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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.

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.

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.

Eric B. Parizo, SearchVB.com News Editor
07.10.2003
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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

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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