Paul Brislen

A new domain name marketing campaign from Australia has fallen foul New Zealand's Domain Name Commissioner (DNC).

When it comes to electronic legislation, New Zealand is still using typewriters and ribbons.

New Zealand's Ministry of Health (MoH) is about to roll out instant messaging to all staff following a six-month trial.

When it comes to electronic legislation, New Zealand is still using typewriters and ribbons.

Leading New Zealand Internet service provider (ISP) Xtra is backtracking on its decision to change its terms and conditions after a public outcry over a new clause which seemed to give Xtra ownership rights over copy sent over its network.

The uptake of DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) customers in New Zealand is so low that if the head of Internet service provider ICONZ Sean Weekes was in charge of it, he'd be looking to get out of the market entirely.

Domain name holders in New Zealand are being targeted by another aggressive marketing campaign, again by an Australian domain name registrar.

Instant messaging, long considered the PC equivalent of cellphone text messaging, is moving into the corporate world and IT managers had better be ready for it, says IBM Corp. subsidiary Lotus Software Group's vice president for messaging solutions Ken Bisconti.