Category Archives: IT

October 24, 2008 Posted in Business, IT, New business, Strategy, Web x.0 3 Comments

So What is This Twitter Thing Then….

By Ben Kepes

I spend a lot of time speaking with both proponents and sceptics of Twitter (and by extension microblogging in general). Basically the proponents say that Twitter; Breaks down silos Connects them to people they wouldn’t otherwise be in a position to communicate with Is a fantastic way to leverage the

October 23, 2008 Posted in Business, Efficiency, IT, New business, New Zealand, Strategy 4 Comments

A Search Engine? Now That’s Novel

By Ben Kepes

Interesting to spot the New Zealand business interview with new search engine entrant Searchii. Searchii is a new search engine whose stunning point of difference is…. that it comes from New Zealand. Now I take my hat off to any entrepreneur who begins a new venture – it’s hard work

October 22, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, IT, SocialMedia, Strategy, Web x.0 3 Comments

Building Successful Online Communities

By Ben Kepes

Mauricio sent me this information and it looks like some fantastic sessions for anyone who has an interest in building online communities that people love (and let’s face it – any online business is, by definition, a community). Details are; How to create, develop and evolve a social media presence

October 20, 2008 Posted in Business, Economic Development, Efficiency, IT, New Zealand, Strategy 1 Comment

What SMEs Really Need

By Ben Kepes

News the other day that the IceLab, part of Auckland incubator The Icehouse is conducting a survey looking at the IT decision made by SMEs in New Zealand. I’ve long been adamant that SMEs in this country share common issues – that age-old saying of "working in the business not

October 17, 2008 Posted in Business, Efficiency, IT, SaaS 2 Comments

CRM Webinar

By Ben Kepes

CRM is a really valuable tool that only now has become available to those on the smaller end of the business spectrum. Zoho is hosting a free webinar on “CRM Best Practices” in a few days. Most of you know that Zoho sponsors the other place I blog, you’ll also

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October 16, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, IT, New Zealand, Society, Strategy 2 Comments

Government Use of Offshore Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Service Providers

By Ben Kepes

Now that’s a mouth-full! Mike alerted me to this interim document put out by the State Services Commission of New Zealand. The document seeks to give some guidance to government agencies looking at using offshore ICT providers and seek to help agencies take a professional approach to considering offshore as

October 15, 2008 Posted in Business, Economic Development, IT, New business, Strategy 1 Comment

Are People Finally Getting It?

By Ben Kepes

At the risk of reiterating what’s been said lots of places before – we’re facing a perfect economic storm in tech land. But unlike the dot com burst and ensuing nuclear winter, this one is way more systemic. This time it’s affecting the entire economy and therefore directly impacts on

October 14, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, Efficiency, IT, New business Leave a comment

ISPs Can Work in Niches

By Ben Kepes

A week or two ago Mauricio posted asking ISPs to work in niches in order to differentiate themselves from the norm. His comments related manly to speed and traffic customizations but news from GoDaddy (via RWW) shows that there are other, and cooler ways to differentiate themselves. GoDaddy has launched

October 14, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, Efficiency, IT, SaaS, Society 3 Comments

It May Be (Kind of) Ugly, But It’s What People Want

By Ben Kepes

Well not ugly – just not full of Web 2.0 rounded corners et al. I’m talking about Zoho mail, after the announcement the other day that it’s gone offline with Google gears. I’m an outlier I guess – I use Gmail pretty much exclusively, gave up on the traditional look

October 13, 2008 Posted in Economic Development, IT, New business, New Zealand, Strategy 3 Comments

Wellington to the World

By Ben Kepes

Just advance warning that November 7th sees the inaugural Wellington to the World showcase event. Organised by the brilliant people at Unlimited Potential W2W aims to showcase ICT start ups from the greater Wellington area. W2W is a DEMO style event that gives start ups six minutes to pitch their

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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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