “We’re proud to support OGA and reinforce ... More >>
In these - the first professionally judged online media awards - the Scoop Media Network received 5 certificates, APN – publishers of the NZ Herald received 2, Fairfax/Stuff received 3 & ACP's runwayreporter.com received 2 finalist gongs More >>
A website ranking of the top five channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence Kids & Family category for all visitors' unique browsers (from New Zealand and overseas) for the week to 20 May 2007. More >>
Friday night's Qantas Media Awards has capped off a remarkable month for the leading New Zealand group blog site, Public Address. Hard News, the blog of Public Address founder Russell Brown, received the first award for "best blog" to be given as part ... More >>
Orcon is pleased to announce it has teamed up with Tomizone, the new global Wi-Fi Hotspot company that enables people to share their broadband connection securely. More >>
A U.S. Commercial Service report on the broadcast market in New Zealand, released before Canwest went on the block, gives mixed ratings, at the same time as signaling some hot property. More >>
The larger information technology corporations in Silicon Valley are undergoing a “significant mindset change” regarding emerging markets, a top executive has told a panel at the United Nations. More >>
Friday night's Qantas Media Awards has capped off a remarkable month for the leading New Zealand group blog site, Public Address. More >>
Rotorua tandem skydive company and 2007 Tourism Award finalist* NZONE says phenomenal growth in its visitor numbers over the past year is due to capitalising on changing trends, and recognising continued growth in the independent travel sector. More >>
InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) today released the ISP Spam Code of Practice for public consultation. The Code is posted on the InternetNZ website at the following address: More >>
Palmerston North based Internet Technology and Web Design company Spinning Planet New Zealand was announced as a finalist in the prestigious National Computerworld Excellence Awards last week. More >>
New Zealanders now have a brand new online tool to help get their money sorted before deciding on KiwiSaver. Sort Me is a quick and easy online financial check up on www.sorted.org.nz developed by the Retirement Commission to help all New Zealanders take the pulse ... More >>
nzherald.co.nz has tonight (Fri. May 18, 2007) been named Best News Website in the annual Qantas Media Awards 2007. The tribute caps a highly successful two months recognition for the site. In April nzherald.co.nz was one of only seven online newspaper ... More >>
The Green Party has called for Government to mount an inquiry into the privacy concerns raised by Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff about the oversight of public and private databases that contain information on New Zealand citizens, Green Party Human Rights ... More >>
Media Release – for immediate use. Friday 18 May, 2007 The organisation aimed at growing and promoting New Zealand’s ecotourism industry has launched a new website. More >>
Qantas Media Awards 2007 Results Qantas Fellow to Wolfson College, Cambridge David Fisher Herald on Sunday More >>
TVNZ has joined forces with Taylormade Media to throw its technological weight behind the Government's Mission-On project, which aims to help young New Zealanders eat better and be more active. More >>
May 17, 2007 Christchurch, New Zealand: The Kiwijet Airline Company Limited is pleased to announce that we have selected Orlando, Florida (USA) based Radixx International for its fully integrated Windows based internet booking suite as the foundation for ... More >>
Budget funding of $8.5 million over four years will enable Archives New Zealand to develop a strategy for archiving ‘born digital’ materials, material that originated in a digital environment. “A portion of the $8.5 million has been earmarked to ... More >>
The National Library will receive Budget 2007 funding of $8 million of operating funding and $200,000 of capital funding over four years for its work on the New Zealand Digital Content Strategy, said National Library Minister Judith Tizard. More >>
Westpac New Zealand is getting behind the Retirement Commission this May for the launch of its new online tool designed to improve the financial literacy of New Zealanders. More >>
Auckland mail house Actionmail has signed a deal with data quality software company, Mastersoft that will enable Actionmail clients to continue claiming Each year New Zealand businesses collectively squander $600 million on 20 million pieces of incorrectly ... More >>
MELBOURNE – May 17, 2007 – Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today announced the launch of Hitwise Dashboards, a new interactive report that enables marketers to review customised competitive intelligence information ... More >>
As the Mac BU continues to forge ahead with completing development on Office 2008 for Mac, Microsoft today announced the release of its standalone, drag and drop Word converter for Office 2004 for Mac and v. X users. To aid customers during the period ... More >>
On April 30, 2007, Gieschen Consultancy released a statement in relation to certain allegations made concerning the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") and its BASCAP initiative. Gieschen apologizes to the ICC for any innacurate and ... More >>
New service allows anyone to get a free report on the security reputation of their domain to help track and stop potential problems. More >>
It may be a South African finish in this year's Rebel Sport Super 14 competition but the battle for rugby supremacy is far from over for one group of Kiwi rugby fans. More >>
The proposed late-May auction of spectrum for the 2.3 GHz spectrum band has been temporarily deferred while the government considers submissions on the proposal, Communications Minister David Cunliffe says. More >>
Interest in the issues surrounding the separation of Telecom remains high, says Communications Minister David Cunliffe. "I continue to be impressed at the depth and quality of the submissions made on Telecom's separation," Mr Cunliffe said. More >>
The Internet Service Providers' Association of New Zealand (ISPANZ) today filed with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) its response to Telecom's alternative proposal to Operational Separation. More >>
A website ranking of the top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence showing the sites that attract the highest percentage of people with a household income greater than $100,000 per annum for the month of April 2007. More >>
With winter fast approaching we’ll start to see our power bills creeping up, so now is a good time to check out Powerswitch, says Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard. More >>
Life insurance joins travel, books and music as latest online commodity, targeting 1.3 million Kiwi online shoppers More >>
Leading players from the internet and marketing industries including the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the Marketing Association, Internet NZ and Yellow Pages Group are moving to combat the misuse of online information. More >>
A newly launched website offers comprehensive information on the awards that now run in eight regions throughout the country. Accessed through www.nzfeatrust.org.nz or www.bfea.org.nz, the website is a joint venture between the New Zealand Farm Environment ... More >>
People in Canterbury dealing with mental health issues can now access information easier than ever before. All it takes is a click of the mouse. The Canterbury Mental Health Education and Resource Centre Trust (MHERC) has launched a website www.mherc.org.nz ... More >>
A 52-year old carpenter from Arlington Virginia expressed frustration over losing his voting rights by taking a hammer to a voting machine. The WinVote machine succumbed to no less than an Estwing Supreme 22S, "the finest framing hammer known to mankind," ... More >>
Jade Software Corporation announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CMC Limited (CMC), the publicly listed IT services company 51% owned by TCS and part of Indian industrial conglomerate TATA Corporation, which has annual revenue ... More >>
From Ohio and California to Scotland and France, the disputes surrounding electronic voting machines have gone truly global. E-voting machines have already been extensively studied and condemned by a wide range of expert committees, commissions and colleges, ... More >>
New Zealand Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today met New York teachers using New Zealand-developed computer software to assess student achievement. More >>
Wellington-based international on-line mapping company ProjectX Technology (www.projectx.co.nz) has been recognised for its bold ambition, technological success and contribution to the community by being selected as one of four finalists in the Cyber Gold category ... More >>
Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a leading enterprise gateway security company, today is launching Sidewinder 7.0, the industry's first and only firewall to incorporate reputation technology to provide proactive and reliable protection, ... More >>
Last night at the NetGuide Web Awards, House of Travel's website was awarded the "Best Travel Site" sponsored by ACP Digital. More >>
Online goods & services donation website, www.donatenz.com , was among the winners of the 2007 Netguide Web Awards last night, picking up the award for “Best Government or Community Site”. More >>
“Information technology ‘carbon footprints’ in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific rake up billions of wasted dollars,” says Paua Interface’s director Robyn Kamira, “and medium to large companies are to blame.” More >>
Legislation aimed at overhauling how people vote moved out of a Congressional committee Tuesday. The bill is intended to address problems that have hamstrung recent national elections. More >>
Last night at the NetGuide Web Awards, House of Travel's website was awarded the "Best Travel Site" sponsored by ACP Digital. The category description rates houseoftravel.co.nz as "the best site providing an aspect of travel services and information. This may ... More >>
Online community site SmileCity has been named Site of the Year in the 2007 People's Choice NetGuide Web Awards. "SmileCity is a great example of a community site," said NetGuide Editor Jorin Sievers. "By encouraging user feedback and participation and ... More >>
Slingshot, has won the coveted award as the Best ISP at the 10th annual People’s Choice NeGuide Awards held last night. Tens of thousands of voters took the opportunity to vote for the best ISP in New Zealand based on reliability, price, access, support ... More >>
Public Address won the NetGuide People's Choice Award for Best Blog last night; which as I pointed out when I went up to accept it, was all the more remarkable for the fact that I forgot to suggest that you might want to vote for us until two days before... More >>
New Zealand's Top Web Sites Named in 2007 People's Choice NetGuide Web Awards More >>
Bill English's over-ruling of John Key's broadband funding gaffe shows which of the co-leaders is really in charge, says Communications Minister David Cunliffe. More >>
Become the golden child this Mother’s Day and give your mum the gift she really wants More >>
Auckland, New Zealand, 10 May 2007: MSN NZ has appointed media industry veteran Liz Fraser to lead the company as New Zealand Business Manager. Fraser, a former senior TVNZ programmer and sales manager, will further strengthen the position of msn.co.nz ... More >>
Just a quickie from the road today. I'm in Wellington, having addressed the Parliamentary Internet Caucus - a cross-party group of MPs who care about communications technology - on the future of television. I shared the bill with Jason Paris of TVNZ and it ... More >>
The first online auction of Ferrari memorabilia, comprising much-sought-after original Ferrari F1 components, takes place at www.FerrariStore.com from, May 10 from 3.00 PM Central European Time, ending on May 21 2007. A total of five items will go under ... More >>
The Green Party is urging the Government to fund a proposal by surgeons which could save hundreds of lives by reducing fatal errors in the operating theatre. The Royal College of Surgeons wants funding to set up national audits of its operating systems, ... More >>
Wotif.com (www.wotif.com), New Zealand’s leading accommodation website’s, Mother’s Day survey** has found that a weekend away without the kids is what Kiwi mums really want this Sunday. More >>
Thanks for the invitation to be here for the launch of the VentureVoip exchange and Conduit3 product range. More >>
I.T. Link's SalesLink Mobile solution has beaten six other entrants to take the major prize at the inaugural New Zealand 3G A-List awards, which were announced in Wellington on May 8. More >>
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