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Rugby World Cup ICT manager reveals his most 'nervous moment'

Asked what was his most nervous moment during the Rugby World Cup, ICT manager Chris Hope replied: “the opening ceremony”.
Microsoft launches Rugby World Cup contest

Microsoft New Zealand has launched a competition that will allow the winner and 14 of their friends to see the Rugby World Cup Final on October 23 from the Microsoft Corporate Box at Eden Park.
Vodafone in discussions on delivering micro payments

Vodafone CEO Russell Stanners told a business audience yesterday the company is in discussion with banks to deliver near field communications or micro payments.
Rugby World Cup tech attack scrums down

An unexpected high response to a request for information for ideas to showcase New Zealand technical excellence in association with the 2011 Rugby World Cup, has led NZ Trade and Enterprise to withdraw the RFI temporarily. An additional filtering stage will now be introduced into the evaluation procedure to make the number of qualifying responses more manageable.
'Tap and go' payment system to speed queues at Eden Park

The days of entering a PIN number and then waiting for approval, or of signing off credit card purchases on the dotted line, may be numbered, with several new initiatives for “tap-and-go” payment systems underway in New Zealand.

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