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Bill Baker, a US specialist in microelectronics and concurrent design, is spending five days conducting one-on-one meetings with Canterbury electronics businesses to: � determine the opportunities for existing industry to partner or develop relationships with US and international companies. � explain concurrent design - what is it and how can it help you get product to market faster in an intense competitive arena where market windows are shorter. � explore the potential for developing a micro-electronics industry in Canterbury. The University of Canterbury will also be presenting some of their cutting edge research in nano-technology at the event. Where: Ultralab Research Centre, Cnr Armagh and Manchester St When: Friday 9th July, 9:00am to noon RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cost: Free to members of CSI and Electronics South JULY 9: Tech BBQ, 5.30pm, at Canterbury fare Gallery, 24 New Regent Street, 377- 8896 (www.canterburyfare.co.nz) or other venue as advised. For more information about these and upcoming events check out the events calendar: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/events.htm ############### hyperLINK contents: Issue 49 July 8, 2004 + Research Report: Asia-Pacific governments want more out of IT investments + Tech Newsbytes from all around the world + CSI website happenings + Meanwhile, at the forum + Contact us, subscribe/unsubscribe etc ############### *RESEARCH REPORT* ASIA-PACIFIC GOVERNMENTS WANT MORE OUT OF IT INVESTMENTS The Australian and Singaporean governments are at the vanguard of demanding more value out of their IT investments in Asia-Pacific. Michael Herman reports. Budget squeezes in the Asia-Pacific region is putting more pressure on IT companies to deliver higher levels of value to government customers, according to IDC. Despite large investments, eservices have not managed to significantly reduce the use of offline channels of government interaction, the company reports, saying that in many cases, government employees have been under-trained to use their own eservices and, not surprisingly, have difficulty inspiring citizens to use these eservices. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#feature1 ] ############### *TECH NEWSBYTES* July 6, 2004: Deutsche Telekom unit T-Systems is linking together 10,000 locations for wireless computer access and aims to connect half of the world's public hotspots to a seamless network. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#newsbyte1 ] July 6, 2004: The battle against spammers can be won in two years according to officials running a three-day UN meeting. told a news conference. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says costs national economies around the world about $38.44 billion a year. Moreover, the ITU says the cost of lost productivity could be as high as $153.76 billion. Delegates are examining legislation that could enable governments to crack down on internet service providers that permit spammers to use their systems. July 6, 2004: Vodafone introduced its new wireless communication services - including the wildly popular BlackBerry system - to a group of users in Christchurch today. The new services offer enhanced services at a much lower price point than traditional text messaging if calculated on a bandwidth cost basis, highlighting what appears to be excessive and opportunistic pricing for the 80% of its subscribers who are restricted by their mobiles to texting. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#newsbyte2 ] July 5, 2004: Microsoft has released a workaround to a serious flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, but has not said when it will fully solve the problem. The ActiveX scripting component flaw, which last week prompted the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team to advise users to consider dumping Microsoft's browser, has been used to download a Trojan onto PCs visiting certain web pages. The workaround does not patch the flaw but "improves system resiliency to protect against the Download.Ject attack," according to Microsoft. July 5, 2004: Java-powered mobile phones will soon be the target of hackers, according to a telecom expert at Capgemini. Trevor Brignall, director of business development of Capgemini's telecom, media and entertainment practice, told vnunet.com that mobile operators have a window of between six to twelve months to prepare for a major phone computer virus. He warned that the Java-powered devices "open the door to new styles of attack" such as causing phones to dial a premium-rate number. July 2, 2004: Hewlett Packard has unveiled a Linux file-sharing product that can deliver up to 100 times more bandwidth than typical clusters, the company has said. HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (HP SFS) is a self-contained file server that enables bandwidth to be shared by distributing files in parallel across clusters of server and storage components. [more here http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/current.htm#newsbyte3 ] ------------------------------ *CSI WEBSITE HAPPENINGS* TECH BBQ Find out what's coming up at the world famous Christchurch Friday Tech BBQ, and check out the paparazzi record of BBQs-that-were. You can also sign up to host a BBQ at your premises (a great opportunity to let people know about your business and its products). Wherever it's held, the Tech BBQ 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. http://www.canterburysoftware.org.nz/bbq.htm ------------------------------ *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, Michael Herman: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> via Canterbury Software email forum: Success through Connections Replies will go to the CSForum. 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