A public consultation has been launched this week to find out where investment is needed for better access to broadband across Greater Manchester. The opportunity to participate is being welcomed by many Stockport businesses who have been campaigning for access to increased speeds for greater … [Read more...]
News for: IT & Comms
NEW PREMISES FOR LASER QUANTUM
Laser Quantum, designer and manufacturer of DPSS and Ultrafast laser technology, is pleased to announce the move of their Headquarters in Stockport, to a new building. Whilst the move is not very far, the new premises will allow Laser Quantum to keep increasing the strength of their team in … [Read more...]
ANGRY BIRD MAN HELPS BOOST MIDSHIRE F72 CHARITY NEST EGG
The man who created the concept behind Angry Birds, the world’s biggest-selling mobile phone game, has pledged his Rochdale company’s support for the Midshire F72 fundraising campaign. After smashing the record for the world's longest football match (72 hours of continuous play, … [Read more...]
AMSHIRE ACHIEVES SILVER FOR MICROSOFT
Stockport based Amshire Solutions Ltd has today announced it has achieved a Silver Small Business competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must … [Read more...]
WORLD RECORD VICTORY FOR STOCKPORT SALES MANAGER
36 MEN, TWO TEAMS, 72 HOURS AND ONE WORLD RECORD FOR GREATER MANCHESTER! Stockport Sales Manager Nick Rose is celebrating after he and his team mates smashed theGuinness World Record for the longest continuous game of 11-a-side football over the bank holiday … [Read more...]
POWERCHAIR FOOTBALLERS PROMOTED BY MIDSHIRES
After just four months a Powerchair Football Team will finally join the regional league, thanks to sponsorship from national business systems company Midshire. The team, made up of footballers with a range of disabilities who play using modified electric wheelchairs, has been unable to play … [Read more...]
INTERESTING ONLINE DIGITAL STATS
This week we have been searching around for some interesting statistics for digital media. Here are a few of the most noteable that we have found from Econsultancy. 1. Users of Internet Explorer are the most valuable online. From a sample of nearly 100m visitors to 90 of … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT FOR STOCKPORT
Business and print systems company Midshire has announced its headline sponsorship of a Guinness Record attempt on staging the world’s longest football match - and putting Stockport on the world map. The Midshire F72 marathon match and the Guinness record attempt will take place this … [Read more...]
CDL APPOINTS COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR NEW ROLE
Insurance software house CDL has appointed Stuart Ritchie, formerly Head of IT at Carole Nash, to the newly created post of Compliance Manager. Stuart's initial focus will be on enhancing CDL's business continuity strategy and data protection protocols, as part of a wider remit to strengthen … [Read more...]
CDL & MUSTARD TREE ‘RENEWABLE’ TECHNOLOGY
Stockport based technology firm, CDL, has donated 28 laptops and 11 PCs to ‘Mustard Tree’, an organisation based in Ancoats that exists to serve people across Greater Manchester that find themselves without home, food, dignity or hope. The computers will be used for IT classes and … [Read more...]
GMP SUPPORTS GLOBAL TWITTER DAY
Greater Manchester Police will be taking to the global stage when it joins a worldwide Twitter day for law enforcement agencies. Forces from as far afield as America, Sweden, Iceland and Australia will be taking part in the event, which starts at 8am on Friday 22 March. The … [Read more...]
AMSHIRE WARNS AGAINST RISK OF UNPROTECTED DATA
Stockport based Amshire IT Solutions is warning businesses about the risks incurred when data is left unprotected in the event of an employee leaving or being released from their position. Do you know how to protect your data when employees leave? While important information was previously … [Read more...]