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Tips for travellers

Sun, 1st Nov 2009
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Planning a trip to the UK for some archival research? Here are the latest updates on access, closures, and resources to help you make the most of your visit.
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Hector swims on YouTube

Sun, 1st Nov 2009
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Hector's World, the education initiative for keeping kids safe online, now has its own YouTube channel (tinyurl.
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Cash in the cloud

Sun, 1st Nov 2009
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For New Zealand service providers, the 'Land of the Long White Cloud' could soon take on a very different meaning.
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UNICEF New Zealand goes 'Under Cover' to save lives

Fri, 30th Oct 2009
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UNICEF New Zealand launches 'Under Cover' campaign to raise NZD $385,000 for life-saving bed nets, targeting malaria prevention in children.
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Global connectivity expanded

Fri, 30th Oct 2009
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KAREN's network capacity between Australia and New Zealand has been doubled to 310Mb/s, enhancing connectivity for NZ education and research organisations.
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Ricoh joins Laserfiche as VAR

Fri, 30th Oct 2009
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Laserfiche today announced that Ricoh NZ will be the authorised value added reseller (VAR) to provide agile enterprise content management (ECM) and.
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TelstraClear goes live with new network

Thu, 29th Oct 2009
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TelstraClear's new GBP £20 million broadband network reaches 220,000 homes and businesses in its largest unbundling programme, doubling its fibre coverage.
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Iggy's band ready to rock

Thu, 29th Oct 2009
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Iggy Pop has chosen a group of Kiwi musicians to back him in a new recording of 'The Passenger', streamed live from Miami via Orcon Broadband.
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Gen-i's new logo matches Telecom's

Tue, 27th Oct 2009
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Gen-i reveals new logo, aligning itself closer to parent company Telecom, and signalling a push into the Australian market.
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Croxley Nutech signs on Lexar Media

Fri, 23rd Oct 2009
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Lexar Media has signed on with Croxley Nutech to allow the company to be the sole New Zealand distributor for Lexar Media's Kodak-branded flash memory products.
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Fingerprint, eye scans supported

Wed, 21st Oct 2009
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Most New Zealanders are concerned enough about information security to allow the scanning of their fingerprints, and even of their eyes.
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Enable deploys Brocade LAN in Christchurch

Tue, 20th Oct 2009
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Enable Networks has deployed a 130km Brocade LAN in Christchurch, providing affordable optical fibre to local businesses, schools, and health organisations.
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Pingar debuts at Sharepoint Conference

Tue, 20th Oct 2009
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New Zealand's Pingar to launch its innovative search tool at the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas, set to integrate with Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
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Wake up and win Windows 7

Mon, 19th Oct 2009
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Microsoft and HP, alongside Richie McCaw, will give away Windows 7 HP PCs every 10 minutes in Queen Elizabeth Square, Britomart on 22 October.
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Top Google doodlers revealed

Mon, 19th Oct 2009
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Google has revealed the Kiwi school students whose Google 'doodles' have made the top 20 in New Zealand's first ever Doodle 4 Google competition.
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M?ori language added to Google Translator Toolkit

Mon, 19th Oct 2009
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Google Translator Toolkit now supports M?ori, enhancing efforts to revitalise the language among New Zealanders.
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New Telecom logo - CONFIRMED

Sat, 17th Oct 2009
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Telecom unveils its dynamic new chalk-white star logo at Auckland's Ferry Building with a spectacular light show, marking a bold rebranding.
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Zintel now exclusive distributor of Hypercom

Fri, 16th Oct 2009
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Zintel becomes the exclusive New Zealand distributor for Hypercom, ensuring the launch of new terminals just in time for the Christmas rush.
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Local tech companies pitch to the world

Fri, 16th Oct 2009
Unlimited Potential will host its second Wellington to the World (W2W) where technology companies can pitch themselves to a global audience.
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TVNZ app cracks 10,000 downloads

Fri, 16th Oct 2009
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In just under two weeks, TVNZ's free iPhone app has hit 10,000 downloads, capturing up to 30% of New Zealand's iPhone market with news and weather updates.