EndaceProbe has been confirmed as the platform of choice for monitoring, recording and analysing market data feeds for high frequency trading entity Allston Trading. Endace Systems will be used for high-speed monitoring and recording of market data feeds coming in to the trading company. “With market data rates continuing to increase and the continued arms race for low latency we are pleased that our platform has proven itself to meet the demanding and extreme needs of one of the most technologically advanced trading houses in the world” said Kevin Formby, VP of business development for Endace.

Microsoft has announced a software licensing change for New Zealand schools. The amendment to the Ministry of Education’s Microsoft School Agreement gives schools access to their Microsoft server software hosted by third parties and was made in response to requests from schools for more flexible server hosting arrangements, particularly in light of the recent Christchurch earthquake, where many schools were left with damaged or unavailable technology infrastructure. Evan Blackman, education manager at Microsoft New Zealand, says the amendment will complement the government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout to schools taking place over the next five years. “The combination of high speed connectivity and the amended Microsoft School Agreement will enable schools to more easily adopt local Cloud services as they gain ultra-fast broadband capability,” says Blackman. “With the revised Microsoft School Agreement now in effect, interested schools should contact their technology partners to discuss whether offsite server hosting and business continuity solutions are appropriate for them.”

Dunedin based tracking company TracPlus Global has won a prestigious award at the annual USA Security Network Summit. TracPlus was awarded top honours in the First Responder category of the Most Innovative Security Products & Services. TracPlus CEO Stuart Campbell says the Summit is an opportunity for technology companies like his to showcase their latest innovations to key potential international buyers. “The result is an ability to get best-of breed technologies like ours into the hands of first responders and war-fighters as well as the commercial security field quickly and as inexpensively as possible,” he says. [War-fighters? Cripes network security has gotten serious – Ed]

Entries for the New Zealand Innovators Awards are open now. Previously known as the Bayer Innovators Awards, the new awards programme is designed to celebrate and recognise New Zealand innovation, inventors and organisations that have invested in developing new products, services and ventures as well as improving the performance of people and teams. There are several categories in this year’s competition: Health & Science, Design & Engineering, Environment & Agriculture, ICT, Manufacturing and Marketing & Communications. There is also a People’s Choice Award and Supreme New Zealand Innovators Award, plus the Pre-commercial Award and the Most Inspiring Individual Award. Entries are open now with a closing date of 12 August 2011.

BT and ZTE Corporation have announced a new research partnership to explore the next generation of fixed line, wireless and mobile telecommunications services. The partnership will see ZTE’s knowledge of equipment and network solutions combined with BT’s innovation capabilities and experience of delivering communications services, as the two companies look to develop international telecoms standards which drive the interoperability and convergence of global communications systems.

IBM software and services company Certus Solutions has acquired fellow specialist IBM software and services company Focus Strategies and Solutions. The acquisition is strategic for Certus in that Focus is the market leader in IBM’s Business Analytics and Information Management solutions. It has over 125 customers in the corporate and government sectors and has been IBM’s Partner of the Year for the last four years. The acquisition is expected to boost Certus’ growth projections for the upcoming fiscal year, with organic growth and growth by acquisition taking Certus’ income forecast to around $AUD65 million and its headcount to over 160.

Australasian software consulting firm TEIQ has partnered with San Francisco-based intelligence software provider Splunk. TEIQ, developers of web, mobile and integration software, and Sugar CRM partners, says that the partnership with Splunk, creators of operational intelligence software to monitor and analyse data, also announced a new expansion into Australia, with the opening of an office in Brisbane. “The potential for growth in Australia was much greater than opening offices in the other regional centres in New Zealand,” says TEIQ CEO James Beamish-White.

Datacraft and Integral Axon have rebranded to Dimension Data. Datacraft was another subsidiary of Dimension Data that acquired Integral Axon in October last year. The rebrand to Dimension Data marks the final phase in the integration process following the deal. “Above all, as Dimension Data, we have our clients’ business ambitions front of mind,” says Robin Hartendorp, New Zealand CEO “Many of our clients have already seen the benefit of our full service offering and it has certainly enabled business growth on our part.” Dimension Data is a global ICT services provider based in South Africa.

Networking solutions provider D-Link has introduced the D-Link PowerLine AV product line, delivering high-speed networking via a home's existing electrical wiring. With network data transfer rates of up to 200Mbps, D-Link's PowerLine AV range can connect computers, high definition TVs, networking devices and gaming consoles using a house’s electrical wiring, turning every power outlet into a possible network connection and offering a networking alternative to data cabling or wireless networking solutions.

Lawson Software has announced general availability of Lawson M3 Counter Sales for Distribution, which helps improve agility and effectiveness of an organisation’s customer sales counter. The software is designed to help companies better connect their sales counter with supply chains. It provides access to a range of key information, including customer data, finance information, logistics and product details.

Sage ERP X3 v6.2 has been released with over 320 enhancements to v6.1, including updates to the SAFE X3 platform and financials, manufacturing and distribution modules. “We’ve also greatly enhanced v6.2 with hundreds of module improvements which will benefit our customers and further deliver on ERP modernisation,” says Mike Lorge, the managing director of Sage Business Solutions. The new functionality includes an easy-to-use search box and an EDM function which indexes and archives electronic documents and content, accessed directly from the ERP.

NZICT CEO Brett O’Riley is stepping down from the role he created through the industry body’s establishment phase. The association represents New Zealand’s information and communication technologies industry, and collaborates with businesses, aligned associations, communities and the government to promote the use of ICT in New Zealand. O’Riley has been in the role for the two and a half years during which time the membership has grown from 30 companies to over one hundred direct members.

Chris Jones, CEO of Mobilis Networks Limited, has been appointed as the Honorary Consul for Botswana in New Zealand. He is the founder and former CEO of Argent Networks and founder and CEO of Telemedia, a former director of Phitek Systems

Australasian time management software company, Abtrac has appointed Remy Nicolo as new development team leader. In addition to staff development, Nicolo will also be responsible for managing the transition of software development, from the initial concept of software systems through to completion.

Previously with Zephyr Technology Ltd, Nicolo developed applications to monitor the vital signs of individuals and teams working in hazardous environments – a technology which was used with great success during the rescue of Chilean miners last year.

Kiwi telecommunications provider CallPlus has appointed Craig Skinner to the position of national sales manager. The role will see Skinner responsible for developing CallPlus’ sales strategy and growing the business in the New Zealand market. Skinner will be focusing on establishing CallPlus as a whole of business service provider, as CallPlus builds on its VOIP telecommunications offerings with managed services, aimed at the small business and corporate markets. Skinner has held roles including corporate account executive at Salesforce and account director in the corporate sales team at Vodafone New Zealand.

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