The government's main information services website Directgov is to be replaced by the new GOV.UK site from 17 October. The move to GOV.UK,which aims to provide all government websites under a single domain,is expected to create ...
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Lighting manufacturer ArmadilloLED has secured funding to the tune of GBP230k from two private investors.The company plans to use the money to kick start its growth plans for international markets. ArmadilloLED already has a ...
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Indian IT services provider Infosys is increasing its business consultancy resources with the acquisition of Switzerland-based management consultancy Lodestone. The GBP 218m acquisition will help Infosys expand its SAP business to over ...
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Chinese search engine firm Baidu has revealed it is to invest over 10 billion yuan (£1bn) in a new cloud computing centre. The company's CIO, Jennifer Li, made the announcement at the company's annual conference in Beijing, at the ...
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Former government deputy CIO Bill McCluggage has criticised the government for a lack of metrics in IT, and a failure to profit from 'shadow IT' and the cloud. Further reading Former government deputy CIO slams UK cyber security ...
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Demand for NHS contractors is soaring despite the economic downturn, according to NHS recruitment specialist Max20. Don Tomlinson, managing director of Max20, says recruiters are competing over the best information management and ...
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Two major organisations from Lincoln today revealed plans to build a new business park close to the city centre, hoping it will become a hub for science and technology companies. The University of Lincoln and the Lincolnshire Co-operative ...
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Buyer's credit is the credit availed by an importer (buyer) from overseas lenders, i.e. banks and financial institutions for payment of his imports on due date. The overseas banks usually lend the importer (buyer) based on the letter of ...
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M&S has become the first major UK retailer to declare itself fully'carbon neutral'.The news comes five years after the company launched a sustainability project,'Plan A',which would aim to ensure sustainable policies are at the heart of its ...
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Following opening of the competition last Autumn and closing for applications in December,the'Technology Inspired Innovation'competition for collaborative research&development funding in the UK has now resulted in 43 projects being chosen ...
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Lighting designer Jeremy Coombs has pleaded guilty to one count of fraud at Southwark Crown Court. Coombs,52,has admitted pocketing an advance of GBP 3,500,paid by Antiques expert Rupert Mass,for a new'nano-lighting'system at his Mayfair ...
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Masimo has acquired Spire Semiconductor, Seren Photonics has raised $2.8 million in funding, Quantum Wafer has purchased three Aixtron MOCVD systems, Spring City Electrical has been awarded a US patent Masimo acquires Spire Semiconductor ...
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LED lights in the westbound Upper Thames Street tunnel (left) in central London contrast with the legacy lighting in the eastbound tunnel. The Upper Thames Street tunnel in Central London has become the first UK road tunnel to be ...
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