New Zealand ISV Blog

Information and discussion for New Zealand software businesses and innovators.

BizSpark New Zealand Exclusive: Create a Virtual Machine in Windows Azure and be in to win an Acer slate!

We are proud to announce an exclusive competition for New Zealand BizSpark Startups. Get a solid...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 04/16/2013

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Find.ly

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2013

BizSpark Program for Technology Startups: Software, Cloud and Developer Benefits

I manage the BizSpark program in New Zealand. BizSpark was created by Microsoft to help foster...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2013

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Dimension Data

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 02/03/2013

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Contrast Media

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 12/12/2012

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: CommerceConnect

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2012

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Booktrack

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 11/22/2012

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Avancert

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2012

The New Zealand Windows Azure Application Showcase: Virsae by Agile

Microsoft's public cloud platform, Windows Azure, has seen considerable growth in its adoption by...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2012

Christchurch Startup Weekend

Event Details 24-26 February 2012 Westpac Business & Community Hub, Christchurch “If there...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 03/14/2012

In the next few weeks we will be featuring promising and successful New Zealand BizSpark startups...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 02/12/2012

New Zealand DEMO Asia 2012 Alpha Pitch Scholarship Startup Announcement

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Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 02/06/2012

NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2012: Enter Now

This blog post is brought to you on behalf of the NZ Hi-Tech Trust. Entries for the 2012 NZ Hi-Tech...

Author: Thiago Almeida [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2012

We have spaces left for the ICEHOUSE and Microsoft BizSpark Innovation Academy event 20th June

  If you are based in Auckland, New Zealand and are a new software startup you may be...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 06/15/2011

TechEd New Zealand 2011

TechEd New Zealand 2011 will run from Wednesday 24th August until Friday 26th August, once again at...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 04/18/2011

Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and Windows 7 SP1

If you are trying to install the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit on Windows 7 Service Pack 1,...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 03/08/2011

Microsoft UNPLUGGED Update March 2011

In a couple of weeks time we are on the road with our latest Unplugged developer and IT Pro...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 03/03/2011

BizSpark Members–Register Your Developers

If you are a start up that has joined our BizSpark programme hopefully you are enjoying your access...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 12/21/2010

Signing Up for the Windows Azure Introductory Offer

If you have been following the latest Azure platform developments that were announced at PDC10 you...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 12/02/2010

Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Updated

An update for the Windows Phone 7 Developer tools was released in the last couple of weeks. The...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 10/31/2010

Intergrid Case Study–GreenButton

We have recently put together a case study showing how Integrid are using Windows Azure for their...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 09/30/2010

4 Steps to a Successful Software Strategy

This is a guest post written by Stuart Bale. Stuart Bale is a software strategist with a wealth of...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 09/21/2010

Starsoft releases Ezidoesit for Office 2010

In time for the general release of Office 2010, local ISV, Starsoft, has just released the latest...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 06/17/2010

Contrast Media Case Study and Interview

Continuing our series of profiles of New Zealand BizSpark companies, we have Contrast Media....

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 05/02/2010

Litmos is a finalist for the NZ Hi-Tech Awards

Litmos, a start-up in the Microsoft BizSpark programme we profiled here, has been announced as a...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 03/28/2010

Microsoft New Zealand Developer Survey

Have you filled in the Microsoft New Zealand Developer Survey yet? This is your chance to win a trip...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 02/21/2010

BizSpark promotional activity

This month we’ve started doing some promotion of our three Spark programmes; DreamSpark, BizSpark...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 02/07/2010

25% Discount on selected Microsoft Certification Exams

If your developers are considering get their Microsoft Certification, take advantage of the current,...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 11/11/2009

Microsoft Unplugged Update – December 2009

Join us in December 2009 for the latest Microsoft UNPLUGGED Update. Come to TechNet morning for IT...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 11/10/2009

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Available

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is available for download by MSDN (and BizSpark) subscribers today, with a...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 10/19/2009

WebSiteSpark joins the *Spark Family

Yesterday at PICNIC, Scott Guthrie announced the launch of another member of the family of...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 09/24/2009

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Beta 1 available for MSDN Subscribers

As announced on Soma’s blog, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Beta 1 was made available for download to...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 05/19/2009

Unplugged Tour – Windows 7 and Silverlight 3

  Nigel, Nathan and I are on the road again in May/June to talk about Windows 7, Windows Server...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 05/18/2009

Australia and New Zealand TechEd 2009 Call for Content

With TechEd North America underway this week (you can visit TechEd online too) we are kicking off...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 05/12/2009

You are invited to see the top teams compete in the Imagine Cup Finals in Auckland!

Imagine Cup is a competition which encourages students to use technology to transform great ideas...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 04/23/2009

Virtual Tech.Days 2009 - 24 Hours of round the world learning

Hey all you developers out there! How is your personal development plan coming along? Time to learn...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 03/01/2009

December Unplugged Events

We are currently working on the December Unplugged events which are going to be all about some of...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 11/19/2008

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and Team Foundation Server SP1

Yesterday we released Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (bootstrapper or ISO) and Team Foundation Server 2008...

Author: BitWrangler001 Date: 08/12/2008

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