Comments on: Xero now available in Australia http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lucy Hempseed http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Lucy Hempseed Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:30:33 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-772 We've just annouced NAB is first up, with feeds live in December. More to come. We’ve just annouced NAB is first up, with feeds live in December. More to come.

]]> By: Matthew B http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Matthew B Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:46:27 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-770 Cannot be far away now till the big announcement??? must be on finishing touches... Fingers crossed CBA is one of the first up and running! Cannot be far away now till the big announcement??? must be on finishing touches… Fingers crossed CBA is one of the first up and running!

]]> By: Jono http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Jono Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:34:55 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-641 I would like to see live feeds from ANZ. Great work on the product, you guys are ahead of the curve! I would like to see live feeds from ANZ.

Great work on the product, you guys are ahead of the curve!

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Rod Drury Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:05:27 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-592 The NBR interview was not accurate. Our official release was more loosely worded 'soon after launch'. http://www.xero.com/downloads/pdf/announcements/300908-xero-takes-on-myob-in-australia.pdf Sorry about that confusion but rest assured we are working hard on the feeds but they are not days away. There is a lot of work we have to do around provisioning and processes but we are getting there. Feeds do make Xero come alive but Xero still works great with uploading OFX files. The NBR interview was not accurate. Our official release was more loosely worded ’soon after launch’.

http://www.xero.com/downloads/pdf/announcements/300908-xero-takes-on-myob-in-australia.pdf

Sorry about that confusion but rest assured we are working hard on the feeds but they are not days away. There is a lot of work we have to do around provisioning and processes but we are getting there.

Feeds do make Xero come alive but Xero still works great with uploading OFX files.

]]> By: Elliot http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Elliot Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:12:43 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-591 Andrew - NBR interview stated "two major banks will offer feeds from mid-October" - So any day now. I would guess it is 2 of the banks that own NZ banks - as these would be the easiest to convince (as their NZ banks have taken it on board) Andrew – NBR interview stated “two major banks will offer feeds from mid-October” – So any day now.

I would guess it is 2 of the banks that own NZ banks – as these would be the easiest to convince (as their NZ banks have taken it on board)

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Andrew Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:32:49 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-590 So what are the 2 major Australian Banks and when will they be available for feeds. So what are the 2 major Australian Banks and when will they be available for feeds.

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Rod Drury Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:21:58 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-585 @James, there is no perfect answer yet but our thinking is that for most small businesses, while not ideal, it's not a show stopper for most right now. It will become an issue for Enterprise SaaS vendors first so we're watching it closely. A good example of technology ahead of governments. Microsoft is starting to mention geo-databases so we expect to see some more thinking and debate about this issue over the next few months. @James, there is no perfect answer yet but our thinking is that for most small businesses, while not ideal, it’s not a show stopper for most right now. It will become an issue for Enterprise SaaS vendors first so we’re watching it closely. A good example of technology ahead of governments.

Microsoft is starting to mention geo-databases so we expect to see some more thinking and debate about this issue over the next few months.

]]> By: James http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-581 James Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:26:28 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-581 Rod, I think I share Chris' concerns. Already I believe the legal situation in the US is that the federal government basically gets to rake through any and all financial information stored in their jurisdiction (such as US servers), on the pretext of preventing terrorism. Somehow, that doesn't sit well with me. I understand you made the decision for reasons of performance, but I'm not sure you addressed Chris' concern. Rod,

I think I share Chris’ concerns.

Already I believe the legal situation in the US is that the federal government basically gets to rake through any and all financial information stored in their jurisdiction (such as US servers), on the pretext of preventing terrorism.

Somehow, that doesn’t sit well with me.

I understand you made the decision for reasons of performance, but I’m not sure you addressed Chris’ concern.

]]> By: Richard Francis http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Richard Francis Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:34:00 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-559 Congrats to all at Xero! Awesome news - and I hope the buzz that you have had in NZ translates well across the ditch. I'm sure it well. As a CA and Business Advisor here in NZ who was an early acdopter of Xero, I can recommend the product to any forward-thinking accountants or consultants. We now have 20-odd business clients on or currently moving to Xero - none are asking to go back to MYOB funnily enough :) Congrats to all at Xero! Awesome news – and I hope the buzz that you have had in NZ translates well across the ditch. I’m sure it well.

As a CA and Business Advisor here in NZ who was an early acdopter of Xero, I can recommend the product to any forward-thinking accountants or consultants. We now have 20-odd business clients on or currently moving to Xero – none are asking to go back to MYOB funnily enough :)

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2008/09/xero-now-available-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Rod Drury Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:14:00 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=892#comment-558 Hi Chris, we have some aspects of the system in the US, Australia and New Zealand for performance and convenience. Having a central database allows our customers to roam around the world and have excellent performance where ever they are. I'm in Hong Kong today and can still check what's going on in the business. I have no idea where my GMail or Hotmail data is stored or any of my cloud based application. If we hosted NZ customers in NZ the performance would be unbearable in the UK and vice versa. The data served on Xero is very small. A years worth of accounting data is probably about the same as a single hi-res photo. For Web 2.0 apps 99% of the volume that hits the browser is css, js and other resources. This static information only changes on a version update so we house that close to our customers. So when in the UK I hit our UK Content Node. This is a perception issue though and one the industry is working on. This is one of the reasons we selected a global hosting partner like RackSpace who can help and lobby on international data protection issues. We made the call that at this stage of the SaaS industry and in the small business space convenience and speed is more important. But we're watching and listening. Hi Chris, we have some aspects of the system in the US, Australia and New Zealand for performance and convenience. Having a central database allows our customers to roam around the world and have excellent performance where ever they are. I’m in Hong Kong today and can still check what’s going on in the business. I have no idea where my GMail or Hotmail data is stored or any of my cloud based application.

If we hosted NZ customers in NZ the performance would be unbearable in the UK and vice versa.

The data served on Xero is very small. A years worth of accounting data is probably about the same as a single hi-res photo. For Web 2.0 apps 99% of the volume that hits the browser is css, js and other resources. This static information only changes on a version update so we house that close to our customers. So when in the UK I hit our UK Content Node.

This is a perception issue though and one the industry is working on. This is one of the reasons we selected a global hosting partner like RackSpace who can help and lobby on international data protection issues.

We made the call that at this stage of the SaaS industry and in the small business space convenience and speed is more important. But we’re watching and listening.

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