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Power to the user – The Activate story

6/21/2006

AUCKLAND, 21 June, 2006: Auckland based software developer Shaun Blackmore is demonstrating the truth in the old adage that if you build a better mouse trap people will indeed beat a path to your door. And, that one person with the right product in the right place at the right time – at the right price – can win against the largest multinational competition.

Launched in July 2005, Activate, his New Zealand owned and developed user self-provisioning software is rapidly becoming a runaway success. In the last year alone such blue chip customers as Air New Zealand, Works Infrastructure, Auckland District Health Board and Quotable Value Ltd have snapped it up.

It speaks volumes as to how unique Activate really is. Sales are thriving because Blackmore has identified a market niche with no real competitors and is servicing that demand with a product that is setting a benchmark for simplicity.

While some of the largest computer companies in the world continue to struggle to create and implement end-to-end identity and access management solutions, Blackmore has opted for a very different path. His product breathes ease and flexibility. Read More...