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A revolutionary new device is set to dramatically increase the early detection of cervical cancer
The DySIS (Dynamic Spectral Imaging System) digital colposcope measures and maps cervical pre-cancers, eliminating the subjectivity of conventional colposcopy and significantly increasing the detection rate for cervical lesions.Cervical cancer kills more than 288,000 women each year worldwide1 and affects almost double. According to the World Health Organization, ‘cervical cancer can be readily prevented, even in women at high risk for the disease, through screening and treatment using relatively simple technologies. When precancerous changes in cervical tissue are found and the abnormal tissue successfully treated, a woman will not develop cancer'.
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Braveheart announce £639k Investment in Design LED Products
Braveheart Investment Group has closed a second funding round worth £639,000 for device screen lighting specialist Design LED Products, a client of Alba Innovation Centre. The angel investment firm raised cash from several of its clients with the Scottish Co-investment Fund, Highland Venture Capital and Tweed Renaissance Investors Capital (TRI Cap) also contributing.
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Cyberhawk shortlisted for Energy Award
Alba Innovation Centre client Cyberhawk Innovations has been shortlisted for the Energy North Awards 2011* (www.energynorth.co.uk ). The nomination in the "Best Service Supply" category has been made by Cyberhawk customer, Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE). -
Wellness and Health Innovation Client Viopti secure £270k in a deal led by Kelvin Capital
The followed Viopti's signing of a global licensing agreement with Polaroid for all products in the contact lens accessory sector and eye drops.
Viopti was founded in 2009 by Alastair Knox, an independent for over ten years in the television, film and media industry turned entrepreneur who had experienced the problem of nowhere to put his contact lenses in a long haul flight. After researching the current products, he founded Viopti which features the world's first pre-filled contact lens case, called Contactspod.
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Profit from Twitter at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre with Colin Kelly and NS Design
TECHNOLOGY expert Colin Kelly hopes to serve up a “tweet” to business chiefs ... by giving them lessons on how to profit from Twitter.
The former Paisley Daily Express columnist has teamed up with Renfrewshire firm NSDesign to offer businesses expert advice on social media at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre
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Pitching for Management™ in Glasgow
Sponsored by Bank of Scotland and in association with Intramezzo and UKBI and hosted by Hillington Park Innovation Centre.
Connecting local businesses with top-level senior talent (huge salaries not expected)
Would you like a cost-effective recruitment solution for your business?
AngelNews, a news service for entrepreneurs and investors is bringing Pitching for Management to Glasgow at Hillington Park Innovation Centre on Thursday 10th November.
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Sims Recycling Solutions acquires HPIC graduate company, S3 Interactive Limited
Sims Recycling Solutions has expanded its ICT Asset Recovery business into mobile devices with the acquisition of S3 Interactive Limited (S3i), a UK leader in the recovery, repair and refurbishment of devices such as smart phones and tablet computers.
S3i, who started their business in Hillington Park Innovation Centre, is a Glasgow based, asset recovery, enterprise operating in the growing mass market mobile technology device sector. It specialises in recovering end of life and defective mobile devices from manufacturers’ warranty and non-warranty service providers. These devices are then repaired, data-wiped and refurbished, before being sold globally.
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New Wellness and Health Showcase opens at Glasgow Science Centre
Tonight sees the launch of the new Wellness and Health Innovation showcases at the Glasgow Science Centre’s Be Creative, Be Innovative exhibition. The showcases include 4 of Scotland’s leading innovative products for the wellness and health sector in Scotland; Designovator who has developed the Shoogle which is an interactive exercise home fitness product for children; FitZone which is an exercise programme and equipment aimed at home or gym use; Ex02 who have developed a range of heat therapy and clothing products and Robomotic who have developed a platform for the integration of medical and home automation networks. -
Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards
The Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards is a new contest to promote the development of IT applications designed to improve the lives of those with disabilities and people that are older, to help them get more actively involved in society. The programme is supported and co-organized by AGE Platform Europe, the European network of around 160 organisations of and for people aged 50+, and the European Disability Forum (EDF), the NGO that represents the interests of 80 million Europeans with disabilities. -
Accessibility Workshops ahoy! Speakers and contributors wanted!
As you may already be aware, the lovely people at Vodafone Foundation have set up the Smart Accessibility Awards http://developer.vodafone.com/smartaccess2011/ which Mobile Monday London is actively supporting. To remind you quickly, these awards are to celebrate apps that help people in four key areas: Social participation, independent living, mobility and well-being. -
Business Rate Relief
The issue of Business Rate Relief has been raised by UKBI on behalf of its members many times, particularly on the impact of the lowered Empty Property Rates threshold from £18,000 to £2,600. -
Britain's biggest small business competition is back for a fourth year!
Entrepreneurs taking part in The Pitch 2011 home nations heats will present to experts who will assess their business viability and pitching skills. Four lucky entrants, plus a wildcard contestant chosen by the public, will make it through to the central London final where the winner will receive a prize package worth £50,000.
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Businesses urged to help shape the future of Social Media for Scottish businesses
NSDesign, a tenant at Hillington Park Innovation Centre, is working with Glasgow Caledonian University's Business School to produce a range of resources which will provide SMEs with simple and effective best practice guidance allowing firms to better gauge their return on investment (ROI) from social media. -
A success story of recognisable proportions
AMEC’s Glasgow office opened at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre three years ago and has now grown to house around 48 staff, with a number based at customers’ sites. “Our base in Glasgow has enabled us to recruit key engineers and technical staff who not only provide support to the nuclear and defence industry in Scotland, but also to the rest of the UK and overseas,” says Charlie Boyle. -
Ciqual closes significant round of funding
Ciqual, an Edinburgh, Scotland based leader in mobile broadband customer service solutions has closed its latest investment round with significant funding from multiple parties across the globe. -
Wellness Partnership Drives Hi-Tech Home Care Support
Major changes to the way home care support services for the housebound and elderly are provided are being explored thanks to a groundbreaking partnership facilitated by Wellness and Health Innovation (WHI). -
What could you do with £25k in project funding?
About the 2011 feasibility studies competitions Combined we have allocated over £6m to invest in feasibility studies lasting up to 3-months. You could receive a maximum of £25k in funding to see if an idea of yours is workable. The four competitions are: 1) Digital services for growth 2) Technology Inspired innovation covering the following areas: advanced materials, biosciences, electronics & photonics, high value manufacturing, ICT and nanotechnology 3) Innovation in space 4) Responsible development of nanoscale technologies Join the competition group To make your application as successful as possible we have set up dedicated competition groups. It's the place where you can find information like the competition scope document, register for related events, ask questions, and interact with peers in order to create a competitive application - and more. Join the group and you'll be able to reply to comments and questions under the articles tab, be able to access competition presentations and be notified when peers have left requests for competition partners. To find out immediately about each competition and to make your competition application just go to one of our competition groups: digital, technology inspired, nanotechnology, and space. Good luck with your application. -
Heriot-Watt University holds industry day to tackle environmental risk management
Representatives from the UK’s leading environmental, climate change and energy bodies and organisations are to join industry colleagues and academic experts at Heriot-Watt University in the New Year, to discuss the challenges of effectively managing environmental risk. -
Entrepreneurship … A New Name for Old Fashioned Good Business Practice!
The 10th Anniversary Celebration for one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurial breeding grounds was a fitting occasion to dissect entrepreneurship and innovation.
And so it was that invited speakers to the party at Hillington Park Innovation Centre gave their view on the buzz words of the 21st century business lexicon.
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Wind of Change
World leading Small Wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind Ltd announced the creation of a brand new production and worldwide distribution hub in Glasgow. -
Starter for 6 Open For Applications
The Starter for 6 programme is funded through the Creative Scotland Innovation Fund and is administrated by the Cultural Enterprise Office. The programme is specifically aimed at helping the development of seed and start-up arts and creative sector businesses in Scotland, delivering practical support and training to enable the planning and development of a viable business plan to the point where the business is ready to start up. -
Sccope and Mobile Acuity partner to provide the best shopping experience for BlackBerry smartphone users
Windsor, UK, November 1, 2010---Sccope, www.sccope.com, the premier mobile shopping app and Mobile Acuity, www.mobileacuity.com the leading image recognition technology company have combined Mobile Acuity’s bar code and image recognition software with Sccope’s award winning BlackBerry application to provide the best shopping experience for BlackBerry® smartphone users. -
Neighbouring Companies Compete for Same Business Awards
Two companies based at Hillington Park Innovation Centre are going head to head for the same prestigious business awards.
Bridgeall and NS Design are both shortlisted in the ROCCO Awards for the Innovation and Technology Category and for the Outstanding Performing Business with up to 25 employees
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Atrium news coming soon...
News from the Atrium is coming soon. -
Businessman's funky moves impress BBC Dragons
An interactive fitness game, Funky Cones, aimed at combating obesity in children has slimmed the wallets of two Dragons' Den investors by a whopping £120,000.
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Funky Moves in Dragons' Den
An interactive fitness game developed by Scottish based entrepreneur Ralf Klinnert aimed at tackling obesity in children is to feature on the BBC hit TV show Dragons’ Den. -
Scotland: High road to the digital age
The Scottish TV landscape is rapidly being transformed as indies and broadcasters embrace digital technology and new funding sources begin to make an impact. Michael Burns reports. -
Savantech aims to automate wafer fabs
Scottish startup Savantech has launched its first product to help automate wafer fabs, although the technology can be used for other high tech manufacturing applications. -
University of Glasgow Small Business Consultancy
High quality consultancy projects carried out free of charge Projects include: • Export market research • Evaluating methods of entering new markets • Marketing plans • Development of business plans for funding • Analysis of new product development • Investigation of supply chain processes • Evaluation of HR processes and procedures -
Gaming companies spark some healthy new ideas
60% of UK males will be obese by 2050 - gaming companies encouraged to help with the fight against obesity. -
World first for Pharmacells.
Pharmacells owns the rights to a patent that allows for simple, cost effective collection and storage of blood derived adult pluripotent stem cells. Our groundbreaking technique dramatically reduces the complications traditionally involved with stem cell collection and has allowed us to design new stem cell banking products that have previously been impossible to create. -
Creative Industries R&D Competition - Launch Webinar
This webinar will be of particular interest to those content developers or rights holders looking to explore new ways to monetise or increase revenues from their content. Join us to hear more... -
Alba Innovation Centre client Sysnet moves their business up a notch through Twitter!
Forward thinking IT solutions provider Sysnet are embracing the power of social media to grow their business. Looking at new opportunities to evolve their client base and service their existing customers, Sysnet turned to Twitter and Facebook as a means to do this and have now adopted social networking across all parts of their business.
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Navigate your way to the future...where will your idea take you?
The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is an international competition open to anybody with an idea which involves the use of satellite navigation technologies. -
Hillington Businessman Named as Rising Star in Top Industry Magazine
A HILLINGTON based entrepreneur has been named as a ‘Rising Star’ in one of Scotland’s premium business publications.
Gary Ennis, 34, managing director of the highly successful e-commerce company NSDesign, was selected to feature amongst the cream of Scotland’s new professionals in the ‘Rising Star’ feature in the latest issue of Insider magazine.
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Digital Testbed: Network Services Demonstrators
The competition Digital Testbed: Network Services Demonstrators [provisionally referred to as Generation II Digital Testbed in earlier workshops], will open on 10 May 2010. -
NS Design Creates Bespoke Social Networking Business Site
Social networking expert NSDesign has launched a bespoke business social networking platform for the International Business Technology and Innovation Exchange (IBTIX) - www.ibtix.com -
Interactive Scotland predicts digital media success
’The iPhone changed everything. It burst open the stranglehold of the major operators in the mobile device market and has changed that market forever,” says Alisdair Gunn.
Speaking to redwasp at the massive GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as Scottish Enterprise launched its Interactive Scotland project, the man designated as the project director pinpointed key sectors of the digital media industry where Scotland can excel.
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Appshare Ltd got Talent
Appshare Ltd, one of many Hillington Park Innovation Centre tenants, is on the verge of launching its business software that can slash the cost of business meetings and reduce the impact on the environment. The company claim its technology, which was developed in 2000 under Dr Lykourgos Patropoulakis at Strathclyde University, will allow companies to eliminate the need for most employees to travel to business meetings. -
Gannochy Trust Innovation award call for entries 2010
The Gannochy Trust and The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) are calling for entries to their 2010 Innovation Award, which carries one cash prize of £50,000 and a specially commissioned gold medal. The closing date for entries is 14th May 2010.
Targeted at the next generation of Scottish innovators, any individual aged 45 and under, working in Scotland is eligible to enter provided they have an innovation which has reached or passed “Proof of concept” stage and will make an important contribution to Scotland’s well being.
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Mobile World Congress – A Showcase for ICS Clients
Mobile World Congress was a great success for eleven of Scotlands leading mobile and wireless companies.
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Online tyre retailer Blackcircles unveils new website
Online tyre retailer Blackcircles unveils new website Online tyre retailer Blackcircles has relaunched its website with Glasgow agency Become Interactive. -
Scottish Telecom Company Meets UK Trade Minister at Mobile World Congress
Innovative Scottish telecoms company Stream Communications has been selected to meet UK Trade Minister Lord Davies at the World Mobile Congress.
The event which takes place in Barcelona next week (15-18 February) is the largest mobile technology show in the world.
Stream is one of only three British companies to be given a 15 minute meeting with Lord Davies next Wednesday. (17 Feb)
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NSDesign Brings Social Networking to Business Gateway
SOCIAL Networking experts NSDesign has teamed up with Business Gateway to pilot its successful Embrace the Space workshops with the network. -
Alba Innovation Centre Graduate Business CIQUAL Wins Top UK Industry Award
Scottish telecoms company CIQUAL has been named Britain's top performing company to graduate from a business incubation centre.
CIQUAL and Alba Innovation Centre jointly entered the UKBI (UK Business Incubation) annual awards in the Graduated Business of the Year Category and lifted the prestigious title. This new award was introduced to recognise those businesses who have successfully been through the business incubation process and are now flourishing outside the Business Incubator but are still engaging and contributing to it.
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Seven enterprising firms in running for top prize
Seven of the country’s most enterprising firms are bidding for a top prize to help them make it big in West Lothian. The Alba Innovation Challenge was launched over the summer in a bid to attract the country’s best innovators to West Lothian – Scotland’s Capital of Enterprise. The challenge was taken up by 25 aspiring companies over the Autumn, each one vying for the chance to win substantial business support and develop their idea in West Lothian. -
Helping organisations & businesses through turbulent times
How can we help our people, in these difficult times, to be more outward-facing and entrepreneurial? How can we take advantage of new opportunities when everyone’s busy just trying to keep afloat?
Senior decision-makers, from private, public and third sectors, are a vital part of the country’s past success and are being asked to come together and work together to build on this for the future of our towns, cities and rural areas.
Common Purpose leadership development courses deal with real life issues and insights. We go beyond standard leadership models and learn instead from the successes and failures of leaders from all sectors. Participants are taken out of their familiar environment so that they examine, why, when and how they lead.
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Mobile World Congress - 2010
Scottish Development International, in partnership with the Enterprise Europe Network and Wireless Innovation, invites ambitious and innovative Scottish companies to join a Scottish Representative Stand which promises to showcase the best that Scotland has to offer in terms of mobile technology. -
Broadband experts recommend ‘high fibre’ diet
The demand for broadband services is growing fast. Other countries are investing in state-of-the-art fibre optic networks to deliver them quickly to people’s homes and offices, and we must do the same. If we don’t, both Britain and Britons could miss out. -
Calling All Innovators UK – Deadline is approaching
Calling All Innovators contest for all UK and Ireland developers, organized by Forum Nokia and Nokia UK. This is just a brief reminder of the submission deadline on 30 November 2009. -
Technology Strategy Board Announcement
The Technology Strategy Board are procuring an application system(s) to support a test bed environment. This test bed will enable network operators and service providers to try new business models together on today's standard infrastructure. -
TOP UK RECOGNITION FOR SCOTTISH INNOVATION CENTRES
A Scottish company providing innovative business incubation services for fledging technology companies has been acclaimed as a model for the industry across Britain.
The praise for Innovation Centres Scotland (ICS) has come from the industry body UK Business Incubation (UKBI) who benchmarked their operations against its new accreditation standard.
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nio harnesses the power of Bluetooth
Businesses using nio™ prevent the loss and theft of data-rich devices such as Blackberrys, laptops and memory sticks Edinburgh, UK - 8 Sept. 2009 – British mobile innovator TenBu has today unveiled a gadget that secures mobile phones and other data-rich portable devices by creating a personal alarm system powered by Bluetooth. Named after the Japanese Guardian Kings, nio™ is bringing businesses the peace of mind that the confidential data stored on employees’ mobile phones and other portable devices is no longer vulnerable to careless loss or theft. -
Innovation Centre Celebrates ‘Graduation’
Scotland’s leading innovation centre is celebrating its largest ever ‘graduation’ of client companies. Nine young technology companies have recently migrated from the specialist support environment provided by the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre. -
Technology Strategy Board launches £6m funding competition
Technology Strategy Board launches £6m funding competition The following two competitions will be of interest to SMEs within the membership: Technology-Inspired Innovation - a £1M feasibility studies competition to stimulate innovation across Technology Strategy Board core technology areas, by small and micro companies. The competition will invest in a number of feasibility studies for projects lasting up to three months attracting a grant of up to £25k (constituting up to 75% of total project costs). Projects may be collaborative or single-company. Priority areas are: Advanced Materials, Biosciences, Electronics, Photonics and Electrical Systems, High Value Manufacturing, Information & Communications Technology and nanotechnology. This competition will only be open to businesses with 50 employees or fewer. -
A Wildcard in a UK-wide competition for an Innovation Centre client
Hillington Park Innovation Centre based Energy Mechanics are now one of five Scottish start-ups that are through to the wildcard stage of The Pitch 2009, a national small business competition, and if successful could win £50,000 of business support services. Energy Mechanics assesses and advises on the renewable energy options for businesses and private residences, and supplies the equipment for them to be able to generate their own power and reduce their carbon footprint. -
SCOTTISH SOFTWARE AWARDS 2009/10
Targeting Innovation Ltd is delighted to announce this year's Scottish Software Awards officially open for entries.
We would like to invite all Scottish software companies to enter for the chance to be crowned Scottish Software Company of the Year 2009/10.
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Council sets business challenge in West Lothian
An exciting new business competition is to be launched in West Lothian – with a prize package of £50,000 on offer to the winning business. The Alba Innovation Challenge has been organised by West Lothian Council’s Business Gateway with the aim of finding and supporting innovative new businesses that can grow in West Lothian – despite the credit crunch. Scottish Enterprise, Alba Innovation Centre, Springfords and MBM Commercial LLP sponsor the competition. -
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ‘ANIMATES’ VIDEOGAMES AND FILMS INDUSTRIES
3D imaging technology initially developed to help surgeons reconstruct patients’ facial features is revolutionising the animation process used in videogames and films. The Facial Expression Capture technology developed by Dimensional Imaging is currently being evaluated by Valve, one of the world’s leading games developers, who are intending to integrate the system into future products. -
Embrace the Space - Social Networking for Business - Breakfast Workshop
This hands-on introduction (feel free to bring a laptop!) to the world of social media will demonstrate the tools available that can seriously benefit your business and overall marketing strategy. -
Qualcomm Ventures is promoting the “QPrize™”
Qualcomm Ventures is promoting the “QPrize™” a series of international business plan competitions designed to provide over $500,000 in early stage capital for enterprising technology companies. -
Google visit points to Scotland’s hi-tech future
Do not underestimate the significance of the day when Google and Gartner dropped in on Hillington Park Innovation Centre to participate in an event staged by Wireless Innovation.
The tech heavyweights descending on Scotland acted as a signifier of just how much the digital media landscape is set to change over the next couple of years.
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Alba Innovation Centre – A Haven From the Economic Storm
New figures show that young companies based at the Alba Innovation Centre in Livingston are weathering the storm of the global economic crisis.
A review of the Centre's operations for last year when the financial crisis began to bite also reveals that the survival rate of tenant companies was 93%.
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Wellness and Health Benefits From Web 2.0
Wellness and Health Web 2.0 event on Fri 12 June will highlight new opportunities for technology companies. -
Phone app that keeps an i on your boozing
New iPhone application developed in Scotland and supported by the government promises to make tracking the effects of drinking a lot more sobering. -
Do you want to win £50k of business reated goods and services?
Enter the Pitch09 to help your business get off to a flying start!
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Car Jack Streets - the iPhone will never be the same again!
Car Jack Streets - It's all about the money!
Tag Games are proud to announce the release of our Grand Theft Auto style crime, action and driving game Car Jack Streets for the iPhone and iPod Touch!
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Ecosystems – the next big mobile battleground
Robert Swerling, Principal of Google's New Business Development Team, said: "I have been deeply impressed by the creativity and energy of the Scottish hi-tech scene. Scotland has historically been a global leader in innovation, and its young companies are helping keep this tradition alive." -
STV invests in new production company with Scottish Enterprise
STV today announced that it has become a partner in Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Co-Investment Fund (SCF); and via this initiative, is making its first investment by participating in a new start-up production company, Kowalski Television Ltd. -
Scottish Cities land super-fast broadband
Super-fast broadband will be on offer to thousands of internet users in Glasgow and Edinburgh by next year.
Initially the service will be available to 30,000 properties served by exchanges around Glasgow University and in the Hillington Park innovation centre.
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Innovation award launched by Royal Society of Edinburgh
Scotland’s top award for innovation carries a cash award of £50,000. The Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is presented annually to a young innovator whose work benefits Scotland’s wellbeing. The closing date for entries is 8th May 2009. -
New Business Development Manager
Essential Viewing is delighted to announce the appointment of Graeme Campbell as Business Development Manager. -
E3 – A FORMULA FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS INCUBATION
Access to leading entrepreneurs, executives and experts is being made available to Scotland’s fledgling technology companies under the new E3 initiative launched today (Monday December 8). -
KeyPoint Technologies Win Software Award
The coveted Scottish Software Award for the Best Emerging Company has been won by KeyPoint Technologies (UK) Ltd. -
Business Beyond the Recession
Leading finance experts are set to give young innovative companies facing the trauma of turmoil in the financial markets and a deep economic recession a message of encouragement. -
Business ‘Oscar’ for NSDesign
Business internet solution company NSDesign won a prestigious ‘Oscar’ in the prestigious Renfrew Chamber of Commerce 2008 ROCCO business awards. -
NSDesign Named Most Outstanding Performing Business in Renfrewshire
Web design company NSDesign has scooped a top gong at this year's Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce awards. The HPIC based company, was named as winner of the Outstanding Performing Business in Renfrewshire (with under 25 people) at the ROCCO awards. -
ICS Clients Shortlisted in Software Awards
Nine companies supported by Innovation Centres Scotland have been included in the shortlist of finalists for the prestigious Scottish Software Awards 2008. The awards cover seven categories and four are being contested by ICS assisted businesses that represent more than a quarter of all finalists. -
Businesses to get unique mobile telecoms service from industry legend’s new Scottish venture
The UK’s embattled business sector is poised to gain its own dedicated mobile virtual network tomorrow with the launch (Monday, October 27, 2008) of a new service headed by one of the most highly-respected entrepreneurs in the telecoms sector. -
Global Connection for Essential Viewing
A Global Co-operation Agreement with Lockheed Martin has placed Essential Viewing at the forefront of development and supply of leading edge video technology for security and military applications. -
New Investment for Kelvin Connect
Mobile data management systems provider Kelvin Connect has recently negotiated a £1million investment deal that will finance expansion plans. The equity stake taken in Hillington Park Innovation Centre-based Kelvin Connect (www.kelvinconnect.com) taken by Airwave Solutions will drive the growth of its business to supply electronic notebooks to Britain’s police forces. -
Unique Recruitment Proposition for the Financial Services Industry
The current turmoil in the global financial industry has sparked a massive increase in job vacancies registered on the web site of recruitment company Market Vendor Jobs. The company has posted 3000 vacancies on its site in the past month and has seen a 70 per cent rise in traffic on its portal over the same period. -
New Website a Winner
Greenock Morton Football Club has kicked off the new season in a league of their own thanks to its new website. Designed and developed by Hillington Park Innovation Centre-based web company, NSDesign Ltd, the site which includes the latest news, squad listings and fixtures has scored with the fans. -
OLM Group’s Scottish Expansion
OLM Group, the largest independent supplier of information solutions to the UK Care sector, recently announced an expansion of its presence to support its market activity in Scotland. -
NX Vision Revolutionises Mobile Television
Software design company NX Vision is leading the way in the global transformation of mobile television. -
NSDesign Delight at Double Award Nomination
NSDesign shortlisted for 2 ROCCO Awards. -
Texting – The Language of Success
KeyPoint Technologies (KPT) has dialled up a £4 million second round of finance that will consolidate its position as a global leader in the delivery of language software and services to major mobile phone handset manufacturers. -
10BigThings brews up a storm
10BigThings brews up a storm
With the announcement of the final line up of speakers for the 10BigThings Forum, the finishing touches are now being put to this dynamic assembly, the highlight of the calendar for the Scottish software, telecoms and ICT sector. -
NSDesign short listed for UK Best Practice Challenge Internet awards
NSDesign Ltd join Symantec, Barclays and the Open University, in the race for a coveted Nominet prize. -
The Beermat Entrepreneur on investors
Jonathan Harris from Young Company Finance interviewed Mike Southon, the Beermat Entrepreneur at the Alba One Year On event to find out his thoughts on starting a business, mentors and the Beetles! -
One Year On at the Alba Innovation Centre and occupancy levels already at 60%!
18 of Scotland’s leading high growth potential companies have selected the Alba Innovation Centre to locate their new innovative technology business. -
Green Web Hosting launched by NSDesign
Glasgow based Business Internet Solutions company NSDesign Ltd, have partnered with Tree Appeal to launch a new “Green” Web Hosting package, aimed at their environmentally conscious client base. -
£50,000 prize for individual achievement in innovation
Scotland’s highest accolade for individual achievement in innovation for 2008 is launched today. The Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is presented annually to a young innovator whose work has the potential to promote social and economic well-being. Targeted at a new generation of Scottish innovator, any individual aged 45 or under, working in Scotland is eligible to compete for the award. The award carries a valuable cash prize of £50,000 to an individual, and a prestigious specially commissioned gold medal. -
Mobile Acuity’s visual recognition platform powers a Nokia
Mobile Acuity’s visual recognition platform has enabled Nokia Interactive to win the Most innovative use of technology in mobile marketing and Best creativity in mobile marketing categories at the mobilemarketing08 awards. The Company’s visual recognition platform powers Shoot & Score, a mobile marketing campaign created by Nokia Interactive and Mobile Acuity for one of the world’s largest mobile operators. -
Incubation for Innovative companies at an all time high!
8 new companies have moved into the Hillington Park Innovation Centre since December 2007, which brings the total number of tenants to 38. -
Graduate tenant Elonics raises £2m in first round VC funding
IC developer Elonics (Livingston, Scotland) has raised £2 million in venture funding in an initial round led by technology commercialization and investment management company Braveheart. -
Artilium Acquires Location-Based Software Innovator Trisent Communications
More accurate than Google, up to 25 times cheaper than GPS, Trisent Software with Artilium’s Platform Enables Operators to Monetize Location-Aware Services. -
BBC Innovation Labs - Opportunities in Wireless
BBC Innovation Labs - Opportunities in Wireless Future Media & Technology is looking for new formats that allow for interactivity around events and event-based programming, using mobile devices. -
Alpha Space secures award at the BT Scotland Young e-ntrepreneurs awards 2007
Alba based Alpha Space Technology Ltd (ASTL) have won the most visionary business award and a £1000 cash prize at the BT Scotland Young Entrepreneurs Awards, held recently at PSYBT’s head office.
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Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd appointed to assess the wellness innovation and technology market for Scotland
The Wellness Innovation and Technology industry is worth $200bn globally. Scotland currently plays a very low key role in this market which was highlighted by Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd in an initial feasibility study, carried out in association with Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire in the early part of 2007, to assess the companies working in this sector in Scotland. -
Tag Games set for expansion
Dundee games company, Tag Games, is set for expansion following a successful drive to raise investment.
Tag Games Limited – whose founders have helped create and develop titles such as Grand Theft Auto and State of Emergency – has raised “significant funds” from a variety of sources.
In particular, the company has attracted the interest of leading Scottish technology entrepreneur Bill Dobbie, as well as funding from the Scottish Enterprise Seed Fund. The company is now looking to recruit six new members of staff.
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Scottish Software Awards
Wireless Innovation are sponsoring the “Best Wireless/Mobile Software Solution” at this years Scottish Software Awards. Companies developing any application, solution or product across the whole of Scotland are encouraged to nominate themselves for this category. -
OPEN DOORS DOES THE BUSINESS FOR SCOTLAND’S TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS
Open Doors 2007 which took place at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre on Friday 28th September attracted over 150 young technology companies who were keen to discuss partnerships with some of the world’s leading technology organisations. -
Hillington Park Innovation Centre plays host to European Mobility Conference
Wednesday 10th October is the date for Scotland’s largest mobility conference in 2007 where 85 technology entrepreneurs from across Scotland will be invited to the Hillington Park Innovation Centre to hear some top class speakers from the mobile and wireless marketplace, and interact with other like-minded SME technology companies from across Europe, as well as Multinational Enterprises (MNE’s). -
Extended Small Business Funding for Innovative Website Builder training course
Following a highly successful pilot programme, Glasgow City Council has agreed to continue funding local SME companies attending an innovative web training course run by Glasgow design and consultancy firm NSDesign Ltd. -
GSMA to tackle mobile innovation bottleneck
The GSMA has launched an ongoing programme to help the thousands of small and medium-sized companies developing innovative mobile products and services reach mobile operators and bring their innovations to end-users. The Mobile Innovation Programme is also designed to stimulate and showcase innovation around mobile services and better align innovators with the needs of the mobile industry and its customers. To find out how to submit your submission, read the rest of the article at http://www.mobileinnovation.org/News/GSMA_to_tackle_mobile_innovation_bottleneck.asp -
New Wired and Wireless Lab for University of Strathclyde
The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University of Strathclyde has recently invested in the establishment of the “The Prof. Geoffrey Smith Intelligent Dynamic Communications Networks Laboratory”, a state-of-the-art capability which will house wireless and wired communications network test-beds with associated software modelling clusters and digital signal processing hardware development. The lab will open on 3rd July 2007 from 11am. To register your interest in attending the opening, please email m.aitken@eee.strath.ac.uk. -
ME Awards 2007
You’ve got just over a week left to submit your nomination for this year’s ME Awards. But don’t panic, all we require is a short one-page pitch document. -
Telecoms Mission to Russia - September 2007
Reserve your place on our telecoms mission to Russia: Moscow & St Petersburg, 23-28 September 2007. UK Trade & Investment and Russo-British Chamber of Commerce invite UK companies to explore communications sector opportunities in Russia. -
The Slovenia Business and Investment Summit
The Slovenia Business and Investment Summit Domina Hotel Ljubljana, 27 / 28 June 2007 Preparing for the EU Presidency as host country in 2008 – What will be its key contributions? Slovenian expertise, goods and know how already well established in South Eastern Europe and the Balkans – could it become the main hub, competing with Vienna? Featuring the Government Programme 2007-2013 and incentives to foreign investors - Following its IT success stories, what is next best selling attractions? Further co-operation with the EU and new trade opportunities – Real estate, Tourism and Investment expertise are well established, what further growth potential do these and other sectors have? For full details http://www.euroconvention.com/2251-sloveniahome.htm -
Personal ‘green’ energy in UK a reality with Gaia-Wind
21 May 2007 – Danish-born Gaia-Wind today announced its launch in Scotland from the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre, Glasgow, to supply efficient and economical small wind turbines for domestic, farming, commercial and public sector use. The personal wind turbines, which are designed to perfectly complement mainland Scotland’s moderate wind speed, greatly reduce energy bills and offset the carbon footprint of rural houses and farms back to zero. -
NSBuilder Website Training
NSDesign are delighted to announce their new NSBuilder Website Training Course, aimed at Glasgow based SMEs looking to improve their existing website. -
ALBA INNOVATION EXPANDS AS COMPANIES ENJOY SUCCESS
Alba Innovation Centre, the tailor-made incubator for technology start-ups, has helped 19 companies create more than 80 jobs within less than two years. Now the centre has moved into purpose-built premises at the Alba Campus, Livingston, and expects to welcome new companies during the next few weeks. -
Scots fly the flag at 3GSM in Barcelona
Scots fly the flag at 3GSM in Barcelona
Forty Scottish wireless and mobile companies are gathering at this year's 3GSM's in Barcelona this week. The companies, drawn from a wide range of disciplines within the fast-growing sector, will be at 3GSM to make contacts, do deals and develop their understanding of new market and product developments in one of the world's fastest-growing technology sectors.
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SCOTTISH INCUBATOR WINS TOP UK AWARD
Hillington Park confirms expansion plans
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Pupils switch on to Technology Challenge
Some of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire's brightest pupils faced up to three of the area's leading high-tech companies for a technology challenge at Hillington Park Innovation Centre. -
Are successful entrepreneurs born, or can they be made?
That question always prompts debate whenever the subject of business start-ups is discussed. -
ILLUMINATING NEW TECHNOLOGY RAISES THE BAR FOR THE FAMOUS GROUSE BRAND
Innovative LED Technology Promotes New Opportunities in Point of Sale Market
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TraceAll announces international ISV partnership with Symbol
TraceAll (Hillington Park Innovation Centre, Glasgow) announces its international partnership with Symbol Technologies Inc., (NYSE: SBL) as a member of its Independent Software Vendor programme through the Symbol Worldwide Channel Strategy, Development and Marketing group. -
Scottish company slashes mobile roaming costs for business travellers
Cherry grows organically with support from Wireless Innovation
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SCOTTISH COMPANY TRACEALL HELPS RAISE FOOD STANDARDS
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Scotland’s Wireless Innovation and France’s PACA Mobile Center join forces to offer multi-site unique wireless services
Two of Europe's leading mobile technology support organisations have announced a working partnership to lower barriers and further aid in the development and commercialisation of cutting edge mobile applications in the small to medium sized (SME) sector. -
New Mobile Technology Allows Businesses to Continually Track
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SCOTTISH COMPANIES BENEFIT FROM 3GSM RIPPLE EFFECT
In the few weeks since the international 3GSM show in Barcelona many of the Scottish companies that attended are seeing the discussions they had with potential customers translate into firm orders worth millions. -
Scottish businesses sense importance of intelligent environments
Wireless Innovation's Sixth Sense seminar shows wireless is getting smart
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EoLogic secures £400,000 new funding
Scottish software firm eoLogic has secured more than £400,000 in fresh funding. -
New Alba Innovation Centre will boost hi-tech start ups
Hi Tech start up companies in the East of Scotland will benefit from a major boost in August when the new Alba Innovation Centre building in Livingston is completed, providing first class facilities and support. -
Innovation and incubation for Alba
The new £3.5million development, Alba Innovation Centre, is close to completion and has already provided accommodation and facilities to 5 of Scotland’s youngest, most ambitious technology companies. -
Innovation Centre’s Fast Track Growth
A new £3.5 million centre set up to fast track the growth of young innovative high technology companies is on the verge of running out of accommodation only weeks after being launched. -
The end of wires
Imagine a world where everything is online all of the time. A place where your boiler books itself in for a service and your music follows you from room to room. -
Officers will no longer do it by the notebook
THE police notebook is to be consigned to history in the Capital as officers are equipped with hand-held computers. -
Keypoint Lures High fliers & £5m Funding
Scottish start-up KeyPoint Technologies has lured a Silicon Valley high-flyer to Glasgow after he was impressed by its revolutionary texting software. -
Online seminars from Scottish Enterprise
Give your business a lift with our online seminars! -
Growth Expected for Scottish Creative Sector
Scottish companies in the creative media sector are facing a massive potential for growth as the convergence of technology, high-speed networks and content is finally living up to the turn of the century predictions of the tech boom era. -
The paparazzi are now everywhere
Celebrities beware: thanks to a website, any member of the public armed with a camera can now put you on the front pages, writes Adrian Turpin -
The Biggart Baillie Innovation Award
The competition seeks to celebrate the wealth of creativity in Scotland by inviting inventors to submit their ideas to a panel of experts who will judge the winners. -
Work begins on new ICS run innovation centre
Work has begun on a new £3.5 million facility at the Alba Campus in Livingston, West Lothian, that will put some of Scotland’s most innovative young technology companies on the fast track to success. -
Two Innovation centre clients scoop Chamber awards
Renfrewshire's Emerging Entrepreneur of 2005 Sponsored by Reid Kerr College Tamlin Roberts - Mercurytide- Innovation Centre Client. -
West Coast Mercurytide
Mercurytide, one of Scotland’s most innovative technology development companies, opened its new office at Hillington Park Innovation Centre recently. -
Essential Viewing to launch video surveillance device.
COUNTERING terror threats in major cities, and surveillance via robot tanks and reconnaissance drones in Iraq are some of the potential applications for a revolutionary video system pioneered by Strathclyde University academics. The system is set to be showcased in the US today. -
Why game creators must learn fresh finance tricks.
IF THE statistics and the hype are anything to go by, Scotland's games industry should be bulging with as much cash as its leading lights are bulging with market-leading ideas. -
US millionaire Snyder berates Scotland’s ‘difficult’ enterprise culture
American multi-millionaire Sheridan Snyder has said Scotland is “30 to 40 years behind the US in its entre preneurial activity” following his lack of success in launching any companies as part of his BioCatalyst venture to commercialise Scottish research. -
Traceall Ltd. wins Best Start up/Spin-out Award
Scottish Software Awards 2005. Innovation Centre client Traceall Ltd. wins best Start up/Spin-out Award. -
Firms Flourish at Incubator Site
A PIONEERING incubator for Scottish technology companies, based near Glasgow, is on target to leverage 10 times its original public sector investment, and will be replicated in a second venture in Livingston. -
Scots think small to net big role in technology
YOU don't have to peer too far to come across examples of optoelectronics. There are dozens of everyday objects that embrace the technology. -
ICS is sponsoring the special award for Best Technology Start-Up as part of the Deloitte Fast 50
Leading Scottish technology companies are being urged to enter one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in the Scottish business calendar, the Scottish Deloitte Fast 50 awards. ICS is this year sponsoring the special award for Best Technology Start-Up. -
Scot leads way in language at touch of a button
Developing systems to help his disabled brother led Sanjay Patel to predictive texting’s next step, writes Kenny Kemp. -
Hillington Innovation Centre has supported 110 companies.
The Innovation Centre at Hillington has supported 110 companies since we launched the facility in November 2000. -
Former Innovation Centre Star 4C Design
GLASGOW'S award-winning design agency, 4c Design, has achieved a major boost by recruiting one of the "iconic figures" of British design. -
£1.4m Alba contract awarded
A new world-class incubator for hi-tech start-ups has opened its doors for business on the Alba Campus in Livingston and expects to sign up its first tenants later this month. -
Agripa gets ready for life on the open road
A COFFEE in George Square has led to a multi-million pound business for a former five-a-side football entrepreneur. -
Scottish Company ‘Lights up’ with Funding
Scottish technology start-up Design Led Products has won first-round funding from leading private equity investment syndicate Braveheart Ventures as part of a new partnership with Hillington Park Innovation Centre. -
Global e-learning firm to open Scots HQ
A GLOBAL company which helps firms develop their potential through e-learning is opening a Scottish HQ and creating eight new jobs. -
Air Products launches new Freshline™ traceability solution
Air Products, a leading supplier of gas based equipment and technology for the food industry, has teamed up with Traceall Ltd to introduce an innovative online traceability solution, which can be tailored to specific food process lines. -
Buses show pop videos in bid to beat the vandals
BUS giant First has a new weapon in the battle against thugs and vandals - pop videos. -
Helping create new high growth Scottish businesses
Scottish Spin-Out Challenge We're challenging existing companies to work with us to identify and create the next generation of high growth company spin-outs in Scotland. To do this, we’re providing a unique package of intensive and dedicated support, targeted at providing the bulk of the expertise and resources required to successfully launch new technology companies. -
Global success for Hillington Park
A Glasgow innovation park has been named as one of the top 3 science-based incubators worldwide. -
Fancy a year’s free salary?
Researchers keen to develop a spin-out business around a technological idea have until 1 April to apply for the next round of Scottish Enterprise/Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowships. -
Scotland Provides RFID Support
The government-supported Wireless Innovation demo lab at Scotland's Hillington Park Innovation Centre fosters RFID applications. -
Mixipix sign deal with Ericsson
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OLM Group acquires Hanon Solutions Ltd
OLM Group acquires Hanon Solutions Ltd -
Software company unveils first pre-tax profit
Former Innovation centre tenant Idox, the software and services firm that employs 80 of its 140 staff in Glasgow, yesterday unveiled its first pre-tax profit, and said it remained "extremely optimistic" about the future. -
Hanon sells up flagship software
Hanon Solutions has sold the rights to its flagship integration software after struggling to break into the Scottish public sector market. -
Wireless Innovation Centre Test Demonstration Lab Opening Soon
After consultation with Scottish small businesses in the wireless/mobile space, the Wireless Innovation Centre will be launching a Test/Demonstration Lab. -
New £3.5m incubator boost for spin-outs
A NEW £3.5 million business incubator has been launched in the Lothians with the aim of nurturing hi-tech spin-outs and other firms with high-growth potential. -
Innovative plan is hatched to incubate firms
A NEW public-private consortium is to build a network of incubators for young technology and media companies across Scotland. -
Mixpix & Sysnet Make Messaging Magnificent.
Sending animated cartoon messages to mobile phones has become incredibly easy – and amazingly cool – thanks to Penpix, a new service created by cartoon messaging company Mixipix and mobile technology company Sysnet. -
Agripa are all set to roll out across Europe
JOHN Pitt, the Scot who claims to have invented all-weather football pitches, is set to expand his latest business, Agripa, from Glasgow across Europe. -
Text toons the Keen new thing
Leley Keen, founder of the defunct computer games firm Inner Workings, has resurfaced with a new venture that will allow consumers to send cartoon greetings cards and messages via mobile phones. -
Computers provide the answer for children with facial defects
HE is just 13 weeks old, but Lewis McDermott's face is helping to revolutionise medicine. -
Design Led name in lights
The company, set up by ex-Micro-Emissive Displays’ Dr James Gourlay, aims to target the global market for illuminated products ranging from dashboards in cars and computer keyboards to large scale signs. -
Megson raises his glass to the EU newcomers
BRIAN Megson, ousted as chief executive of whisky giant Whyte & Mackay last year, has re-emerged in a non-executive role at a fast-growing Scottish company which gives financial advice in the brave, new world of an enlarged European Union. -
Weemees to find homes after Microsoft deal
Weemees to find homes after Microsoft deal -
WS Atkins win boosts Hanon
Glasgow software developer Hanon Solutions has entered a partnership agreement with consultants WS Atkins that could lead to millions of pounds worth of contracts to supply its technology to local authorities in England. -
Software Simulation Firm
DEM’s pioneering technology is proving invaluable in the engineering sector. -
Universities launch web hub
Scotland’s 13 universities have unveiled a new internet hub to enable companies from around the world to access information about their research and development capabilities. -
Scottish technology sector looks forward to long-term recovery
Scottish technology firms are preparing for a turnaround in the sector with an expected 20% boost in hiring and a near doubling in patent applications. -
Scottish wireless product community gets innovation centre
A wireless innovation centre opens in Glasgow, Thursday 19th February 2004 with the aim of providing development, test and support facilities for firms developing wireless products. -
Real Time reverses its losses
REAL Time Engineering, one of Scotland's largest independent IT consultancies, dramatically reversed heavy losses after finding niche markets in the downtrodden technology sector and striking a series of big aviation industry deals. -
Innovators of 4c plan to butter the parsnips
IDEAS ping round the unkempt offices of 4c Design like atoms round a particle generator. The three young product designers, who have recently won a £50,000 Smart award, fairly crackle with the static of new thinking. -
I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS growth
Former Innovation Centre tenant I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS the software and services firm that employs most of its staff in Glasgow, said yesterday it had drastically narrowed its losses and expects to be profitable throughout the next 12 months. -
Scots innovators urged to abandon clan mentality
SCOTLAND’S history of great inventions, from the telephone and television to bicycles and Dolly the Sheep, could be rekindled if researchers, scientists and innovators abandoned their "clan mentality" and worked together instead of in competition. -
New chief mobilised for technology firm alliance
A FORMER executive from mobile phone group Orange has been selected to lead Scotland’s fledgling wireless technology industry. -
Pioneer in computer imaging prepares itself for a screen test
VIRTUAL Clones, a new spin-out from Glasgow University and the University of Edinburgh, is preparing to launch its virtual character creation software into the international entertainment market. -
Bedside hi-tech helps head injury patients
BEDSIDE technology in a Scottish hospital is driving an international research project to improve the treatment of patients with head injuries. -
Winners at the Web 2003
Everyone who enters can access valuable e-business support from Scottish Enterprise. You'll also receive constructive feedback on your entry from the judges. -
I-Document systems on course to break even as pre-tax losses narrow to £460,000
I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS, the software and services firm that employs 60 of its 80 staff in Glasgow, yesterday reported narrowing losses and said it was on course to break even by the end of October. -
4cDesign shell livewire Runner up
4C Design Ltd was pipped at the post by Borders based Black Circles Ltd, an innovative online and call centre tyre retailer. -
Call centres given the human touch
Blue chip club: Video technology developed by a Glasgow company is putting a face to annonymous operators, finds Mike Woodcock -
Finnish and Estonian Partnership Opportunities
Finnish and Estonian Partnership Opportunities -
Poland Trade Mission
Subsidised Trade Mission to Poland through Renfrewshire & Inverclyde Export Partnership. -
Surge in business angel syndicates as wealthy investors spurn stock market
FIVE new business angel syndicates could be set up in Scotland this year as wealthy individuals seek an alternative to the battered stock market. -
New research puts city second on UK high-growth list
NEW research by Bank of Scotland shows that Glasgow develops the highest pro portion of high-growth new businesses in the UK outside London, according to data collected from more than 500,000 UK businesses. -
Providing more than just a helping hand for new generation of entrepreneurs
Those of us involved in the business community in this country are acutely aware of the need to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in Scotland. -
Go ahead given for trailblazing wireless research at Hillington Park
Providing a global showcase for Scotland’s wireless technology capability could be the result of a pilot study secured by the country’s leading high growth business incubator. -
Research to business plans unveiled
Three new centres designed to turn more university research into businesses will be announced by First Minister Jack McConnell. -
Success is innovative for new firms at Hillington Park
HILLINGTON Park Innovation Centre has completed its second year in operation with a higher-than-average survival rate among its fledgling companies, sparking plans for the possible opening of sister centres across Scotland. -
i-doc set to achieve its financial targets
SOFTWARE developer i-documentsystems (i-doc) said yesterday that it was on course to meet its sales targets for the financial year, having managed to meet both its new contract and turnover targets. -
IT development makes CRM accessible to all
LEAVING customers waiting on the line for 20 minutes listening to endless pledges of prompt attention is not good for business. -
Animated entrepreneurs let mobile users tune in to a cartoon network
KEVIN Bradshaw, the wireless media entrepreneur, has teamed up with the computer game pioneer Lesley Keen in a new company that will enable mobile phone users to create and send cartoons. -
VCs prepare for £150m Scottish spending spree
SCOTTISH companies can expect to receive up to £150m in investment next year as venture capitalists seek to spend their growing cash piles, according to industry estimates. -
Blow to tech firms as Star centre is shut
FLEDGLING Scottish firms hoping to sell their technology in the US have been dealt a blow with the closure of a key commercialisation office in San Jose, California. -
Intense bucks optoelectronics trend by raising another £10.5m
Intense bucks optoelectronics trend by raising another £10.5m to accelerate its development programme and strengthen its marketing team. -
£150,000 Injection for Matrix
MATRIX Service Hosting, the online accountancy software company, has won £150,000 in first-round funding from a group of private investors. -
4CDesign -Tomorrow's World Roadshow
4CDesign would like to invite you to stand (I29) at the SECC in Glasgow in the coming week. -
Trade mission to C.E.R.N.
CERN is the largest particle physics laboratory in Europe, with an annual budget in excess of £350 million. -
Virtual Property Market Challenged Once Again
The weekend of 20th June saw the VPM team struggle across 54 miles of the West Highland Way in a time of just over 20 hours. -
VPM win £4000 in Beyond Bricks national final
Hillington Park Innovation Centre based e-commerce business pick up elevator pitch prize at Internet World exhibition. -
Tech upturn finally allows bluetooth to bare its teeth
AFTER years of being confined to the brilliant-but-useless shelf of the technology revolution, Bluetooth appears to at last be coming of age. -
ScotlandIS ITT for Website
We are currently seeking proposals for the design and development of a new Web site for ScotlandIS. -
Gladstone MRM awarded Investor in People Standard
Gladstone MRM (Scotland and Northern Ireland) was recently awarded the Investors in People Scotland Standard. Gladstone MRM provides the leisure industry with specialist software to enable the effective management of membership information systems -
Xtrabox much in demand by Greeks
WHEN Andrew Ogilvie, the owner of a new Scottish internet service provider (ISP), said he could drastically reduce the cost for e-businesses upgrading to a dedicated server with his range of new toaster-sized devices, he did not expect his first customer to come from 1800 miles away. -
VPM scoops top property award
Property Innovation of the Year Award goes to Glasgow firm -
Microsoft will put its muscle behind the Bluetooth wireless
Microsoft also will push Bluetooth software, releasing a development kit in May to help programmers support the technology and posting a download that will give Windows XP (news - web sites) built-in Bluetooth abilities this fall. -
Hillington to set up £1m wireless centre
ONE of Scotland's top company incubators is to establish a £1m wireless technology centre. -
20-20 Ringing Up All The Right Answers
A Glasgow start-up is aiming to revolutionise the fast-growing UK call centre sector with a new and innovative piece of software. -
All go for Virtual Property Market's tendering system
VIRTUAL Property Market, the Glasgow-based e-procurement firm, has completed a trial of its online tendering system, backed by the housing and regeneration agency Communities Scotland. -
Scots Software Firms Link Up
SOFTWARE which allows mobile staff to check office documents from mobile phones and other devices is being developed by two companies in Scotland. -
Ascom IT and Stream Communications
TWO of Scotland's top wireless companies have set up a consultancy to pool their expertise in Bluetooth, the technology that is expected to link millions of electronic devices. -
Hillington Park Innovation Centre; community at work
DAMOVO, the fast-growing Glasgow-based telecoms hardware and service supplier, yesterday said it had signed a £160m partnership deal with a small Scottish hi-tech firm, a move likely to bolster the fortunes of both companies. -
'Technology hotel' provides five-star hospitality
FAST-growing companies have special requirements. They may not be very big at least, not to start with but they normally need a sound infrastructure, a creative atmosphere, and the presence of high-level technical facilities such as broadband. -
Hanon Solutions acquires Neural Innovation
Hanon Solutions announces that it has purchased the business and assets of Neural Innovation Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. -
Just how do you get your teeth into wireless?
The trouble with IT is that sometimes, it can be so darn repetitive. -
Idesta Growth Plans for 2002
Idesta, the company which designs, develops and deploys web-enabled software applications for mobile devices, is looking for a 60% increase in 2002 revenues from the rapidly-growing European wireless market. -
Virtual Property Market Scottish First Tuesday event.
Virtual Property Market Scottish First Tuesday event. -
IT Business Forum and World Congress
The IT Business Forum and World Congress on IT is taking place in Adelaide in February, and a proposed trade mission to these events is planned. -
Macromedia Qualified Graduates
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High-tech park helping fledgling firms survive
LAST month, the UK's e-Entrepreneur of the Year, Chris Gorman, opened an impressive new business incubation centre at Hillington. -
OnStar pulls plug on satellite broadband dream
Broadband4UK, run by entrepreneur Fraser Hay, was acting as marketing partner of OnStar Europe, the telecoms division of General Motors, which developed the Beam system of broadband delivery. -
Chris Gorman signs up to nurture new generation of software ventures
CHRIS Gorman, recently named UK e-Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, was yesterday appointed chairman of the management board at the £5m Hillington Park Innovation Centre.
