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    2Bearing Point closing New Zealand operation, say staff members

    January 8, 2008 in Industry Moves, Industry News, Tech News by Nathan

    Business consultancy Bearing Point is reportedly closing its New Zealand operation.

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    0Xero loses sales exec, gains others

    December 17, 2007 in Industry Moves, Industry News by Nathan

    Xero loses sales exec, gains others

    UK and local appointments made

    By David Watson Auckland, Monday, 17 December, 2007 – Computerworld NZ
    Online accounting start-up Xero has lost another senior executive.

    Earlier this year, former chief financial officer Paul Gardner left, and now Anthony Bishop, who was recruited in April from global business intelligence software vendor SAS to become Xero’s worldwide head of sales, has left to pursue other opportunities.

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    0TelstraClear loses Ministry of Social Development contract

    December 9, 2007 in Dev News, Industry Moves, Industry News by admin

    MSD in negotiations with Gen-i and Vodafone.

    By Computerworld staff Auckland | Friday, 7 December, 2007

    The Ministry of Social Development has ditched TelstraClear and is in contract negotiations with Gen-i and Vodafone for its telecommunications services.
    The new telecommunications service contract will provide for all data, voice and mobility communications connectivity throughout the ministry, says Tim Occleshaw, the ministry’s CIO.

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    0Axon plans acquisitions, as Gen-i looks offshore

    December 3, 2007 in Industry Moves, Industry News by raymond

    By Rob O’Neill Auckland 

    Services provider Axon hasn’t made an acquisition in 15 years, but chief executive Scott Green says that is about to change.

    The company has finalised a three-year “vision” that includes some key buys, including one aimed at providing Axon with the ability to deliver “telco-like” services. Meanwhile across town, at rival Gen-i, plans are afoot to boost capacity by making use of Telecom’s partnership with Indian outsourcer Tech Mahindra.

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    0Visual Basic faces uncertain future in .NET world

    November 8, 2007 in Dev News, Industry Moves by admin

    Eric B. Parizo, SearchVB.com News Editor
    07.10.2003
    Rating: — (out of 5)

    With Microsoft’s .NET Framework and C# language taking hold, the end could finally be in sight for VB.Ever since February 2002, when Microsoft Corp. released its next-generation development language, C# (pronounced C sharp), with the new Visual Studio .NET, naysayers have been predicting the demise of Visual Basic. Though experts believe the future of enterprise development lies with C#, it is also clear that VB is not going away quietly.More…Eric B. Parizo, SearchVB.com News Editor

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    1Infinity board ratifies Fujitsu offer

    October 25, 2007 in Industry Moves, Industry News by admin

    Former Infinity CFO Stuart Steitt to lead new company

    By Randal Jackson Wellington | Thursday, 25 October, 2007

    Fujitsu’s offer for Infinity Solutions has been ratified by the board of Infinity.

    The new managing director of Fujitsu New Zealand — as the merged company will be known — is Stuart Steitt, previously chief financial officer of Infinity. He was a founding partner of that company. read more »




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