News & portfolio

News and press releases

9 July 2010

Talking shop with Reseller News

Optimation managing director Martin Butler talks about life in the IT business - and a bit of rock and roll - with Reseller News.

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6 July 2010

Corrections signs Optimation-led consortium as IT outsource partner

The Department of Corrections a consortium led by Optimation as its outsource partner for the provision of Application Development, Maintenance and Support.

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22 June 2010

MedSys goes live at Medical Council of NZ

Optimation has worked closely with the Medical Council to successfully develop and implement MedSys, its core medical practitioner registration and certification system.

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Build a healthy web strategy

How healthy is your information flow? Are you crippled by expensive software license fees? Is your online strategy too feeble to deliver cost efficiencies and competitive advantage? This special offer from Optimation and SilverStripe will take your web strategy from a limp to a run.

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Blog

27 July 2010

Sharpening up our competitive edge

We’re sharpening up our competitive edge in more ways than one with the roll out of a company-wide wellness programme and a Summer Shape Up contest.

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1 July 2010

People skills for geeks

Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend, and speak at, the inaugural AgileRoots conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The core of my presentation was "people skills for geeks", and I shared some of the tips I've learned since I first got involved in the industry. You can now watch the first part via YouTube.

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25 February 2010

Keeping what matters most

The recent theft of a family’s home computers with all of their photographs and videos has highlighted the fact that secure backups are not just something that corporates need to think about. With over 10 years of video and photos, adding up to almost a Terabyte of data, I’ve been asking myself recently, “How do I back that all up securely?”

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Resources

13 July 2010

The Optimation difference

Optimation is a New Zealand leader in applying innovative technology to business processes. We specialise in the application layer rather than infrastructure, though we're more than happy to partner with others if that's what you need. We offer a range of services, inluding Software Development and Integration, Business Architecture Consultancy, Testing, Resource Partnering, and Software Support.

Are you tired of dealing with large IT providers who have well-defined process but struggle to adapt their global business model to New Zealand operations? Or perhaps you've tried working with a smaller, local company and been frustrated by their inability to scale or deliver the on-going skills and support you need? Optimation offers a smart alternative.

Want to know more? Download a profile of our company and services (PDF, 396Kb).

Or feel free to contact us for no-obligation chat about your requirements.

13 July 2010

Adding value through testing

Identify software issues before they become business problems. Optimation offers a full range of testing services, including test consulting, test management, process improvement, and an end-to-end, outcomes-based Managed Testing Service. The way we operate is designed to remove risk and increase certainty at every stage.

New products and services are the lifeblood of your organisation, but every innovation carries within it the seeds of enormous risk. The sheer complexity of managing change means you're at constant risk of a 'solution' that creates more problems than it solves.

Optimation Testing offers you the assurance you need. We work closely alongside your team at all the critical stages, with the sole aim of finding hidden faults before they're released into the world. You'll have the assurance that your new functionality is stable before it goes live with customers - and that can make a huge difference to your bottom line.

Download a copy of our Testing Service brochure for a full overview of our offerings (PDF, 1,347Kb).

Or feel free to contact us for a no-obligation discussion of your requirements.

9 February 2010

Agile projects with MS Team Foundation Server 2010

This article takes a high level look at the value and functionality of key Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 features from a Project Manager's point of view.

Team Foundation Server (TFS) is Microsoft’s software Application Lifecycle Management tool. It encompasses a range of ALM functionality through work item tracking, planning tools and reports, as well as providing other functionality in the areas of Configuration Management and team collaboration. The next version of TFS will be released early in 2010, and this article considers from a Project Manager's view some of the key features involved in planning and tracking progress on an agile project.

Download the article Planning an Agile Project with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 (PDF, 318Kb)