Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Azure Cost Management’s Cost Analysis tool helps you break down the details of your Azure spend—with this tool, you can take a more in-depth
look into exactly what everything costs and do all kinds of grouping and filtering across your resources.
This is the tool to use if you want to see what a service is currently costing you, or if you’re trying to figure out why your bill is higher than you
anticipated. Remember, visibility of your Azure spend is very important and should always be something to keep top of mind.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Business Services Industry. We are
very excited to share this content and
believe that readers will benefit from
this periodic publication immensely.
BRF, one of the world's largest food producers, partnered with OpenText B2B Managed Services to address challenges in efficiently onboarding new partners and coordinating across global teams in multiple languages. OpenText implemented reliable EDI tools and expertise that enhanced real-time information exchange and collaboration. It also provided multi-language support linking BRF teams and trading partners globally. This streamlined BRF's operations and empowered its professionals and partners.
Techno vision 2012 bringing business technology to life - capgemini - digit...Rick Bouter
The document discusses Capgemini's TechnoVision 2012 report, which identifies seven clusters of emerging technologies and how they will impact businesses. The top clusters include technologies like rich internet applications and user portals that will transform the user experience. The middle clusters focus on flexible business processes and data insights. The bottom clusters provide stable utility-style services to support digital transformations. The report aims to help companies understand relevant technologies and develop effective IT strategies.
Paul Hermelin Capgemini Chairman and CEO at the Capgemini Infrastructure Summit last January highlighted the conflicting tensions within IT organizations, particularly in light of the fact that IT system limitations are among the top three most significant barriers to business digitization.
IT departments have a short window to become “ sexy” again in the eyes of their clients. To overcome challenges by shadow IT and the rapid pace of business change, CIOs must pull two triggers simultaneously—technological innovation and organizational transformation.
To overcome those challenges this paper illustrates:
- The need for IT organizations to accelerate their move to the Cloud to deliver value in the digital age
- Use cases where IT can act as a business partner for digital innovation
- Principles to shape your next IT delivery model
- Key success factors on how to get there
The Power of Blockchain Solving Complex Business ProblemsNagesh Caparthy
The document summarizes a presentation on the power of blockchain for solving complex business problems. The presentation was given on May 7-9, 2019 by Pravin Lewis and Nitin Singh. It discusses how blockchain can be used for enterprise applications, demonstrates a retail authenticity use case, and provides examples of blockchain use cases for traceability in supply chains and integrating IoT with blockchain. The presentation aims to explain how blockchain is relevant for businesses and can help optimize operations.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Azure Cost Management’s Cost Analysis tool helps you break down the details of your Azure spend—with this tool, you can take a more in-depth
look into exactly what everything costs and do all kinds of grouping and filtering across your resources.
This is the tool to use if you want to see what a service is currently costing you, or if you’re trying to figure out why your bill is higher than you
anticipated. Remember, visibility of your Azure spend is very important and should always be something to keep top of mind.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Business Services Industry. We are
very excited to share this content and
believe that readers will benefit from
this periodic publication immensely.
BRF, one of the world's largest food producers, partnered with OpenText B2B Managed Services to address challenges in efficiently onboarding new partners and coordinating across global teams in multiple languages. OpenText implemented reliable EDI tools and expertise that enhanced real-time information exchange and collaboration. It also provided multi-language support linking BRF teams and trading partners globally. This streamlined BRF's operations and empowered its professionals and partners.
Techno vision 2012 bringing business technology to life - capgemini - digit...Rick Bouter
The document discusses Capgemini's TechnoVision 2012 report, which identifies seven clusters of emerging technologies and how they will impact businesses. The top clusters include technologies like rich internet applications and user portals that will transform the user experience. The middle clusters focus on flexible business processes and data insights. The bottom clusters provide stable utility-style services to support digital transformations. The report aims to help companies understand relevant technologies and develop effective IT strategies.
Paul Hermelin Capgemini Chairman and CEO at the Capgemini Infrastructure Summit last January highlighted the conflicting tensions within IT organizations, particularly in light of the fact that IT system limitations are among the top three most significant barriers to business digitization.
IT departments have a short window to become “ sexy” again in the eyes of their clients. To overcome challenges by shadow IT and the rapid pace of business change, CIOs must pull two triggers simultaneously—technological innovation and organizational transformation.
To overcome those challenges this paper illustrates:
- The need for IT organizations to accelerate their move to the Cloud to deliver value in the digital age
- Use cases where IT can act as a business partner for digital innovation
- Principles to shape your next IT delivery model
- Key success factors on how to get there
The Power of Blockchain Solving Complex Business ProblemsNagesh Caparthy
The document summarizes a presentation on the power of blockchain for solving complex business problems. The presentation was given on May 7-9, 2019 by Pravin Lewis and Nitin Singh. It discusses how blockchain can be used for enterprise applications, demonstrates a retail authenticity use case, and provides examples of blockchain use cases for traceability in supply chains and integrating IoT with blockchain. The presentation aims to explain how blockchain is relevant for businesses and can help optimize operations.
This document discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming the financial services industry. It begins by describing how AI technologies like chatbots, robotic process automation, and augmented intelligence are automating tasks and creating hybrid digital-human workforces. This reduces costs and processing times. The document also discusses how fintech partnerships are bringing new digitally-based processes and helping traditional financial institutions innovate. Finally, it explains that while AI provides opportunities, financial institutions must invest in integrating technologies and developing new operating models to fully realize the benefits of AI.
Deloitte India - Deloitte Construction Summitaakash malhotra
Deloitte Construction Summit, manage legal disputes in construction business. Learn dispute management ecosystem with Deloitte India. Visit here : https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en.html
Digital tools will revolutionize business analysis and research for consultants. Big data is increasing rapidly, making it difficult to manage all available information. However, digital tools like intelligent virtual assistants can help filter and categorize real-time updates. Credible public and on-demand sources as well as internal digital databases will make activities less time-consuming, more accurate, and provide more in-depth insights. As a result, analytical and research skills will be disrupted by digital tools to provide data in a shorter period of time. Consultants must implement state-of-the-art research techniques to keep up with fast-paced projects and remain competitive against new entrants in the industry.
Company Profile – Sankalp Tech (MLM Software)Sankalp
Sankalp tech has been a renowned name in DIRECT SELLING software industry. It facilitates great help in your direct selling business by providing all the requisite features & modules in an affordable price. So, what are you waiting for?: Contact us immediately for direct selling software.
http://www.sankalptech.com/
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Agile & AI Operations Industry. We
are very excited to share this content
and believe that readers will benefit
from this periodic publication
immensely.
The Open Group Digital Practitioner Effort Provides Guidance to Ease Digital ...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how The Open Group is closing the gap between IT education, business methods, and what it takes as a culture to succeed over the next decade.
How Modern Operational Services Leads to More Self-Managing, Self-Healing, an...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how Hewlett Packard Enterprise Pointnext Services is reinventing the experience of IT support to increasingly rely on automation, analytics, and agility.
As the rise in sophisticated digital technologies drives an exponential change in online customer behaviour, the need for businesses to embrace digital transformation has never been greater.
DFS, a leading UK furniture retailer, realized it needed a better way to analyze and manage its operational data to gain insights. It implemented IBM Cognos Business Intelligence on the SoftLayer cloud platform to create automated reports and dashboards. This has accelerated reporting from hours to minutes and encouraged a more data-driven culture where decisions are evidence-based. The cloud-based analytics solution has improved productivity and given teams faster access to key information.
Building it infrastructure framework that drives innovation and business perf...GlobalStep
Whitepaper on Building IT infrastructure framework that drives innovation and business performance by GlobalStep.
The first trend is the buyer’s increased perception of IT Infrastructure service as a commodity which lowers perceived value and forces cost reductions. The second trend is that of increased complexity which is driven by disruptive technologies like cloud, virtualization and others along with innovative service models such as software-as-a-service and desktop-as-a-service.
The challenges of cost, complexity, and compliance are nearly overwhelming today's CIOs. Instead of devising business aligned IT programs, they are forced to concentrate on maintaining and managing a sloppy infrastructure. To tackle these challenges and to align with business goals, IT must shift its focus to become a business-centric line of business. From the large variety of our clients and our interaction with their IT Infrastructure leaders, we understand that they strongly believe that consistent innovation is their only means of meeting user expectations and rapidly evolving business demands within budgetary constraints. This innovation is not just about using a new technology but also about doing the same thing differently, which involves new way of interacting with the customers and vendors.
www.globalstep.com
Predixit is a SaaS startup founded in Italy that provides a real-time solution for predictive behavior and native content creation. The software uses innovative algorithms to understand and anticipate anonymous users' interests in order to personalize their experience on e-commerce and publishing sites. Predixit aims to improve user experience, give companies a competitive edge through automated content management, and address issues from ad blockers. The company is currently expanding with 5 employees and seeks a coinvestor for its next financing round of €650,000.
Our latest market report highlights some of the key themes for our clients this year. Please get in touch with one of the team if you'd like to discuss any aspects further
DIGITAL BANKING - ARCHITECTURE STRATEGIES USING CLOUD COMPUTINGijccsa
With recent advances in technology, internet has drastically changed the computing world from the concept of parallel computing to distributed computing to grid computing and now to cloud computing. The evolution of cloud computing over the past few years is potentially one of the major advances in the history of computing. Unfortunately, many banks are still hesitant to adopt cloud technology. New credit unions wanting to achieve greater business agility, cloud technology enables organizations to respond instantly to changing market conditions, leveraging data and applied analytics to achieve customer experience and operational productivity benefits. As a result, cloud computing comes in to provide a solution to such challenges making banking a reliable and trustworthy service. This paper aims at cloud computing strategy, impact in banking and financial institutions and discusses the significant reliance of cloud computing
Digital Renaissance - Alfresco EMEA Partner DayJohn Newton
The Digital Renaissance is the convergence of the forces of Cloud, Mobile, Big Data and Social affecting the way that all industries do business. A virtuous cycle of customer engagement and business agility drive the redesign of business models and they way we all work together. New technologies and architectures are required to participate in the biggest changes to affect business since who knows when.
The document discusses future trends in contracting and contract management. It predicts that by 2025, every industry will be transformed by digital business. Contracting will play a key role in managing this digital transformation. Three major trends are discussed: 1) Cloud and SaaS solutions will continue to grow rapidly for contract management. 2) User experience will be paramount, with intuitive interfaces expected. 3) Contracting solutions will provide intelligence and insights to empower all users. The trends are predicted to have significant benefits for various roles, including general counsel, contract managers, sales directors, and VPs of finance. Benefits include faster deal closing, reduced risks and costs, improved analytics and decision making.
The document discusses three options for business intelligence solutions: proprietary BI tools, custom-made BI tools, and commercial open source BI tools. Proprietary BI tools are established but expensive, catering mainly to large organizations. Custom-made BI tools are tailored to a specific organization but become complex to manage over time. Commercial open source BI tools are an affordable alternative for smaller organizations, benefiting from open source development while being supported by vendors.
The innovation game: Why and how business are investing in innovation centersRick Bouter
The document discusses why companies are increasingly launching innovation centers. It notes that 52% of Fortune 500 companies have been disrupted since 2000, so companies need to innovate or risk being disrupted themselves. Innovation centers are teams and sometimes physical spaces located in tech hubs that allow companies to leverage local startups, investors, and academics to accelerate innovation. They pursue goals like developing new products/services, designing business models, connecting with startups, and understanding customers. The document outlines different types of innovation centers and how they can speed up innovation processes.
Not long ago, if you asked an IT executive about transformation, there was a good chance you’d get a technology-centric response. You’d hear about consolidation and virtualization, power and cooling, security and availability. Today, the responses are different. This edition of Unleashing IT is all about transformation. Not technology change, but business change through the use of technology.
Creating engaging web experiences with SharePointIntergen
Intergen Seminar presented September 2012.
Pure content management is no longer enough. Successful web content management systems need to be able to deliver content based on visitor context: Who are they? Why are they visiting? Where do they come from?
The future of the web will see “Content + Context” driving user engagement and enabling organisations to achieve their objectives.
Well-known as a solution within the enterprise, Microsoft SharePoint is also a content management system which can be used for delivering external-facing websites. This session will look at some of the features of SharePoint that allow it to deliver context-based content and explores how this can add value to your organisation.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 (version 7) was released to market on 1 October 2012 and constitutes a major functional and technology leap forward. This session covers key changes, including details of the new licensing model, and the deployment options that are now available. It takes a deep dive into the new Windows client and show you how it can be applied to make your organisation more productive and better informed.
This document discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming the financial services industry. It begins by describing how AI technologies like chatbots, robotic process automation, and augmented intelligence are automating tasks and creating hybrid digital-human workforces. This reduces costs and processing times. The document also discusses how fintech partnerships are bringing new digitally-based processes and helping traditional financial institutions innovate. Finally, it explains that while AI provides opportunities, financial institutions must invest in integrating technologies and developing new operating models to fully realize the benefits of AI.
Deloitte India - Deloitte Construction Summitaakash malhotra
Deloitte Construction Summit, manage legal disputes in construction business. Learn dispute management ecosystem with Deloitte India. Visit here : https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en.html
Digital tools will revolutionize business analysis and research for consultants. Big data is increasing rapidly, making it difficult to manage all available information. However, digital tools like intelligent virtual assistants can help filter and categorize real-time updates. Credible public and on-demand sources as well as internal digital databases will make activities less time-consuming, more accurate, and provide more in-depth insights. As a result, analytical and research skills will be disrupted by digital tools to provide data in a shorter period of time. Consultants must implement state-of-the-art research techniques to keep up with fast-paced projects and remain competitive against new entrants in the industry.
Company Profile – Sankalp Tech (MLM Software)Sankalp
Sankalp tech has been a renowned name in DIRECT SELLING software industry. It facilitates great help in your direct selling business by providing all the requisite features & modules in an affordable price. So, what are you waiting for?: Contact us immediately for direct selling software.
http://www.sankalptech.com/
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Agile & AI Operations Industry. We
are very excited to share this content
and believe that readers will benefit
from this periodic publication
immensely.
The Open Group Digital Practitioner Effort Provides Guidance to Ease Digital ...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how The Open Group is closing the gap between IT education, business methods, and what it takes as a culture to succeed over the next decade.
How Modern Operational Services Leads to More Self-Managing, Self-Healing, an...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how Hewlett Packard Enterprise Pointnext Services is reinventing the experience of IT support to increasingly rely on automation, analytics, and agility.
As the rise in sophisticated digital technologies drives an exponential change in online customer behaviour, the need for businesses to embrace digital transformation has never been greater.
DFS, a leading UK furniture retailer, realized it needed a better way to analyze and manage its operational data to gain insights. It implemented IBM Cognos Business Intelligence on the SoftLayer cloud platform to create automated reports and dashboards. This has accelerated reporting from hours to minutes and encouraged a more data-driven culture where decisions are evidence-based. The cloud-based analytics solution has improved productivity and given teams faster access to key information.
Building it infrastructure framework that drives innovation and business perf...GlobalStep
Whitepaper on Building IT infrastructure framework that drives innovation and business performance by GlobalStep.
The first trend is the buyer’s increased perception of IT Infrastructure service as a commodity which lowers perceived value and forces cost reductions. The second trend is that of increased complexity which is driven by disruptive technologies like cloud, virtualization and others along with innovative service models such as software-as-a-service and desktop-as-a-service.
The challenges of cost, complexity, and compliance are nearly overwhelming today's CIOs. Instead of devising business aligned IT programs, they are forced to concentrate on maintaining and managing a sloppy infrastructure. To tackle these challenges and to align with business goals, IT must shift its focus to become a business-centric line of business. From the large variety of our clients and our interaction with their IT Infrastructure leaders, we understand that they strongly believe that consistent innovation is their only means of meeting user expectations and rapidly evolving business demands within budgetary constraints. This innovation is not just about using a new technology but also about doing the same thing differently, which involves new way of interacting with the customers and vendors.
www.globalstep.com
Predixit is a SaaS startup founded in Italy that provides a real-time solution for predictive behavior and native content creation. The software uses innovative algorithms to understand and anticipate anonymous users' interests in order to personalize their experience on e-commerce and publishing sites. Predixit aims to improve user experience, give companies a competitive edge through automated content management, and address issues from ad blockers. The company is currently expanding with 5 employees and seeks a coinvestor for its next financing round of €650,000.
Our latest market report highlights some of the key themes for our clients this year. Please get in touch with one of the team if you'd like to discuss any aspects further
DIGITAL BANKING - ARCHITECTURE STRATEGIES USING CLOUD COMPUTINGijccsa
With recent advances in technology, internet has drastically changed the computing world from the concept of parallel computing to distributed computing to grid computing and now to cloud computing. The evolution of cloud computing over the past few years is potentially one of the major advances in the history of computing. Unfortunately, many banks are still hesitant to adopt cloud technology. New credit unions wanting to achieve greater business agility, cloud technology enables organizations to respond instantly to changing market conditions, leveraging data and applied analytics to achieve customer experience and operational productivity benefits. As a result, cloud computing comes in to provide a solution to such challenges making banking a reliable and trustworthy service. This paper aims at cloud computing strategy, impact in banking and financial institutions and discusses the significant reliance of cloud computing
Digital Renaissance - Alfresco EMEA Partner DayJohn Newton
The Digital Renaissance is the convergence of the forces of Cloud, Mobile, Big Data and Social affecting the way that all industries do business. A virtuous cycle of customer engagement and business agility drive the redesign of business models and they way we all work together. New technologies and architectures are required to participate in the biggest changes to affect business since who knows when.
The document discusses future trends in contracting and contract management. It predicts that by 2025, every industry will be transformed by digital business. Contracting will play a key role in managing this digital transformation. Three major trends are discussed: 1) Cloud and SaaS solutions will continue to grow rapidly for contract management. 2) User experience will be paramount, with intuitive interfaces expected. 3) Contracting solutions will provide intelligence and insights to empower all users. The trends are predicted to have significant benefits for various roles, including general counsel, contract managers, sales directors, and VPs of finance. Benefits include faster deal closing, reduced risks and costs, improved analytics and decision making.
The document discusses three options for business intelligence solutions: proprietary BI tools, custom-made BI tools, and commercial open source BI tools. Proprietary BI tools are established but expensive, catering mainly to large organizations. Custom-made BI tools are tailored to a specific organization but become complex to manage over time. Commercial open source BI tools are an affordable alternative for smaller organizations, benefiting from open source development while being supported by vendors.
The innovation game: Why and how business are investing in innovation centersRick Bouter
The document discusses why companies are increasingly launching innovation centers. It notes that 52% of Fortune 500 companies have been disrupted since 2000, so companies need to innovate or risk being disrupted themselves. Innovation centers are teams and sometimes physical spaces located in tech hubs that allow companies to leverage local startups, investors, and academics to accelerate innovation. They pursue goals like developing new products/services, designing business models, connecting with startups, and understanding customers. The document outlines different types of innovation centers and how they can speed up innovation processes.
Not long ago, if you asked an IT executive about transformation, there was a good chance you’d get a technology-centric response. You’d hear about consolidation and virtualization, power and cooling, security and availability. Today, the responses are different. This edition of Unleashing IT is all about transformation. Not technology change, but business change through the use of technology.
Creating engaging web experiences with SharePointIntergen
Intergen Seminar presented September 2012.
Pure content management is no longer enough. Successful web content management systems need to be able to deliver content based on visitor context: Who are they? Why are they visiting? Where do they come from?
The future of the web will see “Content + Context” driving user engagement and enabling organisations to achieve their objectives.
Well-known as a solution within the enterprise, Microsoft SharePoint is also a content management system which can be used for delivering external-facing websites. This session will look at some of the features of SharePoint that allow it to deliver context-based content and explores how this can add value to your organisation.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 (version 7) was released to market on 1 October 2012 and constitutes a major functional and technology leap forward. This session covers key changes, including details of the new licensing model, and the deployment options that are now available. It takes a deep dive into the new Windows client and show you how it can be applied to make your organisation more productive and better informed.
Dynamics Day 2012: Stepping outside of the box - creating innovative and end ...Intergen
The Microsoft Dynamics range undoubtedly contains many features that streamline your business and provide the best value to your customers. One of the key features of Microsoft Dynamics is how it can be extended beyond its shrink-wrapped capabilities in ways that give you a competitive edge. In this session we will explore some of these
possibilities through the lens of a design-led approach. We will show you how you can unlock even more value from your Microsoft Dynamics investment by stepping out of the box and taking a holistic approach to addressing your business process needs.
Overview of SaaS and online services and the business reasons why organisations should be considering these. Delivered by Ben Kepes at Intergen's ON seminar series in May 2010.
Intergen ran this Twilight presentation for those of us who couldn't attend Microsoft's annual TechEd event in New Zealand. Targeted at IT professionals, this presentation takes a broad look at the event and what was covered.
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 contains significant improvements in key areas such as mobility, productivity, social capabilities, search, and websites. Some of the major new features include improved support for mobile devices like iPad, a more robust social networking platform integrated with Yammer, more powerful search capabilities, and enhanced tools for collaboration and productivity. The update also includes an app store and improved digital asset management for websites. Microsoft aims to position SharePoint 2013 as a leader in enterprise content management and web content management with these updates.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: Constructive Disruption with Cloud TechnologiesIntergen
What is cloud computing and what does it mean for your business today?
Microsoft New Zealand will share insights into cloud computing including:
• Beyond the hype - what really is cloud computing?
• The business case for cloud
• Showcases of what cloud computing is doing for New Zealand companies
• Economics of cloud computing and cost considerations
• Implementation tips and recommendations to get started
• Demonstration of Microsoft’s leading cloud productivity suite – Office365
Learn about Microsoft Office365 - a set of cloud-enabled tools that let you access your email, documents, contacts, and calendars from virtually anywhere, on almost any device. Office 365 brings together our best communication and collaboration tools including Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Lync in an always-up-to-date cloud service, for a low flexible monthly subscription. And we’ll show you this works and how to assess whether or not cloud computing makes sense for your organisation and what it takes to get there.
The road to System Center Service Manager 2012 - case studyIntergen
Presentation at Intergen's event: Delivering IT Performance across Devices, Data Centres and Clouds.
Learn how Microsoft Systems Center 2012 helped CPIT benchmark its IT activity and, as a result, improve its delivery across the organisation.
Mobile is hot right now. People are spending more time on their mobile devices than ever before. Given that the number of people accessing the web via mobile devices is predicted to surpass the number accessing via the desktop in the next two years, it is high time that we start to take this mobile thing seriously.
The mobile web is different. It can be daunting for those venturing into the mobile realm for the first time. Where do you start? Do you need to design a native app, a web app or a combination of both? What devices should you target?
In this Twilight Presentation Mark Delaney spoke about:
User-Centred Mobile Design
Mobile Design Considerations
Principles to Prototypes
Responsive Design Techniques
Mark is a senior UX Designer at Intergen and leads the User Experience Design team. In this presentation he took attendees on a whirlwind tour of the best practices for organising and designing your mobile experience.
Dynamics Day 2012: Extending your current AX implementationIntergen
Dynamics AX is implemented? What next? ‘Extending your current AX implementation’ will explore a raft of interesting features from compliance and budget control, workflow, portals and Office interoperability through to travel and expenses. This presentation covers what you can implement after go live to drive greater efficiency.
Intergen's magazine, Smarts, now available for online reading.
In this issue:
- After being talked about for many years, the concept of the modern enterprise is becoming a reality for many forward-thinking organisations.
- Introducing Cohesion: Intergen's Enterprise Content Management as a Service
- Responsive website design
- Silver Fern Farms adopts a solution fit for the field
- A day in the life of Intergen's Seattle Office
- Tips and tricks for migrating to the cloud
- Microsoft's vision for Microsoft Dynamics and the Modern Enterprise
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Dynamics Day 2013 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Product Update and RoadmapIntergen
Dynamics Day 2013 is focused on giving Microsoft Dynamics users the information they need to get the most out of their investments in the Dynamics range, or to help organisations who are considering any of these solutions insights into what’s possible and what’s on the roadmap in the future.
Steven Foster and Dylan Haskins provide a product update on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, focusing on CRM 2013 and providing an overview of the solution’s future direction.
Smarts 31 - All for one and one for all (Australia)Intergen
All for one and one for all. Consistent experiences help to unify people, systems and organisations.
Visions are given that name for many reasons; they’re a goal, a direction for organisations to head towards; a means of bringing together people to support a common cause or purpose. In the technology world, visionaries are everywhere – they’re the people and organisations constantly driving change, challenging the status quo and trying – often desperately – to evolve or disrupt what’s happened in the past in order to arrive at a better future.
Steven Foster is a CRM product manager who has worked in CRM for over 12 years. He gave a presentation on the new features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. The presentation covered introducing Dynamics CRM, demonstrating the top 10 new features, and discussing upgrading and onboarding processes. Key new features included the Outlook client, charts and dashboards, dynamic marketing lists, and mobile Express. Upgrade options from previous versions were also reviewed.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This document outlines EPiServer's product strategy and roadmap. It discusses how the digital landscape is constantly evolving as audiences move online and access content in new ways. EPiServer's solution combines content, community, commerce, and communication capabilities. The roadmap details plans to enhance the solution with features like multi-channel publishing, personalization, tools for content contributors, and analytics. The overall strategy is to provide a comprehensive solution that can adapt to changing needs.
The document discusses web strategy for retail businesses. It provides an overview of Intergen, a company that provides IT solutions based on Microsoft technologies. It then discusses how the retail consumer and shopping channels have changed in recent years. Specifically, it notes consumers now spend more time online and via mobile compared to in physical stores. This has led retailers to shift their focus from individual channels to providing converged, multi-channel experiences. The document proposes mapping "customer journeys" across channels to understand how consumers research and purchase products. Understanding these journeys can help retailers improve processes and solutions to enhance the customer experience.
Intergen has had a successful first half of the year, completing several significant projects and beginning new projects. One of the most significant projects was developing an online vehicle re-licensing system with Unisys that allows New Zealanders to re-license their vehicles online. Intergen has also grown, opening a new office in Christchurch and moving their Auckland office to larger premises. They are excited about new tools from Microsoft that will help improve the software development process.
Low code - empower the capability to accelerate | Swatantra KumarSwatantra Kumar
In today’s fast-changing environment customers are better informed, better connected and more demanding than ever before. Digitization is no longer a choice, it is indispensable. Irrespective of the size and industry you are in, your organization needs to continuously transform to survive in the evolving and demanding business environments.
Traditional application development falls short and cannot keep up with the demands from the business. Low-code platforms proved over the last years to provide a solution to deal with both business and IT challenges. Low-code software development can therefore be a serious accelerator, driving the digital transformation of your organization!
This article looks at the potential and the reality of low-code development platforms and how low-code can drive digital transformation within organizations. It illustrates how to start your low-code journey, what it entails and how to make low-code software development a success for your organization.
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Telecommunication & Media
Industry. We are very excited to share
this content and believe that readers
will benefit from this periodic
publication immensely.
ArohaTech is a leading Indian web development company with 65 IT experts providing cost-effective solutions globally. It offers innovative solutions beyond conventional thinking for enterprises. Its mission is to deliver value through quality IT services focusing on technology, business development, consulting, and customer service. Its vision is to be a global IT services leader by 2025. ArohaTech provides services including web development, mobile apps, software, and online marketing to help clients harness technology and maximize their online investments.
This document brings together a set
of latest data points and publicly
available information relevant for
Digital Customer Experience
Industry. We are very excited to share
this content and believe that readers
will benefit from this periodic publication immensely.
Albiorix Technology brings the top 10 digital transformation trends to watch out for in 2023 that you can adopt to improve your business performance.
For More Information: https://www.albiorixtech.com/blog/digital-transformation-trends/
This document is the first issue of Intergen's company newsletter called "SMARTS". It provides an overview of Intergen as a company that offers a full range of Microsoft services and solutions. It highlights Intergen being awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status and recapping their recent launch party event. It also includes articles on various projects, technologies and staff profiles. The goal of the newsletter is to provide informative and entertaining content that demonstrates Intergen's approach of intelligent business solutions.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
The Product Dev Conundrum: To Build or Buy in a Digital World?Aggregage
Any PM or technical leader who’s led the charge of building a digital product knows that product engineering is one of the most expensive elements of business. In most cases, actually building software should be the last avenue that companies explore to deliver great products, as software engineering, data science and product development are complex, uncertain and hard to manage.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This document brings together a set of latest data points and publicly available information relevant for Digital Customer Experience Industry. We are very excited to share this content and believe that readers will benefit from this periodic publication immensely.
The document provides an overview of Synergy Computer Solutions Intl. Ltd., an IT outsourcing company based in Hyderabad, India. It details the company's services such as outsourcing, contract employees, and information technology solutions. It also summarizes two case studies of the company's clients: the Galician Parliament that saw a 60% efficiency gain after implementing workflow automation, and the UK Ministry of Defence that streamlined collaboration and reduced costs through a shared working environment.
We are an agile company with the concept of one-stop creative ecosystem. Tradisco Global Inovasi are not only able to help conservative companies evolve to a much modern one, but also conventional companies as well. We always strives for the best results for our client’s interest.
Tradisco Global Inovasi with its “one-stop creative ecosystem” are versatile, that allows the company to create business models that are more adaptable and innovative, thus allows us to gain a competitive advantage
Tradisco Global Inovasi is ready to work with full-passion in order to explore creative solution to gain competitive advantages.
Connecting Software creates synchronization and integration solutions and innovates in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things. The Connect Bridge platform with 100+ prebuilt connectors allows to solve biggest synchronization challenges and learn to become an integration expert within only three hours.
The team of Connecting Software is a multicultural and multilingual community which shares two major values: top quality of our products and ultimate care for customers.
Ge ta closer look at Connecting Software, and you will meet kind enthusiastic people and devoted caretakers of your IT business needs.
The document discusses IBM's smarter collaboration strategies and products. It highlights that Lotus Notes/Domino has over 24 million users and is used by more than half of the Fortune Global 100 companies. It also discusses IBM's focus on social collaboration platforms like Lotus Connections and LotusLive, as well as portals, unified communications, and mobile solutions. The strategies aim to enable exceptional web and work experiences through open standards and flexible delivery models including cloud.
The document describes The Banyan Solutions Consulting Group (TBSCG), a company established in 2003 to provide online messaging solutions. It has offices in multiple locations and over 80 customers ranging from global brands to financial and government institutions. TBSCG recognizes that the online and offline worlds are merging for companies. It helps customers maximize their online presence through implementing content management systems, applications, and other technologies. The company aims to build long-term customer relationships by delivering comprehensive solutions and ongoing support.
Gridle provides digital experiences, interfaces, and solutions for financial enterprises. They offer UI/UX research and design, development and deployment of solutions using an agile approach, and consultancy in areas like architecture, machine learning, and natural language processing. Some of their offerings include a collaboration suite, contract management system, and learning management system. They aim to streamline workflows, increase productivity and transparency, and optimize performance for their clients.
Slides from the Salesforce Innovation Morning event organized in Helsinki and Stockholm by Fluido, the #1 Digital Customer Experience and Salesforce specialist in the Nordics, together with its partners Musqot, Zero Keyboard, Documill, and Oneflow.
Microsoft India - SharePoint Online Services Business Value WhitepaperMicrosoft Private Cloud
This document summarizes the business value of Microsoft Online Services. It highlights how these services can help businesses reduce costs through a predictable monthly expense model compared to on-premises IT investments. It also discusses how Microsoft Online Services improve processes through highly secure and available enterprise-class services. The summary provides an overview of the key benefits these services provide related to finance, processes, technology, and people.
Creating intelligent content: How to automate personalised, one-to-one market...Intergen
Now more than ever as organisations we need to accelerate our digital engagement and use our content intelligently, sensitively and helpfully.
One of the only ways to connect with customers is digitally, and so the challenge for us as brands is how do we deliver a relevant and engaging experience at scale? And, within that, how do we make sure that we're tailoring the right content, to reach our audiences in the right ways, at the right time?
In this webinar, we'll discuss the importance of personalisation in delivering an outstanding customer experience and the challenges marketers face when it comes to delivering true one-to-one personalised journeys. We will then look how Episerver's new Content Intelligence and Content Recommendations can, through the power of AI, help marketers gain deep content insights and automate true one-to-one, personalised marketing at scale.
The Coronavirus pandemic had a profound impact on the way we work. Almost overnight, organisations have had to learn how to work remotely – and collaborate effectively – often by the most expedient means possible.
The good news is that the flexible, remote working practices and tools that always seemed like a good idea in principle, have now been tested under extreme conditions and, in many cases, have been proven to be highly effective. To maintain the momentum and continue to realise the benefits, it's essential that we balance that flexibility and immediacy with governance and management. This is particularly true with 'easy to use' tools designed with user empowerment at their heart, such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others.
In this webinar, we explore common pain points and problems arising from the explosive growth of these tools and potential solutions to those problems. We will hear from Anthony Martino, IT Operations Manager at flybuys (Australia), on how they plan to balance user empowerment with effective governance and management. We will look at practical approaches available to all customers, to continue realising the benefits of flexible working in a secure, streamlined and controlled manner.
For more information visit https://www.intergen.co.nz/ReimagineWork/ #ReimagineWork
Customer Insights: It's time to get personalIntergen
During this webinar, Qassem Naim, Head of Data and Tech at FCB NZ (one of the largest global advertising agencies) joined us to discuss how excellent customer experience starts by getting personal. To do this right, it is important to understand how each customer interacts with your business. We then looked at how the Dynamics 365 Customer Insights platform can help you unify customer data from any touchpoint and personalise the buying experience for each customer through AI-driven insights and recommendations.
For more information visit https://www.intergen.co.nz/ReimagineWork/ #ReimagineWork
Working Remotely with Microsoft TechnologiesIntergen
This document summarizes working remotely with Microsoft technologies like Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and Microsoft Teams. It introduces the speakers and provides an agenda for the presentation. The presentation will demonstrate WVD and discuss its security, management and licensing. It will also focus on staying productive while working remotely using Microsoft Teams and Empired's Teams Rapid Enablement offer.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Digital workplaceIntergen
Keep pace with new technology demands while ensuring data security and meeting expectations. The document discusses challenges of keeping up with multiple new platforms, cloud services, market entrants and customer/staff needs. It introduces Success Factors toolkit to help, including Dynamics 365 Field Service, Intelligent Services, a chatbot, modern apps and case studies. Upcoming sessions will provide starting steps like evaluations, quick wins and strategic planning to get started.
(1) Keeping pace with changing technology and customer expectations is challenging for Toyota, as platforms, cloud services, and competitors constantly evolve while staff and customers demand more.
(2) Safety of customer data and intellectual property must be maintained while adapting to new digital opportunities in the car buying process, as dealer visits decline but online research increases.
(3) Toyota seeks to balance its leadership position in New Zealand with understanding the customer journey, which involves both emotional and practical considerations from initial interest to ongoing ownership.
This document discusses the challenges of keeping pace with new technologies and demands across multiple areas for an organization. It mentions keeping up with new platforms, cloud services, market entrants, staff expectations, customer demands, data security, and engagement while transforming services.
This document discusses the importance of customer engagement and keeping pace with customer needs. It emphasizes understanding customers at multiple levels, from the end users to various partners in the value chain. It promotes taking a holistic approach to customer engagement by aligning the entire organization around the shared purpose of enhancing lives. Breaking large goals into smaller, more manageable pieces is recommended to make progress without becoming overwhelmed. Different tools and approaches can be used, but the focus should remain on solving customer problems. Internal customer engagement is also important to help the various groups work together successfully.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Business transformation across the enterprise (NZ...Intergen
The document discusses business transformation across New Zealand Police. It notes that New Zealand Police has approximately 12,500 staff including 9,000 sworn officers, and has deployed 7,000 mobility devices and 4,100 tablets to frontline officers across its 12 police districts and 371 stations. It also discusses the Realtime Intelligence and Operational Deployment (RIOD) system which provides situational awareness, an Integrated Safety Response program, and collaboration between agencies with a focus on better outcomes for individuals.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Bringing your people on the change journeyIntergen
This document discusses taking people on a change journey and the challenges of keeping pace with change. It emphasizes the importance of creating a shared vision with one's team first when undergoing transformation. While projects may be completed on time and under budget, truly embedding change and evolving culture takes significantly more time. Lastly, it notes that breaking old habits and fully embracing new ways of working can take individuals 21 days.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Why digital transformationIntergen
Keep pace with new technologies and changing customer demands while maintaining data security. Convergence allows for faster learning and adaptation compared to competitors through empowering employees with technology to better serve customers.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Unleash your digital enterpriseIntergen
The document discusses how every organization needs to transform into a digital business to enable future growth. It highlights that most New Zealand business leaders agree on this need for transformation but that many organizations still have limited strategies. The top barriers to transformation include lack of digital skills and leadership. While CIOs currently lead most transformation efforts, respondents felt CEOs and chief digital officers should also provide leadership.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - The future is hereIntergen
The document discusses how businesses can keep pace with changing technology and customer demands. It mentions the need to keep up with new platforms, cloud services, market entrants, staff expectations, and customer demands while also keeping data and intellectual property safe. It then discusses using learning analytics and artificial intelligence to gain insights from educational data to improve learning experiences and student outcomes.
The document discusses the challenges of keeping pace with new technologies like cloud services, platforms, and customer expectations while also keeping data and intellectual property safe. It notes that boundaries are becoming less defined as people use personal devices, cloud services, and collaboration tools in many different places. It raises questions about how to keep pace with changes while maintaining security, what is different now compared to before, whether the cloud makes things cheaper, how to learn about new technologies, and how to ensure an organization is keeping up with changes safely.
This document discusses the importance of user experience (UX) design for businesses. It notes that UX may be one of the only ways left for brands to differentiate themselves. It emphasizes that technology alone is not disruptive - not being customer-centric is the biggest threat. The document advises that to build great products, companies must focus on user behavior through UX design. It suggests evaluating teams and budgets to integrate UX practices and mindset throughout organizations.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Data as your most important assetIntergen
This document discusses how data is an organization's most strategic asset and how to bring data to life. It outlines the organization's data journey from having data that was hard to prepare, untimely and inconsistent, to developing governance and bringing granularity, timeliness and the right metrics to measure success. The document emphasizes understanding an organization's purpose or "WHY", and how leadership can read that WHY to determine how to adjust their actions and take the right actions to achieve their goals.
Business Change Management is more than just sending out a few emails, doing a bit of training and writing a new policy. It is about understanding the things that make the business unique, working with people to find out how the change will actually affect them and how they feel about it. You can then provide them with the right information and tools to comfortably and confidently transition to the new system.
Equally, it’s not a one off, hit and run activity. Supporting people as they transition to new ways of working should be ongoing throughout the life of a project and beyond.
This approach leads to the development of a change strategy, creation and delivery of communications and training resources, and the facilitation of all staff training.
Working with people to understand their needs and then coming up with practical and creative ways to address them allows you to come up with targeted approaches to getting people on board.
It’s hard not to be inspired by someone who is actually excited and committed to change. Alternatively, change is never successful when a solution is thrown in and people feel that leaders are ‘doing it to them, not with or for them’.
Enters InterConnect, a proven approach that focuses on what your business wants to achieve and then works with your people leaders to give them the skills and confidence to support their teams through the transition. The approach is based on having conversations, providing an open forum for teams to discuss the changes and giving your leaders the knowledge and skills to maintain the drive for change.
With more than 50,000 new malware created every day organisations can no longer afford to risk the financial and reputational impacts of a security or data breach, which can be too much for a business to recover from. Because of this, IT managers face increasing scrutiny and pressure from CEOs, managing directors and boards to prove that they are keeping the organisation secure.
The changing threat landscape means organisations need to be vigilant and smarter about security. While businesses still face threats from infected devices and malware, attackers have also moved beyond that. For example, there is an increasing number of targeted email attacks with cyber criminals spending time to monitor communications so they can imitate emails that are so sophisticated that even relatively savvy users will open them.
This webinar will explore the building blocks required to ensure you have the roadmap required to best protection against cyber attacks. We will provide you with a high level view of the following topics:
· Audit and discovery – What are your weaknesses and are you compliant?
· Education – Do your employees know when not to open that attachment?
· Policy – Do you have the right policies for your industry?
· Technology – Where to start and what has changed?
Dynamics Day 2016: Microsoft Dynamics 365 first lookIntergen
The document discusses Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its features. It describes how Dynamics 365 provides a common application platform with PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and a common data model. It can connect different business systems and data sources. Dynamics 365 includes solutions for sales, customer service, field service, operations, and more. It also discusses how users can consume Dynamics 365 through different pricing plans and licences. For existing Dynamics users, it explains they have a choice to stay on their current version or transition to Dynamics 365.
Dynamics Day 2016: CRM Field Service and Project ServiceIntergen
Steven Foster and Microsoft’s Scott Smedley look at how Field Service and Dynamics Portals can change the way you serve your customers, ensuring you provide an intelligent and data-driven engagement that empowers employees and customers.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Building RAG with self-deployed Milvus vector database and Snowpark Container...Zilliz
This talk will give hands-on advice on building RAG applications with an open-source Milvus database deployed as a docker container. We will also introduce the integration of Milvus with Snowpark Container Services.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
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which we have held for the past two years. To the
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in New Zealand and we are the only Gold Partner
for Collaborative Solutions.
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we have passed the highest level of
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the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies.
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we have a track record of success in
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To achieve this status we were required to provide at least three customer references
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The buzzword is “BizTalk”
As organisations have grown, so has the need to
deploy multiple applications and platforms to
fulfil their business needs. For example, accounting
has its own systems, as does finance, sales and
manufacturing. Most applications are run
independently with little or no integration.
The Creative Studio has recently
been refitted to provide room for
growth and an even more functional
working environment.
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Integration projects have focused on the
development of interfaces for specific
applications to meet an immediate
business need. Each integration project
is usually conducted in isolation, essentially
reinventing the wheel each time. The result
is considerable costs due to lack of
commonality and the increased effort
required to maintain unrelated interfaces.
Louder than ever,
organisations are asking
“How can we bring
disparate systems back
under control?”
To solve such issues, Intergen has
successfully utilised the considerable
advantages of Microsoft BizTalk Server
across projects in the private and public
sectors for the last 18 months. Projects
have included the integration of disparate
internal systems into a common XML
driven standard, through to the
automation of a previously manual paper
driven business process.
BizTalk allows organisations to connect
disparate systems in a common framework,
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eliminating the traditional problems of point-to-point interfaces. Using standards
like electronic data interchange (EDI), XML, and SOAP frameworks, BizTalk Server
ensures flexibility and interoperability with any business partner, regardless of
their choice of application, platform or transport.
For example, when using BizTalk, a complex process such as fulfilling a purchase
order can be automated. The PO must be received and processed – often requiring
information to be passed between a number of systems including inventory,
financial and CRM. BizTalk can bind these systems together, controlling the entire
process from PO receipt to inventory, financial and CRM updates, through to invoice.
Previously, separate interfaces would have existed between each system, unrelated
to a particular order. BizTalk enables a process such as purchase order and
invoice generation to be managed as a single entity, allowing an organisation
access to real-time data on the progress of orders.
Microsoft BizTalk Server enables businesses to achieve application integration
through five key processes: document transport and routing, data transformation,
application integration, scalability and manageability services, and process
automation. Each process is achieved through receive functions, channels, ports,
schedules and tools.
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Receive Functions – monitor HTTP, File locations and MSMQ message
queues for files to be submitted to BizTalk.
Channels – modify the structure of documents, manage encryption,
digital signatures and logging. Also ensure incoming documents adhere
to a formal specification and transform them to meet the target
system requirements.
Ports – send documents to schedules, components or to external
organisations and trading partners. Many third party providers have
developed adapters that allow BizTalk to communicate natively.
Schedules – orchestrate business processes by receiving documents from
a messaging port then passing them to COM components, other BizTalk
Server messaging channels or XML Web services.
BizTalk offers “once only” delivery of documents, comprehensive document
tracking, and logging and support for failover clustering to ensure documents
are delivered to their destination and are not ‘lost’ in the process. It supports the
latest security features available today, including public key infrastructure (PKI),
multipurpose Internet mail extensions (MIME), secure/multipurpose Internet mail
extensions (S/MIME), digital signatures, and more to ensure the security of data.
Think of Microsoft BizTalk as the glue that binds
the enterprise.
In summary, BizTalk will make it possible for you to
easily integrate internal products and technologies,
securely connect with business partners over the Internet,
and rapidly automate your business processes.
Give Intergen a call to discuss how we can deliver
the maximum benefits of BizTalk to your business.
3. Microsoft’s Innovation Centre is all about
being rich in ideas, not rich in funding
Kahu Kirikiri
Kahu has extensive technical consulting
experience in the government, energy,
and insurance sectors.
What do you do?
I am a Developer with Intergen’s
Development & Integration team.
How do you make a difference?
My background is in customer service
and business analysis, with a strong
focus on business solutions. In my
role as a developer, I now get to use
my technical skills to further hone in
on that business solutions focus.
What do you love about your job?
I love the buzz of solving problems,
creating smart solutions and knowing
that people will get practical use
out of something that I had a part
in developing.
A bit about yourself?
My greatest passion is sharing my life
with my wife and children. Any time
I do get to myself is generally spent
playing soccer in the dizzying heights
of Division 8 and hacking my way
around 18 holes of golf.
>> INTERGENITE:
>> I N N O V A T I O N C E N T R E < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F O U R > >>3
You can’t put a price on innovation, and that’s
exactly the angle that the Microsoft New Zealand
Innovation Centre is coming from. At no cost, the
Innovation Centre and selected IT partners such
as Intergen, are working with national and local
government agencies to help turn innovative ideas
into proof of concept prototypes. MAORI LANGUAGE COMMISSION
Solution Overview: The Maori Language Commission’s website was finding
it difficult to maintain fully bilingual content, causing inconsistencies in
the information available to Maori and non-Maori audiences. Microsoft and
Intergen developed a Proof of Concept solution, based on Microsoft CMS
2002 and Visual Studio .NET. All content is now translated efficiently and
consistently into Maori and English, setting an outstanding example for
other government agencies wanting to implement bilingual sites.
By providing Microsoft services and commercial partner expertise for no charge,
government agencies are getting an opportunity to address key business
challenges. They can put a toe in the water to test technologies and ideas that
might otherwise never be tried.
To date, this virtual centre has received two rounds of applications from government
agencies and proof that it is working couldn’t be clearer. Twenty high quality
proposals in the first round have accelerated into a number of projects, with
Intergen being selected to partner on two of the first six projects. The first is an
innovative CMS 2002 solution, to provide the Maori Language Commission an email
driven multilingual workflow engine translating all English content into Maori.
The second also uses CMS 2002 to deliver a first of its kind online learning
programme being piloted for 20,000 students at The Correspondence School.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION THE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
Solution Overview: The Correspondence School sought to launch an online
learning program to provide a greater degree of flexibility for students to
collaborate on projects. Intergen used CMS 2002 to create a mini website
that gives students a number of interactive tools and a ‘live’ learning
experience. Paddy Payne, Intergen’s Professional Services Manager explains
“We were selected to partner The Correspondence School because of our
acknowledged expertise in CMS. They tell us we have more than exceeded
their expectations and are delighted at the flexibility the pilot delivers”.
Where to next for the Innovation Centre? The site, itself created by Intergen using CMS 2002, is attracting more and
more attention. Manager Shane Bartle anticipates another round of proposals being called for and encourages
government agencies to act on their ideas. Applications can be made via www.nzinnovationcentre.net.nz
Shane Bartle, Manager of the Microsoft NZ Innovation Centre, sees “collaboration”
as the lynchpin to why the Innovation Centre is working so well. “Achieving
the ‘right fit’ between each government agency and their selected partner is the
real catalyst to results”. “Intergen were able to demonstrate their considerable
investment into Content Management Server 2002 and could support the
Maori Language Commission beyond just development by providing a complete
hosting platform”.
4. < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F O U R >>>4 >> T E C H N I C A L
>> 1 R E L I A B I L I T Y
With the new architecture of the server, the core runs as a
kernel mode driver (runs as part of the operating system), and
then individual web requests are farmed out to processes which
run as standard system users. This allows all 3rd party code
to be executed away from the core web server, preventing
an error prone component or application from crashing the
web server.
Another major feature provided with IIS 6 is health
monitoring/recycling. This feature allows you to configure
on a per application pool (group of websites) basis, the running
characteristics of the pool. Characteristics include expected
CPU usage, memory usage and any temporal restrictions.
IIS 6 then actively monitors this, and will recycle worker
processes exceeding the limits imposed. In this way badly
written applications are prevented from consuming
excessive resources.
Because the web server runs as part of the operating system, requests are caught,
and queued until the system is in a valid state for servicing requests, at which
time the requests are then processed. This allows websites to be restarted without
clients receiving unwanted error messages.
Where “modified kernels” have nothing
to do with Corngate
IIS 6 (Internet Information Services) is included with Windows 2003 Server and
represents a huge improvement over previous versions of IIS. Microsoft have
re-engineered IIS from the ground up and have focused on four main areas of
improvement to make a very robust and high performance new web server.
>> 2 S Y S T E M M A N A G E M E N T
Administration in IIS 6 is easier than ever. Command line tools have been made
available to allow scripting against any action under IIS 6. It is now possible to
never use a GUI! Additionally the metabase (configuration) can be exported as
XML for easier offline administration or collation in a central repository.
>> 3 S C A L A B I L I T Y
The new architecture of a kernel mode core and user mode workers, allows for
several performance benefits. High usage websites can now be tuned to have
multiple workers serving requests, whereas a low usage website can stick with
a single worker. Parsing and caching is handled by the kernel mode core,
allowing for extremely fast performance and scalability.
>> 4 S E C U R I T Y
IIS 6 comes locked down by default (initially it only serves static
content), and is not installed by default when you install
Windows Server 2003. This means you don’t have to immediately
worry about forgetting to apply complicated lockdown policies
and scripts. You switch on only what you need for your specific
server instance.
Configuring application pools allows worker processes to execute
under the context of a standard Windows NT account to maximise
ACL based security.
Websites can easily be transitioned from IIS 5 through to IIS
6 by using the “compatibility mode” provided. The need for
this may be limited, but it’s comforting to know Microsoft are
catering for backwards compatibility.
In summary, the four areas of improvement add great value
to what already was a very solid performing web server.
For more information about IIS 6, its functions, and how to deploy it, contact
Jeremy Boyd (jeremy.boyd@intergen.co.nz) or check out the following
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/iis/default.mspx
5. >> INTERGENITE:
>> P R O J E C T C A S E S T U D Y >>5
Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
Intergen takes Parliament publishing system online
Gina Harper
What do you do?
I am Intergen’s Receptionist/Office
Manager, I greet our clients and keep
the office running smoothly.
How do you make a difference?
I see my job as making my colleagues
working life as hassle free as possible.
I take care of administrative things
and make them seem automatic so
everyone can concentrate on their
work for our clients.
What do you love about your job?
The people interaction, the energetic
fun atmosphere, and the variety.
Each day people require different
things so no two days are the same.
Tell us about yourself?
After graduating from Vic with a
degree in Computer Science I originally
joined Glazier Systems back in 1995
as a programmer. However, I got OOS
and coincidentally at that time our
receptionist/office manager left.
I started filling in till they found a
replacement, but found that I really
enjoyed it, so chose to continue in
this role.
What do you do in your spare time?
I love the cardio machines at the gym,
practising yoga with the Hare
Krishnas and reading novels.
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When the Office of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives was confronted with the termination
of the printing contract for parliamentary publications
and legislation, Deputy Clerk, Mary Harris, turned it into
an opportunity rather than a challenge for the Office.
A programme of publishing projects was implemented
to automate both print and web publishing systems.
Intergen worked with the Office of the Clerk (the Office) and its other IT suppliers
to transform manual processes into a streamlined online web publishing process
using Microsoft Content
Management Server 2002
(CMS) and SharePoint
Portal Server 2001.
Publishing for
Parliament
The Office maintains
records of all proceedings
associated with Parliament.
It must ensure documents arising out of business transacted by the House are
available, in accordance with the parliamentary timetable, and in a form that
accurately represents the work of the House or a committee.
The walls of the Office are testament to the publishing responsibility. Rows and
rows of thick books are stacked to the ceiling, and these have to be updated
on an ongoing basis. The processes to maintain the records were, until last
February, mostly manual.
e-Government
The Office had also been tasked with finding ways to use technology in order
to improve the public ability to access parliamentary materials, as part of the
e-Government initiative; a government-wide initiative to improve the dissemination
of public information through greater use of technology.
For the Office, and many other government offices, if an interested party needed
to read a public document, in the past they would have had to physically locate
it, possibly in head offices or public libraries, and pull the document or book
from the shelf.
Moving Online with Intergen
“We chose Intergen to orchestrate the Web arm of the publication process using
Microsoft software. Intergen had a solid grasp of our needs as an organisation
and Microsoft’s CMS proved to be user friendly, which was one of our requirements.
In addition, Microsoft combined with Intergen’s support and expertise gave us
the peace of mind that we have backup if we need it.”
CMS has enabled the Office to quickly and efficiently build, deploy, and maintain the
Parliamentary website to host many of the documents the Office is required to publish.
Said Harris, “The Intergen solution means we can now write
and edit online and publish directly to the website.”
Increased Access
Said Harris, “We are very excited about the Intergen and Microsoft solution.
Initially we had to focus on getting the entire system up and running. Our next
focus is to improve continually and add to the site, which with the CMS ease-
of-management, we have the potential to do.”
6. >> N E W S>>6 < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F O U R >
“Usability” – another Dotcom buzzword?
>> INTERGENITE:
Mark Johnson
What do you do?
I am a Solution Manager in the
Professional Services team.
What do other people call you?
Tina.
Why?
Being the fifth staff member with the
name Mark, my colleagues felt that
a nickname was called for. So Mark
became Mark V, then Mark V Cortina,
then it got shortened to Tina.
How do you make a difference?
I work with clients to help them
understand and define their
requirements. I then work to ensure
that Intergen delivers a solution that
not only meets, or exceeds the client’s
requirements, but delivers value.
What do you love about your job?
The job is about the people. Intergen
people are fantastic to work with,
always ready to go the extra mile.
Our clients are fun to work with, and
there is nothing more satisfying than
a happy client.
Tell us about yourself?
I am a Wellingtonian born and bred.
I have been doing IT stuff for over 14
years. I love sport, but now restrict my
activities to selecting All Black teams,
and critiquing Hurricanes games.
The Dotcom bubble has long burst and with it many “smoke & mirrors” era buzzwords. The one that has endured
and is here to stay is “Usability”. The time has come to stop bragging about the number of “hits” a site has and
to focus on attracting repeat visitors who are able to engage in a quality experience on your website.
Benefits of the Website Usability Audit include:
The Audit is a fast turnaround process and can usually be completed in around
4-8 days at a cost of $3,000 - $4,000 depending on requirements and the size
of the website involved.
Contact Intergen now for more information on the value of a Website Usability
Audit for your organisation.
To draw a comparison with a conventional communication media, there would
be no point in an organisation investing in an expensive direct marketing
campaign if the printed document did not clearly
communicate the product, price and place to
the recipient. Why then do so many organisations
assume that because a website visitor has arrived
at their site , that they are also prepared to
“work” to find the services or offer?
The increasing breadth of audience expectation,
experience and literacy is creating an ever
widening range of users that need to be
accommodated in both the design of architecture
and interface tools. Usability addresses the issue
of maximising the experience and communication with your customer.
Subtle design and language improvements can deliver significant overall gains
in user acceptance and stickiness (increased site visit duration). Simplification
and Intuitive Logic are the new web objectives for success.
At Intergen we have taken a broad perspective on the term ‘usability’ as it relates
to a website. The Intergen developed “Website Usability Audit” system and
report draws on industry best practice and the experience of our team members
to analyse and recommend improvements to an existing website. The audit and
report covers the assessment of website objectives and audience profiles, content
– including copy, brand and design values – usability, functionality, interactivity,
marketing approach and a general impression.
>> An excellent starting point for the design
of a new site or improving an existing site
>> Assessment against current practices, often
based on new knowledge/understanding
>> Opportunities presented by new
technology standards
>> Identification of inconsistencies in
communication of brand values
and standards
>> Better facilitated communication
>> Improved site ‘stick-ability’ and/or function
>> An enhanced user experience and
associated brand benefit
>> Assistance in relationship development
with the users
7. Quiet achievers!
It’s a fact. We’re just not very good at bragging about what we do.
Think of us as the stealth team of the web design industry. Since the
last issue of Smarts we’ve been “bum up, head down” getting on with
designing and building some of the best content managed websites
in New Zealand. Just a few snap shots shown here, so get in touch if
you would like a presentation of full case studies.
>> C R E A T I V E S T U D I O & L E I S U R E < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F O U R > >>7
state.co.nz
trcnz.govt.nzmeridianenergy.co.nz
serviceprinters.co.nz
Hot on the heels of the design and
implementation of the Meridian Energy
Intranet in Content Management Server last
year, we have just completed a total “clean
sheet of paper” redesign of their online
communication channel. A great result designed
using our Navigation Prototype methodology.
The Tourism Research Council set us an
enormous challenge: To design a usability driven
website that reflects the authority and strategic-
level involvement the TRCNZ has in
disseminating information to the tourism
industry and related sectors. The solution is
fully extensible and e-government compliant.
IAG were looking to achieve synergies with
their State and NZI (www.nzi.co.nz) websites
which we delivered by designing separately
branded user interfaces over a Content
Management Server solution. Both sites have
recently gone live and are already receiving
glowing feedback from staff and customers.
At the Intergen Creative Studio it’s not just about
large enterprise level solutions for our corporate
clients. Earlier this year we completed this
Flash brochureware site for Service Printers –
New Zealand’s pre-eminent offset printers. The
website is a great showcase for their exceptional
work as well as that of our design team.
The tight three: Eamon,
Jillian and Mark have been
Intergen’s leading
interface design team for
over three years.
Tori Amori’s Paua Fritters
Here’s a taste sensation from Intergen
Associate Mark Fowler’s Hawkes Bay clan.
This recipe is the result of much
prototyping and taste testing over the
last five years. It is now, by popular
acclaim, ready to seek the title of
“world famous in New Zealand”.
>> Paua, 4 fresh, finely minced
>> Onions, 2, finely diced
>> Eggs, 2 fresh
>> Salt, 1 teaspoon
>> Black pepper, 10 coarse grinds
>> Spring onions, 3, finely sliced
>> Coriander, fresh, handful, washed,
chopped, including stalks
>> Mint, fresh, ten washed leaves
chopped coarsely
>> Chilli sambal paste, 1 level tablespoon
>> Breadcrumbs, 1 cup for fritter mix,
2 cups for fritter coating
>> Fish sauce, 1 tablespoon
>> Flour, 2 heaped tablespoons
The Mix Mix all ingredients, except the
flour, in a large mixing bowl. Once mixed,
sprinkle one heaped tablespoon of flour
over the top of the mix, and then mix in
thoroughly. Repeat with the second
tablespoon of flour.
Fritters While coating in breadcrumbs,
shape each fritter with your fingers, into
a small round shape: – 3/4” high by 1.5”
diameter. Fritters can be frozen, or fridged
for one day or cooked immediately. Cook
slowly on barbecue hot plate, or in a fry
pan which has a light coating of olive
oil for up to 15 minutes.
Serving Great as a drinks nibble or
entrée. Mix will produce 20-25 small
fritters. Serve warm, on bed of coriander,
garnished with lemon wedges. Sweet
Thai chilli sauce is a great dipping sauce.
A dry quaffing Riesling or Gewürztraminer
is an ideal accompaniment.
8. >> NE WS
Hi Ho, Hi Ho
For the second year running Intergen
has been ranked 6th in Unlimited
magazine’s annual Best Places to
Work survey.
Over 10,000 employees from 117
companies participated in this year’s
survey. Intergen have maintained
their reputation as a great place to
work even with sustained growth in
revenue and staff numbers.
“While staff enjoy themselves and
we have a tremendous atmosphere,
we continue to be very successful
developing business solutions for our
customers” said Intergen Managing
Director, Tony Stewart.
“Making Intergen so special is just
part of what happens” according to
Tony Stewart. “Intergen’s culture is
enhanced, by among other things,
staff having shares in the company,
therelaxedattitudetodress,recognition
of family needs, and a real sense of
participation in company events.”
Check out www.unlimited.co.nz for
more details and tips on making your
place a great place to work.
< S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F O U R >>> I N T E R G E N C O N F E R E N C E
To be added to the Twilight Seminar invitation contact list email
ginah@intergen.co.nz, or call Gina on (04) 472 2021.
We look forward to your company. However, if you are unable to attend a
scheduled Seminar for any reason but are interested in the topic let us know.
We are often able to schedule another session and provide presentation materials.
Oct 8 Building castles on sand – Strategic information systems planning
for today – Andrew Jamieson, Paddy Payne
Oct 22 Template Design for Content Management solutions – Eamon O’Rourke,
Mark Orange
Nov 5 XML Web Services, what are they and why should we consider using
them – Derek Watson, Tony Stewart
Nov 19 Microsoft CRM Preview and demonstration – Wayne Forgesson,
Mark Trotter
2003
The Intergen Twilight Seminars are informal late afternoon sessions designed
to inform you about current trends, technologies and initiatives in the space
where business and information technology overlap.
The seminars consist of an interactive presentation followed by open questions,
drinks and nibbles. They are presented by topic experts either from within
Intergen or from one of our business partners. They are not “Sales” oriented but
designed to inform, educate and initiate informed discussion. Guests are welcome
to stay around for a drink and discussion with the presenters and fellow attendees.
>> EVENT S:
Twilight Seminar Series
Time 4:20 for a 4:30 Start
4:30 – 5:30 Presentation
5:30 + Q/A, discussion and drinks
>>INTERGEN ON TOUR: Early September the annual Intergen conference
was held in Turangi. This year the conference was dubbed Road Trip 2003. Here are some
shots of the team and what we got up to. Clockwise from top: Unsuccessful fishermen out on
Lake Taupo; Air hockey – fierce competition; Gretna Hotel Taihape – a drink on the way; Magic
Bus at Hunterville enroute; Shortcut over Barbed Wire; Rob MC’ing; Parking ticket for AJ in Taupo.