*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 OCTOBER 31: Tyco Electronics, 15 Mary Muller Drive, Heathcote, 5pm. Co-hosted by Tyco and Electronics South. Tour Tyco's new facilities, drinks and nibbles to follow. RSVP Barbara Bately, tel 3780091 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOVEMBER 7: It�s a BYO at Cii, upstairs at 200 Armagh St (BYO refreshments and some nibbles). Followed by the November Elevator Cafe You're also welcome at the Elevator Cafe, from 5-6pm, also at Cii. This new initiative by CSI gives you the chance to gain a greater understanding of what people are doing, build networks, develop collaborations and practice presentations. On the first Friday of each month, 4-5 CSI members make a five-minute presentation each profiling their company, its services and/or products. Find out more about the bbq and check out the coming events calendar, or volunteer to host a bbq at your premises ... http://www.canterburysoftware.org.nz/bbq.htm 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 ############### hyperLINK contents: Issue 26, October 30 2003 + Hairy Lemon delivering on growth expectations + Aust tax crackdown hits multinationals + Tech Newsbytes from all around + Incredibly useful website of the week + Online with CSI + Hot topics at the forum + Contact us, subscribe/unsubscribe etc ############### *FEATURE* HAIRY LEMON DELIVERING ON GROWTH EXPECTATIONS By CAROL WEBB Canterbury Software cluster member company Hairy Lemon Web Solutions wants to be the biggest web developer in Australasia and aims to have 250 staff on its payroll eight years from now. Last week�s announcement of the Deloitte/Unlimited Fast 50 index shows that Hairy Lemon partners Graham Dockrill and Sue Wilkinson are on track to realising their growth strategy. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature1 ] ------------------------------ *FEATURE* AUST TAX CRACKDOWN HITS MULTINATIONALS An Australian Taxation Office (ATO) blitz on transfer pricing has resulted in IT multinationals having their taxable income increased by several hundred million dollars, according to NZ Trade and Enterprise. [ http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature2 ] ------------------------------ *NEWSBYTES* WIFI TRIAL: Christchurch Airport�s Koru club lounge is part of a Telecom wireless WiFi hotspot trial. About 100 executives are participating in the free three-month trial, which lets notebook computer users remotely log on to the internet without having to pay charges for sending and receiving data via Telecom's mobile phone network. The trial is also being run at Wellington and Auckland airports. - InfoTech RETAIL DEAL: Canterbury Software Inc member company JYMCO Group has scored a deal with Australasia-wide retailer Harvey Norman to stock its Webinabox.tv, a web site development tool aimed at the SME market. Webinabox.tv provides users with a web development environment that is akin to a standard word processor and comes with free web hosting for the first 12 months. A �personal edition of Webinabox.tv will be released soon for the home consumer market. NZ RANKS SIXTH: Research released by IDG Canada places NZ sixth out of 10 countries surveyed for IT use and adoption. Sweden led the way, followed by Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United States, Austria and Canada. EXPANSION MODE: Tyco Safety Products Christchurch, host of tomorrow �s Friday Tech BBQ, is to double the size of its R&D operations. The decision means the Christchurch operation will be involved with R&D on a worldwide basis for fire products including alarm monitoring systems, detection systems and evacuation systems. The company will be recruiting additional electronic and software engineers, and electronic technicians. SPAMMER GOES FREE: Authorities won't take action against Christchurch spammer Shane Atkinson, who reportedly admitted sending out up to 100 million emails a day worldwide promoting penis enlargement pills. The Commerce Commission has indicated it does not believe the matter is sufficiently serious to investigate. Associate IT Minister David Cunliffe says it is good that public exposure has forced Mr Atkinson to stop spamming, but he says the Commerce Commission decision strengthens the case for a specific law to ban spam � the merits of which were already being weighed up by the Government. - InfoTech ------------------------------ *EXPORT FOCUS* INTERNATIONAL AGENCY AGREEMENT The purpose of this document is to provide the intended recipients with a checklist of points that need to be discussed prior to the drafting of an agency agreement. http://www.marketnewzealand.com/common/files/auerbach-international ag.pdf +From a series of checklists prepared by NZ Trade and Enterprise to help companies work through the export planning process. NEXT WEEK: International Distribution Agreement ------------------------------ *WEBSITE OF THE WEEK* SCITECHDAILY REVIEW http://www.scitechdaily.com Home-grown and internationally recognised, SciTechDaily Review makes a great home page for anyone keen to keep up with what�s happening in the world of science. It was founded in late 1998 as a labour of love by science maven and CSI stalwart Vicki Hyde. Two years later SciTechDaily was lucky enough to find a marriage of like minds in the form of the Caltech-based Closer to Truth initiative. An alliance was formed to boldly go forth and spread the word of the role of science and technology in society. + Tell the editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) about any sites you'd like to share with hyperLINK's readers ------------------------------ *CSI WEBSITE HAPPENINGS* There�s no shortage of paparazzi opportunities at CSI�s Friday Tech BBQs, Elevator Cafes, Workshops and other events. 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