Midlands Business News

A leading Midlands law firm has appointed a new IT case workflow developer, as it continues to invest in improved production and delivery.

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A Shropshire IT firm has expanded its team by taking on a new apprentice who decided it was time for a career change.

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Enable has opened up its potential in the public sector technology market after the company was accepted onto the government’s G-Cloud iii Framework as a Specialist Cloud Services supplier. G-Cloud provides central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies with an innovative, cheaper and faster way to access and purchase government-approved IT products and [...]

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Comux UK, the community not-for-profit business selected by Ofcom to build and operate the local TV broadcasting platform, will be located at Birmingham Science Park Aston’s Innovation Birmingham Campus.

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James Rigby, Chief Executive of SCC, Europe’s largest technology solutions provider, has helped charity Action for Children to launch Byte Night, a sponsored sleep out that raises funds to help tackle youth homelessness in the Midlands.

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A cloud based application is being launched by Innovation Birmingham Campus-based D4 Software Ltd, which enables non-technical staff to analyse Big Data.

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For the second year running Shrewsbury based Information Solutions Limited have won an award at the Mayor of Shrewsbury annual awards ceremony.

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A leading Midlands law firm has opened its doors to give a group from Age UK an insight into the internet with a special IT taster session.

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Global software giant Microsoft has chosen to partner with Telford-based managed service provider e-know.net on a new video

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TFM Networks Ltd, the Aylesbury-based internet and telecoms business, has acquired internet network provider Globalwave Communications Ltd, in a deal supported by Yorkshire Bank. Yorkshire Bank’s Acquisition Finance team in the Midlands provided senior debt and working capital facilities in support of the shareholder restructuring of TFM simultaneous acquisition of Globalwave. TFM and Globalwave operate [...]

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Two Nottingham-based technology businesses have joined forces with the aim of providing a complete solution for all business phone and IT needs to companies in Derby, Nottingham and the wider East Midlands.

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A Shropshire telecoms specialist has just formed a new partnership with Shrewsbury Town Football Club.

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Hexagon Metrology is to host a series of software training events specially designed to boost measuring skills at its technical centres in Shropshire and Wiltshire.

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The boss of a Telford firm has unveiled ambitious plans to launch a centre of excellence for training at a new business and IT centre.

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Thousands of small businesses are in line to benefit from more efficient payments after GoCardless announced its official launch in the West Midlands today.

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A leading Staffordshire preparatory school has greatly enhanced its pupils’ learning opportunities by investing in the latest computer technology thanks to a Telford company.

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Atman Strategy Ltd, a Worcester based Training and Consultancy Company specialising in Leadership, Management, Sales and Soft skills, was selected to deliver training programmes

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Managed IT Services provider Netshield highlights the importance of mobile data security and protection, with the launch of their new ‘Mobile Device Management Services’ (MDM) on the 15th April 2013. With one in four devices used for work purposes is either a tablet or smartphone, Netshield saw the need to add Mobile Device Management to [...]

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An automated telephone appointment booking system developed for GP surgeries by a Leicestershire company was used to make over 1.3 million appointments during 2012.

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Radio communications specialist Simoco has appointed James Hall to the Group development team based in Derby, UK.

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The annual ‘Meet the Games Press’ conference is being held at Birmingham Science Park Aston on Tuesday 9th April as part of the LAUNCH event series for digital gaming and mobile app developers.

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A Shropshire telecoms specialist is urging county businesses to take advantage of one of the UKs leading mobile phone promotions.

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A Shropshire software-development company recently celebrated ten years of trading; a decade in which it has achieved ten per cent year-on-year growth and witnessed some significant changes in the IT industry.

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65 per cent of players downloading ‘Home Bear’; a gaming app developed by Birmingham Science Park Aston-based Dojit, are Chinese.

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A Birmingham-based IT service provider has secured nine new contract wins to support schools, academies and colleges in using technology as a core teaching and learning tool.

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A new diner is already proving a success just weeks after it opened its doors to the public in Telford’s latest business and IT centre.

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Birmingham-based businessman and entrepreneur, Derek Brown has developed a new type of software for office use. Easy Office was developed because “there was nothing available that was good enough”, according to developer Brown who has 30 years of experience in the field behind him. The software which costs just under £300 is an all in [...]

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The innovative enterprise mobility platform, TaskMaster, from TBS Enterprise Mobility, is ready to ease the transition for businesses to Motorola’s Windows Embedded 8 Handheld devices for roll out in 2014. As TaskMaster currently runs effortlessly with Windows Phone 8, businesses looking ahead to WE8 Handheld are able to seamlessly switch their solution over to Motorola’s [...]

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Leading Shropshire-based Managed IT Solutions Company, Rockford IT, is delighted to announce the appointment of Darren Kirby as Managing Director.

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The champagne was flowing for Northampton based company, Crick Software as it was presented with an Education Resources Award in the ‘Supplier of the Year’ category on March 14th.

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Midlands businesses using traditional tape back-ups rather than cloud-based alternatives could unknowingly have a major gap in their disaster recovery plans, according to latest research. Birmingham-based IT service provider Icomm Technologies spoke to local SMEs about their back-up solutions – finding that 73% use old-fashioned tapes to back-up data. Tapes, which are increasingly being replaced [...]

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Telford IT experts today warned simple measures could prevent devastating consequences for businesses not keeping up to date with advances in security.

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App development agency TBC Digital has launched Karmr (www.karmr.co) – a social network for actions and good deeds. The basic function will be familiar to regular social media users in that it allows users to browse content as well as submit their own posts. However, where Instagram is for images Karmr is for actions – [...]

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IT Europa, the leading European IT publisher and business intelligence organization, has announced ccapps, a Nottingham based software Company, as one of the Winners in the European IT & Software

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A growing web company stepped up to the challenge to develop websites for a water aid charity and an organisation encouraging school pupils to become young entrepreneurs.

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Warwickshire-based telecare company, Just Checking, is today announcing the launch of a new version of Just Checking, designed specifically for the needs of the friends and family of those who live alone and suffer from dementia. Just Checking is a telecare system that uses motion sensors and the mobile phone network to monitor the movement [...]

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Service Birmingham, the partnership between Birmingham City Council and Capita, has negotiated a new mobile phone contract with Telefonica 02, which is projected to save the Council in the region of £2m over three years. The new arrangement is the result of a competitive tender process which was awarded on the basis of the service [...]

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UK Managed IT Services company Netshield, has been recognised for its quality service provisions to Europe by being shortlisted in the prestigious Express and Star Business Awards. One of the three finalists the company will find out in May whether they are successful in the ‘Export’ category of the awards which is sponsored by Lloyds [...]

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A Leicestershire-based IT company has won an award for helping the local community by preparing youngsters to face working life.

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Businesses looking for advice about their computer and IT systems have a new place to go with the launch of a new-look website by a Telford firm.

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When searching for a digital business to design a website, develop an app or create a new piece of software, Lincolnshire isn’t always the first place people think to look.

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John Lavery, Managing Director of Redditch based company Steatite Limited, recently took part in a Q&A session at Westminster.

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Albrighton-based developers Oppolis, are providing tablet publishing software to Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, which is being used to teach the next generation of editors and journalists how to create content for the iPad and all major tablet devices.

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The word exercise comes from the Latin ‘exercere’, meaning to keep busy or at work. So it is ironic that most of us sit on a chair for nine hours, only moving to grab a mayo-heavy sandwich and barely prising our eyes away from the computer screen. Lunch breaks in front of the computer are [...]

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Midlands practice management software (PMS) specialist See20/20 is setting out plans for continued business growth and innovation with its latest appointments. Former professional services manager, Colin Hurst has been newly promoted to Business Development Manager to head up See20/20’s new and existing customer portfolio. Having worked for the Brierley Hill based company for over nine [...]

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Most of us will use social media in our personal lives, but for many businesses, launching a Facebook page, setting up a Twitter profile or writing a regular blog can still be a daunting task.

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Two video games experts have launched a new company in Warwick to design the next generation of digital mobile entertainment.

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With care of the elderly making the headlines, a Leicestershire company has launched a new phone based service this month (February) in a bid to protect the isolated and vulnerable.

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A leading IT expert in Warwickshire has echoed calls for more skilled workers in the industry – or risk increasing cyber attacks and restricted economic growth.

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An Apple iPad, Epson printer, Samsung Galaxy Tablet and Epson digital projector will be up for grabs at a big Technology Expo event being held in north Shropshire next month.

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