Tom Linn, founder of internet solution provider Wireless Nation, is profiled in the July issue of NZ Business. In it he talks about everything from his childhood in Rangoon to his inspiration for starting up three technology companies.
We’re pleased to announce that Communicate IT has again been awarded the PR & Event Management contract to organise this year’s Canterbury Software Summit.
The event will take place on Thursday 3 October at the Addington Events Centre in Christchurch. We are approaching software heroes who will share their inspiring stories, sponsors who can help us put on another supreme event packed with enlightenment and opportunity, and exhibitors who would like to promote their goods and services to over 500 registered delegates.
If you have any recommendations or would like to find out more please email Shelley and Shannon at summit@communicateit.co.nz.
At the grand opening of their new campus on the 9th of May, Yoobee School of Design made three announcements:
Read the coverage: Stuff – Business Day, The Korea Post, Auckland City Harbour News, Education Directions blog
Multi-unit dwellings to avert ‘last mile’ installation nightmares with DSLAM technology
Press release, 22 April 2013, Wireless Nation, Auckland, New Zealand: Wireless Nation’s new ‘Hotwire’ service enables apartment managers, owners and tenants to reap the benefits of Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) without having to individually re-cable each unit.
Over 20,000 people live in apartments, or ‘multi-unit dwellings’ (MDUs) in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch alone. The prospect of coordinating new UFB cable connections for each apartment unit will be daunting for the managers of these buildings, who often need to halt lift access for hours or make other logistical arrangements to accommodate installation teams.
Read the press release.
Read the media coverage: Stuff – Business Day, NBR NZ Property Investor, Business North, Scoop
QTech technology helps irrigators comply with tightening water regulations
Media release, 15 April 2013, QTech Data Systems, Christchurch, New Zealand: Telemetry and water management specialist, QTech Data Systems, has created and launched a sophisticated Aqua Flow Management System (AFM) that enables water consent holders to remotely monitor, better manage and report their water usage data directly to their regional council.
Under New Zealand’s National Regulations of Water Use Measurement and Reporting, all 20,000 water consent holders in New Zealand must install both a water measuring and data reporting system*. And by law the onus is on every one of them to provide their water usage data to their regional council in the required format. If they fail to comply with these measures councils will either charge to collect the data in person, or present the consent holder with an abatement order.
On recognising a gap in the market for an advanced water measuring and reporting solution, QTech designed the AFM especially for irrigators to meet the compliance needs of regional councils in New Zealand. It is a complete irrigation and resource consent data collection and reporting system manufactured and supported locally and designed for NZ conditions and requirements.
Steve Champ
“We recognised that the combination of automated reporting and water measurement would greatly benefit both consent holders and councils,” says QTech managing director Steve Champ. “Convenience, efficient water management, remote monitoring and online reporting are just a few of the many advantages that the AFM provides. It also provides peace of mind for irrigators when regional councils start to implement tighter restrictions to ultimately ensure full compliance with the regulations.”
Read the full QTech AFM press release.
See the coverage: Rob’s Country – CTV (12 April, 26:00-31:30), Straight Furrow (2 April, Pg 18) and Scoop.
Press release, 12 March 2013, YOOBEE School of Design, Christchurch, New Zealand: Yoobee School of Design is now delivering its Digital Design level 3 (iCreate) course at South Auckland’s Manurewa High School.
Enrolled students study one and a half days a week over 35 weeks and gain a New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) approved level 3 Certificate. Coursework is taught by professional Yoobee tutors in the familiar and supportive environment of the Manurewa campus. The initiative is part of the high school’s Business Administration Academy.
Manurewa High School is a decile 2 secondary school with 1,900 students – 75% of whom are Maori and Pacific Islanders. “Yoobee is giving Manurewa students a unique opportunity to explore all elements of design, illuminating the exciting career pathway options available in the field, and enabling them to accelerate their design career,” says Ruth Cooper, General Manager of Education at Yoobee. “The arrangement enables Yoobee to engage more effectively with the rapidly growing South Auckland student market, and supports the government’s Better Public Service programme on Maori and Pacific Island achievement.”
Read the press release.
Read the media coverage: Manukau Courier, The Aucklander, Independent Tertiary Institutions, Tearaway, Eduvac, Tomorrow’s Schools Today, ED Blog.
Lincoln University’s 2013-14 “Transform” research profile is out now. The book highlights some of the research programmes the University undertakes, on campus and beyond, and Communicate IT contributed many articles in this edition (for the Commerce and Environment, Society & Design Faculties). It’s always fascinating to interview professors, staff and postgrad students who are delving into some important and complex topics that affect all our lives.
What a year 2012 has been … and thank heavens the holidays are here to catch a breather! With our new virtual and cloud-based structure, the inadvertent opening of our Auckland office, award wins, events, lots of referrals and new business, it’s been a whirlwind and very memorable year for Communicate IT. And we’d like to raise our glasses to our wonderful customers, suppliers and friends, in thanks for your tremendous support throughout.
NZ Fire Service photo
Some of the projects we have done include organising and promoting the Canterbury Software Summit (which was a record success – attracting 528 registrations); researching and writing a white paper for Tait Communications on Disaster Management; writing umpteen articles for Lincoln University’s Transform and Landform publications and profiles for their website; writing the Supreme Champion Canterbury and Innovation Award winning entries and working with production company Orly to create three corporate videos for Canterbury Scientific; announcing the acquisition of kiwi hi-tech success company Emendo; promoting new clients Trineo, Wireless Nation, Yoobee and W2 locally and offshore; and lots more!
If you’ve missed any of this news, please remember that we regularly share and post updates on our Facebook page and website. We encourage your feedback, so please like us and visit often to keep up to date. Shannon and I will now be taking a well-earned break from Friday 21 December and the offices will be closed until Shannon starts back on 7 January. Shelley returns a week later on 14 January. If you have any urgent requirements in the meantime, please call 021 747 355 or email shelley@communicateit.co.nz. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! See you in 2013.
Press release, 17 December 2012, W2, Christchurch, New Zealand: With the fast approaching Christmas and summer holidays in the Southern Hemisphere, leading design architects, W2, in Christchurch New Zealand have launched the next frontier in mobile living – called the Romotow.
The Romotow is created for today’s innovation savvy generation, with a contemporary mobile living design that delivers an experience in a class of its own. Its design is a radical departure from the boxy and cumbersome hybrid travel trailer and caravan concept of yesteryear.
Read the full press release
Read the media coverage: The Press, Idealog, Radio New Zealand, Wired.com, Gizmag, Eyesin.com, RV Daily Report, Examiner.com, Digital Trends, Vagabondish, 2luxury2, Stuff, Scoop and lots more!
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Press release, 7 December 2012, Christchurch, New Zealand: Trineo, a Christchurch software house that specialises in Salesforce.com and custom Ruby on Rails development, has debuted in 62nd place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
With offices in Christchurch, Auckland and Sydney, Trineo has experienced impressive growth from two to 13 employees (FTEs), and a 769% revenue increase since directors Daniel Fowlie and Abhinav Keswani partnered in February 2010. Trineo’s custom development services and niche software product sales are attracting increasing attention from large corporate clients around the world.
Read the release: Trineo debuts 62nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Read the coverage: The Press, Unlimited, NZ Herald, IT Brief, Idealog, Scoop
