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.
DevOps by Design -- Practical Guide to Effectively Ushering DevOps into Any O...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on some powerful best practices on making DevOps an accelerant to broader business goals, but at the level of a multigenerational IT activity.
Internet of Things Brings On Development Demands That DevOps Manages, Say Exp...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect discussion on how continuous processes around development and deployment of applications impact and benefit the Internet of Things trend.
Showing Value Early and Often Boosts Software Testing Overhaul Success at Pom...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how a managed service provider is using HP tools to improve quality and speed modernization in application development.
DevOps by Design -- Practical Guide to Effectively Ushering DevOps into Any O...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on some powerful best practices on making DevOps an accelerant to broader business goals, but at the level of a multigenerational IT activity.
Internet of Things Brings On Development Demands That DevOps Manages, Say Exp...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect discussion on how continuous processes around development and deployment of applications impact and benefit the Internet of Things trend.
Showing Value Early and Often Boosts Software Testing Overhaul Success at Pom...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how a managed service provider is using HP tools to improve quality and speed modernization in application development.
A Tale of Two IT Departments, or How Governance is Essential in the Hybrid Cl...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on how two organizations have been improving their application’s performance via total performance monitoring and metrics.
How INOVVO Delivers Analysis that Leads to Greater User Retention and Loyalty...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how advanced analytics drawing on multiple data sources provides wireless operators improved interactions with their subscribers and enhances customer experience through personalized insights.
So how do manufacturers optimize globally stretched production networks and supply chains in a world where expertise is both scarce and widely dispersed? A growing number of global manufacturers are turning to virtual and mobile collaboration solutions to bring experts "face to face" with colleagues, dealers, partners, and customers no matter where they're located.
Among the most advanced of these solutions is Cisco Remote Expert for Manufacturing, an enterprise-class, remote collaboration and communications platform that combines high-definition video, audio streams, and data capabilities.
Who We Are
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun is an established web development company delivering web development services of any complexity to clients worldwide. Being in IT business for over 5 years now Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has a strong team of skilled experienced IT experts. Our customers are companies of all sizes ranging from startups to large enterprises who realize that they need a professional internet solution to generate revenue streams, establish communication channels or streamline business operations.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun an ambitious convergence of dedicated professionals and has its own vision that is its guiding light to all its clients. Our prime objective is to remain on the leading edge of the technology without losing sight of customer requirements. We have always won accolades from past and present clients for our dedication. We not only hire the best talents in the industry but also associates who can understand and empathize our clients needs. Our working areas are schools/colleges, BPO, Consultancy solutions, traders, financial institutions, manufacturing units, distribution networks, service sectors, NGOs etc. We are into the outsourcing business also.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies) has its Development and Document Processing center located Dehradun ,uttarakhand India. Our team comprises of some of the most experienced professionals in this industry. We have understood how individuals and corporates need to communicate and collaborate in a technology centric environment and have built our suite of services around this.
What We Do
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun delivers comprehensive web services ranging from custom website design to development of complex internet systems. We base our offerings on an understanding of clients business requirements and providing dependable solutions. We combine business domain knowledge with technology competence and proven methodologies to deliver high quality results in a cost-effective manner to maximize your competitive advantage and productivity.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has provided custom solutions for a diverse array of industries, including financial and insurance, publications, aviation, marketing, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and electronics, and online business models among others. This extensive background demonstrates our understanding of business principles that apply across industries, as well as the ability and initiative to understand problems and immediately suggest solutions that apply to specific companies.
--------------------------------------------Our Strengths--------------------------------------
One-stop Internet Solutions Vendor
Whether you need an appealing website design or complex multi-tier internet system development or custom programming using latest technologies and industry trends (e.g. Web 2.0) – Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has required experience and expertise to do it all.
Full-Cycle Development Services
At Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun we support a full-cycle development process from requirements definition and specification, architecture design, coding, testing and validation to product maintenance and support. Depending on your specific requirements our experts will take you step by step through each phase of solution development providing you with a sound advice on technology and application options.
Experience and Expertise
Having over 5 years of experience in providing internet services and solutions and having completed more than two fifty hundreds of projects in different domains. Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has built a large database of knowledge that enables us to deliver the “right” solutions that address the needs of clients.
Quality Standards
Intech software (Int
Digital Engineering: Top 5 Imperatives for Communications, Media and Technolo...Cognizant
Many communications, media and technology companies share similar digital objectives. Here are our recommendations for realizing five common digital goals, and a look at a few companies that have succeeded with meeting them.
DevOps and Security, a Match Made in HeavenDana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on the relationship between DevOps and security and exploring the impact of security on compliance, risk, and auditing.
How New Technology Trends Will Disrupt the Very Nature of Business Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how major new trends and technology are translating into disruption, and for the innovative business -- opportunity.
How to Build a Killer Software Application Jenni Watkins
Creating your custom software, website, or mobile application requires expert skills across multiple disciplines. Determine your team’s readiness to start your project and learn how you can supplement skill-sets for optimum project delivery results.
Using Testing as a Service, Globe Testing Helping Startups Make Leap to Cloud...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct podcast on how Globe Testing is pushing the envelope on Agile development and applications development management using HP tools and platforms.
At SOLTECH, we understand the complexity of hiring top talent and creating great software, so you don't have to. Since 1998, our clients have trusted our local Software Solutions and Staffing Solutions teams to help them get their software projects across the finish line. Our clients rely on us to design, develop, and support their custom applications, and to help them hire the best technologists so they can tackle their projects in-house.
How can we best serve you? By taking care of the planning, processes, and execution for you, or by helping you build a talented technology team of your own? For any scenario, SOLTECH is your partner for custom crafted software and talented solutions.
Insights Success is The Best Business Magazine in the world for enterprises. Being a platform, it focuses distinctively on emerging as well as leading fastest growing companies, their confrontational style of doing businesses and the way of delivering effective and collaborative solutions to strengthen market share. Here, we talk about the leader’s viewpoints & ideas, latest products/services, etc. Insights Success magazine reaches out to all the ‘C’ Level Professionals, VPs, Consultants, VCs, Managers, and HRs of various industries.
HP's ALM11 Guides Companies Through Shifting Landscape of Application Develop...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored BriefingsDirect podcast on application lifecycle management and HP ALM 11 from the HP Software Universe 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Dynamics Day 2013 Microsoft Dynamics NAV Customer Experience: Netball New Zea...Intergen
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.
Netball New Zealand’s Lynne Paynter and Intergen’s Amanda McGeorge provide an overview of the benefits Netball New Zealand received from their implementation of Dynamics NAV.
Web Strategy for Humans - Intergen Twilight SeminarIntergen
How do you create the winning website or smartphone application? Where do you start? In this hands-on workshop attendees were tasked with creating an online experience for a fictitious start-up company.
This event is for anyone interested in web design or development. You don’t have to be a website owner, designer or developer (but you are probably working in or around a web-based project or application in some capacity). The whole purpose of this exercise is to learn some relevant, practical and applicable skills and techniques that you can take back to the office and actually apply to your own projects. Regardless of how big or small your organisation, or your website, is.
The outcome?
The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to walk the fine line between ‘business requirements’ and ‘actual user needs and behaviour’, and learn some practical hands-on skills that you can use to inform your own web-based projects and applications.
A Tale of Two IT Departments, or How Governance is Essential in the Hybrid Cl...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on how two organizations have been improving their application’s performance via total performance monitoring and metrics.
How INOVVO Delivers Analysis that Leads to Greater User Retention and Loyalty...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how advanced analytics drawing on multiple data sources provides wireless operators improved interactions with their subscribers and enhances customer experience through personalized insights.
So how do manufacturers optimize globally stretched production networks and supply chains in a world where expertise is both scarce and widely dispersed? A growing number of global manufacturers are turning to virtual and mobile collaboration solutions to bring experts "face to face" with colleagues, dealers, partners, and customers no matter where they're located.
Among the most advanced of these solutions is Cisco Remote Expert for Manufacturing, an enterprise-class, remote collaboration and communications platform that combines high-definition video, audio streams, and data capabilities.
Who We Are
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun is an established web development company delivering web development services of any complexity to clients worldwide. Being in IT business for over 5 years now Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has a strong team of skilled experienced IT experts. Our customers are companies of all sizes ranging from startups to large enterprises who realize that they need a professional internet solution to generate revenue streams, establish communication channels or streamline business operations.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun an ambitious convergence of dedicated professionals and has its own vision that is its guiding light to all its clients. Our prime objective is to remain on the leading edge of the technology without losing sight of customer requirements. We have always won accolades from past and present clients for our dedication. We not only hire the best talents in the industry but also associates who can understand and empathize our clients needs. Our working areas are schools/colleges, BPO, Consultancy solutions, traders, financial institutions, manufacturing units, distribution networks, service sectors, NGOs etc. We are into the outsourcing business also.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies) has its Development and Document Processing center located Dehradun ,uttarakhand India. Our team comprises of some of the most experienced professionals in this industry. We have understood how individuals and corporates need to communicate and collaborate in a technology centric environment and have built our suite of services around this.
What We Do
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun delivers comprehensive web services ranging from custom website design to development of complex internet systems. We base our offerings on an understanding of clients business requirements and providing dependable solutions. We combine business domain knowledge with technology competence and proven methodologies to deliver high quality results in a cost-effective manner to maximize your competitive advantage and productivity.
Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has provided custom solutions for a diverse array of industries, including financial and insurance, publications, aviation, marketing, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and electronics, and online business models among others. This extensive background demonstrates our understanding of business principles that apply across industries, as well as the ability and initiative to understand problems and immediately suggest solutions that apply to specific companies.
--------------------------------------------Our Strengths--------------------------------------
One-stop Internet Solutions Vendor
Whether you need an appealing website design or complex multi-tier internet system development or custom programming using latest technologies and industry trends (e.g. Web 2.0) – Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has required experience and expertise to do it all.
Full-Cycle Development Services
At Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun we support a full-cycle development process from requirements definition and specification, architecture design, coding, testing and validation to product maintenance and support. Depending on your specific requirements our experts will take you step by step through each phase of solution development providing you with a sound advice on technology and application options.
Experience and Expertise
Having over 5 years of experience in providing internet services and solutions and having completed more than two fifty hundreds of projects in different domains. Intech software (Intech Group of companies),Dehradun has built a large database of knowledge that enables us to deliver the “right” solutions that address the needs of clients.
Quality Standards
Intech software (Int
Digital Engineering: Top 5 Imperatives for Communications, Media and Technolo...Cognizant
Many communications, media and technology companies share similar digital objectives. Here are our recommendations for realizing five common digital goals, and a look at a few companies that have succeeded with meeting them.
DevOps and Security, a Match Made in HeavenDana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct discussion on the relationship between DevOps and security and exploring the impact of security on compliance, risk, and auditing.
How New Technology Trends Will Disrupt the Very Nature of Business Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how major new trends and technology are translating into disruption, and for the innovative business -- opportunity.
How to Build a Killer Software Application Jenni Watkins
Creating your custom software, website, or mobile application requires expert skills across multiple disciplines. Determine your team’s readiness to start your project and learn how you can supplement skill-sets for optimum project delivery results.
Using Testing as a Service, Globe Testing Helping Startups Make Leap to Cloud...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a Briefings Direct podcast on how Globe Testing is pushing the envelope on Agile development and applications development management using HP tools and platforms.
At SOLTECH, we understand the complexity of hiring top talent and creating great software, so you don't have to. Since 1998, our clients have trusted our local Software Solutions and Staffing Solutions teams to help them get their software projects across the finish line. Our clients rely on us to design, develop, and support their custom applications, and to help them hire the best technologists so they can tackle their projects in-house.
How can we best serve you? By taking care of the planning, processes, and execution for you, or by helping you build a talented technology team of your own? For any scenario, SOLTECH is your partner for custom crafted software and talented solutions.
Insights Success is The Best Business Magazine in the world for enterprises. Being a platform, it focuses distinctively on emerging as well as leading fastest growing companies, their confrontational style of doing businesses and the way of delivering effective and collaborative solutions to strengthen market share. Here, we talk about the leader’s viewpoints & ideas, latest products/services, etc. Insights Success magazine reaches out to all the ‘C’ Level Professionals, VPs, Consultants, VCs, Managers, and HRs of various industries.
HP's ALM11 Guides Companies Through Shifting Landscape of Application Develop...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored BriefingsDirect podcast on application lifecycle management and HP ALM 11 from the HP Software Universe 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Dynamics Day 2013 Microsoft Dynamics NAV Customer Experience: Netball New Zea...Intergen
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.
Netball New Zealand’s Lynne Paynter and Intergen’s Amanda McGeorge provide an overview of the benefits Netball New Zealand received from their implementation of Dynamics NAV.
Web Strategy for Humans - Intergen Twilight SeminarIntergen
How do you create the winning website or smartphone application? Where do you start? In this hands-on workshop attendees were tasked with creating an online experience for a fictitious start-up company.
This event is for anyone interested in web design or development. You don’t have to be a website owner, designer or developer (but you are probably working in or around a web-based project or application in some capacity). The whole purpose of this exercise is to learn some relevant, practical and applicable skills and techniques that you can take back to the office and actually apply to your own projects. Regardless of how big or small your organisation, or your website, is.
The outcome?
The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to walk the fine line between ‘business requirements’ and ‘actual user needs and behaviour’, and learn some practical hands-on skills that you can use to inform your own web-based projects and applications.
Bonus whitepaper on "The Economics of the cloud" which Mark Rees from Microsoft NZ has provided. This is material from the Intergen THINK Breakfast held on the 2nd of June
TechEd NZ 2014: Enterprise Management with Microsoft System Center Configurat...Intergen
TechEd NZ 2014 - PCIT315 - Andrew Kosmadakis
Come hear about the latest in enterprise mobility management using Windows Intune and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. See the newest Windows Intune enhancements for managing Windows Phone, iOS and Android systems in action and learn about the newest features in Configuration Manager. We’ll demonstrate how Configuration Manager and Windows Intune work together to offer a single, seamless cross platform device management solution.
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Windows ToGo (Module 3 of 8)Intergen
We ran the "Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp" one day hands-on workshop in early June 2014. These eight modules were designed to get IT managers, project managers, sysadmin and devops up to speed with the new Windows 8.1 and Office 2013. The bootcamp focused on how to move off earlier versions of Windows and Office to a modern desktop and tablet platforms with the latest security and mobility technologies.
Keep an eye in our SlideShare feed for all eight modules:
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Introduction (Module 1 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Platform Delivery (Module 2 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Windows ToGo (Module 3 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Security (Module 4 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: UE-V (Module 5 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: App-V (Module 6 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Devices (Module 7 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Closing (Module 8 of 8)
For other events (Intergen or Microsoft Community) check our events page at http://www.intergen.co.nz/upcoming-events/
Dynamics Day 2014: Microsoft Dynamics CRM - Productivity Sales AcceleratorsIntergen
A look at how Intergen’s Sales Accelerators quickly and cost effectively address key business issues, such as sub-optimised business processes, disconnected data and disparate systems.
Dynamics Day is Australasia's leading event for users of Microsoft Dynamics. For those of you who couldn't make it along to the event, we have made all session content available online.
Dynamics Day 2014: Microsoft Dynamics AX - Business Insight Leveraging AnalyticsIntergen
A close-up look at how to leverage analytics functionality in Microsoft Dynamics AX, covering traditional BI, modifying role centres and Power BI.
Dynamics Day is Australasia's leading event for users of Microsoft Dynamics. For those of you who couldn't make it along to the event, we have made all session content available online.
In this presentation, Intergen's Mark Delaney (Interactive Designer, Portals and Content) talks about mobile content strategy, context, device experience and gives advice on how to start your journey on creating a responsive website.
Dynamics Day 2013 Microsoft Dynamics NAV Tips and Tricks 45 in 45Intergen
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.
Learn 45 tips in 45 minutes as Intergen’s Alan Whitton and Craig Keenan take you through how to get the most out of Dynamics NAV 2013.
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.
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.
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.
T/DG provides all technology components required for implementation of ERP so...The Digital Group
The Digital Group started off with a clear as-is analysis of the implementation. It took inventory of all the required enhancements, interfaces and new developments. T/DG solutions architects where put in place to collect, verify, and/or create requirements for all aspects of the system.
Web and Mobile Experts - Noto It SolutionsAshish Sharma
We are it Professionals working on new and upgraded technologies which includes React.js, Node.js, ROR, PHP, .net , mobile applications , etc. We are based in India and our sales offices are located in USA and CANADA.
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.
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
Keeping with the #ReimagineWork theme, we ran the "Working Remotely with Microsoft Technologies" webinar - conducted with Microsoft Teams live event - where we discussed covering remote working with Microsoft Azure Windows Virtual Desktop and communication with Microsoft Teams.
Watch the recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBWkoPbw5kc to see how you can use Microsoft Azure technology to create and deploy Windows desktop images that run on the cloud, accessible from web browsers, Windows and MacOS clients as well as Android and iOS apps, giving your employees access to the same tools they would normally have through your physical desktop deployments.
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
James Page and Steven Foster give the first Australasian public viewing of Microsoft’s new business platform as a service, Dynamics 365, and explore the foundations underpinning future Digital Transformation success.
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.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf
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Technical Services Team.
Clockwise from left:
Daniel, John, Dwayne,
René, Damon, Darryl, Fulton
tony.stewart@intergen.co.nz
INTERFACE DESIGN >>
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CSA for CRM in NZ. Intergen is now
a Certified Software Advisor (CSA) for
Microsoft CRM (Customer Relationship
Management) in New Zealand. Emma
Cuttance and Dwayne Bace passed three
exams which covered understanding the
application functionality as well as the
ability to install, configure and customise
Microsoft CRM. The Certification is
granted by Microsoft Business Solutions
to companies which demonstrate a
defined level of expertise with Microsoft
CRM, and are therefore better able to
help customers achieve successful
solutions. For Intergen’s clients, the CSA
status reinforces our demonstrated
expertise with Microsoft CRM and our
ability to deliver successful CRM solutions.
The first half of the year has seen a number of
significant projects completed and many new
exciting projects begun.
Probably the most significant project, in terms of the number of New Zealanders
affected, is the Motor Vehicle Re-licensing project we jointly undertook with Unisys.
(www.ltsatransact.govt.nz) It is now possible to re-license your car via the internet
and have the new registration label mailed to you. This application posed a special
challenge for our Creative Team with potentially complex transactions by a wide
cross section of the public. The results show the application of the Creative Studio’s
Navigation Prototyping methodology and extensive usability testing. We are
currently working on more transactions to be released later this year.
We have grown again this year. Our staff numbers now exceed 75 and we have
established an office in Christchurch so we can better service our South Island
clients. Our Auckland office has moved in to larger premises in Takapuna that will
provide us with a long term home. The move has allowed our Technical Services
team to build a new computer room to enable us to provide geographical diversity
in our hosting solutions.
Our Professional Services team has been boosted over the past couple of months
with Gavin Raine, Becky St Just and Jeff Sutherland joining us in Wellington and
Shane Melton in Auckland. Jeff, in particular, brings a wealth of experience and
together with Paddy Payne and Andrew Jamieson gives us a very strong Project
Director, Business Process Design and Consulting capability.
We have continued to actively participate in Microsoft events. We presented
sessions at the recent Microsoft Security briefings around the country and at
Microsoft Tech.Ed in Auckland and Canberra. Wayne Forgesson represented
Intergen at the annual Microsoft partner’s conference in Toronto, this year
called Velocity.
We have continued our commitment to Microsoft’s Smart Client strategy with
both Robert Ingledew and Paul Quirk travelling overseas for InfoPath training
and cemented our commitment to Microsoft CRM with our recently earned Certified
Software Advisor for Microsoft CRM status.
With our mid year awards dinner, Tech.Ed and Velocity behind us, it is now full
focus on the projects ahead and the inevitable push to get new applications live
before the Christmas change freeze. We relish the challenge and look forward to
helping you achieve your goals.
New Auckland office phone
and fax numbers. As a result of
the recent Auckland office move to
Level 1, 2 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna
there are new phone and fax numbers:
>> Phone: 09-966 3070
>> Fax: 09-966 3071
2. VS.Net – you heard
it here first
In the February edition of Smarts
we hinted at interesting things
happening in the Microsoft
development technologies space. The
information gained at the technology
preview in Redmond is now public
knowledge, so we can now share our
excitement of what’s coming up.
Microsoft is aiming to simplify the software development
process. For you, the customer, this means reduced time
and cost in the software development phase, better
communication and documentation throughout the
project, and an even better chance of your project
getting implemented successfully.
It will enable Intergen to be more dynamic in the way we work, focusing
more on solving our customers’ business problem rather than the technology
and process.
This is made possible by a number of tools that will help in the software
development life cycle, improving software quality, and guaranteeing the eventual
usability of software solutions. This collection of tools is called the VisualStudio.NET
Team System, and supports Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative.
The VS.NET Team System will make software projects more successful by providing
tools that allow systems to be designed for operations. These tools validate the
software architecture of the system against the infrastructure architecture it will
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Nikolai Blackie
What do you do?
I’m a developer with the Development
and Integration Services team. I’m
currently working down on the farm at
New Zealand Dairy Foods in Takanini
implementing BizTalk solutions to allow
B2B integration with NZDF’s business
partners. It allows me to work with
cutting edge technologies and have
close contact with clients.
How do you make a difference?
I think I have an ability to understand
complex processes quickly, which is good
both for understanding client business
processes, and for picking up new
technologies. I also like to use formalised
processes, which enables me to create
robust applications.
What do you love about your job?
I enjoy building things that supply real
business value. Working in the B2B
sphere is great as you can see that your
projects deliver immediate tangible
benefit. Of course working with new and
cool technologies is excellent as well.
A bit about yourself?
I studied BCom majoring in Information
Systems, and have been working in the
industry for about five years. My focus
has been web applications, mostly in
the Microsoft realm. For fun I am into
board sports, fine cuisine, motorsport,
and lots of electronic music.
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Intergen is very excited by the opportunities to deliver more value through
these technologies and we are aligning our internal processes to fit what we
know is coming from Microsoft. As a customer, you will see continued delivery
of great business solutions and an improvement in quality and process.
Importantly we’ll be able to ensure that we remain agile in our approach to
delivery in even the largest and most complex of solutions.
More info is available on the VS.NET Team System site:
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/default.aspx
Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/dsi/default.mspx
derek.watson@intergen.co.nz
be used on – an important consideration in Service Oriented Architectures.
The design tools produce models that stay in sync with the code of the
solution, and provide a visual depiction of the components throughout
its life. This ‘agile documentation’ cuts the cost of producing documentation
and keeping it up to date as the solution evolves.
This software development life cycle management allows better
communication and reporting within software projects. It
goes right from developer, to architect, to project manager,
to you the customer so that everyone involved can see the
status of a project at any time. Intergen previously built
its own life cycle management tools, for example the i-
Track application that will have been used by most of our
customers to report issues with solutions we have built.
Building high quality software takes a huge amount of
effort. It’s great that to assist, the VS.NET Team System
has built in stress testing and performance analysis tools,
and can enforce quality assurance methodology across the
solution. It also allows for reliable repeatable solution builds
for easier deployment. The tools automate what we currently have
to do manually, with the benefits being reduced time and cost, and
greater coverage of the quality assurance process. In combination with
the reporting tools, we have a greater measurability of software quality
through the test coverage.
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Strength to strength
The Creative team is the strongest it’s ever been with five of the most
experienced interactive designers in the industry enthusiastically applying
themselves to a plethora of juicy customer challenges. In the past two issues
of Smarts we’ve concentrated on the Creative Studio’s Navigation Prototype
methodology and our experience with the Government Web Guidelines (GWG).
Now it’s time to catch up with some recently completed projects.
in New Zealand. The only major challenge was time, or the lack of it as we
helped Meridian take proactive steps to give their customers a voice.
We are currently building a demonstration Forum to showcase the versatility of
these applications and the business potential when used as channel for real
customer interaction and communication. The Forum has come of age!
New Zealand Immigration Service - Design for MCMS
We have been working with the NZIS team for the past 18 months on a complete
revamp of their internal and external web channels.
No doubt about it, www.immigration.govt.nz is a massive site. Our Navigation
Prototype system was used to bring sense and order to navigating around the
vast array of information. The NZIS team were also keen to call on our experience
building compliant sites for the Government Web Guidelines. Meeting the diverse
Auckland V8 International - Dual skin website design
The Challenge: What challenge?! We were thrilled to be engaged by Auckland
V8 International to design their official websites. The truth is, when you’re
involved in a subject you are passionate about, great solutions come easily.
Our mission was to create sister websites for two completely different audiences.
One a formal communication vehicle (www.v8race.co.nz) and the other firmly
targeted at the motor racing faithful (www.streetracesupporters.co.nz).
Electricity Future Forum - Forum Design
There’s no question big business has cottoned on to the value of creating effective
interactive communities with Forum engines. Meridian Energy chose a moderated
Forum created specifically for their need to engage in two way dialogue with
the broad range of individuals with a stake in the future of electricity generation
demands of the business and achieving a good GWG rating was no mean feat.
State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme - Design for GWG
As the creators and managers of the Government Web Guidelines the State
Services Commission set high standards of compliance when it comes to their
own websites. Given our experience in this arena we were more than up to the
challenge and our GWG specialist thrived on making this project a benchmark
outcome for the Commission. So much so that we ended up querying some of
the finer points of the standards and this has resulted in rewording previously
ambiguous criteria. Great to be in there really pushing the application of the
standards and getting so much support from the authors at SSC.
v8race.co.nz
streetracesupporters.co.nz
eff.co.nz immigration.govt.nz superscheme.govt.nz
Tim Mole
What do you do?
I’m a member of the senior development
team and I’ll be moving back to
Christchurch in September to open
Intergen’s office.
How do you make a difference?
I understand the importance of client
relationships – 12 years in the IT industry
has taught me that working closely with
clients is critical to developing effective
business solutions. In the last 10 years
as a consultant here and internationally,
I have had exposure to a large variety
of industries and technologies.
What do you love about your job?
Joining the Intergen team for the second
time. I returned for the culture, which
is what makes Intergen so special.
Working with trusted and highly
competent people who have the right
attitude and desire to see projects and
client relationships succeed makes
Intergen a highly rewarding environment.
A bit about yourself?
I travelled for 5 1/2 years around the
Northern Hemisphere with my wife, so
travel, culture and photography have been
my most recent passions. I’m an avid
follower of sport and a hacker at most
sports especially golf. With our first child
on the way and migrating back to the
South Island where I grew up, our current
lifestyle is in for a considerable change!!
If you’d like to learn more about how the Intergen Creative
Studio can add value to your web project, contact our
Creative Director Eamon O’Rourke at eamono@intergen.co.nz
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Shaun Donaghey
What do you do?
I’m General Manager, Intergen Auckland.
I work with the team here to deliver
quality technology solutions to our clients
and have a great time doing so.
How do you make a difference?
I make sure we have the right skills at
the right time for our clients and that,
most importantly, we have the clients to
begin with. I also keep a strong focus on
our relationship with Microsoft and look
at strategic areas where the business
can grow, around both the technology
and the business market in general.
What do you love about your job?
I launched the Auckland office back in
2002, and it’s been a great ride ever
since. Strong growth is exciting and
certainly a challenge that keeps me and
the team busy. Also, being an integral
part of a national organisation means
we’re part of a bigger picture. I could
also say many other things like variety,
people, our great clients etc but I have
to rate walking distance to Takapuna
beach in the summer as a definite plus.
A bit about yourself
Outside of work I keep busy cleaning up
after my 5-year old daughter, playing
the drums (sadly my dreams of rock’n’roll
stardom are fading with age) and, most
importantly, skiing.
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Timed to catch the Lord of the Rings world premier, the Capital
wanted to capitalise on its image by launching a totally rejuvenated
website which needed to have immense pulling power. Navigation
Prototype methodology was used to overcome the diverse needs of
a local and international audience. Above the surface, the site
needed to feel creative, alive, and happening, yet dead simple to
get around.
“Wellington’s tourism traffic generates $760 million pa so the
significance of this site is immense to the City. We achieved great
customisation, a wow factor feel and look, and it performs
exceptionally well on external search engines” Kate Clode, PWT.
>> Since the website was launched site traffic has grown by 51%.
>> The site has jumped to fifth place on Red Sheriff’s World Travel
Category ratings.
Micro views of the big picture
We’ve been busy over the last few months and thought you might like to know more about some of the
work we have been doing. Our BHAG: “Touching every New Zealander every day” is in evidence in the
range of work and clients we have as you can see in the case studies below.
On www.superscheme.govt.nz you’ll find news of the government’s
new retirement savings initiative SSRSS.
To reach over 120,000 eligible employees a straight-to-the-point
message was needed through a dedicated website setting out the
Super Scheme’s choices. A supertight deadline was met thanks to a
lot of CMS (Content Management Server) experience under our belt.
“Our launch date was six weeks out so we chose Intergen as they
had a lot of public sector and e- govt requirements experience.
They leveraged from their existing CMS experience, shortening the
development timeframe – giving us a flying start into the project”
Paul Parlane, SSC.
POSITIVELY WELLINGTON TOURISM
SITE GETS EXTREME MAKEOVER
www.we llingtonnz.com
SUPER SCHEME OFF TO A SUPER START
www.superscheme.govt.nz
More detailed information
on the case studies is
available from:
www.intergen.co.nz
or
>> Wayne Forgesson
04 472 2021
wayne.f@intergen.co.nz
or
>> Shaun Donaghey
09 966 3070
shaun.d@intergen.co.nz
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Need to know international visitor arrival trends? Most popular
destinations? You’ll find a complete 360° window to the tourism
sector on the new Tourism Research Council of New Zealand’s website.
TRCNZ made Intergen their first destination and together we tackled
one of the most complex CMS projects with a huge degree of
automation and interaction with third party systems. With Microsoft
CMS as the framework, smart design and navigation now provides
a customised experience for the travel industry needing accurate data.
“The solution has been a lasting one. This was a difficult project with
a great degree of customisation and co-ordination with other providers.
The technical work and degree of thought that went into it has
proven extremely sound” Marie Nordstrand, TRCNZ.
>> 20,000 arrivals to the web site per month
>> Consistently in the top 100 government sites in Australasia.
Building product manufacturers James Hardie are using the web
to leverage exposure from their TV Showhomes infomercials to
guide potential customers through the building process. Intergen
partnered with Tango Communications to build and host the new
website on a Microsoft Content Management Server ASP. NET
platform. Now James Hardie can manage all content on the site
to a time critical schedule that sees new homes and stories updated
on the site every three weeks as new TV commercials go to air.
An innovative on line scrapbook lets customers email their wish
list straight to an architect or builder.
ONE-STOP DESTINATION FOR
TOURISM DATA
www.trcnz.govt.nz
DREAM HOMES ON JAMES HARDIE ’S
www. tvs howhomes . c o. nz
GLOBAL LEARNING PLATFORM ON EDRI
www.ict- e dr.com
The Enterprise Development Research Institute is big news for ISVs
(Independent Software Vendors) around the world wanting to
improve their business skills, grow networks and share best practice
knowledge and information.
Best described as global distance learning within a best practice
framework, ISVs can enrol for on-line courses and workshops that
range from high level financial management to sales, budgeting
and marketing.
Intergen Auckland built the EDRI site using CMS 2002, and Shaun
Donaghey says it’s a great example of a client coming in with an
entrepreneurial idea and ending up with an ongoing partner.
“Typically when you go to a web development firm and say ‘can
you build us a website’ their response is ‘what colour would you
like it’. With Intergen it was a completely different conversation.
Straightway they saw it from a business perspective and came up
with some great ideas about how they could enable technology to
achieve our goals. I now use Intergen as an outsourced IT department”
Malcolm Fraser, EDRI.
“Through Intergen’s Microsoft Content Management Server ASP service
we have access to a powerful tool that fits the requirements of this
project, within the budget” Boyd Wason, Tango.
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Our regular Monday morning Work-in-
Progress meeting frequently gets
sidelined by tales of one-upmanship
from the weekend’s competitive fixtures.
The more extreme the injury or
equipment failure, the greater the glory.
A good score or honourable placing a
mere bonus!
So what drives our busy Intergenites
to take on these huge personal
challenges and what do they get out
of it? A quick survey around the office
produced some common threads.
Getting into it
Do our players jump out of bed one
morning and decide to become a
national champion, or are there other
forces at work?
Blood, sweat and tears!
It’s true of any team that the longer you work together, the more peoples’
remarkable personal passions and private lives are revealed. Not only is Intergen
a hot bed of professional over-achievers, but we’ve discovered many of our team
approach their sporting goals with the same drive and determination.
Jill got into multisports after thanklessly acting as support crew for her partner
and concluding competing “looked way easier”.
Although not her first event, Sharon admits that she only signed up for her first
Coast to Coast as the result of some bravado with friends “after too many wines”.
Whereas Chris says his parents got him into Karate as a child “before he could
say no”, but no regrets now.
The drive to compete
It may not have been their first attempted sporting pursuit, but soon enough
our respondents found a discipline that appealed to their own competitive needs.
For Stewart, hockey “satisfies my need for competition and aggression” whereas
Chris focuses on the people and travel in Karate as well as the very real life
benefits: “cool hearing that some kid was able to defend himself when the
school bully tried to pick on him”.
There’s no missing that amongst these competitors, “fitness” itself is definitely
an end goal, and the drive to achieve a greater level of fitness is likely to be
expressed as the desire to “do better than last time”. As with many things in life
it’s often easy to achieve a peak of performance, but sustained effort demands
true discipline.
Of course it can be purely physiological too. Dolan is quick to use words like
“addictive” and comment on the joy of “loads of endorphins”.
A sense of achievement
Looking back on their achievements, all comment about “personal accomplishment”
and the sense of fulfilment that comes with just competing, let alone winning.
Sharon reinforces this with this sentiment on her greatest triathlon moment
“realising for the first time that I could actually do it”.
Whatever the benchmark set there is always an almost unimaginable goal to
strive for. For Stewart that was being selected for a provincial representative
side, and for Chris ranking in the top 16 at the last World Karate Championships.
Jill has many accolades to her credit but cites winning the Taupo Dirty Dog
(12 hours solo mountain biking) as her greatest achievement and goes on to
add “it was worse than child birth”!
Dolan gets the last word here having recently represented New Zealand at the
world underwater hockey championships, and winning: “cannot get enough of
beating other countries, Aussies, Poms or Yanks!”
The greatest challenge
We’re all human, so it was reasonable to assume that our group sometimes
struggle to find the time and energy to sustain their chosen passion. Noble
responses focussed on the sheer effort of constantly raising the bar and as Dolan
observes “the more you improve, the harder it gets to reach it year after year”.
More pragmatically, Stewart said that the greatest challenge can in fact be as
simple as foregoing a Sunday evening “where normal people are dry and warm
at home on the couch”. However “getting out of bed on cold, dark, early mornings”
is undoubtedly the greatest obstacle to true sporting glory!
Crystal ball gazing
Finally, it had to be asked “What will you be competing for in 20 years time?”
Jill is adamant she’ll come into her own as a veteran competitor applying the
old adage “If you can’t beat them, outlive them”, whereas Dolan is more cautious
and sees himself participating, rather than competing.
Sharon is also determined she’ll still be out there in 20 years time and wants
to “beat Jill in at least one race” (which may take her that long!). Last word to
Stewart who would like to be in there boots ‘n all at masters representation level,
however he couches this with the proviso “presuming I don’t put a hip out or
catch one too many blows on the head”!
Different disciplines and different perspectives, but common threads. At the
end of the day all agree that the biggest benefits are the fun, friendship and
stress release.
JILLIAN ROSS STEWART ROBERTSON SHARON ROSS CHRIS BENNETT DOLAN MCGINLEY
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Hot propertyMicrosoft Security
Summit 2004
From November, Waikato’s 13 territorial
authorities will consolidate their property registers
following the development of the Shared
Valuation Database Service.
Environment Waikato is New Zealand’s first regional council to bring its entire
region’s district valuation rolls together onto one central database.
Valuation service providers, who provide valuation services to territorial
authorities, will be able to update the property valuation information via a
web application. The intention is to open up the property valuation market
to new valuers by eliminating the need for a property valuation database to
manage the valuation process.
In the past each territorial authority has been responsible for maintaining its
own property valuation database and shared the information on an ad hoc basis
with Environment Waikato and their valuation service providers. Data was
Developers flocked to security briefings around the country,
to get valuable information about how to write more secure
applications, and harden the IT infrastructure.
Jeremy Boyd and Gabriel Smith from the Development and Integration Services
team presented sessions to developer audiences. Jeremy delivered two sessions
on the importance of web security, and examined how web applications become
vulnerable to attacks and how developers can write defensively to secure their
code against these attacks.
Gabe presented a session on data security and integrity for Smart Client
applications, which looked at how to maintain security and integrity for both
connected and disconnected states.
Intergen maintains a strong focus on
security in applications, and includes
the use of threat modelling and
defensive code as standards for
delivering web applications.
Jeremy Boyd: jeremyb@intergen.co.nz
Gabriel Smith: gabriels@intergen.co.nz
Postscript: Gabriel spoke on Web Services
Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 at Tech.Ed 2004
in Auckland and will also present at Tech.Ed
in Canberra, Australia. WSE has just been
released and provides greatly enhanced
messaging capabilities to the .NET Web
Services. This will allow further exciting
developments for Intergen and our customers
who are working with Services Oriented
Architectures (SOA).
Valuation Service
Providers....
Environment Waikato Office of the Valuer-General
InternalSystems
Territorial Authorities
(13)
Web Application
Shared Valuation
Database Service
exchanged between territorial authorities,
Environment Waikato and valuation
service providers using a proprietary flat
file format, spreadsheets and paper.
The Shared Valuation Database Service
is built utilising the Microsoft.Net
Framework around the core messaging
application of Microsoft BizTalk Server
2004. Web Service and FTP interfaces
provide connectivity to all parties
concerned. The new solution will improve
the accuracy, efficiency and timeliness
of data being sent between the
various parties.
The solution will introduce an XML based
messaging system using web services while
continuing to support the legacy file
format using FTP. An ASP.Net web
application has been developed to provide
a front end to the information for use
by valuation service providers and
territorial authorities.
Intergen has just completed the
development phase of the application and
is conducting user testing of the site with
Environment Waikato. The application is
expected to go live in November this year.
paul.quirk@intergen.co.nz
8. For the third year running Intergen had a representative at the Microsoft Worldwide
Partner conference. This year the conference was held in Toronto.
The theme for this year’s conference was Velocity, and it built on the foundations set by
the previous conferences . This is the largest partner conference of its type in the world
with over 5000 attendees and 225 exhibitors. Held in a convention centre that covers
400,000 square feet across seven floors and two buildings it is easy to get a little confused
as to exactly where you are (not helped by most of the floors being underground).
Of particular interest this year were several breakout sessions from industry commentators
and experts including representatives from Gartner Group and the Kellogg School
of Management.
As is often the case with conferences, there was an incredible amount of valuable
information gained over the four days not all of which was during conference sessions.
Key messages for me this year included Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to security, its
focus on addressing partner issues and concerns and reducing total cost of ownership. A
particular highlight was the Gold Partner question and answer session with Steve Ballmer.
Four days of full on Velocity
The night was MCed in true Hollywood style by Sha-nay-nay, who was larger than life!! Staff
nominated achievers in nine categories, an eclectic mixture that ensures coverage for all
areas of Intergen’s business, with judges selecting the worthy winners.
Bravest in Battle went to Mark Johnson for brave and sterling work to help a client achieve
their requirements. Friend of the Environment winner was Adam Green for his contribution
for the Intergen Auckland culture (protecting it from a Wellington office takeover!).
Fulton Hargreaves was a very popular winner of the Most Valuable Team Player Awards, as
was Rebecca Cox for Technology Guruship. Andrew Jamieson (AJ) finally won the Most
Notable Blunder Award for some senior moments after many years of nominations.
Other winners were Nigel Parker for Customer Excellence and John-Daniel Trask for Newbie
of the Year. Robert Ingledew took out the Numero Uno Award for the person who has tirelessly
contributed to the Intergen Way and who has set the highest standard of professionalism.
Pride of place for Best Project went to the 34 staff who worked on the NZ Immigration
Service Projects.
Glitz, glamour and
bloopers – the
IAFTA’s have it all.
The Intergen Awards
for Tenacious
Achievement are an
annual highlight for
staff, and as the
company grows the
competition gets
hotter and hotter.
G L I T Z A T T H E I A F T A S
wayne.forgesson@intergen.co.nz
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F i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t I n t e r g e n :
Auckland: 09 966 3070
Wellington: 04 472 2021
info@intergen.co.nz
www.intergen.co.nz
Clockwise from left: Dolan, Gabriel, Mark, Sha-nay-nay, Steven, Kurt, AJ, Jeremy, Paddy, Jeff, Sharon, Neal, Jeremy, Elaine, Gabriel, Stewart, Peter