Our good friends from across the Tasman, Xero, have just announced their accounting system is now available in Australia.
Xero is an accounting platform that runs in a browser using a Software As A Service model so you can get up and running without any hassles. Think MYOB on steriods, delivered online, with a top shelf user interface and lots of Web 2.0 goodness.
Xero’s Head of Design, Philip Fierlinger, gave one of the standout presentations at last years Web on the Piste. His talk, “Better by Design – Strategies and Techniques for World Domination” discussed the design, prototyping and development strategies Xero use to rapidly and iteratively improve their software.
For those of you that missed out on Web on the Piste 08, you can still feel just as much a part of the action. As well as downloading the podcasts of our fantastic speakers, you can now view the Adobe keynote from Andrew Spaulding and Simon Reid, as well as the Microsoft keynote from Michael Kordahi, online here. Additionally, see the two web giants battle it out in the Adobe vs Microsoft Panel Discussion.
For those of you who missed the conference or would simply like to relive the magic of RIAs and Usability again, podcasts of most speakers and their slides are now available online. Additionally, check out the cool animations produced by Nectarine Studios specifically for the conference on Gruden’s YouTube channel.
Another year, another Web On The Piste down the hatch. For those that have not already heard about the WOTP conference held in Queenstown NZ, it’s all about Rich Internet Applications, usability and most importantly – Microsoft and Adobe playing happily together. Gruden presented 24 top International & Local speakers, including web gods Thomas Burleson, Geoff Bowers, Robert Hoekman Jr, Simon Reid, Michael Kordahi & Simon Slooten, discussing the ins and outs of RIAs & Usability with delegates from all over the globe.
Picturesque Queenstown lived up to expectation once again, with many delegates taking the opportunity to enjoy the slopes (and presumably less memorably, the nightlife), for a fantastic week with their industry peers.
A big thankyou to our Gold Sponsors Adobe, Microsoft and Cynergy Systems, our Silver Sponsor Nectarine, our Bronze sponsor Daemon and our Local Sponsor HM Associates for their wonderful support of the conference and industry development. The animations provided by Nectarine Studios for the conference can be viewed on Gruden’s YouTube Channel. A further thankyou to the local and international delegates from the web community – Web on the Piste would not be possible without your dedication and participation.
Looking forward to seeing you all on the slopes next year!
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
Wow, just found this accounting package and it connects with my NAB bank account. Xero is awesome!