KorKor™ taking Wellington by storm

Kordia has announced two new Wellington contracts that are putting its integrated, digital two-way radio solution - known as KorKor™ - on the map. 

The most recent is a deal with the Wellington International Airport to replace its analogue communications system.  Hutt City Council signed up in November last year following a review of its health and safety requirements.

Hutt City Council’s divisional manager of inspections Geoff Stuart explains the council looked at a range of solutions before discovering KorKor™. 

Kordia posts solid half year profit

Kordia has posted a solid half year profit with a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $1m, (unaudited), against a full year budget of $1.3m.  This compares with an NPAT loss of $4.4m for the same period to December 08.

As at 31 December 2009, the company was ahead of budget in both revenue and profit, and is ahead of budget in debt repayments - reducing its net debt level from $105.4m to $101.1m in the past six months.

CEO Geoff Hunt says that results reflect the $167m investment made in the business in the past four years, which are now contributing as per plan.  

Orcon supports trans-Tasman rower

Auckland-based telecommunications company Orcon is helping to steer an attempt by Shaun Quincey to emulate his father’s feat of rowing single-handed across ‘The Ditch’.

Shaun’s dad Colin did it in 1977, rowing from The Hokianga to Queensland.  The son kicks off his attempt in early January, departing from Coff’s Harbour in northern New South Wales and aiming for Taranaki.

“There’s a big beacon to aim for in the ‘Naki – and it’s also the closest point,” he says.

Kordia among top IT operators in New Zealand

Kordia has today been named amongst New Zealand’s top 15 most important IT operators in the MIS Strategic 100.

Kordia commits to community engagement

Kordia is pleased to announce that it has made a commitment to the "Guidelines for Undertaking Community Engagement for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities", as recently developed by the Telecommunications Carriers Forum.

“These guidelines represent a bold step forward for the telecommunications industry, as they set a standard for the way telecommunications companies consult with local communities when installing wireless telecommunications facilities”, explains Susie Stone, Kordia’s General Manager of Strategic Development.

‘All you can eat’ YouTube for Orcon customers

Orcon customers are going to enjoy a great summer of video entertainment with the announcement that YouTube traffic from the ISP is zero rated until the end of January 2010.

From today Orcon customers can both download and upload as much as they want from the popular video content site without any fear of blowing out their data caps.

Until now Orcon customers have received zero-rated traffic from a selected range of popular New Zealand websites such as TVNZ and the company’s own email servers. YouTube is being temporarily included for the next two months.

Check out Iggy’s new band

The Orcon ad made by rock legend Iggy Pop and nine Kiwi musicians is online on the company’s website and hitting TV screens today.

Late last month more than 200 New Zealand musos auditioned for the chance to lay down Iggy’s renowned solo track ‘The Passenger’ under the direction of the Godfather of Punk.

The final nine chosen assembled online to hook up with Iggy in Miami live via Orcon broadband and record the track.

Iggy has his Kiwi band

The auditions have closed and Iggy Pop has his brand new band.

More than 200 New Zealand musicians auditioned for the chance to lay down Iggy’s renowned solo track ‘The Passenger’ online and under the direction of the Godfather of Punk.

It’s all part of a promotion from telecommunications company Orcon for its next generation broadband.

Take a ride with Iggy and Orcon

Iggy Pop is making a new band – and plans to fill it with Kiwis he meets online.

The Godfather of Punk is inviting Kiwi musicians to help him re-record ‘The Passenger’, one of his best known solo tracks.

It’s all part of a promotion from telecommunications company Orcon for its next generation broadband.

Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett says Iggy is going to be in the driving seat, reproducing his hit with Kiwi talent.

Orcon launches NZ’s first locally-developed cloud computing service

Orcon, under its iSERVE brand, has launched New Zealand’s first locally-developed cloud computing service for small to medium-sized enterprises.

The new ground breaking product enables businesses to tap in to the benefits of cloud computing and gives them the flexibility of scaling computing requirements up and down ‘on demand’ in a cost-effective way.

Servers and storage can be created and removed instantaneously and customers only pay for the time they are in use says Orcon’s head of emerging business, Charlie Boyd, saving businesses money and time.