By John Walker on December 1, 2011
UK scientists and businesses will have access to the most sophisticated technology keeping them at the cutting edge of research and development, as details of the Government’s multi-million pound e-infrastructure investment were announced today by David Willetts.
The investment includes £43 million for ARCHER, a new national supercomputer to support advanced research, such as complex chemistry [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Business Software, Chemical and Petroleum Products Manufacturing, Critical Infrastructure, Deals and Agreements, Electronic Equipment and Computer Manufacturing, Film Production and Distribution, Grants and Funding Pronouncements, IT and Telecommunications Services, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Market Research, Monetary Policy, Product Research and Development, Production, Public Spending and State Aid, Reporting, Technology, Tendering and Procurement Alerts, Transport and Distribution, UK, Vehicle Manufacturing | Tagged ARCHER, astronomy, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, climate change, collaborative university projects, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, David Willetts, DNA sequencing, e-infrastructure, food security, genome analysis, Higher Education Funding Council for England, HPC, JANET, Met Office, MONSooN, particle physics, Professor Rick Rylance, Research Councils, supercomputer, The Genome Analysis Centre, UK Space Agency, weather forecasting |
By John Walker on August 15, 2011
Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LIBERTYVILLE, IL - AUGUST 15, 2011
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a [...]
Posted in Deals and Agreements, Electronic Equipment and Computer Manufacturing, IT and Telecommunications Services, Legal services, Procurement, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Worldwide | Tagged Google |
By John Walker on April 6, 2011
In a competitive and tough business environment a lot of businesses, big and small, are looking to grow their online presence and using multiple e-commerce channels is often a key part of their strategy. One such channel which is becoming an increasingly important driver of incremental sales and brand awareness for many businesses is Amazon [...]
Posted in Advertising and Marketing Services, Brands, Business Software, Debit and Credit Card Merchant Services, Distribution Channels, E-commerce, Expansion, Financial Services, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Payment Processing and Remittance, Retail, Hire and Repair, Sales, Technology, UK, Wholesale | Tagged Amazon |
By John Walker on January 20, 2011
Tribunal cites lack of ‘mutuality of obligation’ as key to ruling in favour of taxpayer.
A seven-year battle with the taxman has ended in victory for PCG member Mark Fitzpatrick.
The long running IR35 dispute reached a conclusion when a tribunal cleared Mark of using his limited company MBF Design Services (MBF) to avoid tax, in reference [...]
Posted in Accounts, Bristol (Area), Design and Photographic Services, Freelancers, Human Resources, Insurance, Legal Rulings, Outsourcing, Recruitment, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Taxation, UK, Vehicle Manufacturing | Tagged IR35, Mutuality of Obligation |
By John Walker on December 3, 2010
The Creator of Innovative Blast-mitigated Recycling Pods Puts Faith in Software as a Service (SaaS)
SAP today announced that Media Metrica Limited (trading as “Renew Solution” or simply “Renew”), the company behind the blast-mitigated recycling receptacles that broadcast real-time content on City of London’s streets scheduled for launch in 2011 has invested in SAP Business ByDesign [...]
Posted in Business Software, Contact Management, Customer Support, Deals and Agreements, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Internet Services, London, Manufacturing, Media and Creative Services, Product Research and Development, Startups, Technology, Waste Management and Environmental Services | Tagged SaaS, SAP, SAP Business ByDesign, The City |
By John Walker on March 25, 2010
The UK Treasury has released further information following the Chancellor’s Budget Statement (Wednesday March 24th 2010). The following is an excerpt from the notice that outlines the particular measures for supporting business and growth.
The Government took decisive action to support the economy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. As the UK emerges from [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Farming and Farming Support Services, Arts and entertainment, Bars, Critical Infrastructure, Education, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Issues, Financial Resources, Food, Drink and Tobacco Manufacturing, Food, Drink and Tobacco Retail, Food, Drink and Tobacco Wholesale, Forecasts, Grants and Funding Pronouncements, Lending and Borrowing, Loans and Finance, Media and Creative Services, Monetary Policy, Petroleum and Fuel Products Wholesale, Political and Economic Philosophies, Public Spending and State Aid, Real Estate Services, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Skills and Training, Taxation, UK, UK Budget, Waste Management and Environmental Services | Tagged Accelerated Development Zones, Annual Investment Allowance, Better Regulation measures, Energy Market Assessment, Entrepreneurs’ Relief, Green Investment Bank, Higher Education Modernisation Fund, small business rates relief, The Treasury, Time to Pay arrangements, UK Finance for Growth, University Enterprise Capital Fund |
By John Walker on March 17, 2010
TOKYO, March 16, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it will begin the acquisition process for the top-level domain name “.canon,” based on the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) registration system.
The non-profit organization ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which maintains and regulates the Internet’s addressing system, has rigorously evaluated the current gTLD [...]
Posted in Awards and Accreditations, Brands, Critical Infrastructure, Design and Photographic Services, Distribution Channels, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing, Electronic Equipment and Computer Manufacturing, Information Technology, Internet Services, Marketing Facilities, Registries, Technology, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Services, Worldwide | Tagged Canon, Dot Canon, gTLD, ICANN, WHOIS |
By John Walker on January 4, 2010
Housing Minister John Healey has hailed the start of the biggest council house building programme in nearly two decades as work began today on the first of over two thousand new homes to help tackle waiting list pressures.
Mr Healey saw work get underway today in Tyneside on the first new site for Government funded council [...]
Posted in Architectural and Other Building Services, Building Construction, Building Materials Manufacturing, Building Materials and Hardware Wholesale, Building Trades, Critical Infrastructure, Public Spending and State Aid, Real Estate Services, Social Care Services, Timber and Timber Products Wholesale, Transport and Distribution, Tyne & Wear | Tagged Hebburn, John Healey - UK Housing Minister, South Shields |
By John Walker on December 4, 2009
An international consortium’s breaking of a binding contract has led Corus, Europe’s second largest steel producer, to partially implement the proposal announced in May 2009 of mothballing some of the facilities belonging to the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) business in northeast England.
TCP’s Redcar Blast Furnace, Lackenby steelmaking and the South Bank Coke Ovens will be [...]
Posted in Cleveland (& Redcar), Down sizing / Retraction, Employment Levels, Manufacturing, Metal and Metal Products Manufacturing, Skills and Training, Vehicle Manufacturing | Tagged Corus, Hartlepool, Lackenby steelmaking, Redcar Coke Ovens, Redcar Wharf, Skinningrove, South Bank Coke Ovens, Tata Steel, TCP’s Redcar Blast Furnace, Teesside, Teesside Beam Mill, Teesside Cast Products, Teesside Technology Centre |
By John Walker on December 3, 2009
Processors could become smart enough to let PCs use “vision” to interact with people.
Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or “single-chip cloud computer,” that rethinks many of the approaches used in today’s designs for laptops, PCs and servers. This futuristic chip boasts about 10 to 20 times the processing engines inside [...]
Posted in Business Software, E-commerce, Financial Services, IT and Telecommunications Services, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Product Launches, Product Research and Development, Production Facilities, Technology, Worldwide | Tagged Cloud Computing, concept chip, Hadoop, Many-Core Supercomputer Processors, MapReduce, Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC), Tera-Scale Computing, warehouse scale computing, WSC |
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