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What are employers looking for in graduates? Computerworld asked leading employers in the industry what backgrounds and skills they are seeking when hiring a graduate, and if there is a preferred degree.
What are employers looking for in graduates? Computerworld asked leading employers in the industry what backgrounds and skills they are seeking when hiring a graduate, and if there is a preferred degree.
Xero has signed an agreement to acquire Australian online payroll company Paycycle for $A1.5 million.
Xero chief executive Rod Drury remains upbeat about the company's prospects, telling the company's well-attended annual general meeting in Wellington yesterday that Xero is the next Trade Me.
Chief Financial Officer appointments in the local ICT scene were all the buzz on the NZX yesterday.
Xero has announced that its hosted accounting software is now available from the Google App Store and Google Chrome Web Store.
Xero has tripled its revenue for the 2010-11 financial year, posting operating revenue of $9.34 million, up from $3.15 million the previous year.
When Rod Drury launched his online accountancy start-up Xero in 2007, he became a prominent advocate for the New Zealand ICT community. Drury has also set up the joint venture company Pacific Fibre, created with cofounders Stephen Tindall and Sam Morgan, to lay a second international telecommunications cable to this country.
Xero’s direct sales operation in New Zealand, the UK and Australia is now breaking even, and overall, the company is on track to break even this year, co-founder and CEO Rod Drury told the company’s investor presentation in Wellington yesterday.
Xerohas appointed Chris Ridd, a 15-year Microsoft veteran, as Australian managing director.
Kiwi developers may no longer need to travel to achieve a global career, as local software companies offer opportunities similar to those available in the iconic Silicon Valley.
The software developers’ liaison unit (SDLU) at Inland Revenue has been in discussion with developers providing or supporting cloud services, in regards to the “revenue alert” IRD issued in December on the need for local companies to keep business records onshore.
Xero has announced that bank feeds are now available for its hosted accounting software in the US and Canada.
Xero chief Rod Drury is calming the waters with customers concerned over an “alert” issued by Inland Revenue on December 9 about the legal risks of cloud computing.
A push into the US market is on Xero’s agenda for the coming year.
Xero has chosen Melbourne as its official Australian headquarters, and CEO Rod Drury has pledged that the online accounting firm will create 50 new jobs in the state of Victoria over the next five years.