Hi All As you may have read in the papers in the last few days or so, Epitiro has launched a service in NZ which measures the broadband performance of NZ's 5 largest DSL ISPs in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch ie Xtra, TCL, Callplus, ihug and Orcon. Our methodology is quite comprehensive; we connect up to the premium service of each ISP and then run tests every 15 minutes, to measure, among other things, connection speed, time to connect, DNS response times, cached and un-cached http traffic performance, ping times etc etc. The data provides an interesting look at the performance of the ISPs' service; from DSLAM to peering exchange and beyond. All major ISPs in the UK use our service. What we are keen to do - once we have about a month or so of data - is to conduct analysis on this data, to help us understand what the various combinations of variable fluctuations mean in the NZ context. While we have a lot of experience in the UK, the NZ network topography is very different, so we are looking for some local expertise to help us. Anyone interested? For the few months or so it's probably going to be more love than money, although I am hoping to create a position in the near future, or at least have some budget to pay for casual contracting. This is a unique opportunity to see data of this nature in NZ for the first time. However, the potentially controversial nature of the data means any involvement in this project will have to be strictly governed by confidentiality agreements, threats of immolation etc. If you're interested, drop me an email, and we could either catch up for a coffee if you are in Auckland, or have a chat on the phone if you are elsewhere. If you want more information about us, check out the URL below. Thanks and regards Mike Michael Cranna Managing Director Epitiro Technologies (Australasia) Ltd Level 27 PWC Tower, 188 Quay St, AUCKLAND Tel. +64 (0) 9 363 2995 Mob. +64 (0) 27 482 9256 mcranna(a)epitiro.com www.epitiro.com