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Imagine Cup People’s Choice Award

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:14 PM by scottwy
Team Think from Lincoln University, New Zealand’s Imagine Cup Winner for 2009, with their software solution “LearnIT” designed to increase global literacy rates are off to Cairo, Egypt this week for the World Wide Finals. The New Zealand team will join Read More...
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Introducing the Microsoft NZ Toolshed

Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:33 AM by scottwy
Yesterday we held a roundtable discussion with industry folks to announce the Microsoft NZ Toolshed. The idea is that in these troubled economic times we need to take the initiative and reach out to the community and industry. We’ve combined some existing Read More...
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NZ in the MIX

Posted Friday, March 20, 2009 8:58 AM by scottwy
There’s a great story on Nigel’s blog covering the MIX09 keynote – and in particular the inclusion of Wellington’s SilverStripe in the Web App Gallery (the ten most popular OSS web applications) as part of the MS Web Platform Installer 2.0 beta. Sound Read More...
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Start-Up TV

Posted Monday, March 02, 2009 4:02 PM by scottwy
The guys at Start-Up magazine have been making a TV series following the fortunes of 20 or so start-up companies over the last six months. In their words: “They've been put through the wringer for the last 6 months, had their business and personal lives Read More...
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Getting to know NZ Developers

Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:51 PM by scottwy
Did you know there is somewhere around 35,000 people who class themselves as software developers in New Zealand? Of course this includes developers, architects, designers, web devs etc. but still a large number of people making their livelihood as a software Read More...
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Close Up Report on Computer Viruses

Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:41 AM by scottwy
The TVNZ Close Up programme ran a piece last week on computer viruses which probably succeeded in scaring most viewers while not offering any solutions or even places to look for help. Computer virus How safe is your computer? We all know about fire walls, Read More...
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Bizspark - Helping NZ Start-ups...get started

Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:28 PM by scottwy
Last month we launched Bizspark in New Zealand. Bizspark is a Microsoft worldwide programme that makes software and support available to software start-ups to help them launch their business and be successful earlier. All the details are available here Read More...
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An Evening with Industry

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:14 PM by scottwy
I've been invited to speak at a New Zealand Computer Society event on Thursday. They've invited all graduating students from the Wellington region to come along and learn what a career in technology might hold. There will be speakers from a number or Read More...
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Imagine Cup - Industry Help Needed

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 12:46 AM by scottwy
Imagine Cup is an annual event we run to encourage students to get involved in technology careers and innovation through a worldwide competition. A critical part of a team's preparation is working with industry mentors to help them refine their ideas, Read More...
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New Beginnings - from mainframes to mash-ups

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:54 AM by scottwy
I have the best job in Microsoft NZ! I lead the Developer and Platform group which is tasked with exciting communities and customers about Microsoft's new and emerging technologies. I've been around MS for some time and have spent years working with customers Read More...
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