I've just received a list of the companies (in alphabetical order) exhibiting in the marketplace:[quote]ACE TrainingAgileAnyware Computer AccessoriesArgent SoftwareAuldhouseCitrixCommVault SystemsData... (more in the full post)
Where to find Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand pictures on flickr
You can look for pictures being uploaded to Flickr for this year's Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand by searching for the tag "tenz8".Also, if you are uploading pictures, please use the same "tenz8" tag in your pictures.... (more in the full post)
SilverStripe supporting the Democratic National Convention
Well done to the team at SilverStripe for being part of the technology behind this year's Democratic National Convention.The DNC is using SilverStripe's open source content management system to power its website.
SilverStripe is based here in Wellington, New Zealand. The DNC used SilverStripe's software and services to create the website - which the company says may easily be the busiest website they have built to date.
Kiwibank innovations this week: Secure Mail and Mobile Banking
This week looks good for us Kiwibank customers - a few new things have been introduced.
Secure Mail
Too afraid to talk over the web to banks about your problems using conventional email?
Kiwibank has introduced Secure Mail:
Here's the contents of that introduction message:
At Kiwibank we take internet banking security seriously - that's why we've introduced a new secure way for you to contact us using Secure Mail.
What is Secure Mail?
It's a totally secure, free service that lets you email us through internet banking.
You can ask us in private about your accounts or anything else you want to know - without having to pick up a phone or visit your local Kiwibank.
How it works:
- As you may have noticed, when you log in to internet banking, Secure Mail shows on your Welcome Page.
- To ask a question, click "create your message", type in your question, then send
- You'll receive a reply within two business days in your Secure Mail inbox on your Internet Banking Welcome Page.
Secure Mail is protected by the internet banking security firewalls, so the information you send and receive is completely secure.
Mobile Banking on the Web
Their mobile site has been improved to include Windows Mobile and mobile browser users as well as more improvements to the exisiting iPhone presentation like enhanced landscape views.
http://www.kiwibank.co.nz/mobile/index.asp
Microsoft Surface at Tech Ed Australia 2008
Oh! The Australians will have the chance to see - and touch - the Microsoft Surface table according to the TechNet Australia blog.Lucky folks...... (more in the full post)
Council Approves Plan Change
No surprise: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2044170
With the plan change a sizable chunk of the airfield, including the area with all the hangars and control tower, the grass strip adjacent to the sealed strip, and I believe the eastern end of the field including what roughly appears to be the displaced threshold area are rezoned into various non aviation zonings.
I believe (although the document is hard reading) that almost all the sealed strip and immediate surrounds, right across to wigram road infact remains zone "A" for Aviation and the approach fans are in place still so technically it could still operate as an airfield, but naturally the developers can now use the fact that housing development will occur to basically the boundary as a convenient excuse to proceed with the shut down of aviation operations --- from there on it's a rubber stamp affair to get then remaining A zone changed into other zones (Living 1-3, Business, and Conservation) due to no aviation activity occuring.
Once again, the Christchurch City Council has failed the people who voted it in. For shame those councillors who voted for a plan change to which the people you are tasked with representing are quite clearly against.
Whilst I'm certainly not one to give up without a fight, I'm not sure at this point there are any ways in which we could have an effect, with the plan change approved the council has I expect let the cat out of the proverbial and wouldn't be able to put it back even if it could be convinced to do so.
I'm open to ideas though.
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Couple of Wigram developments.
A couple of articles of note from The Press regarding Wigram in the last couple of days.
The petition which I blogged about a couple of weeks back is in:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/4664487a6530.html
I spoke with Denis and about 3500 signatures were collected over just 10 days and with quite limited distribution, that has to tell you something, imagine the response we'd get over a longer period and with wider distribution. Denis also mentioned he conducted a bit of a survey and the large majority of respondants were in favour of the airfield staying operational.
He has delivered the petition and other information to the council to be heard at the AUgust 28th meeting and is trying to get an audience with a council member sometime before the meeting to further explain the situation.
I think it's quite clear that the people of Christchurch, when actually consulted, are quite against closing Wigram as an operational airfield. Which is why the petition is asking for the Christchurch City Council to simply hold-fire on the plan change which would see a valuable city facility (past, present and future!) destroyed until it consults with the people who elected it.
The second item of interest is that the Air Force Museum has indicated that it will prepare a grass runway on the remaining Air Force land so that the Red Checkers (and helicopters of course) team can perform at airshows, at least until the flight path becomes too crowded with housing.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/4665771a6530.html
If we want to keep Wigram alive, we need to keep up the pressure, please feel free to write (civil) letters to your council members to let them know that you are against the plan change.
Aside: Still no reply from the council members, or Jim Anderton (sitting MP for Wigram) on the letters I wrote to them. I find that to be somewhat unacceptable, especially from the council members. If the Minister of Transport for the entire country can afford to take the time to write a personal reply, you'd think the councillor for an area of a single city could at least say "thanks for the letter".
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) Released to Manufacturing
Microsoft have made the announcement today that Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) has been released to manufacturing (in both Standard and Premium versions). This is a few weeks ahead of the date that many were expecting with th... (more in the full post)
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