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Xero Raises a Truckload of Cash from US Funds

Xero Raises a Truckload of Cash from US Funds

By Ben Kepes on December 3, 2012

Last week the announcement came that Xero had secured a huge investment round from US venture funds Valar Ventures (backed by Facebook founder Peter Thiel) and Matrix Capital Management. I’ve spent time talking with these US investors about Xero’s prospects and areas I thought the company would need to improve

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged craig winkler, Matrix Capital Management, New Zealand, peter thiel, rod drury, The Ventures, Vala (Middle-earth), xero

TradeGecko–Cloud-Based SMB Inventory Launches

TradeGecko–Cloud-Based SMB Inventory Launches

By Ben Kepes on October 12, 2012

I’ve spent  couple of decades dealing with the realities of a small business that sells physical goods. The functional requirements of these businesses are surprisingly broad but alas the budget tends to be small. I was interested then to hear from the founders of TradeGecko, a recently launched SaaS inventory

Posted in Application Software | Tagged intacct, magento, netsuite, New Zealand, shopify, software as a service, TradeGecko, xero

Xero Hits Escape Velocity With 100000 Customers Count

Xero Hits Escape Velocity With 100000 Customers Count

By Ben Kepes on July 30, 2012

Xero held its annual meeting last week and detailed its current performance. Xero annual meetings are always an interesting event, Xero has an incredibly supportive shareholder base, while most publicly listed company AGMs include a fair dose of critique and questioning, Xero’s events instead ring to the sound of hand-clapping

Posted in Application Software, Business | Tagged accounting, FreeAgent Central, kashflow, myob, New Zealand, Public company, rod drury, sage, trademe, xero

CCH Acquires Acclipse Limited–Accounting Vertical Gets Converged

CCH Acquires Acclipse Limited–Accounting Vertical Gets Converged

By Ben Kepes on July 13, 2012

Big news in the accounting space with the announcement that CCH, a division of the international group Wolters Kluwer is acquiring software vendor Acclipse. Acclipse sells practice management software under the iFirm brand, and announced a few months ago the intention to roll out a client side accounting solution. Acclipse

Posted in Business | Tagged acclipse, Australasia, CCH, google, myob, New Zealand, Practice Management, Wolter Kluwer

Opportunities and Challenges for IT Managers

Opportunities and Challenges for IT Managers

By Ben Kepes on May 30, 2012

Recently I was invited by IBM to host a lunch in Auckland that bought together a handful of IT managers from a range of organizations. the aim of the lunch was to have a discussion, in a neutral forum, about the opportunities and challenges that cloud brings to their organizations. the makeup of the participants […]

Posted in Business | Tagged cloud computing, IBM, New Zealand, software as a service, successfactors

Snapper and 2Degrees Deliver Convergence–Simply

Snapper and 2Degrees Deliver Convergence–Simply

By Ben Kepes on May 7, 2012

“Thought Leadership” is a term that is often bandied around, with little regard for what it means. Many in the technology industry equate thought leadership to technological innovation. Personally I’m pretty excited about a type of thought leadership that takes an existing technology but delivers it in a way that means it is accessible to […]

Posted in Application Software, Mobile | Tagged 2degrees, Near Field Communication, New Zealand, snapper, thought leader, vodafone

Acclipse Rolls Out Client Side Application (Again)

Acclipse Rolls Out Client Side Application (Again)

By Ben Kepes on March 12, 2012

Acclipse is a New Zealand based accounting practice management solution that I’ve covered previously, specifically when it announced eventually ill-fated partnerships with Xero (covered here) and Saasu (covered here). Acclipse’e product, iFirm is an integrated suite of online products that boasts over 2,000 firms and 10,000 licensed users of its

Posted in Application Software | Tagged acclipse, Accountancy, BankLink, cloud computing, iFirm, New Zealand, saasu, WorkFlowMax, xero

The Path to the Cloud is Paved…. With Jagged Rocks…

The Path to the Cloud is Paved…. With Jagged Rocks…

By Ben Kepes on January 5, 2012

It’s always interesting to watch companies looking to move from their “traditional” approach of software delivery to living in the cloud. One company I’ve had a first hand glimpse of making that shift is MYOB (see disclosure). In its home market of Australia and New Zealand, MYOB is facing a small, but growing, and increasingly […]

Posted in Application Software | Tagged Australasia, cloud computing, myob, New Zealand, quicktime, software as a service, xero

On Corporate IT–All That Is Bad

On Corporate IT–All That Is Bad

By Ben Kepes on November 1, 2011

I’m a volunteer firefighter here in New Zealand. As well as doing all the operational firefighting stuff, I have some responsibility for administration within the brigade and externally. As part of this role I have to utilize Fire Service systems and email. Which is where the trouble begins. Being an independent entity in my work-life, […]

Posted in Application Software, Enterprise | Tagged Firefighter, google, Google Chrome, New Zealand, sms

Convergence–Mobile, Web and Cloud Improve Customer Experience at NZSki

Convergence–Mobile, Web and Cloud Improve Customer Experience at NZSki

By Ben Kepes on September 4, 2011

Part of my excitement about cloud is that it seems to me to be one of the factors that is enabling a real change in the way people interact with each other and with organizations. Recently and old-schoolmate of mine (from longer ago than either of us would like to admit), Simon Gianoutsos, wrote an […]

Posted in Business, Mobile | Tagged Coronet Peak, New Zealand, NZski, Radio-frequency identification, user interface | 1 Response

Cloud Computing Outside the US

Cloud Computing Outside the US

By Krishnan Subramanian on April 6, 2010

Information Week has an article that talks about the difference between the US and European Cloud Computing markets. The article points out to some numbers given by The 451 Group’s William Fellows The 451 Group’s William Fellows in a “Cloud Outlook 2010” Webcast, says that 57% of spending on cloud computing is done in the […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Asia, Australia, cloud computing, europe, federated clouds, markets, New Zealand, scaleup technologies, trends, US | 1 Response

Our Health System Can be Fixed Through Technology, Process and Governance

Our Health System Can be Fixed Through Technology, Process and Governance

By Guest Authors on July 27, 2009

A little while ago I posted, venting my frustration at the New Zealand health system. One of my friends at IBM New Zealand saw my post and wondered firstly whether my criticisms were justified and secondly what solutions there are that could solve some of the health system woes. She invited a healthcare specialist from […]

Posted in General | Tagged healthcare, IBM, medicine, New Zealand | 2 Responses

Power to The People

By Ben Kepes on February 22, 2009

In what might be held up as a copybook case of the utilisation of social media to effect parliamentary change, it has just been announced that the coming-in-to-force of section 92 of the New Zealand Copyright Act will be delayed until March 29 and, in the event that no agreement is reached, will be suspended. […]

Posted in General | Tagged blackout, copyright, New Zealand, social media

Some Small Players Beating the Odds

By Ben Kepes on February 18, 2009

Most readers will be aware that I live on a small(ish) lump of rock in the South Pacific. This remoteness from all things Valley-ish (and this remoteness, it must be said, from all things) gives me a somewhat one-eyed perspective. I’m always careful to not over push the New Zealand thing – my personal blog […]

Posted in General, Small business | Tagged aptimize, economy, enfinit, litmos, New Zealand | 1 Response

Creating a Groundswell - “Guilt Upon Accusation”

Creating a Groundswell – “Guilt Upon Accusation”

By Ben Kepes on February 16, 2009

Right now in New Zealand there is an uproar about a new piece of legislation due to be enacted very soon. Depending on your definition, section 92 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (now there’s a mouth full!) calls for internet disconnection based on accusations of copyright infringement without a trial and without […]

Posted in General | Tagged blackout, copyright, intellectual property, New Zealand | 2 Responses

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