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*hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK***hyperLINK* Here is the latest issue of Canterbury Software Inc's hyperLINK weekly e-newsletter. Keep reading hyperLINK if you want to be up with the play in the Canterbury tech sector. See the full version of hyperLINK 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 FEBRUARY 27: The Press boardroom, Cathedral Square, hosted by Business Editor Dave King, 5.30-7.30pm. Access available only till 6pm so don't be late. If you're really stuck, call 021 634 450 and someone may be able to let you in. MARCH 4: 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. 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 38, February 26 2004 + ChCh firm flying high with online fares system + APEC showcase for Canterbury software + Tech Newsbytes from all around + Online with CSI + At the forum + Contact us, subscribe/unsubscribe etc ############### *FEATURE* CHCH FIRM FLYING HIGH WITH ONLINE FARES SYSTEM By CAROL WEBB Christchurch software company Bootstrap IT is flying high as Freedom Air�s new Fare Choice internet booking system catches on with flexible travelers seeking low-priced seats. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature1] ------------------------------ *FEATURE* APEC SHOWCASE FOR CANTERBURY SOFTWARE Next month�s APEC Innovation Showcase gives Canterbury Software Inc a chance to demonstrate that Kiwi software can - and does -match the world's best, says CSI�s APEC coordinator and SPIS managing director Vicki Hyde. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature2 ] ------------------------------ *NEWSBYTES* PROBE PROBLEM: The government's broadband initiative, Project Probe, is behind schedule because of protracted contract negotiations. Most of the Project Probe tenders, to provide broadband access for schools and communities in the regions, have yet to be signed despite the Project Probe webpage listing August last year as the date for signing of the contracts. Rollout to the majority of schools and communities was to have been completed by last November with the "remaining schools and communities" wired up by November this year. - Computerworld WEBSITE BONANZA: Most government websites will have to be changed to meet new design rules, creating a potential bonanza for web developers. The Government has set a January 1, 2006 deadline for websites to meet the New Zealand Government Web Guidelines version 2.1, though it has not assessed how much this may cost. A cabinet paper written by State Services Minister Trevor Mallard says that people who have disabilities, live in the wrong place, or can't afford the latest technology face difficulties accessing government websites. The guidelines aim to ensure websites work on old PCs with Internet connections as slow as 9.6kbps, use the Maori language consistently and take account of disabilities. - InfoTech MAURICE BACK: National Party leader Don Brash has installed Maurice Williamson as IT spokesman, breaking the role out from telecommunications, which remains with John Key. - Computerworld ACCREDITATION ANGST: Developers of software for school administrative tasks and student assessment say they have been blindsided by a new process of accreditation. In the first round of the new system, introduced by the Ministry of Education last year, nine of the 10 applicants for accreditation failed the test. Allegations swiftly surfaced suggesting that the ministry�s objectives were not made sufficiently clear and that there was no �feedback loop�. - Computerworld INTEL BREAKTHROUGH: Intel is claiming a major advance using silicon manufacturing processes to create a novel �transistor-like� device that can encode data onto a light beam. The ability to build a fast photonic (fibre optic) modulator from standard silicon could lead to very low-cost, high-bandwidth fiber optic connections among PCs, servers and other electronic devices, and eventually inside computers as well. NT LEAK: The Windows Server 2000 operating system source code leaked illegally on the Internet may have come from Mainsoft a strategic software partner of Microsoft according to a reported published on internetnews.com. The leaked code, which included 30,915 files, was reportedly taken from a Linux machine used by San Jose-based Mainsoft. ------------------------------ *EXPORT FOCUS* SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT This checklist contains the issues that the parties should address in a Shareholders Agreement. http://www.marketnewzealand.com/common/files/auerbach-shareholder.p df NEXT WEEK: Software Development and Support Agreement +From a series of checklists prepared by NZ Trade and Enterprise to help companies work through the export planning process. ------------------------------ *CSI WEBSITE HAPPENINGS* WEBSITE MAKEOVER Canterbury Software Inc�s website has had a makeover. We've made it easier for people to access the material and see at a glance all the great things we do. Check out the new sections to see what CSI is doing in terms of global ties, collaborations, milestones and education. It�s all at http://www.canterburysoftware.org.nz. ------------------------------ *MEANWHILE, AT 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] ------------------------------
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