• Results from the APNFinda/Google mashup…

    January 22, 2008

    New Zealand, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    I’ve got a meeting this week at the Savoy Brown, a nice little cafe in Christchurch. Being both a proponent and a user of SaaS solutions I naturally placed the invitation into my Google calendar. When I did so…

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  • The MySQL acquisition…

    January 22, 2008

    IT
     

    A while ago I wrote a post discussing commercial imperatives for opensource software. That time I cam from a perspective of finding a natural intersect between the rabid community mindedness  of opensource with the rabid commercialism of SaaS (generalisations…

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  • Another succesful NZ startup…

    January 22, 2008

    IT, New business, New Zealand
     

    PowerbyProxi has developed a cool technology whereby power can be transmitted to products without wires. For example, the technology allows the wireless charging of cellphones or the powering-up of industrial robots. John Deere USA has taken an equity stake…

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  • SaaS to weather the storm…

    January 21, 2008

    SaaS
     

    Buddy Kaila pointed out this editorial from Forbes magazine. The basic premise is that in the soon-to-eventuate recession, SaaS companies will be somewhat protected from the fall out. The reasons given; SaaS is an expensable rather than capital outlay…

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  • Facebook and privacy (again)

    January 21, 2008

    Web x.0
     

    So the Facebook is evil editorial seems to have made the NZ newspapers. I tend not to subscribe to conspiracy theories and tend to be a bit blase about the whole privacy issue but an event this morning got…

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  • Security and passwords….

    January 19, 2008

    Design, IT, Web x.0
     

    Zoli has this great post discussing seciurity and password issues for web users. Like Zoli, I’m just like 61% of Internet users, using the same userid/password combination on all my sites. Recently we were visited by an old freind who…

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  • The ultimate in HaaS….

    January 18, 2008

    IT, Society
     

    Over on Roughtype, Nick comments on the increasing use of -aaS acronyms. Well I kind of like the -aaS moniker and so as my contribution please find attached (for our more broadminded readers) the ultimate in HaaS or Hardware as…

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  • More openess from Telecom?

    January 18, 2008

    IT, New Zealand, Strategy
     

    Interesting to read the Herald this morning and see a piece by CEO of Telecom NZ Paul Reynolds. While others will no doubt comment on the pros or cons of Telecom strategy and the commitment to opening up and playing…

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  • Off to Wellington… and some thoughts about Facebook…

    January 16, 2008

    IT, New Zealand
     

    Flying to Wellington this afternoon. Mainly a trip for pleasure. We’re going to The Police concert, catching up with freinds and family and possibly interspersing that with a little bit of Wellington based working. I’ll be in and out…

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  • Apple…. Wow

    January 16, 2008

    IT
     

    Here.

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