*hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK* Here is this week's hyperLINK, your window on the local, national and international IT sector, brought to you by Canterbury Software Inc and editor Carol Webb. It includes news on the next CSI Tech BBQ and other CSI events, as part of promoting success through connections for IT products, services and people.
See the full version at http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm Sign-up options at http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/news.htm + Please forward this newsletter. You can freely re-use the feature stories, provided you acknowledge the credited feature story writer and hyperLINK as source. ############### FRIDAY TECH BBQ AUGUST 1: At the Canterbury Innovation Incubator (Cii) from 6pm approx to 7.30pm, following the Elevator Cafe. Come upstairs at Cii, 200 Armagh St, and BYO drinks and nibbles. AUGUST 8: XO CLUB, upstairs above Azure Bar at 128 Oxford St (The Strip). The new proprietors of the XO Club have invited us back to savour the ambience and terrific wine list. ELEVATOR CAFE Come along tomorrow to the CSI's August Elevator Cafe - you may learn a thing or two about presenting a product or service, you may find a potential business partner, and you'll certainly find out about the broad range of opportunities Canterbury's software companies are involved with. You'll get the chance to quiz people about their company, their services and products. Tomorrow's line-up of speakers will include an immigration specialist working in the IT sector and Gary Franklin will give a rundown on job-matching success stories from Real Contacts. And they'll be looking for feedback on their presentations too. It's happening at 5pm at the Canterbury Innovation Incubator (200 Armagh St). It's free to all, and will be followed by the Tech BBQ afterwards (6pm-ish, BYO). For further information (and to see who got snapped by the CSI paparazzi at recent events) go to the Tech BBQ page at http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/bbq.htm + Canterbury Software Inc is keen to promote the Friday Tech BBQ as a meeting point for the Christchurch tech community. If it's been a while since you last checked out the BBQ scene, now could be the time. If you know of anyone who might be interested in coming along, especially those new to the sector or new to Christchurch, forward this to them. The BBQ is an informal social and networking event that takes place every Friday, 5.30pm to around 7.30pm. It gives members of the tech community a chance to meet other similar people in a relaxed environment, talk shop, network and get to know each other better. ############### hyperLINK contents: Issue 13, July 31 2003 + Varsity love affair pays off with ARM technology boom + 'Fragmented' electronics sector gets cluster boost + Tech Newsbytes from all around + Incredibly useful website of the week + Online with CSI + Hot topics at the forum + Contact us, subscribe/unsubscribe etc NEXT WEEK IN HYPERLINK: Making the most of mentoring ############### *FEATURE* VARSITY LOVE AFFAIR PAYS OFF WITH ARM TECHNOLOGY BOOM By CAROL WEBB Simon Glass�s love affair with ARM chip technology began at the University of Canterbury�s Computer Science Department in the 1980s and took him to the forefront of ARM�s assault on the microprocessor market in Britain and the United States in the 1990s. His faith has paid off and he is now back in Christchurch doing his bit for ARM�s expected sales of over one billion chips in 2003. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature1 ] ------------------------------ *FEATURE* 'FRAGMENTED, UNFOCUSED' ELECTRONICS SECTOR GETS CLUSTER BOOST By CAROL WEBB Canterbury�s small and medium electronics companies are growing at around 23 percent a year, but the sector is under pressure from a range of critical constraints, according to a report commissioned for the launch of the Electronics South cluster last week. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature2 ] ------------------------------ *NEWSBYTES* AGM TIME: Canterbury Software Inc is expecting a boost to membership in the run up to the 2003 annual meeting on Friday August 15. Diary it now for 4pm at the Canterbury Innovation Incubator (Cii, 200 Armagh St) with the Tech BBQ to follow. Membership information packs are available at the Cii. Check your membership status with CSI facilitator James Saruchera [EMAIL PROTECTED] or join now at http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/join.htm. DOOR OPENS: As state governments across Australia debate the ramifications of open source software, the NSW Department of Commerce has set up an open source evaluation project involving some 40 agencies. The project is investigating the use of different open source software packages and operating systems, and the department says full disclosure of the evaluation will appear later this year in the form of a guide detailing which software is appropriate for government use, as well as the level of support available. - Computerworld Australia http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1655896510&fp=16&fpid =0 SIGGRAPH SHOWING: Christchurch-based HIT Lab NZ and Applied Research Associates (Aranz) are among 11 New Zealand companies showcased at Siggraph 2003 in San Diego this week. The international graphics show was expected to attract up to 25,000 visitors from 75 countries, including high-level executives, animators, game developers, engineers and artists looking for the latest technology solutions. The New Zealand companies had a two-hour public �Tech Talk� session featuring live demonstrations of ground breaking 3D animation, computer graphics and special effects. http://www.siggraph.org PROBE SCOOP: Telecom has won three Government-subsidised tenders to supply high-speed telecommunications to regions as part of Project Probe. Partnered with state-owned broadcaster BCL, Telecom has won tenders to provide broadband telecommunications services to the Wellington, Taranaki, and Waikato regions. - Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2578245a28,00.html PRESTIGE LECTURE: The IEE /IPENZ 2003 Prestige Lecture will be given in Christchurch by Pulse Data International CEO Russell Smith. The lecture will review some of the most significant developments in the field of technology for the blind, future possibilities and some of the challenges faced by PDI in developing a niche market export business. Canterbury University School of Engineering, Room E6 AT 7.30pm on Wednesday August 13; Tel 379 6333. ------------------------------ *EXPORT FOCUS* MARKETING PLAN If you want your target overseas audience to know about your product or service, perceive it in the way you want, and pay the price you're asking - it has to be marketed effectively and efficiently. A sound marketing plan is the blueprint for a company's marketing activities, summarising the strategies and tactics that will be used to achieve specified objectives in a given time period. Work your way through the steps in this checklist and you will have your core document for directing and coordinating your marketing effort. http://www.marketnewzealand.com/common/files/marketingplan-cl.pdf + From a series of checklists prepared by Trade NZ to help companies work through the export planning process. NEXT WEEK: Market selection ------------------------------ *WEBSITE OF THE WEEK* THE EDGE http://www.edge.org The Edge Foundation was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its informal membership includes some of the most interesting minds in the world and its website is an edgy forum for ideas and debate on some crucial issues of the digital age. Jordan Pollack's essay titled Software, Property & Human Civilization is a good example. Find it at http://www.edge.org/documents/day/day_pollack.html + Tell the editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) about any sites you'd like to share with hyperLINK's readers ------------------------------ *CSI WEBSITE HAPPENINGS* SEEN ON THE SCENE There's no shortage of paparazzi opportunities at CSI's Friday Tech BBQs, Elevator Cafes, Workshops and other events. Check out the action at the Scene on the Scene page of Canterbury Software's website. You never know who you might spot. http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/seen.htm ------------------------------ *MEANWHILE, AT THE FORUM* Can the Canterbury SME electronics sector overcome the constraints outlined in the Electronics South launch report (see feature story above) and deliver on its promise? Make your views known on The Forum. The Forum is your online community, where you can: + air your problems and concerns about marketing your software internationally + get rapid and effective suggestions from others like you,who've already done it + raise and discuss subjects of general concern to members Go to http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/forum.htm ------------------------------ CONTACT US ... SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE hyperLINK email options: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/news.htm Contact the editor, Carol Webb: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ --> via Canterbury Software email forum: Success through Connections Email your messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave or rejoin the list: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/forum.htm
