Gen-i brings together IT and telecommunications services to provide converged ICT solutions for businesses across New Zealand and Australia.  Market demand and new investment has expanded our regional office based in Napier which services Hawkes Bay and Gisborne clients. Already with a staff of 20+, our Napier office is again growing creating exciting new opportunities within our services team.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer who has mastered the server and virtualisation space, so is ready to take the next step in their IT engineering career.  You will have an extensive   all-round knowledge of IT solutions, first rate problem resolution abilities, along with ability to build great customer relationships through superior communication skills.  You'll feel very comfortable in a presales consultancy situation and have project management capabilities   All this while still finding time to enjoy the fine weather, outdoors and great lifestyle that is the Hawkes Bay.

Day to Day you’ll provide all levels of pre and post sales IT support, systems administration, server engineering and implementation services to a range of business clients with a huge variety of IT infrastructures. By exceeding customer expectations, you'll develop a key role in their organisation and become the customer’s trusted IT advisor.  Showcase your excellent judgement and problem solving abilities managing particularly tricky client issues as needed.

You'll possess strong inter-personal skills, and be proactive and energetic whilst taking ownership of issues.  You’ll enjoy sharing knowledge to benefit the wider team as well as mentoring other Engineers. You'll have an area of expertise in Microsoft Exchange, SANS, VMware or Citrix, or a combination of all of them. Couple this with an industry qualification i.e. MCSE, CCEA, CCNA and you'll be on your way.

As a member of the Telecom New Zealand Group, Gen-i has a team of energetic and passionate people in 17 locations.  We're proud of the reputation we have earned as one of Australasia's most preferred ICT services providers with clients that span 3,300 public and private sector organisations. We are totally committed to achieving outcomes for our clients.  Their success drives us. Their success is our success.

What are you waiting for? Take your career to the next level.  Apply today. www.seek.co.nz/Job/gen-i-senior-systems-engineer-napier/in/hawkes-bay-napier/21566826

I hope you all enjoyed your Holidays?

Last year I did some research for a few clients that wanted to send and receive text messages straight from your PC. I spent alot of time on this as we send commands to GPS Tracking devices for MonitorME , most of the solutions still charge a premium for messaging which I thought was wrong considering you can get 2500 text included on a  2degrees mobile plan.

Over the weekend I was cruising the Android App Market and found Mighty Text, this lets you send and recieve txts  from an extension to Chrome's browser.

It works Awesome! Its so easy and its free!

All you need is an Android Smart Phone, a Google Apps or Gmail account, Chrome Browser and your all go! Off course you'll need a mobile phone account (preferably from 2degrees).

I can show you how this works for free and if you want to Talkmore about Mobile Phone Plans from 2 degrees just ask.

Thanks for reading,

Ben Keehan

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We are excited to be providing useful information to the general public about anything property.

We will be continuing to add new features to the website over the coming 12 months to make it as useful and informative as possible.

Please let us know your thoughts and comments to help us better our service.

We have decided to celebrate our success with Unison Fibre and for the next 3 days we have a limited offer, but as I have been told off by Matt for selfless promotion on Fruitbowl youll have to check it out at : http://www.talkmore.co.nz/index.php/ultra-fast-internet/

Unison Fibre has done an exceptional job building a state of the art network , they are extremely good to work with , far better than the larger telco's like Vodafone where I spent 3 years in the B2B sector and I know that we will be able to rely on them now and into the future.

I would like to say that Nigel and his team need a pat on the back for their efforts so keep up the good work.

So before I sign off, check out Talkmore.co.nz for our 3 day special and If  I dont see you in December (because you didnt sign up) have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Thanks

Ben Keehan

PS. I believe we are the only Hawkes Bay Retail ISP providing Fibre under $200 per month and SIP Trunking for any sized business!

Talkmore's price point is affordable at $279+gst  per month and in many cases those that have joined us to date have seen significant cost savings on their current spend. (upto 30%)

Most people we have seen have been a little confused about the many options that they now have, so this friday afternoon between 2pm and 5pm we are doing a Mini Roadshow at the HB Chamber of Commerce Board room.

We will have on display a Virtual Desktop, Virtual Phone system, Softphone, smartphone software, IP Phone and a router with plain old telephone converter all connected to Unison Fibre.

Feel free to come on down and see what we can do for you.

lets talkmore.co.nz

A lot has happened since the last (and first) post. We have had a huge amount of support from local businesses in the past months and are super excited about the looming launch in the new year.

JustSold is an information hub providing real estate sales data across New Zealand FREE!

For those who haven't registered, please do so by following the link below.

I was stoked to see The Great TV Take Back inintiative from The Warehouse. 

The scheme aims to recycle 96% of the materials in the set, and is part of the Government's Love New Zealand recycling programme.  On launching the program, Environment Minister Nick Smith said "This is a genuine free recycling service with no requirement to buy a TV from The Warehouse or take back an old TV purchased from The Warehouse." 

"My message to New Zealanders is to grasp this opportunity and take that old TV that is clogging up space in the garage down to The Warehouse so it can be responsibly recycled for free." he says.

What is really great is the Hastings store is participating locally (albeit they are now closed while in transit to thir new store which opens this Thursday).  You have until Tuesday 4th October to take advantage of this great initiative.   

So dig out those  old CRT set tops and head down to the big red shed...nice one The Warehouse!

The communications infrastructure is but one great aspect of the Park which also has stunning natural beauty and vistas of Te Mata Peak ranges and un-obstructed views down the Tukituki river valley.
Airnet Sales Manager Ben Deller says “The developers took a no compromise approach to the communications infrastructure for the park; opting for best of breed throughout. They knew access to ultra-fast broadband was going to be a key part of any prospective property owner’s decision to relocate to the rural development so they came to Airnet for a turn key solution”.

Airnet worked with the developers from the earliest stages, providing consultancy, design and final implementation of the fibre optic network design to best deliver Airnet’s range of broadband and calling services.

Sections at Matarua Farm Park are being marketed by local agents Tremains Real Estate

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We connect you to the world for and let you do alot more generally for alot less per month than those other people.

Mates Rates Fixed pricing gets you the best price per month for calling to National and International Landlines with easy fixed billing  payable on the 7th day of each month by direct debit , mastercard or visa.

We have been providing voice services to other small HB business for over 12 months and now we can expand our client base because of the reliable infrastructure Unison Fibre & VIP can provide.

Our Ultra Fast Internet using Unison Fibre and VIP, with no data caps or limits, 10mb speed up/down lets you do far more than you could before. Real-time backups, Cloud Computing , Offsite Storage and VoIP can be deployed without the constraints of old fashioned ADSL provided by traditional telcos on the old shared Chorus/ Telecom network.

Talkmore can provide you with a really great starting point. From here we are only limited by your imagination , not by the networks.

So where to from here?

Lets get to know you and your business.

Lets see if we can do things better.

Lets discuss your options and how we can save you money.

Lets see when you can get connected

Lets make sure we can get you on it with a Free Connection from Unison @ Mates Rates  for $249+gst monthly  before the special free connection runs out.

Call us on 06 9299940.

We just launched a redesigned version of the Visit Hastings website for Hastings District Council.

Actually, it's more than a redesign. It's a re-boot. The site is much more focused around deals, events and activities than its predecessor, so we needed to make it more exciting visually. The homepage slider is completely dynamic and the staff at HDC can manage it really easily. And the events information feeds through automagically from Eventfinder. Nice.

And it's on WordPress, so it works.

Check it out here: http://www.visithastings.co.nz