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Coastlands ready for the tech event of the year

2 June 2015

Coastlands ready for the tech event of the year


Coastlands Shoppingtown will be hosting Tech Expo Kapiti 2015 in the Garden Court and in the Rimu Room from 18 to 20 June 2015.

“It’s actually quite a historical moment says Richard Mansell, as we are the first Mall in New Zealand to have UFB installed so we are delighted to be part of that initiative.”

Richard goes on to say that “all Coastlands retailers within the Mall will be able to connect to UFB when they are ready. At the same time, CHORUS will be able to test their process as they start work on other the large sites around the country.”

“Coastlands as a business uses the internet to connect to our other office so hopefully this will also sort the time delays that we experience. We also use Voice over IP (Internet Protocol) so this will make connections clearer and more certain. As a business we are also moving to XERO so linking to the cloud will become faster and we should be able to move larger amounts of data.”

As Richard says “fibre seems to be the agreed industry standard so the benefit of installing UFB now is that it future proofs Coastlands and builds faster connectivity for all businesses in the complex.”

Exhibitors that will be showcasing their technology products at the Expo include the 2020 Communications Trust, 3P Learning NZ, Alcatel Lucent, Altshift, Aspire Solutions & MYOB, Chorus, Electra Monitoring, Gamefroot, GTB IT Solutions, Konica Minolta, MyRepublic, Norrcom, SieTec, Southern Cochlear Implant Programme, Spark, The Amazing Travelling Photo Booth, The Noel Leeming Entertainment Zone, The Hearing Company, The SME Business Zone, Weltec & Whitireia and Xero.

Expo opening hours include:

Thurs 18 Jun – 9am to 4.30pm

Fri 19 Jun – 10am to 4.30pm

Sat 20 Jun – 10am to 4.30pm

Go to the Tech Expo Kapiti web site to see the free workshop programme (and to register) and more exhibitor details –http://expo.kapitidigital.org/


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