Distributor targets demand for low-cost thin client conversion - CRN Australia, Tuesday, 07 September 2004

A new distributor plans to take advantage of an explosion of interest in customisable thin client offerings, signing up to sell New Zealand vendor Asterisk’s hybrid thin client Linux workstations and fat-to-thin conversion devices.
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PC Reviver nominated for Innovation of the Year - Computerworld, Monday, 03 May 2004

Asterisk has been nominated for the Innovator of the Year category for the PC Reviver in the seventh annual Computerworld Excellence Awards. An Asterisk solution won last year in the Excellent in Mobile IT category with the Asterisk Linux based tablets for Turuki Health Care.
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New life in old PCs - 11 February 2004, The Dominion Post.

Wellington High School has found a way to recycle its older computers and turn them into fast PC terminals for only $250 a unit.
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Nifty Asterisk PC reviver saves school $100,000 - 10 February 2004, The New Zealand Herald.

Switching to thin clients. Recycling old PCs. They are concepts which sound good to do, but don't get done because they are too much trouble or the costs and benefits can't be made to stack up.
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When demand exceeds supply - 4 February 2004, The New Zealand Herald

All-night coding sessions fuelled by caffeine, soft drinks and junk food - they're a rite of passage in the world of information technology. But is this any way to work?
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Asterisk Hosts Auckland NZ Linux Users Group Meetings - 2 February 2004

Asterisk is now the host of the monthly Auckland Linux Users Group meetings, held first Monday of the month at 19:30.
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Dove sells Asterisk thin client module - 28 November 2003, Reseller News

LINUX specialist developer Asterisk has taken its first step towards establishing a distribution channel by appointing Dove Electronics as dealer for a new device that can turn any PC into a thin client.

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Novell buys well with SuSE, locals say - 10 November 2003, Computerworld

Novell’s purchase of German Linux vendor SuSE is astute and will be a positive move for both Linux and Novell users, say Linux specialists.
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BGH opts for Linux and thin clients - 30 September 2003, The New Zealand Herald

Mt Maunganui-based BGH Group has avoided paying for operating system and office productivity software in its move from "dumb terminals" to a "thin client" PC network.
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NZ firm puts Linux on desktops - 21 August 2003, Computerworld

Desktop Linux has made a small inroad into local business with the news that BGH Group is installing 67 Linux thin clients into offices around the country.
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Novell buy of Ximian OK: Asterisk - 18 August 2003, Computerworld

Novell's purchase of open source email and calendaring system Ximian initially took Igor Portugal, technical head at local Linux provider Asterisk, by surprise.
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Turuki Health Scoops Top Award with Asterisk Solution - 7 July 2003
Small Maori Mangere primary health provider Turuki Healthcare beat thirteen competitors, including a major IT company, to take out the Computerworld Excellence Award - Mobile Workforce Section, announced on 25 July. Built entirely in Open Source software, the tablet-based data-gathering and display system ensures personal health files are always available to be read and written in the field in a totally secure environment.

Accuracy of information is significantly enhanced and overall the solution, dubbed Te Kupenga (the Net) has resulted in an at least 25% productivity increase for Turuki's nurses and community workers. Since the tablets run in real-time thin client mode and have no onboard storage there is no possibility of compromising patient confidentially should one of the tablets be lost or stolen.

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Gen-i snaffles open-source firm - 18 March 2003, The New Zealand Herald

IT services firm and systems integrator Gen-i has acquired "open-source" specialist Asterisk in a deal "in excess of $1 million" effective at the end the month.
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Tablets good for healthcare staff - 21 January 2003, The New Zealand Herald.

A South Auckland Maori health provider is carrying out the first local trials of Linux-based Tablet computers to gather health information at clients' homes and communicate wirelessly with base.
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Tablet makes its mark - 11 November 2002, Computerworld.

Here’s an irony for you. The open source world has its eye on Microsoft’s tablet PC market, but it won’t share the story with us.
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People-mover gets off the Microsoft bus - 17 July 2002, Computerworld

Stagecoach and Fullers IT manager Stan Low (above) used to describe himself as a Microsoft man. He regularly ripped out non-Microsoft products in favour of software from Redmond, Washington.
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