2003

Kerry Prendergast, Mayor of Wellington, cut the ceremonial cable today, and announced the CaféNET Lambton Quay Hot Zone open. CaféNET is powered by an access engine developed in house by Katipo Communications.
5 Dec 2003 | More

Well Done Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council has one of the best council websites in the country, according to a recent Auckland University study. Katipo have been working with Hutt City Council for over 4 years, and it's great to get this recognition for all the hard work that goes into the site. Article from: Hutt City Council
13 Nov 2003 | More

CityLink launches regional peering exchanges throughout NZ

CityLink are in the news, building four more peering exchanges. This will mean Simon is particularly busy over the next year or so. From Computerworld
13 Nov 2003 | More

Spam good news story - Canadian man charged with e-mail hoax

A Connecticut woman, fed up with suspicious e-mail pitches promising millions, is taking credit for helping catch a Canadian man accused of fraud. [From the Globe & Mail]
7 Nov 2003 | More

New Zealand Leads the Way: the Horowhenua Open Source Story

Rosalie Blake, Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust, and Rachel Hamilton-Williams, Manager, Katipo Communications, discuss the development of their groundbreaking open source library system. [From Web Junction]
7 Nov 2003 | More

Nelsonville Public Library: Questions and Answers About Open Source

Description: Stephen Hedges, Director of the Nelsonville (OH) Public Library, is a satisfied open source user. Find out why! From Web Junction
7 Nov 2003 | More

maorimusic.com is Doing the Business

If you've been wondering what to send overseas friends and family for Christmas, check out our new release maorimusic.com. New Zealand music is hot at the moment, and maorimusic.com has lots of it.
31 Oct 2003 | More

Updates on Tony & Doug

One of our lads is a jet setter of on a big OE, sending back reports on wireless in New York, and the other is currently Digital Artist in Residence at Waikato University.
31 Oct 2003 | More

Koha Pre-Release is Out

Koha 2.0.0pre5 has just been released. This version of Koha is the last one of the 2.0.0 series in the "unstable" tree, and is available for Linux and Windows at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=16466 .
27 Oct 2003 | More

A Wee Mention

Katipo and Koha got a wee mention (And I do mean wee!) by the the Prime Minister when she addressed the Wellington Chamber of Commerce today.
1 Oct 2003 | More

Kea now comes with a built in spell checker

On Friday we introduce two exciting new features to Kea; a spell checker and a page level undo.
13 Aug 2003 | More

Spam and viruses that appear to come from Katipo staff

Chris and I are safely back from Vienna, where we had a great time, to discover an avalanche of SPAM and Virus software which purports to be from Katipo staff.
1 Jul 2003 | More

Chris and Rachel off to Vienna

We are off to Vienna to visit with UNIDO, (United Nations Industrial Developement Organisation), to give some Koha training.
30 May 2003 | More

Koha a winner in France

Les Trophees Du Libre (Free Software Trophies), were awarded over the weekend, and our Koha Library System took out the Applications for Public Agencies award.
26 May 2003 | More

Koha up for another award

Koha has made the list of finalists for the Trophees du Libre, a free software prize being awarded in Soissons, France on May 23rd 2003.
7 May 2003 | More

Introducing Debe our new designer

Deborah Mansfield (Debe with a silent "e") joined Katipo after Easter as our new designer.
4 May 2003 | More

New Release of Kea

A new Kea release was rolled out tonight, and we hope you like the results.
1 Apr 2003 | More

Why am I getting all this spam?

CDT has released a new report based on a six month project entitled "Why Am I Getting All This Spam?" The results offer Internet users insights about what online behavior results in the most unsolicited commercial email and also debunk some of the myths about spam.
20 Mar 2003 | More

Pickle Jar Theory of Time Management

Time management theory abounds, and I suspect the one most often employed (wait till someone nags me about it) is the most irritating and least successful for all concerned. I was amused to read The Pickle Jar Theory of Time Management from A List Apart, and thought you might enjoy it too.
11 Mar 2003 | More

CafeNET Lambton Quay Extension Launched Today