26Aug 10
Russell Luke of our UK distributor Application Performance was interviewed today by WindowsITPro. Russell talks about how long users are happy to wait for web pages to load before they begin to get frustrated - the bottom line is that faster sites make for happier users, more productive businesses and greater revenue.
“Regardless of whether you are using SharePoint for internet, intranet or extranet applications,
the need for speed has never been greater.”
Russell has used Aptimize SharePoint Accelerator to increase the page load speed of UK companies such as RM Education and PZ Cussons with fantastic acceleration results.
>> Read more about Russell’s experience of speeding up large SharePoint websites.
About
Russell Luke is Managing Director and co-founder of Application Performance and has worked in the application performance management area for over 12 years.
You can get in touch with Russell at russell.luke@applicationperformance.com
18Aug 10
Productspec delivers over 1,000,000 pages each month and wanted to increase visitor satisfaction by decreasing the load time of their web pages. It was this simple requirement for greater page load speed that led them to investigate the Aptimize Website Accelerator (WAX).
During testing Productspec discovered it was significantly more cost-effective to invest in WAX rather than continuously spend time tweaking web pages in-house to increase their speed. The decision to use WAX ensured their Systems Architect could focus on major projects with very little time dedicated to the seamless and maintenance-free WAX integration.
“It is significantly more cost-effective to use WAX than manually hand-tune each page for speed”
Jon Thompson, CEO, Productspec.
Results
1.8x faster page load speed, decreased bounce rate plus more page views per visit.
About Productspec
Productspec.net is a New Zealand website used by 50,000+ Architects, designers, engineers, building industry professionals, contractors, specifiers and homeowners each month to source and specify architecture, design and landscape products, access technical specifications, environmental data, and download CAD & BIM content.
Productspec also offers a popular free project management tool - MyProjects - used by design teams to manage product selections, request quotes, and share project folders with other project participants, consultants, the client etc.
>> Download Case Study
10Aug 10
Aptimize is an award winning Wellington based company who produce a world-first software component that speeds up web sites.
Due to rapid growth, a sales position has been created to manage both direct and channel administration. This is an exciting role in a young high growth company where you will work with international name-brand customers including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 businesses, in a high growth area – solving web site and intranet performance issues.
We have a high-energy, fast-paced environment, with the entire team committed to helping customers.
You will be responsible but not limited to the following:
- General administrative duties
- Set up technical and sales training
- Monthly invoicing & reporting duties
- Manage customer engagement and sales process
- Collate channel opportunities and regular status reporting
- Maintain customer database
- Co-ordinate/assist with advertising/PR and lead generation strategies
- Organise events
It’s a prerequisite you will have a minimum 3+ year’s administration experience within a sales or project environment preferably within IT. You will have experience in a customer facing role with a proven track record of meeting deliverables to deadlines. The role will be suited to a sales person looking to grow their current skill set with the opportunity for career growth in the company. The hours and variety of work will require some flexibility due to global time zones and the size of the team. To apply for this role you will require a valid New Zealand work permit and reside in the Wellington region.
Sounds like you?
Please email your resume to careers@aptimize.com including a brief summary of your suitability for the role.
3Aug 10
This week, 2-6 August, Aptimize will be exhibiting at the VSLive! Conference at Microsoft Conference center on campus in Redmond, WA. VSLive! provides developers with real-world, practical training needed to solve the .NET development challenges.
We are excited to be at this sold out event because we get a chance to talk to developers about web performance and faster websites. We get to catch up with customers, meet new ones, exchange ideas, and generally get to be absorbed in what we love - fast websites.
Mike Iem, Business Manager
Mike can answer questions on web performance, and will be doing demos to show developers what Aptimize can do speed up websites. Stop by booth S3 for a chat about your website.
Our company is dedicated to delighting customers with faster websites and intranets, this is all we do.
>> More about Mike
>> VSLive! website
2Aug 10
Peter Dengate Thrush, Chair of the New Zealand Internet Industry Awards, visited the Aptimize office today and spent time talking with staff and learning about how our Website Accelerator (WAX) works to speed up some of the biggest sites in the world.
Peter congratulated the team on our recent New Zealand Internet Industry Award.
"Aptimize is a great example of an innovative company whosework
ensures the continuing expansion and evolution of the internet. By
accelerating websites and the delivery of web content, they are
lowering the barriers and improving access for every internet user."
Bio:
Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister practicing in civil litigation and specializing in intellectual property, competition and Internet law.
He was the legal advisor to InternetNZ from 1996 to 1999, advising it on the formation of its registry company (Domainz). He served as chair from December 1999 for two terms. He is a past chair of InternetNZ's International Affairs Committee, and a member of its Legal and Regulatory Committee.
Peter is the Chairman of the Board of ICANN.
Peter (left) pictured with Derek Watson, CTO, Aptimize.
