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None of this detracts from the large number of bespoke enterprise solutions

being developed for clients, and this type of work will continue. It provides a

useful set of tools and capabilities to deliver more comprehensive solutions with

better integration to businesses.

A key strength of Intergens work is its Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status.

To ensure this status continues competencies have been developed in four areas:

>> Business Process & Integration Solutions

>> Information Worker Solutions with a specialisation in Portals &

Enterprise Content Management

>> Data Management Solutions with a specialisation in

Business Intelligence

>> Custom Development Solutions.

We are also working to complete the requirements for Business

Solutions competency with specialisations in both Dynamics

CRM and Dynamics NAV.

These competencies and specialisations have been specifically

targeted, as together they reflect exactly the kind of solutions

that will be the mainst ay of Intergens business for the future.

You will find an early preview of 2007 Office System in this edition of SMARTS

and you will see much more over the coming months. We welcome the opportunity

to talk to you more about why we are so excited, and I hope we will have an

opportunity to work with you in the future to help your organisation realise the

benefits of the new generation of technologies.

The upcoming release of Microsofts 2007 Office System

is very exciting. It is more significant than just anotherupgrade to Office. The 2007 Office System has a

suite of 14 client applications and five servers

that present huge possibilities for

productivity enhancement.

Office System required a significant investment from

Intergen in training, recruiting staff with different skill

sets and acquiring businesses with the necessary skills

to complete our skills and experience. In addition to

Intergens technical development and deployment skills,

its capabilities in areas such as Business Process, InformationArchitecture, Business Intelligence, CRM, Finance, Workflow

and Enterprise Search have also improved.

The focus on 2007 Office System goes hand in hand with Intergens

acquisition of a Microsoft Dynamics NAV business and a growing number

of Dynamics CRM implementations. There are great benefits in combining

Intergens broad set of technical skills gained through the development of

numerous bespoke solutions with an increasing amount of business-focused

application implementation, configuration and customisation.

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>> HOT NEWS:

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Productivity enhancement you bet!

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2007 Office System:A two pagesummary of 2007 Office System is a

challenge our writer almost failed, but

with tight editing we got there. So for

those who want a succinct summary of

the most significant improvements and

features check out pages 4 and 5.

TechEd 2006: TechEd was a sell-outand as usual a great success. Intergen

were there in force with yellow seen in

every direction!! As well as running the

Hands-On-Labs we had three speakers

in Auckland and one at the Gold Coast.

Andrew Tokeley was, for the second

year running, voted the best non-

Microsoft speaker. Thanks to Microsoft

for running such a great event.

On the move: Intergen Wellington is

moving to new premises in December.Due to increasing staff numbers we are

moving over the road to Plunket House,

126-132 Lambton Quay. All contact

details will be the same. We look

forward to seeing you in our new offices.

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USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING >>

TECHNICAL PREVIEW >>

INTERGEN AT LARGE >>

SUPPORT SERVICES >>

INTERACTIVE DESIGN >>

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The scalability of our solution, the depth and breadth of its functionality and

our knowledge is such that we can provide a return on investment to clients

whether they have a small five user system or a very large system with over

150 users. The industries we support are as diverse as the size of our clients.

Our clients include not for profit organisations, SOEs, distribution companies,

a holiday resort, government agencies, local authorities and many more.

PORT NELSON GETS THE BIG PICTURE

Prior to 1988 all New Zealand ports were owned by Harbour Boards which simply

levied rates to fund their operations. Since commercialisation, financial

management systems were installed in the late 80s and early 90s, many of

which were still used until last year.

But a changing market presents shifting challenges. Mason Robinson, accountant

for Port Nelson, says, A lot of the management decisions and drivers that led

to decision making were no longer being identified through the financial

management reporting systems.

In a relatively small city like Nelson,

we didnt want to head towards the

likes of Oracle databases where you

need specialised staff. Instead, the Port chose to go with Microsoft SQL Server.

Essentially Port Nelson needed a program that would combine the information

from accounting, payroll and harbour management software, creating an overall

picture of the ports current state.

On Christmas Eve 2004, Port Nelson finalised the deal to implement the MicrosoftDynamics NAV accounting application, and throughout January 2005, both

Dynamics NAV and PayGlobal were put through their paces in scoping exercises.

PayGlobal went live in February 2005, followed by Dynamics NAV in May.

According to Parke Pittar, Port Nelsons Chief Commercial Officer, a close

partnership has been critical to the systems success. The team clearly understood

our business and our needs and are a key factor to the success of the

implementation. They did a very thorough implementation plan, provided the

right level of technical detail and strong support they just got the job done.

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Asuperchargeto Intergen clients

Intergen can now provide a complete end to end

solution of all the information in an organisation.

The result of combining Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite and Intergens Business

Solutions team is bringing together people, process and collaboration, content,

and process technologies into an integrated solution a solution that can work

harmoniously to capture ideas, experiences, knowledge and financial information.The complete lifecycle of all enterprise information, i.e. its creation, sharing, archiving,

retrieval and eventually its deletion can be managed right across the organisation!

The Intergen Business Solutions team

Intergen Business Solutions supplies, implements and supports Microsoft Dynamics

NAV. Dynamics NAV is a comprehensive suite of software application modules

including applications for retailers, manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and

service companies doing business domestically or in multiple countries.

By leveraging the services available from the other Intergen teams, we are able

to provide useful business information tools to staff right across the organisation.

Now for the first time forecasters and analysts, sales and marketing, customer

service and warehouse personnel are all able to interact and contribute to the

success of your company.

Why the Business Solutions team

The Intergen Business Solutions team was formed from the original purchase

of the Ernst & Young Navision practice. The team has an enviable record of

success and many years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV including

implementing over 40 solutions.

Richard Jacobs

What do you do?Lead Intergens newest team, called Business

Solutions. As well as strategic thinking Im

focussed on the welfare of our greatest

asset, our people. I see it very simply, our

staff come to work for three key reasons:

have fun, make an impact, make a living.

How do you make a difference?

I originally trained as an accountant,however the last 15 years have been in the

IT business in a variety of roles. As a former

ERP user I have first hand practical

knowledge of the potential operational

issues. I see business as common sense

investment needs to have an ROI. This

approach helps when looking for the value

proposition we can provide our customers.

What do you love about your job?I love mentoring and seeing my team grow

in confidence, skill and experience. I enjoy

the thrill of the chase when looking for new

clients and the feedback from clients who

commend the teams good work.

A bit about meI live in Auckland with my beautiful wife,

Philippa, two lovely daughters (aged 16

and 14) and my son 11. My hobbies include

boating, fishing, hydroponics, an old toy

collection, and in Latin Ballroom and Rock

n Roll dancing. We are actively involved

in Christian Life Centre Auckland. I am also

on the Board of Trustees for Botany Downs

Secondary College.

Two Intergen case studies


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Users have unique and valuable knowledge about theprocesses specific to their roles within the business.

Therefore, it is critical to test processes behind an

applications functionality to ensure the system

complies with all business procedures and workflows.

A user is any person who uses an application. For example, most of us are users

of various applications at work, such as e-mail, payroll, or an accounting or call

desk support system. User acceptance testing (UAT) is performed by users of the

application once it goes into production. The primary objectives of UAT are to

ensure that the system requirements have been met and to test usability and

business processes behind the applications functionality.

>> Where does UAT fit within testing?

UAT usually comes at the end of the testing cycle.

User Acceptance Testing

>> Various aspects of UAT

UAT needs to be planned and managed

to be successful. Some aspects that should

be considered prior to UAT are defining

scope, schedule and user groups, writing

documentation and providing training for

participating users.

>> Let us help you

We encourage our clients to perform user

acceptance testing to prove that the

delivered solution meets their needs and

to give them confidence in the final

product. UAT can be a complex and

involved process that stretches far beyondtesting of the application. Intergen can

offer guidance through the UAT process

to ensure that clients achieve the most

value out of it and to provide confidence

that the application is ready for production.

HERITAGE FURNITURE FIRM LAUNCHES INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

McKenzie & Willis has been operating for over 100 years, and today is a

high-end provider of luxury furniture with stores throughout the South Island

and a Natuzzi-branded store in Auckland.

Until 2000 each branch did out its own accounts, which meant the company

struggled to obtain the big picture. The tools and processes werent there to

deliver what they needed.

We had six computers in the whole company based in the back office, with none

of them talking to each other, says McKenzie & Willis director Tim Willis. There

was a combined creditors and general ledger program, with a separate debtors

system.

This meant there was no accurate record of inventory, supply chain management,

reporting and calculating the most vital KPI of all gross profit.

A fully integrated accounting solution was needed to realise the opportunities

for McKenzie & Willis.

After presentations from prospective vendors, McKenzie and Willis selected the

Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formally Navision) product as ideal to deliver to the

requirements for an integrated solution. The Intergen team were tasked with the

implementation and addressing the need for the integrated solution.

Today McKenzie & Willis is a changed business. There are more than 60 computers

in use throughout the branches and, most importantly, they all talk to each

other. Dynamics NAV provides the automation, integration and management

capabilities the company was looking for, from supply chain management through

to point of sale.

UNIT TESTING

INTEGRATION TESTING

SYSTEM TESTING

USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING

REGRESSION TESTING

Testing of individual components

Testing of how well components work together

Testing of functionality, performance, reliability,

usability, etc.

Testing of how well the system fits within the

business environment and processes

Selective retesting of the system to ensure

that fixes and modifications have not caused

additional defects

For more information about UAT and

Intergens quality assurance process

contact: [email protected]


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Mission Impossible Microsoft OfficeSystem Suite Highlights

The upcoming release of the 2007 Office System is an exciting leap forward.

It provides a powerful set of tools to enable organisations and their information

workers to work more efficiently with ever increasing amounts of information.

There are many significant improvements and opportunities that the 2007

Office System brings. In this SMARTS issue we would like to highlight just

a few of the significant features and improvements.

RESULTS DRIVEN USER INTERFACE

The new client applications for Word, Excel and PowerPoint feature a new user interface that focuses on a results-driven user

experience. The primary interface is called the Ribbon and provides contextual access to the tools and options a user needs.

What this means is when a user creates a table the Ribbon changes to show options for working with tables. Insert an image

and the ribbon shows options for working with images. This change to a dynamic contextual user interface, with richer tooltips,

allows users to easily discover the rich formatting and productivity features that are currently buried in Office client applications

sub-menus and pop-up panels.

The Ribbon also provides significant improvements

to how custom functions and features can be integrated

into Office client applications. This enables developersthe ability to easily extend and integrate the Office

client applications and meet specific business needs.

NEW OFFICE OPEN XML FILE FORMAT

Arguably more significant than the shift in the user interface, is the adoption

of a new file format for Office documents. The file extensions for Word, Excel

and PowerPoint documents are extended with the addition of an x, .docx , xlsx,

pptx. Or if the document is macro enabled then they are extended with the

addition of an m .docm, .xlsm, .pptm. Now corporate policy can easily determine

which documents are macro-enabled and are possible security risks coming into

the corporate network.

The new file format is also considerably more robust and significantly smaller.

A current .doc Word document saved as a .docx will be over 50% smaller

in file size. This not only reduces the required storage space, but also offers

a significant reduction in network and email traffic with smaller documents

being moved around.

And for those worried about backwards compatibility with Office XP and Office

2003, there is already a public available beta of the Compatibility Pack:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx

IMPROVED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION

While the new Office client applications enable users to author great documents,

the 2007 Office System includes SharePoint Technologies that provide effective

tools to store, share and manage these documents.

Windows SharePoint Services version 3 (WSS v3) continues to enable collaboration,

and now provides improved features for document management and workflow.

With minor and major versioning, version roll-back, forced check out and automated

approval workflows, WSS v3 boasts a rich set of features to support creating,

controlling and sharing information.

This core document management capability is also complemented by, the ability

to easily publish an RSS feed of a document library allowing users to email

documents directly into a document library, and new site templates to create

Wiki and Blog sites.Illustration 1: the Ribbon

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Stephen Dujakovic

What do you do?

I am the Solutions Manager at Intergens

Christchurch office. I capture our clients

needs, translate them into geek-speak

for our Development & Integration team

and make sure we deliver what the client

expects us to deliver, within timeframe

and budget.

How do you make a difference?I have been privileged to experience all

three sides of the story during my career:

as a developer, employer and a client.

This gives me an insight into everyones

challenges and helps me understand

what they need to succeed.

What do you love about your job?

It is extraordinary to have so many

talented people around me to learn from.

The fact that I can learn and improve

every day makes me get up every day

(and sometimes stay late at night).

A bit about yourself

A combination of Gallic and Slavic blood

can give interesting results. Very

passionate sommelier, keen football and

basketball player, opinionated I am

also a proud papa of my nine-month old

daughter, Clara.

Illustration 2: Enhanced document managementcapabilities of the 2007 Office System.

DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DISPOSAL

Building on the WSS v3 features to provide enterprise solutions to Document

Management, Web Content Management, Forms Management and Record Keeping,

is Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). One of the important new solutions

MOSS enables is an Of ficial File Store to meet record keeping requirements for

all content including, documents, web content, emails and non-digital assets.

Through workflow and information policies an organisation can control their

official records, automate archiving, manage retention and disposal policies, and

place holds on records. This solution is designed to help organisations achieve

compliance with standards and legislation such as the Public Records ACT 2005

in New Zealand and the Sarbanes-Oxley ACT 2002 in the United States.

EXPOSE, SHARE AND INTEGRATE BUSINESS DATA

Business Intelligence solutions span a number of new features in the 2007 Office

System. The Excel client application provides some easy to use conditional

formatting features to easily visualise patterns within data. These Excel documents

can then be published to a SharePoint document library to be controlled and

shared from a central repository.

Excel and MOSS both provide new data connection functionality to streamline

integrating and viewing data from SQL Server 2005 cubes or other data sources. Within

MOSS the new Business Data Catalogue has a framework for integrating application

data into a SharePoint solution. This can be done either as a read-only view, or by

supporting pushing data changes back to the external applications, or utilising the

new Excel Services that provide a web services model for accessing spreadsheets.

BUT I M JUST GETTING STARTED!

So how do you squeeze all you want to say about one of Microsofts biggest

ever software releases into a two page spread? Well, you squash a whole list of

other features into the last section:

>> Improved search with best bets and keyword management, usage reports,

and some cool features around social networking

>> Significant improvements to customsing the user interface through the use

of master pages

>> Security trimming of the menus and actions to improve the user experience

>> Take document libraries offline with Outlook 2007 integration

>> New site manager that unifies tools and tasks for site administration

>> Enhanced profile management, storage and audience targeting to provide

a rich personalised experience

>> New features to facilitate content translation and content reuse

>> Create and publish compliant web forms using InfoPath and MOSS or

integrate InfoPath forms into ASP.NET websites or even windows applications

>> Enhanced Single Sign-On features l everaging new authentication providers

>> Improved task management and visualisation of tasks within a gantt chart.

Illustration 3: The Core SharePointinvestments that provide an extensibleframework for enterprise solutions

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Duncan Smith

What do you do?

I am an Auckland-based Senior Team Lead

Developer in the Development & Integration

team. My role is to guide the development

team to ensure that projects use the best

choice of technology, with a focus in the

Business Intelligence space.

How do you make a difference?

I provide an intuitive link between the clientand the development team to increase

project efficiency and ensure a clear

understanding of the deliverables. Keep

things simple is my motto and

I put this into practice by making use of

the most suitable technologies.

What do you love about your job?

Being able to learn a wide range of

technologies and put them into practice

commercially is a fantastic experience.

Delivering successful solutions that make

clever use of technology is what IT is all

about and being a part of Intergen givesme this opportunity.

A bit about yourself

My wife Claire and I moved to New

Zealand six months ago and we both enjoy

the outdoor pursuits here. I enjoy racket

sports and play indoor football. I am a keen

musician but trying to find the time to

practise is tricky! The climate here is much

better than Scotlands and, fortunately, most

people seem to understand what I say!

In the fast lane

Intergens MD, Tony Stewart, has been competing

in motorsport for over 20 years.

He is currently competing in the PRINTSTOP OSCA (Open Saloon Car Association)

championship in a Mazda RX7 Turbo. The OSCA championship is for the wildest, most

highly modified cars in New Zealand with plenty of big V8s and

turbo cars. The car was brand new for last season

and, despite missing two rounds, Tony

finished the North Island Championship

eighth overall out of the 47 cars

that took part.

The team are currently

preparing the car for

the 2006/07 NorthIsland Championship

and a first attempt at

the NZ OSCA

Championship. The season starts at Taupo on Labour Weekend, then has rounds at

Manfeild, Pukekohe and Christchurch leading up to the final round back at Taupo

in Easter 2007.

Competition this season will be more intense than ever with a number of new cars

joining the championship. The cars competing include former Transams from the USA,

former V8 Supercars from Australia, Porsche Turbos, V8 Capris, RX7 Turbos, Subaru

WRXs, Nissan Skylines and even a Mini with a turbo charged rotary engine.

Photos by Trey Guinn

CAR Mazda RX7

ENGINE Mazda 20B Triple Rotor Turbo, Steel Crank, Dry Sump,

Ported and Doweled. 705bhp (530kw) at rear wheels

TURBO Garret GT42R Turbo, HKS 60mm wastegate.

ENGINE Motec M800, Sequential fuel injection, multi-coilMANAGEMENT

DATA LOGGING Motec ADL2 Dash Logger. Logging G-force, wheel

speed, steering angle, suspension travel, braking, boost,

oil pressure, fuel pressure, water temp, air temp,

air-fuel ratio, rpm and lap times with Track Mapping

and Overlay capability.

CLUTCH 5.5 inch Quartermaster Triple Plate

GEARBOX Richmond 5 Speed

DIFF Winters Quick Change

SUSPENSION Tein Type N1 Double Adjustable Dampers, Custom

Wishbones

BRAKES Outlaw 4 pot Callipers, 330mm rotors

WHEELS/TYRES Simons 3 piece 17x12, Dunlop 300x640x17 slicks

SEAT Racetech Kevlar/carbon fibre

BODY Mostly Fibreglass, Montgomery Motorsport Wide Body

(250mm wider than standard)

PERFORMANCE 0-100ks under 4 seconds, Top Speed over 280km

(depending on diff ratio)

BUILT BY Montgomery Motorsport, Palmerston North

RACE SERIES PRINTSTOP OSCA Super Saloons www.osca.co.nz

From left: Nadine and Maria take in

the sun on the deck of the hired launch

during the social club weekend. The

Intergen crew enjoy a BBQ on the launch.

Emma Barrett sports her Intergen

branded shirt at the Intergen sponsored

labs. Jeremy Boyd gets the crowd

thinking during his TechEd presentation.

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Perspective focusing on the client

and end user view of the world and

how issues and benefits impact them,

is imperative to understanding and

resolving issues.

Communication keep clients and

users informed, communicate and share

knowledge, consult and set clear

expectations, and regularly follow up

to ensure issues are resolved to a high

level of satisfaction.

Proactivity look, listen, observe

behaviours and trends and take

appropriate action before they escalate

into major issues. Be alert for new ways

to help clients and colleagues and

make their jobs easier.

Improvement continuously strive for

improvement in service capability, team

and personal performance. Focus on

the source of problems, not just

symptoms, and cultivate ideas of how

to make improvements.

Features of Intergens support

offerings include:

>> 7 x 24 hr phone call logging service

>> Online issue internet logging tool

>> Support email

>> Dedicated support team including

developers

>> The flexibility to tailor support solutions

to fit a clients requirements.

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24/7 and a whole lot more

One of the key growth areas for Intergen has been

the Support Services team. This team has a suite

of support offerings to ensure that clients get the

best from their information technology solutions.

Intergens Support Services team provide quality services from direct end user

support and second tier technical escalation, to implementing product defect

fixes and small enhancements.

Clients invest a significant amount of time and resource in developing an effective

solution and in our experience, user participation and buy-in can be quickly

eroded if the solution is not supported effectively.

Intergen has a proven track record in the development and ongoing support

of business applications and complex web solutions. The Support Services team

operates on the following principles:

Case management thecase for collaboration

Few things are more frustrating than a call to a customersupport centre that results in a string of transfers from

one department to another. How could this be?

Most customer bases of any size these days are serviced via a call centre. Originally

seen to provide a single point of contact most have been implemented to support

a multitude of customer interactions. They ser vice everything from billing and

payment enquiries through to service requests or service delivery status enquiries.

However, the further along this continuum you travel the more complex the

interactions become.

When complex multi party interactions are required, telephony and customer

relationship management (CRM) systems alone are inadequate. The best CRMsystems are only as good as the contact and service notes recorded, but even

then they are historical.

Enter Microsofts Live Communication Server and Office Communicator

This is a tool-set designed to enable true collaboration. It is an intelligent business

solution that delivers a more responsive customer service solution built by

adopting a number of fundamental building blocks:

>> Peer-to-peer communication or multi party conferencing

>> Multiple communication mode options for text, voice, video and handwriting

>> Common work environments through whiteboards, application and

desktop sharing>> Presence detection so that the right expertise can be invited to participate.

Collectively they provide call centres with a rich suite of options to provide

answers and to exchange the information, be it structured data from transactional

systems or unstructured or complex digital assets and provide case management

not call management.

With a business solution designed and enabled in this way, a call centre operative

can construct the right answer, close the call and keep the customer satisfied.

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT INTERGEN:

Auckland: 09 966 3070

Wellington: 04 472 2021

Christchurch: 03 964 0017

Sydney: 02 9904 0443

[email protected]

www.intergen.co.nz

www.intergen.com.au

forward to capitalise on the under-utilised opportunities to engage, educate and

interact with customers through the possibilities of the internet.

Teamed with the Green Man Group, Intergen rose to the challenge and the all

new website atwww.gilliesgroup.co.nz is just the first output of the partnership.

Sevens fever grips Intergen team!

Sevens fever has long since passed for 2006, however this was our first involvement

as official Sevens website partner/sponsor an extension of our existing supplier

relationship with Positively Wellington Tourism.

Our game plan was to ensure eager fans of this highly anticipated event on the

Wellington rugby calendar were aware of ticket sale dates, timing and key event

information. This is no ordinary rugby tournament so the design needed to reflect

the festival experience and champagne rugby that the Sevens provides where

anything is possible. To ensure online interaction, the website atwww.sevens.co.nz

contained up-to-date information for fans before, during and at the end of the

tournament. Work has already begun on the 2007 design!

Exciting user interface design challengesfor our Interactive team

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Its been an exciting and busy year so far for our Interactive team with a full

and varied workload as well as a few new faces on the team.

Most significantly, we have moved on from our centralised Interactive resource

model and placed we hope the first of many designers in our Auckland office

to help meet customer demand. Sam Al len is a recently returned kiwi ex-pat

with a raft of user interface design experience gained over six years in Australia

and Canada.

In this issue of SMARTS weve chosen three diverse projects to give a t aste

of the fantastic solutions weve been producing with our growing range of

team skills and experience.

All aboard virtual frigate sets sail!

Get into it! for a life less ordinary captures the recruitment vision for

the Royal New Zealand Navy, and they were determined there would

be nothing ordinary about the first step people could take in seeing

the real Navy life at sea. To get a foot on a career path within the

Royal New Zealand Navy, the gangway onboard was about to

become a virtual gateway, with an exciting redevelopment of the

Navys existing website delivering a virtual birds-eye tour of

the frigate HMNZS TE KAHA.

What does the inside of a warship look like? What happens

on the flight deck? Want to find out about the Five Inch Gun? No life jackets

required, just hitwww.navy.mil.nz

Gillies Group All things property

Malcolm Gillies is the man well known to most Wellingtonians as Mr Professionals

and is soon to be associated with a far broader range of property services and

interests. Malcolms rapidly expanding business vision required a great leap

Sam Allen is our

new designer at

large on the

growing Auckland

Intergen team.

Find out how Intergens Human-

Centred Design approach can benefit

your interactive project, contact our

Creative Director Eamon ORourke

[email protected]

navy.mil.nz gilliesgroup.co.nz sevens.co.nz