Datasquirt Helps New Zealanders Register To Vote
WELLINGTON, Oct.14/NZPA-AsiaNet/ --
Datasquirt Helps New Zealanders Register To Vote
The Electoral Enrolment Centre is using CONTACT™ to make it easy for eligible voters to request
an enrolment pack by sending their name and address to Freetext 3676
Datasquirt [ASX: DSQ], supplier of CONTACT™, its acclaimed multi-channel communication
solution, is pleased to announce that the Electoral Enrolment Centre has once again used
Datasquirt’s solution to facilitate enrolments for the upcoming general election.
“The younger generation’s preferred method of communication is SMS, and Datasquirt is pleased
to work with the Electoral Enrolment Centre to make it easy for young New Zealanders to register
to vote,” said Aaron Ridgway, CEO of Datasquirt.
A staggering 51 percent of all enrolment requests received by the Electoral Enrolment Centre prior
to the New Zealand 2005 general election were processed via Datasquirt’s SMS solution. This
election some 42 percent of all enrolment requests have been via SMS.
“Since early May when the enrolment drive commenced we have received more than 100,000
requests for enrolment packs via Datasquirt’s two-way SMS platform,” said Rex Arrell, the Electoral
Enrolment Centre’s Manager for Policy and Administration.
The Datasquirt solution has been securely and seamlessly integrated with the centre’s existing
contact system for easy processing and queuing of inbound and outbound text messages.
“By using CONTACT™ by Datasquirt we have efficiently and cost-effectively managed enrolment
requests for the upcoming election,” added Mr. Arrell.
Datasquirt’s CONTACT™ is supplied as software-as-a-service (SaaS) and is capable of
processing high volumes of message traffic in short time frames with secure access available from
most Internet browsers.
About Datasquirt
Datasquirt [ASX: DSQ] supplies CONTACT™, a leading online multi-channel, non-voice,
communication and business optimisation solution. Businesses use CONTACT™ to communicate
with their customers and field staff using each person’s preferred communication channel (be it
SMS, email, fax, or web chat) to achieve better business results. CONTACT™ is provided as a
secure online service that interfaces with most existing CRM and ACD/PABX systems. Datasquirt
is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, with sales offices in Sydney, London, New York and
Düsseldorf. Datasquirt™ and CONTACT™ are trademarks of Datasquirt Limited. All other brand or
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s). For more
info@datasquirt.com.
Datasquirt Contact:
Aaron Ridgway, CEO
+64-9-358-5878
aaron.ridgway@datasquirt.com
SOURCE: Datasquirt Ltd
About Elections New Zealand
The Electoral Enrolment Centre maintains electoral rolls and conducts the Maori Electoral Option.
The centre is a self-contained business unit of New Zealand Post Ltd, under contract to the
Minister of Justice. The centre has a team of Registrars of Electors - one for each electorate. The
Registrars are responsible for compiling and maintaining the electoral rolls for their electorate. As
well as maintaining the electoral rolls on a daily basis and conducting enrolment update campaigns
prior to all major electoral events, the Registrars also work in their local communities to encourage
eligible electors to enrol. This is to ensure the maximum number of eligible electors are enrolled to
vote in Parliamentary, local council and district health board elections, by-elections, referenda and
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