Press release, 31 October 2011, Canterbury Scientific, Christchurch, New Zealand:
Canterbury Scientific has been named in the Technology Investment Network (TIN)’s annual ranking of top performing technology companies in New Zealand, growing its revenue by 56% to $4.2m. It is ranked #165 on the list and is heralded by organisers as one of the top 10 ‘Hot Emerging Companies’ of 2011.

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When:                    Thursday, 8 September 2011
Time:                      11:45am – 8:00pm
Where:                  Addington Raceway, Christchurch
Register:                Visit http://canterburysoftwaresummit.eventbrite.com/

Press release, 6-September-2011, Canterbury Software Cluster, Christchurch, New Zealand: The Canterbury Software Summit & UCONZ combined event on Thursday, 8 September now has over 450 delegates registered, far surpassing organisers’ expectations.  Registrations close on Wednesday at 5.00pm.

The agenda has been finalised and has something for everyone in the ICT industry, from informative technical sessions to inspiring business success stories. The speaker line-up includes Peter Townsend, CEO of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, David Brebner of Unlimited Realities and Phil McCaw of Movac. Keynote speeches will feature high profile expatriates Dr Craig Nevill-Manning of Google, appearing via live videoconference from New York, and Andrew Lark who moved from industry giant Dell to Australia’s Commonwealth Bank in July. The full event programme is available on the Canterbury Software Summit website.

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Canterbury Software Summit & UCONZ to kick off Rutherford Innovation Showcase events

First-ever partnership with University Commercialisation Offices of NZ will be a focal point on the 2011 Christchurch business technology event calendar

When: Thursday, 8 September 2011
Time: 11:45am – 8:00pm
Where: Addington Raceway, Christchurch
Cost: Free
Register: Visit http://canterburysoftwaresummit.eventbrite.com

Press release, 5-August-2011, Canterbury Software Cluster, Christchurch, New Zealand: The Canterbury Software Cluster is hosting Christchurch’s business technology event of the year – the annual Canterbury Software Summit on 8 September at Addington Raceway. This is the first time that the event is free to attend for members of the ICT industry thanks to the generosity of our sponsors: JOOB, Clarus, NZTE and IBM, and NZICT who are including our event as the first in the series of the Rutherford Innovation Showcase.

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Vizualise expands as demand for virtualisation and digital marketing takes off

Press release, 23 June, 2011 Vizualise, Christchurch, NZ - Business is booming for digital business strategy company, Vizualise. With increasing demand from companies wanting to optimise their online presence and virtualise their systems (particularly after the recent earthquakes) founder Rupert Deans anticipates revenue will more than double in the next year.

Export revenue is also expected to double to over $1m with high value and/or celebrity enquiries (Hollywood A-listers) from Australia and the United States.

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Canterbury Scientific Poised for Growth

Advertorial (three articles) written by Communicate IT. Christchurch Press, 5 April 2011

With escalating export sales and pioneering bio-medical innovations both in production and in the pipeline there’s an exciting future ahead for Canterbury Scientific.

This successful biotech firm first emerged out of the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) back in 1985. Yet few had heard of Canterbury Scientific until 18 February when they opened their new research and development facility in Addington, Christchurch. …

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Press release, 30 March 2011, Clarus Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand

IT consulting firm, Clarus Ltd, has had to recruit four new staff to cope with the unprecedented demand from some of New Zealand’s largest innovators and manufacturers for assistance with Agile adoption and Scrum certification. New Zealand companies including Trimble, Allied Telesis Labs NZ, Zeacom, Serato, and Commtest are adopting Scrum to both improve project delivery and predictability, and to increase team collaboration.

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Tait and Bluewater Systems Agree to Partner in R&D

Global communications solutions provider Tait Radio Communications and premier electronics design house Bluewater Systems have signed a partnership agreement to enable shared access to each others specialist skills and resources. The aim of the agreement is to increase competitive advantage with accelerated speed to market and quality development that focuses on customers’ needs.

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This is a story of the largest IT infrastructure outsource project in the South Island of New Zealand – a challenging project that could easily have failed.

Affected by the Iceland volcano, a freight fire, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, manufacturing and shipping delays caused by the global recession, and a nail-bitingly tight deadline, the Christchurch City Council’s IT infrastructure outsource project could have been a disaster.

Instead, against all the odds, the project was completed on time, to budget, and is now lauded one of the biggest and best data outsource projects in Australasia’s history.

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Canterbury Scientific’s New Biotech Lab Set For Expansion

Press release, 18 February 2011, Canterbury Scientific, Christchurch, New Zealand:

Biotech firm, Canterbury Scientific, has invested significantly in new world-class laboratories in Addington Christchurch with the aim to expand the innovation and production of its globally recognised haemoglobin controls. The Minister for Science and Innovation, Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, opened the new facility on 18 February, 2011.

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Emendo invests in new five-strong Clinical team to assist hospitals

Press release: 19 January, 2011, Emendo Ltd, Christchurch, NZ

Health IT company, Emendo Ltd, has created a new five-person Clinical team to help hospitals meet increasingly challenging operational targets and achieve better patient outcomes with CapPlan. The newly formed Emendo Clinical team will be based in and support hospitals in Australia/New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. The strategic investment follows recent large regional wins in Australia and Canada, and readies the company for an anticipated global surge in demand.

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