Resumen
Despite a proportionally small-nation population by world standards, New Zealand's populace of four million produces many high populace computing professionals. Moreover, New Zealanders holds senior information technology (IT) positions in universities, research institutes and companies world wide. The export of software from New Zealand continues to grow. Indeed, there was 34% increase in software exports between the 1998 and 1999 financial years. The software industry in New Zealand earns five times the export dollars earned by the country's internationally renowned wine industry. New Zealand has a small manufacturing industry and builds very few computer components of peripherals. The nation does, however, have a significant reputation as an IT providing ground and high volume user of products and services. New Zealand's Internet Traffic totals are among the highest in the world. In fact, New Zealand has the seventh highest number of Internet hosts per million people, according to figures released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development last year.