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Stockport awarded £50,000 to improve digital skills

Stockport Council has been awarded a share of a £500,000 Greater Manchester fund to ‘Get Greater Manchester Digital’. The aim is to equip more Greater Manchester residents with the digital skills needed for life and work and ensure that everyone in the city-region, whatever their age, location … [Read more...]

Amshire – Official IT Partner to Power Maxed Racing

Power Maxed Racing have today announced their partnership with IT Security & Infrastructure specialist, Amshire.  Amshire will be working alongside Power Maxed Racing to ensure the infrastructure at their Warwickshire site is up-to-date and running the latest software whilst … [Read more...]

This month’s hot topics in FinTech recruitment

From cybersecurity skills to Brexit – what are this month’s hot topics in FinTech recruitment? Richard Brown, co-founder and director at Stockport HQ'd and specialist IT recruiters Grassroots takes a look: My last post on the latest trends in RegTech has sparked a lot of conversations with … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: RIP Windows 7 – what happens next?

Support for Microsoft Windows 7, a much-loved computer operating system for the last 10 years, where it served businesses and homes all over the world, has ended. Windows 7 surpassed adoption of later operating systems such as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 but, unfortunately, this love affair is … [Read more...]

Stockport fintech company plan for 2020 growth

Stockport based fintech business, takepayments, plan to expand during 2020 as the UK continues to head towards a cashless society. Takepayments is the new name for Payzone’s card terminal and EPOS business, providing debit and credit card acceptance to small businesses and sole traders. The … [Read more...]

Amshire IT: Travelex – ‘a diamond data heist’

Travelex, one of the UK’s largest providers of foreign currency, has fallen victim to a malicious cyber-attack with potentially dire consequences for its customers. As a result, the company has taken its websites off line across 30 countries to "contain the virus and protect data". The hackers - … [Read more...]

Happy New Year – but not for Microsoft Office 2013!

It's that time of year again when we begin a new year with new dreams, hopes and goals. We have enjoyed Christmas and New Year parties. But there is one party that we all need to be aware of on the horizon. And that is the parting of Microsoft Office 2013. In October 2020, Microsoft Office 2013 … [Read more...]

Love affair with Windows 7 must end!

Support for Microsoft Windows 7, a much-loved computer operating system for the last 10 years, where it served businesses and homes all over the world, is about to end. Windows 7 surpassed adoption of later operating systems such as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 but, unfortunately, this love affair … [Read more...]

UK: £1 billion deal set to solve poor rural mobile coverage

Poor rural mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry to banish rural not-spots. Moves to cement plans to give high-quality 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by 2025, meaning consumers will get good 4G signal … [Read more...]

CDL Stockport named in global InsurTech 100

Stockport-based tech firm, CDL, has been revealed as a global player in the insurtech space, following its inclusion in the elite InsurTech 100, a list of the world’s most innovative organisations transforming the insurance industry.  One of 27 UK-based companies to feature in the listing, CDL … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: The best tech hacks you need to know

What do you know about tech hacks? Have you ever wanted to improve the way you use a phone or laptop to make life that little bit easier? We're loving the hacks from Stockport based musicMagpie! Tech hacks are a super fun way to speed up your use of technology, curb your boredom and most of all … [Read more...]