Hand Multimedia in Global e-Learning Spotlight

Kiwi learning innovation floors the big guns at international learning awards ceremony in San Francisco

Press Release: 9-December-10, Hand Multimedia, Christchurch, New Zealand

Hand Multimedia has won a major international award for Excellence in Learning from Brandon Hall Research, one of the world’s leading research firms in training and development, for their e-learning development product Roleplay^TM.  The awards celebrate the best in e-learning and are highly regarded by many of the world’s largest corporations, including Microsoft, Time Warner, IBM and Pepsi.  Roleplay’s potential to save clients months of time and thousands of dollars in developing online “people skills” training resulted in their Best Innovation in Learning Technology category win – an accolade coveted by top global software development teams.

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TVNZ Tunes into Savings with Activate Technologies

Press Release: 7-December-10, Activate Technologies, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand media giant TVNZ has implemented an Activate Technologies software solution to streamline its user management system. Activate automates technology processes such as new user setup, email distribution lists and shared data management, so that managers and staff can manage their own environment. TVNZ has benefited from better usage of valuable IT resources, lower software licensing costs and the reduction of security and compliance risks as a result.

TVNZ has over 1000 permanent, casual and freelance staff spread across the country, with 8 people managing and servicing the IT infrastructure. The new system has saved over 40 hours per week of manual administration for the IT services team according to TVNZ Technology Service Manager Lisa Arthur.

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Aiotec acquires Bluewater Systems

Press release, 30 November 2010, Aiotec Ltd, Christchurch, NZ: Premier electronics design house, Aiotec Ltd, has acquired embedded systems and ARM technology specialist company Bluewater Systems. The acquisition is a coup for husband and wife team, Shayne and Jeanne Crimp, as it enables them to extend their innovation powerhouse with highly sought after specialist skills, complementary technology, and a more diverse and international customer base.

Aiotec is a privately owned company established in 2002 to provide electronic engineering consultancy services and product solutions to Australasian export manufacturers. It has been profitable from day one and has grown organically ever since.

In spite of the global economic downturn, Aiotec achieved 275% percent growth in the last two years and has been recognised in this year’s Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500.  The acquisition of Bluewater Systems, founded in 1996 by ARM specialist Simon Glass, doubles Aiotec’s skilled team to 22 staff and contractors.

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