Momentum News RSS Momentum News RSS Feed <![CDATA[Foster announces new jobs at Kainos]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today announced a £10million investment by Kainos that will create 60 software engineering jobs in Londonderry. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Minister congratulates Downpatrick STEM student]]>  
Down High School student John Neill demonstrates his award-winning ‘Keycall’ to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Ireland Survey of Agile Use in the Software Industry]]>  
University of Ulster are in the process of completing a survey of agile software development practice in Northern Ireland. 
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[European Commission launches on-line platform for "Innovation and Entrepreneurs"]]> The European Commission launched an on-line platform to prepare one of its events - the Digital Agenda Assembly which will take place in June. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Game on for Local IT Community ]]>  
BCS Belfast Branch are bringing the Local IT Community together as they hold a 7-a-side football tournament on Saturday 2nd June at the PlayBall Pitches in Stormont Estate.
 
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Belfast firm flies the flag for Engineering and Manufacturing excellence]]>  
Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, is celebrating a double success – being finalists for the prestigious MacRobert Award and being included in the Make It In Great Britain Exhibition in London. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cultural Tourism - Download Apps for that! ]]>  
Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín endorses mobile apps showcasing Irish and Ulster-Scots culture.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Coder Dojo Youth Coding Club launches at BMC]]>
Saturday 12th May saw the launch of CoderDojo Belfast at BMC, Titanic Campus and welcomed coverage from BBC NI's What's Next radio show!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Ireland IT firm bucks the trend with 30 new posts at unemployment blackspot]]>  
Hundreds of people have queued in the hope of securing one of 30 jobs in one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious unemployment blackspots reports the Belfast Telegraph.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CME Group creates 90 software developer jobs]]> CME Group, the futures exchanges and online trading platforms owner, has announced plans to open a new technology office in Belfast.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Facebook app store launches amid mobile revenue worries]]>  
Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cultural Apps Launch - GAA / Comhaltas / Ulster Historical Foundation]]> In late 2011, Digital Circle and Momentum, working with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, launched a cultural apps competition for the creation of two apps: one for the Ulster Historical Foundation and the second for the GAA and Comhaltas. After months of development, we are holding a reception in The Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) to welcome the release of the apps.


]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Niavac win major contracts with Giants Causeway and The Mac]]>  
Belfast based, audio visual specialist Niavac has secured a series of high profile contracts in recent months valued over £230,000. The MAC and the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre are set to be two of the jewels in NI Tourism Crown and Niavac have fought off competition from the UK to deliver a home win for NI economy. 
]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[KANA Acquires Cloud Customer Service Company Trinicom]]>  
KANA Software, Inc., a global leader of customer service solutions used by more than 600 enterprises including half of the Global 100 and more than 200 government agencies, has announced it has completed its acquisition of privately held Trinicom, a provider of cloud-based web customer service (WCS) and customer interaction software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[€280,000 Prize Fund Announced for InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Business Competition 2012]]>  
InterTradeIreland has launched its annual all-island Seedcorn business competition and is seeking seed and early stage companies based in Northern Ireland to enter. Companies will have the chance to win a share of the €280,000 prize fund on offer and set themselves apart as one of the companies to watch in the future.]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[120 jobs created in new BT contact centre]]>  
Northern Ireland has been chosen as the location for a state-of-the-art contact centre, creating around 120 new jobs. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster and Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today announced the major investment by BT which is being supported by Invest Northern Ireland through funding of £568,000 under its Jobs Fund.]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[An Introduction to our Sister Company Simply Zesty by Niall Harbison]]>  
Since we were acquired by UTV, the one thing people ask me is why I’m not lying on a beach. The answer I always give them is that we have only just started building Simply Zesty into what we want it to be and the last two months have been as exciting as the two and a half years that preceded them.]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate NI wins top accolade in Belfast Telegraph Business Awards]]>  
Allstate NI is celebrating after being named Outstanding Business of the Year at the 2012 Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Business Awards.  ]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces multi-million pound boost for knowledge transfer partnerships ]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster joins Iain Gray, CEO of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to announce a multi-million pound funding package for the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme in Northern Ireland.]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ulster Experts to Use Emerging Healthcare Technologies to Help Children with Autism]]>  
University of Ulster experts are involved in an international research project that aims to use emerging healthcare technologies to provide personalised ‘in-home’ intervention strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder. ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Whiskey App Sinks The Competition]]>  
The Irish Software Developers’ Network recently hosted the Irish leg of Mashable’s Let’s Talk Tech global event at TCube in Dublin, a brand new venue for software professionals to learn and socialise.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Business and University Partnerships Receive Funding Boost ]]>  
A new multi-million pound package of funding for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between universities and businesses is a significant boost to the Northern Ireland economy, it was claimed today.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Belfast software firm secures export contract worth over £500,000]]>  
Belfast-based Sysco Software Solutions has secured business in the Republic of Ireland worth over £500,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland.]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equity firm stakes £6m on Seven to be tops in engineering]]> A Northern Ireland engineering company has received a £6.6m cash injection from a private equity firm reports the Belfast Telegraph. Seven Technologies employs 42 people including engineers in electronic, software and mechanical design in Lisburn.]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Texthelp Systems wins new export business in Brazil]]>  
Texthelp Systems Ltd, the Antrim-based educational software business, has secured its first export sales in Brazil from following up contacts made on a recent Invest Northern Ireland trade mission to this emerging global market.]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2012]]>  
Enterpreneur? Early-stage, high-growth company? Enter the All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2012 for your chance to win a share of €280,000.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Texthelp recognised in Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100 2012]]>  
Texthelp were delighted for the recent recognition as one of the UK's most profitable businesses, receiving a ranking of 55 in the Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100 2012. 

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Halo director elected VP of European engineering body]]>  
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has elected Alan Watts, director of the Northern Ireland business angel network Halo, to serve a three-year term as its vice-president.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ed Vernon: Strategy’s easy; execution’s the key]]>  
CEO-NI interviews Ed Vernon, who has been a prominent figure in the IT industry in Ireland for many years. He was CEO of BIC Systems for 20 years and recently has served on the boards of a variety of organizations, including Invest NI.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland Launches £1m / €1.2m Sales & Marketing Programme for SMEs ]]>
Support options available include assistance towards employing a full time or part time sales person, engaging a graduate for a 12 month sales & Marketing project or funding for a market research project.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bring IT On Report 2011-2012]]>  
The Bring IT On campaign is aimed at encouraging more young people to consider a career in computing by raising awareness of the ICT industry and the careers available within the industry to school pupils, their parents and teachers.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Flagship Export Programme to Assist Micro Businesses ]]>  
InterTradeIreland has today launched the 2012 phase of its sales development programme, Elevate, which aims to help small businesses develop sales opportunities through first time cross-border exports.]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bangor company creates 14 new jobs on back of web innovations]]>  
Bangor-based company Omnisoft Services Ltd has created 14 new jobs in an expansion driven by the growth of its web design services and the development of a new product for the educational market.]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Students Bring Fresh Ideas to Citi]]>  
Citi announces the winning teams of the inaugural upStart programme at an awards ceremony held at the Citi offices in Belfast. The winning teams are Woogie Tap from Queen’s University Belfast and Happy Swap from Trinity College Dublin. ]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Free Export Marketing & Sales Clinic]]>  
We are pleased to announce that Geraldine Fusciardi and Norbert Sagnard will be providing a free Export Marketing and Sales clinic to all Momentum members and affiliates on Thursday 19th April and Wednesday 16th May 2012.]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Recruiting a Computing Placement Student to work in your Company]]>
Work-based learning or placement forms an integral part of all the undergraduate degree programmes of study within the Computing Schools of the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at the University of Ulster.]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Grrrrreat & Cúl Promotion!]]>  
We’ve been working closely with the GAA to make some major changes to the Cul Camps online booking system this year. The Kellogg’s company in Ireland has signed a 3 year sponsorship deal with GAA Cúl Camps and with this change have been opportunities to raise the profile of the website via on-pack promotions.]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fluent Technology Launch FlexiGrant ]]>  
Fluent Technology has launched a new website for their innovative grant management product FlexiGrant.
 
]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Innotribe Start-up Challenge and Conference launches in Northern Ireland]]> Invest Northern Ireland recently hosted a workshop to launch a leading international financial services event for Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[European Call for getting access to the Open Platform]]>  
Cap Digital Paris Region has launched a European call to host and experiment on its testbed very innovative services or apps developed by SMEs from all over Europe (see the poster in attached piece, translated in your own language). ]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in hosting a CCNA-qualified IT student on an unpaid placement? ]]>  
For the past three years, young IT professionals from the Berlin College of IT have been coming to Belfast to do unpaid work placements at companies including Lagan Technologies (now KANA), Liberty IT, Steria, Queen’s University, and Translink.]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland launches £1m Acumen Business Programme]]>  
InterTradeIreland today launched the latest phase of Acumen, its flagship sales and marketing programme, announcing £1m in available funds for SMEs across the island to help them grow their business by targeting new cross-border markets.]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum's Annual Skills Survey 2012]]>  
Please take some time to fill in the Momentum 2012 Salary Survey. This survey allows us to get a snapshot of the state of the industry in Northern Ireland and enables us to fulfil our role in a more meaningful way.]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[E-marketing is on its way out. Agree or Disagree? We Disagree]]>  
Us digital folk can write plenty of articles about email marketing, how it benefits your organisation, how it can help build your brand and improve customer relationships etc etc. but it’s the staunch facts you want isn’t it?  The proof that it works and is working for companies actually using this as part of their digital marketing strategy?]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A region full of opportunity ]]>  
Tracy Meharg, Invest NI’s managing director of innovation and capability development, looks at opportunities for businesses in India.]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster welcomes IDOX acquisition ]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the acquisition of Londonderry based Opt 2 Vote, one of the UK's leading providers of electoral managed services, by IDOX plc, a leading independent supplier of software and services.]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Re-launched u.tv website hosting delivered by Tibus]]>  
The brand new u.tv website was launched in February, supported by Tibus. As well as offering a new look and cutting-edge navigation, the u.tv site offers easier to access to unique content from the utv news room, sports desk and archives. ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kainos Paves Technology Career Path for Local Pupils ]]>
Over 150 pupils from schools throughout Country Tyrone were introduced to the exciting career prospects on offer in the technology sector at a special presentation  by leading technology company, Kainos, hosted recently by Fivemiletown College. 


]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NISP CONNECT: Springboard Programme Overview]]>    
The Springboard programme offers free assistance to life science and high tech companies in all stages of development.  

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI welcomes 'Invest NI – A Performance Review' report by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland]]>  
Invest Northern Ireland has welcomed today’s publication of the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report into the performance of the organisation and the recognition of the strong performance improvements which have been delivered over the past three years.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate NI offers 30 graduates the opportunity to kick start their career in IT]]>  
Allstate Northern Ireland is offering 30 graduates with non-IT degrees the opportunity to kick start their career in the IT industry.  The company is running another Bridge to Employment programme in conjunction with the Department of Employment and Learning. ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces investment by US financial services company]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today announced that Cowen International Ltd is to set up a technology research and development centre in Belfast, potentially creating up to 50 high value jobs.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BringITon at Belfast's Titanic Quarter]]>  
Last Friday saw the Bring IT On road show arrive at the Belfast Metropolitan College, Titanic Quarter, Belfast for the third of four planned regional events taking place this year. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Virtual Schooling is the Future for NI Education says Ulster Researcher]]>  
A ‘virtual’ school providing online courses for 16 – 18 year olds is the way ahead for Northern Ireland’s education system, according to new research from the University of Ulster.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kainos Wins Contract with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to Transform Acute & Community Health Services ]]>
Kainos Evolve to empower bedside clinicians in hospital & community nurses and therapists out in the community with up-to-date electronic patient records they can update at the point of care. ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK is the ‘most internet-based major economy’]]>  
The internet contributes to 8.3% of the UK economy, a bigger share than for any of the other G20 major countries, a new study suggests.

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[AirPOS Partners with Casio to launch World's First Android ePOS Device]]>  
The ePOS industry is long overdue due a shake up. With retail in steep decline across many sectors, retailers and technology providers alike have little choice but to innovate their way out of the mire. ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Expert says downturn 'a welcome mat for entrepreneurs']]>  
The recession should not present a barrier to entrepreneurs, according to the head of a top US university. Dr Stephen Spinelli, president of the University of Philadelphia, was on a three-day visit to Belfast this week addressing business students at the University of Ulster as well as a delegation at the Work West Enterprise Agency in west Belfast.]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster welcomes £16million fund to help SMEs create jobs]]>
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently welcomed the appointment of the manager for a new £16million fund to help SMEs grow and create jobs.

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Leading global financial institution selects Kofax solution]]>  
Kofax plc, a leading provider of capture enabled business process management (BPM) solutions, recently announced that a leading global financial institution has selected Kofax TotalAgility for its BPM and dynamic case management needs. The value of the contract to Kofax exceeds $650,000.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£6m science park development set to create 500 new jobs ]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has visited the site of a £6m development at the Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP). Final preparations are being made to Concourse II, a facility which is set to create 500 new jobs when it opens in August.

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aepona Announced as one of Ireland’s 20 Best Managed Companies]]>  
Aepona has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. In total, twenty companies which demonstrated superior business performance were recognised at a gala awards dinner in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on 2 March 2012. ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate’s Belfast Office raises £38,520 for the MRI Scanner Appeal and Cancer Research UK ]]>  
Employees from Allstate’s Belfast Office were delighted to present 2 cheques for £19,260 to the MRI Scanner Appeal and to Cancer Research UK, their designated charities in 2011.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£170m cloud computing deal for Northern Ireland schools]]>  
Classroom 2000, Northern Ireland's IT procurement body for education, has awarded a £170m contract to Northgate Managed Services for the provision of cloud services.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Revolting customers are not the future]]> Companies obsessing about how to engage customers through digital and social media are at risk of missing the really big opportunities in their respective markets, that was the message from University of Ulster marketing expert Professor Mark Durkin at a special lecture today.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI encourages e-business and selling online ]]>  
Around 250 local companies attended Invest Northern Ireland’s Online Marketing Conference in March 2009 to hear how George Wright of US company Blendtec achieved a 700% increase in blender sales by using the latest online sales and marketing techniques. ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ICT Ambassadors and Students help 'Bring IT On']]> Industry ambassadors from local ICT companies are once again supporting the ‘BringITon’ campaign by participating at Bring IT On Regional events for 14 to 16 year old pupils.]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Up to £7000 of Management and Sales Training for free]]> Northern Ireland businesses (including Invest NI client companies) can avail of up to £7000 worth of management and sales training on the Beckinridge courses below:
]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Awards ceremony for innovative Software Testers’ Academy]]>  
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, and Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Arlene Foster today jointly hosted an awards ceremony for graduates from the Software Testers’ Academy.

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Welcome Simply Zesty!]]>  
A warm welcome from all at Tibus to our new colleagues at Dublin social media agency Simply Zesty.   Now a sister company to Tibus, the agency has just been purchased by UTV Media plc, adding another great dimension to UTV’s New Media business. 

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BringITon 2012 - Students encouraged to study IT for rewarding career]]>  
Momentum, in conjuntion with e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology, InvestNI and the Department for Employment and Learning, have launched another very successful BringITon campaign for the 4th consecutive year.]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BSkyB launches personalised self-service to customers using SpeechStorm applications]]> SpeechStorm®, a leader in software for automating customer service over the phone, is pleased to announce that British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSkyB) has deployed its advanced customer care applications to deliver highly personalised self-service to its 10.5 million Sky customers.  ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CMI’s Ken Roulston: If you’re not enjoying it, stop doing it!]]>
CEO-NI interviews CMI’s Ken Roulston
]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Local IT Companies Launch Cloud Application Platform]]>  
Northern Ireland’s first Cloud Services broker, Whisple Cloud Services which is made up of a consortium of leading technology companies from across the province today announced the launch of the Whisple Cloud Application Platform at an exclusive launch event held in conjunction with Anaeko and VMware at the Northern Ireland Science Park.

]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus announces major infrastructure investments for 2012]]>  
TibusHost is pleased to announce details of its infrastructure investment program for 2012. Building on its three hosting facilities in Ireland (Dublin x 2 and Belfast x 1), the company is investing £0.5m in security improvements and capacity increases. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Students encouraged to consider a career in ICT on National ICT Day]]>  
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today encouraged young people across Northern Ireland to consider a career in Information Communication Technology (ICT) to mark National ICT day. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces major export deal for CEM systems in Mongolia]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced export business to Mongolia worth £500,000 for Belfast-based CEM Systems. The company, part of Tyco Security Products, is to supply its market leading access control system to secure the Oyu Tolgoi Copper and Gold mine in Mongolia’s remote South Gobi region.]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Super-Speed Business Park is first of its kind in Europe]]>  
A privately-owned business park in Belfast can boast a European first – offering tenants access to a state-of-the-art 10G internet connection that allows them to do business much faster than before.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[90 new jobs on offer through InterTradeIreland's 'Foot In The Door' website]]> InterTradeIreland launches a new web portal and Facebook to offer real job opportunities  to graduates throughout 2012. InterTradeIreland today (23 February) launched a new website, www.footinthedoor.info, specifically designed to help graduates from across the island secure high calibre jobs.   ]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[No fears of cross-border brain drain as PayPal heads south]]> The Belfast Telegraph has reported that IT and recruitment experts in Northern Ireland have said they see no threat from the opening of a mammoth new operations centre by an online payments company just over the border.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tech firms hiring non-EU workers to fill skills gap]]>  
EU workers on more than 1,000 occasions last year to help plug a job gap in the industry, which is estimated to have between 2,500 and 3,000 unfilled positions.
]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Consilium launches TotalMobile™ 5]]>  
In response to the growing consumerisation of the enterprise and in particular the trend towards Bring your own Device (BYOD), Consilium released TotalMobile™ 5, the only Enterprise Mobility Solution to support all major platforms and deliver a truly consumer grade native experience on all devices.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate NI investing in employees’ health & wellbeing]]>  
Allstate Northern Ireland is celebrating again after receiving the Investors in People Health & Wellbeing Award recently, this in addition to the Investors in People Gold Status that the company had previously received in 2009.  
]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus launch two new websites]]>  
Tbus have launched not one but two of our own websites this week – www.tibushost.com and www.tibusconnect.com. These two sites replaces the previous ‘networks services’ sections within the general www.tibus.com website.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Lisburn telecoms solutions firm invests in next generation technology]]>  
Arcatech Limited in Lisburn is investing over £450,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to design and develop an innovative new product for the global telecoms market.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tascomi Launches innovative New cost saving Software in Craigavon]]>  
The Hillsborough-based software provider, Tascomi has today launched an innovative new system with Craigavon Borough Council designed to deliver web-based stock requisition and ordering linked to the Council's finance system.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate secures £1.3m education contract]]>  Newtownabbey based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate), which was recently named the UK’s IT Supplier of the Year at the British Computer Society (BCS) & Computer UK Industry Awards 2011, has further cemented its reputation as a leading provider of education based ICT solutions with the award of the £1.3m managed service contract for The Hastings Academy, East Sussex.  ]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Great news for local business ]]> Hot off the press – the Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry has just launched the 2012 INTRO Graduate Management Development programme in Belfast. ]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Boosting Irish tech talent is necessary for the IT industry’s growth]]> One of the biggest challenges in maintaining the Irish IT industry's growth is to make sure that we have the talent to support it. The top 10 multinational technology companies have operations in Ireland and the indigenous software sector's exports are worth more than €1bn per year. In 2011, 4,000 jobs were announced in the sector and more than 300 jobs were announced since the start of 2012.]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Business chiefs keep up pressure on Wilson over corporation tax cut]]>  
Cutting corporation tax in Northern Ireland must remain a priority issue for the Assembly, according to an influential business organisation. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) spoke out after Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said that the devolution of fiscal powers to the region would "not be beneficial".]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top technology firms seek to fill 2,500 vacancies at Dublin Career Zoo]]>  
Underlying the skills shortage in the technology industry, the bulk of the 2,500 vacancies on offer at this weekend’s Career Zoo event are either from companies in the sector or from firms looking to recruit programmers and other tech specialists.]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Intellect report: Weak productivity is the silent killer of recovery ]]>  
'The bootstrap recovery' report was launched at the Intellect Annual Regent Conference on 09 February 2012. ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Ireland urged to follow Singapore business model]]>  
The economy needs low taxes, a focus on exporting and a confidence boost if it is to flourish, Institute of Directors chairman Mervyn McCall has said.

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Texthelp get double short-listing in Education Awards]]>  
Texthelp Systems have been short-listed in the Education Resources Awards 2012 (ERAs) for both of their educational products, Read&Write GOLD and Fluency Tutor. ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ireland and Ulster Rugby Union Players Visit Andor Technology]]> Andor Technology has teamed up with the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA) and the Grafton Employment Group to mentor Ulster and Ireland Rugby players, Andrew Trimble and Chris Henry, who are taking part in the ‘Ulster Rugby Mean Business’ mentoring programme.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CMASS switches to Mallusk]]>
Local company CMASS Ltd has now well and truly settled in to its new premises in Mallusk.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Doing Business with Big Science Roadshow - Opportunities for UK Engineering Companies]]> Registrations are now open for the Spring 2012 “Doing Business with Big Science Roadshow” organised by STFC and the Electronics, Sensors, Photonics KTN. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Need Help with Google Analytics? Talk to Tibus!]]> Amy Adair, Tibus’s Marketing Executive, recently qualified in the Google Analytics Individual Qualification, shares her enthusiasm for the platform, having just completed her tests.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces new deal in the Netherlands for TotalMobile]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced that TotalMobile in Antrim has won new export business in the Netherlands.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Local IT specialist targets cloud services market with support from Invest NI]]> Belfast-based ICT solutions provider, Novosco Ltd has launched its latest range of cloud-based services and solutions to the UK market, with support from Invest Northern Ireland.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£70m Business Angel Funds available to businesses in 2012]]>  
Business Angel Funds of up to £70m/€85m are currently available to start-up companies across the island, Margaret Hearty, Director of Business Services and Programmes, InterTradeIreland, has estimated.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in developing YOUR Creative Thinking and bringing Innovation to YOUR Business?]]>  
FRESH will develop innovators by encouraging entrepreneurial behaviours. You will be equipped with the tools to think for yourself and awaken your ability to design and generate creative business ideas.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO-NI interviews Maureen Murphy, Chief Executive of Aurion Learning]]>  
Read the full interview here 
]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Discoverireland.ie wins Global Site of the Year 2011]]> Tibus has been awarded the accolade of Global Site of the Year 2011 for their discoverireland.ie site. Tibus is delighted that Discoverireland.ie has been recognised as Global Winner of Kentico Site of the Year 2011” says Rick McKee, MD Tibus. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NISPO Funds - Investment Readiness Programme]]> A 3-day interactive workshop to help entrepreneurs learn more about the investment process, covering topics such as Finance and Valuations, Legals, Pitch Preparation and more ... This event is completely free and up to three people from each company can attend. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High Tech Growth through Connected Health ]]>  
There is a global opportunity to accelerate high tech economic growth for Northern Ireland companies by addressing tomorrows Health and Social Care needs. These needs are evident in shifts in health care demand, changes in disease prevalence and an ageing population. ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster encourages innovative thinking from business]]> Innovation is the key to creating a thriving business and a successful economy. That was the message from Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster when she attended an Innovation Seminar at the Old Courthouse in Antrim’s Market Square.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BringITon Campaign 2012]]> The BringITon Campaign is aimed at encouraging more young people to consider a career in computing and Momentum is involved in delivering a programme of events to secondary school pupils in Northern Ireland to help to generate a positive attitude to the ICT industry in general and to ICT companies in Northern Ireland in particular.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus: Resolve to Do Digital Better in 2012]]>
 
It’s the third week into the New Year already, so how are we all doing with our New Year’s resolutions? Finding it hard to keep those hands off that chocolate cake? (I know I am)  Well here’s one resolution we feel will be easier to keep and will benefit your business in 2012- do digital better. 
]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Carson McDowell: Raising Equity Capital - A guide to the process ]]> At a time when bank funding (also known as debt financing) is difficult to secure, particularly for early stage companies, raising funds from private equity or venture capital is an alternative option. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Boosting Irish entrepreneurs ]]> The Irish Times as reported that InterTradeIlreland's Seedcorn Competition has grown to become the island’s biggest business awards scheme for early-stage and high-growth companies in any sector, from any part of the island.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kainos Announces Winner of 2011 App Camp]]>  
A student from the University of Ulster’s Magee campus has won the coveted ‘2011 Awesome App’ award after the application (app) he developed while on the inaugural Kainos App Camp was downloaded over 10,500 times!
]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New episodes of The Tech Show available now]]>  
Download the latest tech podcasts from hosted by Chris Taylor and Matt Johnston.
 

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI - Development of an Inward Investment Software Application]]>  
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is the agency responsible for economic development in Northern Ireland. Operating at arm’s length from government, Invest NI is a public body that provides a flexible, efficient and comprehensive service to businesses. ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Technology Strategy Board announces Connected Digital Economy Catapult; get involved!]]>  
Yesterday the Technology Strategy announced that it will establish a new Catapult for the digital economy. The new Catapult is a technology and innovation centre which will accelerate innovation and stimulate growth in this important area of the economy. ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Visit by the Lord Mayor of City of London to Invest NI headquarters]]> Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman David Wootton (pictured right) met Alastair Hamilton, CEO Invest Northern Ireland during a visit to Belfast as part of his programme of regional visits. ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Firm expects growth with IT deal]]> Belfast Telegraph has reported that Monaghan Mushrooms has signed a two-year deal with a Belfast firm to provide off-shore software development support.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI Innovation Vouchers Programme]]>  
The February 2012 call is open to all small enterprises, including Limited companies, sole traders, partnerships, etc. Please see 'Am I Eligible?' section for further information. 

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Which video has the X the TXT factor?]]>  
Back in September 2011 Allstate Northern Ireland ran a competition for students to come up with an idea for a 30 second video clip for YouTube to promote their safe driving message of X the TXT – Don’t Text & Drive.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Belfast company targets £1 million export sales with Invest NI support]]> With support from Invest Northern Ireland, Belfast company Bohill Consulting is planning to increase its sales in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland to over £1 million over the next two years.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Deloitte releases 2012 TMT Predictions report]]>  
This annual publication presents Deloitte's view of the major trends over the next 12-18 months that are likely to have significant impacts for companies primarily in TMT but also across other industries. Now in its 11th year, the TMT Predictions report is our most anticipated publication.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Digital infrastructure - developing the digital media industry in NI by Andrew Maybin, Tibus]]> If I’m an animation company, wisdom suggests that I can locate my business anywhere. I don’t need access to heavy power. I don’t need my own motorway junction or acres of cheap land for a warehouse. ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tascomi 2011 Software Sales Success ]]>  
Tascomi, Hillsborough-based software provider, recorded another successful year with 20 new systems installed in Northern Ireland in 2011. These included 7 Dog Licensing systems alone, as well as systems for Environmental Health, Building Control, customer care and leisure services in Councils.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Unique Ulster Memorial Project Shines New Light on 'the Troubles']]> A team of researchers at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus has created a unique online resource that sheds new light on the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’. ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NI Businesses to join the Creative Revolution]]> The Arts Council is encouraging local businesses to tap into the global economic shift towards the creative industries, with funds to help local business transform their creative ideas into a commercial success.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sign up for InterTradeIreland's weekly ezine]]> InterTradeIreland is the only organisation which supports SMEs across the island to develop North/South trade and business development opportunities for the mutual benefit of both economies. 

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SaaS case study report to launch in mid-February]]>  
In October 2009, Intellect's Software as a Service (SaaS) Group published its report into The Business Case For Software As A Service. The report offers a practical guide for senior decision makers on whether a SaaS solution is right for them. ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus announced a Finalist in Kentico Site of the Year Awards 2011]]> Hot off the press! It has just been announced that we are one of three finalists shortlisted to win Best Travel Site for the development of discoverireland.ie, in the Kentico Site of the Year Awards.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Placement Employer of the Year Awards Launched]]>  
The University of Ulster has launched its annual search for the Placement Employer of the Year. The competition recognises the contribution that employers have made to Ulster student development through work experience.  ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Tech Show - Episode 1]]> Hear the first in the series of weekly tech podcasts hosted by Chris Taylor and Matt Johnston. ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bash! IT event attracts unprecedented demand]]> Bash!, a new developer event in Belfast has attracted unprecedented demand for it's inaugural talk on Jan 19th.  ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Legislative proposals for the Revised Procurement Directives]]>  
You may be aware that the European Commission is undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of the EU public procurement legislation with the aim of developing flexible and user friendly tools that make transparent and competitive contract awards as easy as possible for European public authorities and their suppliers. A consultation took place earlier in the year on the proposals.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Named As Preferred Supplier For The Education Network NI Contract]]>  
Newtownabbey based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) has further cemented its reputation as one of the UK’s leading providers of ICT services by being named as Classroom 2000’s (C2k) preferred supplier for the new ‘Education Network Northern Ireland’ (ENNI) contract. The news was announced today at BETT 2012, Europe’s largest education ICT event in London.
]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kainos’ Legal Eagles Land Major Award ]]> An all-female legal team from Belfast-based technology company Kainos, has been recognised for its expertise in contract negotiation and intellectual property protection after winning the In-House Legal Team of the Year Award at the 2011 Solicitor Recognition Awards.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NASA Celebrates University of Ulster’s Innovative Research]]> Space could be the new frontier for Northern Ireland technology and University of Ulster scientists, in collaboration with key researchers at US space agency NASA, are leading the way.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Regulations are changing – BIS have got all the latest information and advice you’ll need ]]> Important and significant changes are planned which will impact upon your environmental responsibilities. Find out about new environmental regulations and what they will mean to your business in 2012.
 
 
]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UKTI Spring Trade Mission to Egypt 11-15 March 2012]]> Strategically located in the centre of the Middle East and Africa, Egypt is the natural regional trade hub, with commercial ports on the Mediterranean and Red Seas. ICT is a major pillar of the Egyptian economy; its growth rate amounting to 13% over the last three years, and expected to continue growing in double-digits despite the uncertainty following the revolution. ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Huge rise in app downloads since Christmas]]> More than 1.2 billion apps were downloaded for iOS and Android devices alone between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, according to a report in the Guardian.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Work to start on €14m science park next year]]> According to the Derry Journal, Work on Derry’s multi-million pounds science park at Fort George is set to begin next year and will be completed by Summer 2013, junior minister Martina Anderson has said.]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Asidua Offers Exceptional Opportunities for Graduates]]>
University of Ulster students, Paul Teague from Belfast  and Penny Loan from Ballymoney were among the prizewinners at the School of Computing & Information Engineering’s annual prizegiving at the Coleraine campus. 
]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Opportunities available in Software Testing & Development]]> The Department of Employment and Learning are offering Bridge To Employment Opportunities in Software Developing and Testing in Belfast and Londonderry.
]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Taking Accessibility Mainstream Event]]> What do Privacy & Security have to do with Accessibility? How do we make Accessibility mainstream?
]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland's Annual Venture Capital Conference ]]>  
2012 Conference Now Open for Bookings - Early Bird Discount Available.
 InterTradeIreland's annual Venture Capital Conference brings together in one room for one day the island's new and growing companies seeking investment, along with the funding organisations and individuals on the island with money to invest.
]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tascomi Scoop Dog Licensing in Councils]]> Tascomi, the Hillsborough-based software provider, has supplied their Dog Licensing system to five Councils in Northern Ireland in the last few months. Now 16 councils out of 26 are successfully operating the system. ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pinnacle team scoop Sage Circle of Excellence Award 2011]]> Sage UK Ltd, the leading business software and services provider,  named its business partner Belfast-based Pinnacle as one of its winners of the coveted Sage Circle of Excellence Award 2011, which was hosted at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire on the 6th December.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Noel Brady: Respecting your customer is at the heart of doing business]]> CEO-NI interviews Noel Brady, Managing Director of Consult NB1]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus backstage at the MTV EMAs]]>  
Andrew Maybin from Tibus talks about his experience at the MTV Awards in Belfast. 

"Now I can’t say I’ve ever knowingly wondered what a “Talent Logistics Manager” did. In fact I didn’t know there was such a person. I do now."]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[STEM survey calls for industry views]]>  
The Report of the STEM Review, published in September 2009, set out the vision for STEM: ‘Empowering future generations through science, technology, engineering and mathematics to grow a dynamic and innovative economy.’
]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Whisple launches global potential for local IT industry]]> A consortium of leading technology companies from across the province have joined forces and announced the formation and launch of Northern Ireland’s first Cloud Services broker.Whisple Cloud Services has been formed to help local businesses realise the global potential and benefits Cloud Computing offers.]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Liberty IT Announces 2012 Recipients of Prestigious Bursary]]>  
Liberty Information Technology Ltd recently announced the recipients of their 2012 Undergraduate Scholarship for Computer Science in Northern Ireland. 
]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[IT salaries and incentives improving in NI says survey]]> Rewards and incentives for Information Technology professionals showed improvement in 2011 as employers sought to retain top talent, a survey revealed today. ]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Lights, Camera, Connection!]]> Movie House cinemas is one of the most recognisable entertainment brands in the Province. With 5 locations across the region, the business continues to go from strength to strength. ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI takes forward Software Testers Initiative ]]> Representatives from Queen’s University, the University of Ulster and the software sector were brought together recently in Invest Northern Ireland’s headquarters to take forward an important graduate skills initiative for the IT industry in Northern Ireland.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship is key for fast track economic growth]]> Nic Stirk, co-founder and CEO of Belfast-based mobile solutions firm, SLA Mobile, explains what NI needs to do to fast track economic growth reports the Belfast Telegraph. ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NI Minister meets students at Software Tester Academy]]> NI Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today learnt how students were progressing from the first cohort of the innovative Software Testers Academy. 

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kofax Acquires Singularity ]]> Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of capture driven business process automation solutions, today announced that it has acquired Singularity Limited, a leading provider of business process management (BPM) software and case management solutions.]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[IT Takes Centre Stage in New Lyric Theatre]]>  
Belfast’s leading IT Company, CMI helped bring the world renowned Lyric Theatre back to life as part of a multi-million pound project which saw the newly refurbished and extended venue open its doors to the public earlier this year.]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Taking Accessibility Mainstream Forum - San Deigo]]>
Accessibility Interoperability Alliance (AIA) - the technical & engineering division of the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA )are hosting an accessibility forum intended to bring focus to the needs of the development community in achieving accessible technology.
]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Last call to register for Momentum AGM]]> Momentum is delighted to invite you to our 20th Annual General Meeting at Malone House on Friday 9th December. All members are welcome to attend. ]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Read the latest developments from Enterprise Europe]]> http://www.enterpriseeuropeni.com/inx/myeen/email/viewer.asp?t=2&s=1191&z=20111202]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ignition Team & Microsoft Ireland deliver successful CRM event to a Public Sector audience]]>  
Ignition Team in association with Microsoft Ireland held a very successful event on 29th November 2011 in the Merchant Hotel, Belfast. The event entitled “Powering Productivity in the Public Sector with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, targeted to public sector employees, highlighted how efficiency gains can be achieved in the public sector while at same time providing citizens with more streamlined services and increasing citizen satisfaction levels. ]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kainos Wins Contract with Bradford Teaching Hospitals ]]>  
In yet another major win for its healthcare business, Belfast-based technology solutions company Kainos has announced that Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has committed to a transformational clinical information management project based around its next-generation electronic medical record (EMR) solution, Evolve® 3.

]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Final call for Parity Elevate Programme]]> This is the LAST CALL for anyone wishing to book a place on Parity's December 2011 – February 2012 ELEVATE programme which kicks off next Thursday December 8th.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tibus provides fast paced connection for a high speed event]]>
Fans of motocross flocked to The Odyssey, in Belfast last Saturday, as it was playing host to The Future West Supercross Championship for the second year in a row.
]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[IT skills shortage in Northern Ireland is still worst in the UK]]> Computing.co.uk has reported that there is still a more profound IT skills shortage in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, according to the IT skills body e-skills UK.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Managed Services wins '2011 IT Supplier of the Year' Award]]>  
Northgate Managed Services has been nationally recognised as the IT Supplier of the Year at the British Computer Society (BCS)& Computing UK Industry Awards 2011.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[FP7 Project seeks European Partners]]>
European partners sought for FP7 funded project to develop an intelligent security system based on the storage of logs, that offers a registration service and event management to guarantee chain of custody of digital evidence.
]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Businesses urged to harness technology for growth]]> Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster today called for businesses across Northern Ireland to engage more and utilise vital technology that could secure future economic growth.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[TotalMobile Receive UK IT Mobile Innovation Commendation ]]> TotalMobile, have been highly commended for 2011 Mobile IT Innovation of the Year at the UK IT Awards last week. The Charted Institute of IT, BCS held the ceremony at Battersea Park Events Arena; TotalMobile representatives including CEO Colin Reid attended to accept the Medal. ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[e-skills seek your views on employer supported degree programmes]]> e-skills UK, the Sector  Skills Council for Business and Information technology for are currently seeking your views on employer supported degree programmes for Northern Ireland.   ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards]]>
Invest Northern Ireland has once again partnered with Ulster Bank for their Business Achievers Awards. The awards are currently in their 18th year and last year alone over 400 businesses entered across the island of Ireland.   
 
]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ignition Team delivers a new web based software product, VetIMPRESS]]>  
In early 2011 Farmvet Systems Ltd engaged with Ignition Team to develop a new web based software product, VetIMPRESS.  The aim of the product is to equip large animal vets with the information needed to offer better services to their clients. ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Northgate joins DELL’s Premier Partner elite group of ICT Partners ]]> Newtownabbey based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) has reinforced its reputation as one of the UK’s leading providers of ICT services and solutions having been selected by Global IT Giant DELL, as its first and only ‘Premier Partner’ for Northern Ireland, and one of 17 across UK and Ireland.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate NI offers new Belfast training courses]]> Do you want to learn .net or Android programming? Do you want to qualify as a 6 sigma green belt? Allstate NI, Northern Ireland's largest IT employer, is presenting a unique learning opportunity for you. And, we are doing it all in a good cause.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Consilium Technologies opens new corporate headquarters in Belfast following recent US expansion]]> One of Northern Ireland’s leading tech companies, Consilium Technologies, has this morning announced the opening of their new corporate headquarters in Belfast. The company recently announced a major expansion at their North American facility in Boston and this move will allow the firm scale their UK operations alongside their US facility.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards 2012 Call For Entries]]> With only 4 weeks to go until the closing date for applications we have put together some ‘top tips’ from our expert judges! ]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ITLG announces internship programme during Belfast visit]]> The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) has announced a new internship programme for aspiring digital media developers, gaming coders and digital animators in Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The University of Ulster is opening up its R&D ideas bank to local businesses – for just £1]]> That small sum will give firms time-limited open access to the wealth of R&D work carried out in the university, so they can see if there are already innovation opportunities and ideas that could help them grow. 
]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Department of Health defends outsourcing of £17m IT contract]]> The Belfast Telegraph has reported that the Department of Health has defended its decision to award a £17m contract for the outsourcing of IT to an English company.]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[KPMG release new ICT publications and guides]]> KPMG's Information, Communications & Entertainment (ICE) practice is pleased to present the following publications:]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[50,000 extra jobs if NI is transformed into the UK’s Leading Knowledge Economy]]>
NISP CONNECT & Northern Bank Launch ‘Northern Ireland Knowledge Economy Index – Baseline Report’ and Issue a Call to Action to Fast-track the Knowledge Economy. 
]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NISPO Accelerator – Applications now open!]]>
E-Synergy is excited to announce the launch of the NISPO Accelerator. Entrepreneurs from across Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to apply to pitch for seed stage funding (circa £50K). 
]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate sponsors 40 CC4G clubs but many more schools need your support]]> Schools across Northern Ireland are looking for sponsorship for e-skills UK’s Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G). CC4G’s after-school clubs inspire girls aged 10-14 to consider IT-related futures by bringing technology to life through projects based on music, fashion and celebrity. Incorporating leading edge online resources, the latest version has been developed by Aardman (of Wallace & Gromit fame).]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MTV selects Tibus as its Internet Connectivity Supplier for the EMA’s in Belfast]]> Tibus has been selected to provide a Managed Internet Service for the EMA’s in Belfast this November. The Internet connection will enable MTV, performers and the press, to stream live content around the world on the night - providing its millions of viewers with real time content online. ]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SAVE THE DATE - Signature Brokerage Event, Paris]]> This brokerage workshop is open to large and small firms as well as to academic laboratories active in the field of cybersecurity and security of critical infrastructures.
 
]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invest NI announce Focus on Finance seminars]]> Times are tough and one of the biggest challenges facing local businesses is how to manage their finances and cashflow. As part of their Boosting Business Initiative, Invest NI are holding a series of Focus on Finance seminars across NI aimed at helping your business defy the economic downturn. ]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Parity launches Turning Point Programme]]> Do you want to meet your targets for 2011? Would you like to enter the New Year with more effective Sales Processes to ensure you deliver the results you need?.....]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate whets App-etite with Smartphone Training]]> Do you want to be innovative and develop apps for Android tablets and phones? Do you want to enhance your programming skills within the .Net environment? Or how about being a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma?  The ‘Good Hands Academy’ may have the answers.]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SQS announce additional Belfast training courses]]> SQS have announced details of several new Belfast training courses for 2011 in response to local demand. Special offers are available for early bookings. ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CMASS launches Duplitech brand]]> Momentum member CMASS Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of DuplitechTM, its dedicated new multimedia duplication brand, providing a high quality local service to NI companies and organisations.]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[X the TXT – Don’t TXT & Drive Competition Launched by Cool FM DJs]]> Cool FM has teamed up with Allstate Northern Ireland to promote X the TXT, the campaign that encourages young people not to take risks by texting from behind the wheel. We’re looking for teams of friends or classmates aged 16-22 with some real creative minds to put together a 30 second clip that promotes the X the TXT - Don’t Text & Drive message.  The winning team will receive £1,000 for their school or college.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ignition Team supports Agile UK Awards]]>  
Ignition Team is delighted to have sponsored "The Agile Consultancy of the Year" in the 2011 UK Agile Awards. The awards dinner and presentation took place on Wednesday 5th October in The Cumberland Hotel, London. The objective of the awards was to recognise the people, projects and products that have contributed to the success of agile in the UK. ]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Learning Pool is Northern Ireland’s fastest growing technology company]]> Learning Pool recently announced that it has become Northern Ireland’s fastest growing technology company according to the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50.  Based in Derry, Northern Ireland, the online learning company was the Rising Star in this competition in both 2009 and 2010. This year, Learning Pool achieved the double honour of being 26th on the overall UK list as well as the Northern Ireland winner.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hollywood Comes to Belfast - 50% discount for Momentum members]]> From November 4th to 6th, ITLG are leading a delegation of senior executives from the Entertainment & Technology industries spanning Hollywood and Silicon Valley to visit Belfast. 

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Don't miss the latest insightful interview from CEO-NI]]> CEO-NI chats to Allstate's Bro McFerran about the latest developments from the company. ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Access the Ulster Scots and GAA Comhaltas apps invitation to tender ]]> Momentum / Digital Circle are delighted to host a free workshop for companies interested in responding to the invitation to tender for the Ulster Scots and GAA Comhaltas apps.]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces 82 New Jobs for Kainos]]>  
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently announced that Kainos, the IT solutions company, is to create 82 high quality jobs in an expansion of its Belfast operation. Invest Northern Ireland has offered £984,000 of support for the new posts, which include key software engineering, project management and sales roles. ]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mobile World Congress, Barcelona]]>
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
27 February 2012 to 1 March 2012 (4 days)
at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain

Invest Northern Ireland will support a group of Northern Ireland companies to attend Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Celebrating Employers of Choice in the Tough Economic Climate]]> There was cause for celebration as Northern Ireland's business sector was recognised in the inaugural Childcare Works Awards hosted by Social Enterprise, Employers For Childcare Vouchers Ltd on Friday 30 September in the prestigious Belfast City Hall, celebrating the business excellence of organisations who are leading the way in the adoption of family friendly working policies.]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ICONI employability tracking software to assist 60,000 back into work]]> ICONI Software has won a three-year contract to deliver and support an innovative web-based ‘Customer Management System’ to assist a UK employability charity to find and secure sustainable employment for up to 60,000 people in London, it was announced today. ]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces new software R&D facility for Belfast ]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today announced the opening of Mediasmiths Forge, a Belfast based software research and development facility, which will create 15 new jobs. ]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£25K Awards Signal Major Success for Flish]]> Flish, a team from Queen’s University Belfast who have developed a low cost, low power antenna capable of picking up satellite signals automatically, which could make satellite dishes a thing of the past, are ‘flying high’ after being announced as the ‘the next big thing’ to come out of Northern Ireland’s research community at the NISP CONNECT £25K Awards last night. ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Productive New School Term for Northgate Managed Services]]>  
Over 380,000 teachers and learners across the UK now benefiting from NI expertise…including those at the country’s first Free School. As pupils and teachers settle into routine after the back to school rush, the first month of the new school term has proved to be highly productive for Newtownabbey-based Northgate Managed Services, a leading provider of education-based ICT services and solutions.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Minister announces major jobs boost by pricewaterhousecoopers ]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today announced that business advisors PwC will expand their Belfast operation, creating a further 247 high quality jobs. Invest Northern Ireland has offered £1.765 million of support to secure the project for Northern Ireland. ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Crossing Frontiers With ICT In Schools]]> A new report released by researchers at the University of Ulster and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth this week shows compelling evidence of how information communications technology is changing learning across all types of school on both sides of the border.]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Onlive and BT launch revolutionary Cloud gaming]]>
Colin Murray has helped BT launch OnLive – a revolution in Cloud gaming. The OnLive Game Service is the groundbreaking on-demand video gaming platform that delivers the latest and most advanced games instantly over a broadband connection. 
]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sales Partnering Readiness Workshop]]> Are you a product, a service or a consulting company at early stage of growth and looking to increase your revenue? Are you ready to partner? - how does this apply to your business? In developing a scalable business a company needs to learn how to sell effectively according to the structure of the market. Clarity in ‘what you sell’ and ‘who you sell to’ is important for direct sales and partner channel development.]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[2011 ISA Software Industry Awards]]> Nominations are now being sought for finalists to participate in the 2011 ISA Software Industry Awards.  Deadline date is Oct 3rd.
]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Belfast Met Freshers pledge to X the TXT ]]> It is expected that over 1,000 students will make the X the TXT pledge during Freshers Week at Belfast Metropolitan College.  The X the TXT campaign encourages young drivers not to text and drive as well as educating them on the legal implications of texting and driving.]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Free Contract Law Clinics for Momentum members]]>  
Momentum member Carson McDowell are pleased to announce the first in a series of free legal clinics to our members on Monday, 24th October 2011. The clinic will take place at Carson McDowell’s offices in Murray Street, Belfast.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CRM event ignites the industry]]>
Ignition Team in association with Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Microsoft Ireland held a very successful event on 20th September 2011 in the Merchant Hotel, Belfast.
]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Showcasing Ireland the MobileMonday way]]> Grassroots professionals from the mobile sector in the Republic and NI finally met together on Monday 19th September 2011 in Dublin for an afternoon of networking and inspiring success and survival stories by Irish companies.]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Third Year Lucky for New IT Apprentices at Northgate Managed Services ]]> For the third successive year, Newtownabbey-based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) is offering young people a career development opportunity in Information Technology (IT) through the recruitment of up to 10 apprentices. ]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO-NI interviews Relay's MD Alastair Bell]]>  
This month's CEO-NI interview focuses on Relay’s Alastair Bell, discussing the latest developments within the company]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Seminar Unleashes the Power of SharePoint]]>
Proof that Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is one of the most most flexible and robust application platforms in use today will be shared with the public and private sector at a seminar hosted by Northgate Managed Services.

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NISP CONNECT Offers ‘Springboard’ to Entrepreneurial Success]]> NISP CONNECT, the entrepreneurship acceleration programme based at the Northern Ireland Science Park has today launched its flagship programme, Springboard, designed to deliver bespoke mentoring support to science and technology entrepreneurs at different stages in the business growth cycle.  ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Paper Bag gets ‘cheeky’]]> TV channel ‘Body in Balance’ have enlisted the creative services of mobile application development agency Paper Bag and web designers KD Web to bring the ‘Perfect Bum’ exercise videos to mobile.  Body in Balance is one of the world’s leading health and wellness channels, targeting women from 25 to 70 and is available in 20 countries across 29 satellite and cable platforms.]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[On the lookout for Young Entrepreneurs!]]> The 28th Advantage Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, in partnership with Northern Bank and Invest Northern Ireland, is looking for you! 
]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Local Businesses Don’t Dodge Fundraising Opportunity]]> Saturday 10th September welcomed the country’s first ever Team Dodgeball Championships when PlayBall at the Stormont Pavilion was taken over by some very keen dodgeballers from the Northern Ireland Business Community, all in aid of charity Mencap.


]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in bringing your innovation to market faster?]]>
InterTradeIreland are currently looking for ambitious businesses, North and South to form a strategic innovation partnership with another company – to get great products, services or processes off the ground. Are you one of these businesses?]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Innovative Part Time Computing Degree Offered by University of Ulster]]> The University of Ulster has introduced a new part-time computing degree to meet the growing needs of Northern Ireland’s vibrant ICT sector. ]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CMASS technology changes global information giant ]]>
Using proprietary technology, telecoms solutions company CMASS is providing dial plan changes for a global business information provider in 14 sites across 10 countries. 
]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NISPO Funds: 3 Day Investment Readiness Programme]]> A 3-day interactive workshop to help entrepreneurs learn more about the investment process, covering topics such as Finance and Valuations, Legals, Pitch Preparation and more ... This event is completely free and up to three people from each company can attend. ]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Featured Momentum Member - Noel Brady, Consult Nb1]]>
Noel Brady is Managing Director of his own company, Consult Nb1 Ltd, which has provided executive support services to a range of national and international ICT and Infrastructure companies including Accenture, Microsoft, Steria, Capita, Fujitsu, BT and HP.   ]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Education charity ships 25,000th computer]]>
In August Camara Education reached a significant milestone in dispatching its
25,000th computer since it was set-up in 2005. To date Camara’s work has benefited over 500,000 students in Africa, Jamaica and Ireland who have received a better education as a result.
 
 
]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[KANA Continues Strong Recruitment Drive in Belfast]]> KANA Software, Inc., a world leader in software solutions for Service Experience Management (SEM), has confirmed that it is on track to fill its planned target of more than a hundred high-quality jobs at its European headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CCLA Turns to Kainos Causeway for Major Application Upgrade in Support of New Fund Launch]]> Causeway’s relationship with the London-based asset management company deepens following three years of cost-effective, on-demand IT infrastructure management and application development services.

]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS to hold Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online workshop]]> Equiniti ICS will be holding a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online workshop on Wednesday 28th September, 11.00am – 2.00pm at Ramada Hotel, Shaws Bridge, Belfast.]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Special Exhibitor Offer for early stage start ups]]> Dublin Web Summit has announced a special exhibitor offer for early stage start ups.  Plus they're hiring staff for the Summit.

]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Government Procurement]]> The Central Procurement Directorate is currently working on producing a standardised Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) that will enable companies to register their key information once only to allow them to respond to tenders for government supplies and services.  
 
]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Talking Technology & The Law ]]> Momentum & Tughans continue their Tech Legal seminar series]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[biznet IIS win exciting six-figure web development contract with NI Assembly]]> biznet IIS are delighted to have been chosen by the Northern Ireland Assembly to develop and deploy their new website on EPiServer a world class enterprise level content management solution.---- ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEM AC2000 Lite secures the Debt Management Office, Nigeria]]> CEM Systems, a brand of Tyco Security Products, has announced that the CEM AC2000 Lite security management system has been selected to secure the Debt Management Office, Nigeria.
]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Upcoming events from AgileIreland]]> Following the recent success of the SoftTest Agility & Risk event hosted by Momentum, AgileIreland have published new events for agile and lean practitioners in Ireland.

]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO-NI interviews Replify’s Brian Baird]]> Fabrio’s Gary Burnett interviews technology leaders bi-monthly to hear their views on business, technology and life.]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[TotalMobile to generate 100 jobs in US]]> TotalMobile which is a subsidiary of Antrim headquartered Consilium Technologies plans to create 100 new jobs in the US as part of a major expansion project has promised the investment will also “create jobs back home”.]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Is your team up for the Dodgeball Challenge?]]> Join Momentum in supporting Mencap at the competitive corporate event of the summer by signing up for the Dodgeball Challenge - a day of fast paced, fundraising fun.]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Keep up to date with Momentum ICT News and Events]]> The team at Momentum are working keep you up to date with what's happening in our industry. We would like to make you aware of some of the resources that we provide.
]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Framework Calls worth €7bn]]> Framework’s annual call for research proposals will be worth about €7 billion this year, as announced by research commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn in Brussels last month.]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Joanne Stuart on STEM]]> The Apprentice has won many fans for boosting interest in the business world but one of the programmes proved the boss isn’t always right. Joanne Stuart takes Lord Sugar to task over his dismissal of some of our top engineers
 
]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rob McConnell on Software Testing]]> Software-testing has been described as the 'poor relation' of software development but it is a crucial part of the IT industry. If Northern Ireland is to excel in this sector, the discipline needs support to develop our international reputation.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pharmaceutical Software Firm Expanding]]> Belfast-based Exploristics is targeting £1m worth of export sales by 2015 with a new drug development software product. 


]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Amazon Web Services Competition]]> Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on the lookout for innovative start-ups that are built on AWS' cloud computing platform to participate in the annual AWS Start-Up Challenge.

]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Competition Blog]]> InterTradeIreland All-Island SEEDCORN BUSINESS NETWORK has a new blog section featuring posts from their Lead Equity Advisor, Bob McGowan-Smyth.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation]]> Mrs. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, has announced on the new name for the future EU funding programme for research and innovation.
]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Creative Industries Innovation Fund: Now Open]]> Key growth areas identified by the Northern Ireland Digital Content Strategy are digital animation and post production, mobile & web content, e-learning/serious gaming. The strategy also highlighted the digital content relevance of film, television and music.
]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS win Astellas Pharma contract]]> Equiniti ICS is pleased to announce the start of a partnership with Astellas Pharma, one of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and who employ 14,000 people globally. 

]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Software Testers Academy]]> Employment and Learning Minister, Dr. Stephen Farry, and Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, today jointly launched the Software Testers Academy.
]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Broadband Services Interactive Map]]> Ofcom has launched an online interactive map which charts the average speeds and availability of broadband services across the UK.]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ignition Team's new offices]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened Ignition Team's new offices in Belfast.]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO-NI's Blog features Patricia O'Hagan of Core]]> Read Gary Burnett's latest interview with Core Systems MD Patricia O'Hagan.]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[5 months left to access €200m of R&D Grant Funding for innovative SMEs ]]> The European Commission has published a package of grant funding calls, with the combined value of €1.125 billion, to support the development of innovative products, processes and technologies. Pera has launched an Initiative to help companies in Northern Ireland benefit from this grant funding.

]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Win a Kindle ebook reader by completing the University of Ulster's computing professionals survey]]> The University of Ulster is conducting a survey of computing professionals on computing education and training in Northern Ireland.

Perceptive Insight, an independent market research company, is helping them to conduct the study and they invite you to complete their short questionnaire.
]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NI companies highlight software testing as jobs growth area]]> A group of 20 companies in Northern Ireland have come together to encourage people to consider a career in software quality assurance, pledging to create hundreds of jobs between them in this field in the next few years. 
 
]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Call for Tenders - European Commission Open Data portal]]> Implementation of European Commission Open Data portal - SMART 2011/0050

Deadline: 19 September 2011 
]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New eBook service]]> Library users are now being offered a new online service - downloadable eBooks.]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Skills Academy for IT]]> Stay on top of your game as an IT professional by signing up to the National Skills Academy for IT.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Framework Annual Call]]> Framework’s annual call for research proposals will be worth about €7 billion this year,]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Queen's Code Book Challenge]]> To mark Her Majesty’s visit to Bletchley Park, The Queen has issued a Code Book Challenge to schoolchildren.

The challenge is open to everyone, but is aimed especially at children between the ages of 13 and 16 as a summer project.

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BMC respond to DCAL Creative Industries Innovation Fund announcement]]> Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) are delighted to learn that the Department of Culture, Arts & Leisure (DCAL) have today announced the opening of a call for project for Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF 2).]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Up to £7000 of Management and Sales Training for free]]> Northern Ireland businesses (including Invest NI client companies) can avail of up to £7000 worth of management and sales training on the Beckinridge courses below:

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Crafty Devil meet with MLA]]> DUP MLA for South Belfast, Jimmy Spratt, recently dropped in to meet with Newtownbreda-based web application developers Crafty Devil.]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Coactiva and Tascomi]]> Coactiva Aspiren, provider of innovative performance management software solutions, and Tascomi, a leading open source developer of innovative web based application systems, today announced they have signed a partnership. The agreement allows Tascomi to integrate Coactiva Aspiren’s Aspireview Enterprise Performance Intelligence software with Tascomi’s solutions for Central and Local Government in Northern Ireland.

]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2011 ]]> Could you or someone you know be Northern Ireland’s next big thing?]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Data City Exchange for Belfast's Titanic Quarter]]> DataCity Exchange (DCE) provider of serviced data centre space across the world in corporate and government markets is setting up in Belfast and will create up to 165 jobs — 125 construction posts plus 40 full-time jobs upon completion.
]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Join Momentum in supporting the Grow NI Business Alliance]]> Momentum is part of a wide coalition of business organisations that support the devolution of corporation tax powers and the subsequent reduction of corporation tax as a unique opportunity for growing our economy.

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Capital Markets' Collaboration Launched]]> NYSE Technologies, Belfast; Citi, Belfast; First Derivatives, Newry; Fidessa, Belfast and Singularity, Belfast and Londonderry, will work with academic partners from the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast in this new collaboration which has been facilitated by Invest NI.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum support Mencap at the races]]> Lisburn Road Race Day, in aid of learning disability charity Mencap, got this year’s Summer festival racing off to a fantastic start at Down Royal Race Course with their Race Day on Friday 17 June by raising around £23,500!]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Support Grow NI Business Alliance]]> A number of business organisations and individuals have been meeting over the last few weeks with a view to encouraging a widespread response to the HM treasury consultation paper on ‘Rebalancing the NI Economy,’ which addresses the issue of the rate of corporation tax locally.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum Chairman's Dinner 2011]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Join us at the races this week]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SQS Wins Contract With 'Life Critical' Programme In NI]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ICT SUMMER CAMP FOR 14-16 YEAR OLDS]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[An Evening At The Races]]>

Date:    Friday 17 June

Time:    Drinks Reception 4pm

Venue:  Down Royal Race Course

]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trade Missions to New York and Los Angeles]]> Invest Northern Ireland’s Trade Division plan to organise ICT Sector Trade Missions to  Cloud Computing Expo, 6-9 June 2011 in New York  and Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 10-14 July 2011 in Los Angeles. 

 ]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2011]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Launch of Grow NI Thursday 25 May]]> A number of business organisations and individuals have been meeting over the last few weeks with a view to encouraging a widespread response to the HM treasury consultation paper on ‘Rebalancing the NI Economy,’ which addresses the issue of the rate of corporation tax locally. Under the banner ‘Grow NI’ the NI Business Alliance including the CBI, IoD, the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Northern Ireland Retail Trade Association, the FSB, Enterprising Northern Ireland, the Construction Employers Federation and others have combined our efforts to encourage a positive response to the consultation]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in a Product Management Training Course from Product Innovator?]]> Please register your interest in a Product Management Training Course by Mary Ryan from Product Innovator.]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[First Friday Networking Breakfast]]> After the success of our April and May ‘First Friday’ breakfasts, Momentum are delighted to welcome you along to our next networking session on Friday 3rd June.  

]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Accelerating IT skills in Ireland]]> Provincia, in partnership with Logicearth and Goldblatt McGuigan recently launched its unique Accelerating Programming Skills (APS) training course. ]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Public Appointments 2011 - Labour Relations Agency]]> The Department for Employment and Learning invites expressions of interest from individuals who wish to nominate themselves to serve as a Board Member of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA).]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Win a 100 Euro Amazon Voucher!]]>  Win a 100 Euro Amazon Voucher By Completing Our Irish Software Testing Survey

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO-NI Interview with SQS’s Rob McConnell]]> CEO-NI features an interview with SQS’s Rob McConnell.]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Deadline extended to 20 May 2011 : Invitation to Nominate: WITS Lifetime Achievement Award]]> To mark this event, WITS will launch the WITS Lifetime Achievement Award.]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum First Friday Breakfast continues Tech Legal Series]]> Momentum is delighted to continue the series of Tech Legal seminars in partnership with Tughans through our monthly First Friday Breakfast Briefing events.

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Innova InterTradeIreland’s all-island collaborative R&D programme is OPEN.]]> Our all-island collaborative R&D programme, Innova, can provide your business with the opportunity to form a strategic cross-border R&D partnership to accelerate product development and improve your business's competitiveness. Funding up to £250,000 per partnership is available.
]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[An Invitation To Grow your Company's Reputation with IBM.]]> Having launched the IBM Global Entrepreneur program on the 31 March at the Titanic Pump House, Northern Ireland Science Park, Belfast, IBM are now looking for Northern Ireland start-up companies to apply to be part of the Global Entrepreneur pre-Smartcamp event to be held on the 24th May, at the City Hall, Belfast. ]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Can You Help with Victoria College’s Education for Employability Programme?]]> Friday 27th May 2011 will be Victoria College’s Year 10 (14 year olds) Experience of the Workplace Day.  Groups of girls will visit employers to learn about the workplace and to allow them the opportunity to observe in practice many of the concepts they have studied in the classroom.  ]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Carrickfergus Native Garners Global Audience]]> What began with an innovative way for a University of Alberta professor to help his students master lecture material has garnered a global audience.]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Embracing Mobile Technology Through Collaboration]]> The 2011 Mobile World Congress was held in Barcelona and, as usual, the event provided opportunity for bloggers and technology journalists to salivate over the very latest mobile technology innovations.]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Gaining ‘Momentum’ With Mencap]]> Momentum is delighted to announce the leading learning disability charity, Mencap, as our charity of the year.

]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invitation To The Launch Of WITS NI ]]> WITS – Women in Technology and Science – is an all-Ireland, non-profit, group that actively supports women who work in those sectors. ]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Accelerating Programming Skills (APS) Survey]]> Provincia would like to remind all Northern Ireland IT companies to complete the online survey in relation to Accelerating Programming Skills (APS) ]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Learning Pool Announces New Partnership with TotaraLMS]]> Learning Pool, the public sector learning community has announced an exciting new partnership with TotaraLMS to provide next generation learning management systems to the UK public sector.]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum’s 1st Friday!]]> It’s Friday 1st April!

It’s the 1st Friday of the month!

It’s Momentum’s 1st Friday!

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEO NI- New Industry Blog..]]> Gary Burnett has created a new blog that is sure to be of interest to many of you.  ]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[talkSPORT.co.uk Breaks Record After Record]]> talkSPORT just reported its highest ever audience figures with more than 3.1m people across the UK tuning in. It has grown faster than any local station in Northern Ireland with talkSPORT listening hours now up 50% on this time last year.]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Digital Circle Website]]> Digital Circle is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, http://digitalcircle.org]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum Networking Breakfast- April 1st]]>  Launching on Friday 1st April, Momentum is proud to present a brand new series of networking breakfast events on the first Friday of every month, allowing our members to gather and discuss the ICT sector’s latest hot topics.]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cpl Northern Ireland Social Media Event]]> Cpl Northern Ireland recently held a successful Social Media Event in the Pumphouse, Belfast. ]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Go-2-Tender Workshops 2011]]> How to Get Your Share of the €13/£12 Billion All-Island Public Procurement Market]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year]]> The Launch of the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Programme]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Free Management and Sales Training]]> For a limited period eligible Northern Ireland businesses can avail of free management and sales training on selected Beckinridge courses. ]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Degree Based - Placement Students Available]]> Degree Based - Placement Students Available from the Foundation Degrees in iMedia And In Software Engineering At Belfast Met.]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ “Have I Got ‘Views’ For You”]]> The evolution of the internet, social networking and 24 hour multi-media news means that there are many information sources from which a picture of events may be drawn]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[London 2012 Business Network Opportunities]]> Get the latest information on Olympic opportunities for ICT companies in Northern Ireland]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Promote Your Company News or Event!]]> Keen to promote your latest company news or upcoming event? Have you recently grown your team?
]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in Hosting a CCNA-qualified IT Student?]]> For the past three years, young IT professionals from the Berlin College of IT have been coming to Belfast to do unpaid work placements at companies including Lagan Technologies, Liberty IT, Steria, NITEC, and Translink. Due to programme expansion, RSM Tenon (which manages the placement programme), is looking to find additional host companies for this year's participants.  ]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northamptonshire County Council appoints Learning Pool to Deliver Social Care Training ]]> Northamptonshire County Council is increasing the training opportunities it offers to staff working in its social care sector with the addition of new e-learning courses from Learning Pool.

]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Innovation Opportunities for Local Firms]]> InterTradeIreland is offering up to £29,500 per company to help local firms innovate and improve their products, processes or services through its all-island technology transfer programme, FUSION.

]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEM Systems Secure $2 Million Contract]]> CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, today announced that they have received a $2m contract to upgrade the CEM AC2000 security management system at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Business Coalition Launches Plan For 94,000 Jobs By 2020]]> For the first time ever a new coalition of eight of Northern Irelands leading business organisations have jointly produced a manifesto ahead of the Assembly Elections and the new Programme for Government.]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CEM Systems to exhibit leading security products at IFSEC West Africa]]> CEM Systems, in partnership with Approved Reseller Acti-Tech, will exhibit innovative security solutions at IFSEC West Africa.  CEM will display advanced IP card readers and controllers, including the new DESfire smart card reader and controller.  CEM will also demonstrate the video integration capabilities of the powerful CEM AC2000 security management system.  The exhibition takes place on 15th-16thFebruary 2011 at the Eko Expo Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. ]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[App Development Pilots at BMC]]> Belfast Metropolitan College is currently delivering three pilot training programmes in Mobile Web, Android and Apple iOS app development. The pilots are part of the Mobile Technologies strand of an Open Source project led by Southern Regional College which is funded by the Department for Employment and Learning’s Innovation Fund: Employer Support Programme. The pilots were developed by BMC staff in collaboration with Momentum, Digital Circle and participating companies and aim to up skill local industry with the capability to develop content and apps for existing and future smartphones and tablets.]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Free web seminars aim to help companies get most from ICT]]> A WEEK of free web seminars powered by eircom Northern Ireland in association with Belfast Telegraph online has been launched.]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Learning Pool wins Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Rising Star award for second year]]> Mary McKenna, Learning Pool’s co-founder, says putting innovation at the heart of the company is the reason for success.]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum ICT industry ambassadors are top of the class]]> th October. ]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[TCS Solutions Saves NI Chest Heart and Stroke Time and Money with Virtualised IT Solution ]]>

  • The project was designed, developed and implemented by TCS Solutions, Northern Ireland’s first DataCore Gold Partner

  • System improves communication and decision making for NICHS staff and volunteers who work with 10,000 people across Northern Ireland

  • Some applications increase performance speeds by up to 900%

    • ]]>     Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Lagan software firm bought by US company for £29m]]> LAGAN TECHNOLOGIES, one of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing software companies, has been acquired by a California-based group in a deal estimated to be worth more than £29 million.]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[epics® - the clinical pharmacy approach to patient safety]]> The Northern HSC Trust and Yarra Software sign off on their new ‘clinical intervention’ software, epics®. As a unique application, it is attracting attention from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Germany and Sweden.]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ten Alps Combine Digital and Video production units to enhance commercial offering]]> Ten Alps Vision - the Marketing Communications and Digital Agency with offices in Edinburgh, Belfast and Newcastle is pleased to announce the promotion of Matthew Scott to Commercial Director of Ten Alps Vision digital and video production unit in Newcastle.]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Novosco implements innovative backup and recovery regime for local Health Trust]]> SEHSCT appoints Novosco to install Trust-wide EMC backup solution]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Will hi-tech firms boost jobs in Belfast?]]> ]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[International Software Tester Michael Bolton comes to Belfast]]> On Thursday 16th September Momentum hosted the September SoftTest event; a presentation by Michael Bolton entitled "The Two Futures of Software Testing" as part of its regular series of events. ]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ICT Specialist Bohill Consulting Wins Selected Supplier Contract with Invest Northern Ireland ]]> Bohill Consulting is the selected supplier to deliver Technical Appraisal Services to Northern Ireland’s Economic Development Agency]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High-Fibre Breakfast]]> Momentum hosted a Project Kelvin seminar at Malone House on 2 September 2010 and Tibus sponsored the event taking the opportunity to announce their key partnership with Hibernia Atlantic - all served up with breakfast.]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Software Firm Announces 25 Jobs]]> An Irish software firm has announced it is creating around 25 new jobs in the sector.
     ]]>     Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[BMC secures funding to promote mobile technology skills within local industry]]> Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) has secured DEL funding to promote and develop mobile technology skills within local industry as part of a wider multi-college Innovation Fund Project headed by Southern Regional College.]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[APTX acquisition 'is a good deal at right time']]> ONE of Northern Ireland's top performing and fastest growing firms has been acquired in a multi-million pound deal.]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ireland’s next big thing - Govt commits extra €5m to Exemplar Network]]> Exactly a year on, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD has committed a further €5m to the next two phases of the Exemplar Network which will see the Exemplar Network grow from circling Dublin in the second phase to being a nationwide entity by the third phase in 2013.]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum's Kate McMaster raises funds for Action Cancer]]> Kate McMaster who many of you will know from Momentum has been fund raising for Action Cancer. Kate and the female members of her family formed a team to take part in the Ballygowan Pink Moonlight walk in memory of her mother Betty.]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Generating European Momentum]]> Across all industry sectors, investing in research and development, R&D, to improve existing products or to develop new is vital to company success, particularly when addressing global markets.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Singularity Eases Insolvency Blues]]> Business software innovator Singularity is helping ease the insolvency plight of some of the UK’s poorest debtors.]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Andor's CEO scoops top Leadership Award]]> Conor Walsh, CEO of Andor Technology, has been named as the Global Director of the Year for Northern Ireland. ]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Invitation to Tender for Digital Circle Website]]> Following on from the news that funding has been received for a new website for Digital Circle, and the announcement that Colin Mitchell has been appointed as Project Coordinator to work alongside Matthew Scott of Ten Alps Vision, Momentum/Digital Circle are now issuing an Invitation to Tender for the development of the new site.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum Secures Funding for new Digital Circle Website]]> Momentum has recently been successful in securing funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for a project designed to support the development of the digital content industry in Northern Ireland.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Leaf Consultancy wins Cisco Partner Award Again]]>

     Steven Goldblatt Managing Director of Leaf Consultancy
     

    Cisco Systems, the global leader in the supply of networking and unified communications equipment, has awarded Belfast-based ICT Managed Services firm Leaf Consultancy Limited as its Small and Medium Business Partner of the Year for all-Ireland.

    ]]>     Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Tibus selected as Hibernia market partner for Northern Ireland ]]> UTV-owned Tibus has announced that it has been selected by Hibernia Atlantic as a platinum partner for its activity in Northern Ireland.]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Singularity founder and chief executive receives OBE]]> Singularity is delighted that its founder and chief executive, Padraig Canavan, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. The award is for services to business in Northern Ireland.]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Novosco implements first Higher Education Cisco UCS in the UK and Ireland]]> Queen’s University Belfast appoints Novosco to build private cloud]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tech talent jets off to Apple event]]> A delegation of Northern Ireland's top tech talent will be hoping to make their mark in San Francisco when they descend on the Apple World Wide Developer Conference later this week.]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ulster Spinout Company Unveils Legendary iPad App ]]> University of Ulster spin-out company EyeSpyFX, is one of the first Irish companies to develop an application for the iPad - Apple’s latest innovative product to hit the marketplace.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Andor give back]]> Andor Technology have made a generous donation of £4173.37 to their charity of the year, the NSPCC. A cheque was presented to NSPCC representative Ellen Hillen on Thursday 20 May. Ellen thanked Andor on behalf of the NSPCC for such a generous donation, which will help them continue on toward their vision to end cruelty to children.]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Novosco implements first Public Sector V-Block in the UK and Ireland]]> Novosco, Ireland’s leading provider of virtual and cloud IT infrastructure and services, today announced it has been appointed to implement private cloud computing throughout Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. This project represents the first Public Sector deployment of V-Block in the UK and Ireland, containing elements from the VCE coalition, using technologies from VMware, Cisco and EMC.]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BlackBerry Partners Fund Invests in Aepona]]> New investor leads $10M growth round to build on Aepona's leading market position in mobile applications enablement and Network as a Service]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ulster Success In Technology Competition]]> A team of first year University of Ulster students, who developed software to help autistic children with their communication skills, impressed the judges in the national final of a worldwide technology competition. ]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[InterTradeIreland announces funding for North/South R&D Partnerships]]> Belfast based Intelesens receives funding as part of InterTradeIreland’s R&D Programme, Innova]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[eircom Northern Ireland wins Best Large Scale ICT Transformation Project]]> EIRCOM Northern Ireland, in partnership with IT Assist, has won the Best Large Scale ICT Transformation Project at the Northern Ireland ICT Innovation Forum’s Innovation in Public Services Awards earlier this month in Belfast.]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NI Children to benefit from Innovative Video Conference Suite]]> The Children’s Heartbeat Trust has just launched a world class video conferencing centre in Clark Clinic, part of the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. The technology behind this unique facility was jointly provided by Questmark and their installation partners NIAVAC, Belfast.  ]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Be there, whatever the weather]]> Niavac supports local business with the offer of a FREE video-conferencing Session]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Vacancy: Project Coordinator]]> Momentum the Northern Ireland ICT Federation currently has an opportunity for a dynamic project coordinator to manage the development and implementation of a new website for Digital Circle.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Avoid the wrath of ICO - by getting your house in order!]]> Organisations in the public and private sector ‘need to wake up and smell the coffee’ according to DiskShred’s Business Development Manager, Keith Pryde.]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Datactics muscles in on US healthcare]]> Belfast software company Datactics has set its sights on winning new business in the $250bn US healthcare market as part of major expansion plans.]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum receives support from the Creative Industries Innovation Fund]]> Momentum is delighted to announce that it has been successful in securing funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for a one year project designed to support the development of the digital content industry in Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS leaps to raise £20K for Macmillan Cancer]]> Leading IT solutions and services provider Equiniti ICS, based in Belfast, is aiming to raise £20K in funds for its designated charity Macmillan Cancer Support in 2010.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ashfield pupils impress at interview]]> Three pupils from Ashfield Girls’ High Schoolwere declared ‘hired’ by Fujitsu this week after facing tough competition from their classmates during a mock ‘apprentice-style’ initiative launched by the IT Services giant last month.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[O’Kane Food Services Boosted by Video Conferencing]]> Leading catering supplier is fan of video conferencing to communicate with their London head office.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Are your people processes fit for purpose?]]> Goldblatt McGuigan are delighted to offer Momentum members the opportunity to receive a bespoke HR related report.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster announces £19m investment by Northgate Managed Services]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced a £19.4million investment by Northgate Managed Services, supported by Invest Northern Ireland, today. The investment, which aims to create 88 new jobs and safeguard 241 others, will help Northgate achieve £62million of new business in external sales over the next three years and deliver over £8million in salaries annually into the local economy.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[QUB and Seagate new PhD partners]]> Queen's University is advertising eight new PhD positions in ‘nanotechnology’ in a partnership with technology company Seagate.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Local software firm launches new brand to ‘Etain’ export success ]]> Invest Northern Ireland Chief Executive Alastair Hamilton has unveiled a new brand image for a Belfast software company which is targeting success in the US.]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Video; Tracey Lee of Steria ]]> Momentum and Socitm organised a seminar in Belfast's Park Avenue Hotel attended by representatives from both the Public and Private sector.

    ]]>     Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Agile Full Throttle]]> Local technology companies have been briefed on the challenges of applying Agile Software Development techniques. Neil Buckley, Vice President. Product Development at CyberSource Corporation, an industry leader in payment management solutions, provided some real life insights into how companies can successfully implement Agile.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[You're Hired]]> Fujitsu gives local pupils the ‘Apprentice’ treatment]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Good Morning Vietnam: Invest NI Flies East]]> Eight Northern Ireland companies are taking part in the first Invest Northern Ireland trade mission to Vietnam.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS Picks up Top Quality Award]]> Belfast based computing and outsourcing firm Equiniti ICS has received a ‘Northern Ireland Quality Award’ in recognition of the quality of its management systems and services at a recent awards ceremony.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Intune gets EU backing to build future telecoms cloud network]]> Intune Networks, the company selected by the Irish State to build its Exemplar next-generation network, has been awarded a major EU contract as part of a consortium involving telecom players Telefónica and PrimeTel.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Podcast: Aetopia]]> Aetopia specialises in building scalable software architectures for Digital Asset Management.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Log into a computing career at ‘Bring It On’]]> Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey has said that finding out about a career in Information Communications Technology (ICT) has never been easier.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Minister announces £60 million investment by Seagate]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced two major Research and Development investments, totalling almost £60million, by Seagate Technology in Londonderry today.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Axis Three Enhances Aesthetic Consultations for Facial Procedures with New 3D Scanner]]>

    BOSTON & BELFAST, Northern Ireland - (Business Wire) Axis Three (www.axisthree.com), the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for aesthetic consultations, today announced the availability of its new XS-200 scanner, designed to capture high quality, anatomically-accurate, 3D images of a patient’s face in order to simulate facial surgery outcomes.

    ]]>     Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Singularity announces LiveAgility - The most powerful BPM in the Cloud]]> Singularity the leading business process agility software vendor, today announced full availability of its ground-breaking LiveAgility platform, offering full lifecycle Business Process Management (BPM) in a SaaS environment. Already acclaimed by independent industry experts as a leader in the field of BPM, Singularity's new LiveAgility environment makes BPM available on an opex rather than capex basis for a new generation of organizations.]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mountain High for iGeneration]]> Local Digital Marketing Company joins Ten Alps PLC to launch a new Ten Alps Vision operation in Northern Ireland]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tell Us Your News]]> There are two News sections on the Momentum web site; Momentum Member’s News and Industry News.
     
    The Industry News is compiled from a number of RSS feeds. But the Momentum Member’s News comes directly from our members, their press releases and the phone calls and conversations we have with them.
    ]]>     Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Chairman's Review of 2009]]> The Momentum AGM was held on 11 December.  Ed Brown, Chair of Momentum began the meeting with a review of the work carried out by Momentum during 2009.  This is a summary of the speech. ]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Wins 6.5 Million Contract To Provide ICT Services For North Lanarkshire Council]]> North Lanarkshire Council has forged an ICT Service Delivery Partnership worth £6.5m with leading ICT company, Northgate Managed Services (Northgate).  The contract is part of the Council’s drive to operate more efficiently and cost effectively in line with the Efficient Government programme impacting all Scottish Local Authorities. ]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Podcast: The importance of HR in a small firm]]> Caroline Duffy and Jill Little talk about the importance of HR for a small firm.]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Podcast: Cloud Computing]]> Erik van Ommeren, Director of Innovation at Sogeti and author of Collaboration in the Cloud speaks to Momentum about Cloud computing.]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Podcast: Gareth Tolerton talks about TotalMobile]]> Consilium’s Chief Technology Officer Gareth Tolerton talks about TotalMobile.]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate picks up top accolade at UK IT Industry Awards]]> Northgage Managed Services nationally recognised as the best in the UK at the British Computer Society (BCS) & Computing UK Industry awards.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ezetop choose Novosco Cloud Solutions for their Key Applications ]]> Novosco win three-year IT hosted services contract
     
    ]]>     Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Great Leaders and Managers are Made Not Born - Empey]]> Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has today launched the ‘Made Not Born’ Programme to promote Management & Leadership Skills Development across Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Strong partnerships boost Northern Ireland’s ICT skills]]> A new report published today shows there has been major progress with tackling the skills needs of the software industry in Northern Ireland.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS wins multi-million pound contract with Independent Police Complaints Commission]]> Leading software and services provider Equiniti ICS, part of the Equiniti group which is based in Belfast, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to provide a complex case and complaints management solution for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) of England and Wales, marking a ‘hat trick’ for the company as its third contract win in this highly specialised field.]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aetopia’s Digital Asset Management system selected by Publishers of ‘Computing’ magazine]]> Aetopia’s Digital Asset Management system selected by Publishers of ‘Computing’ magazine.]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate employees celebrate success]]> The 1,000 strong workforce at Newtownabbey-based Northgate Managed Services is celebrating after the company was awarded the UTV Business Eye ‘Employer of the Year’. ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SLA Mobile Joins UK's Top 10 High Tech leader board]]> Belfast-based SLA Mobile has become the first Northern Ireland company to confirm a place in the UK’s Top 10 fastest-growing technology list, it was announced today.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Learning Pool named as a Rising Star in Deloitte Technology Fast 50]]> Learning Pool attributes its growth to innovation and the application of new technology

     

    ]]>     Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Microsoft Windows technology enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the launch of Windows 7]]> A group of Microsoft Windows technology enthusiasts gathered together at Blick Shared Studios on the Malone Road to celebrate the launch of Windows 7 to the general public.]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Texthelp wins new business in France]]> As part of a drive to expand sales in Europe, Texthelp Systems of Antrim, the worldwide leader of literacy software solutions, has signed strategic deals in France for its text-to-speech software BrowseAloud, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Intune Networks Secures €22 Million Investment to Fund The Future Expansion Of The Company]]> Dermot Desmond and Kernel Capital join Intune Networks’ existing investors in Europe’s largest private equity investment round in the telecoms equipment sector in 2009.
    ]]>     Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Glengormley High School Puts The I.T. in FemininITy ]]> Over 500 female pupils attend Northern Ireland’s first all-girl ICT conference]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[US firm creates 60 high-tech jobs ]]> A US software company is to create 60 jobs over three years in a new research and development centre in Belfast.]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Managed Services Announces £100Million GBP Of New Contracts in the last 6months]]> Newtownabbey-based Northgate Managed Services announces that it has secured more than £100m of new contracts  in the last 6months. ]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Datactics Placed in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools]]> Datactics, specialist in product data quality software, is delighted to announce its inclusion in the independent analyst firm Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools report for 2009.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum Launches New Social Media Site for Members]]> Business leaders from the ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) industry in Northern Ireland were introduced to Momentum’s new social media platform at an event in Belfast on 1 October.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Opens IT Apprenticeship]]>

    IT Apprenticeship Scheme Offers School Leavers a Direct Route to Develop a Long-term Career in the IT Sector

    ]]>     Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[EG Information Consulting Wins Major Health Tender in England]]> EG Information Consulting, the Belfast-based specialist in Internet solutions, has won its first open tender in England with help from Invest Northern Ireland.]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pupils told 'the future ahead is bright for the ICT sector']]> Momentum showcases the opportunities available in Northern Ireland’s ICT sector at University Open Days]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Supply Chain provides faster product matching for trusts with Datactics software]]> Datactics, the global specialists in data quality management solutions has announced today that NHS Supply Chain has signed up to its Data Quality software. ]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Students urged to consider career in IT]]> Pupils preparing to make their university choices have been urged to consider a career in Northern Ireland's developing information computer technology industry.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Learning Pool and Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply announce global procurement training deal]]> Learning Pool, the specialist in e-learning services in the public sector, has signed an agreement with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) to develop public sector procurement products internationally starting for the next five years.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tyco International opens centre of technical excellence for access control]]> Tyco International's new £7 million centre of technical excellence was officially opened in Belfast recently, supporting its Electronic Security Products business]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Awakin Support BIG BUILD with new iPhone app]]> With the highly anticipated inaugural Armoy Road Races 09 taking place this weekend an ‘apple app' celebrating the infamous Armoy Armada has been developed by Awakin™ a Digital Circle member.]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Chairman for Digital Circle]]> Davy Sims has been elected as the Chair for Digital Circle – the Northern Ireland representative body for the digital content industry. Digital Circle operates as a subgroup within Momentum, the trade association for the ICT industry in the region.]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bringing IT on within Northern Ireland]]> Minister for employment and learning Sir Reg Empey explains why fostering careers in ICT is critical to the ongoing development of Northern Ireland.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Novosco steers Windsor Motors into Server Virtualisation]]> Novosco, Ireland’s leading provider of virtual IT infrastructure and services, today announced that Windsor Motors has chosen Novosco to design, implement and support its new virtualised mission critical infrastructure, in order to cater for the industry’s ever-changing IT requirements.]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Global leader in wireless comms conducts underwater trials in Belfast Lough]]> Wireless Fibre Systems Ltd (WFS), a global leader in wireless communications and new tenant at Northern Ireland Science Park, has been trying out its sea legs in Belfast Lough in an effort to finalise their latest piece of underwater communications technology.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SLA takes major stand in Malaysia]]> Belfast-based tech solutions company, SLA, has confirmed its place at a major conference in Malaysia where it plans to capitalise on its growing presence in the region and accelerate an ambitious growth strategy.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Momentum Give Ballyclare High School Pupils insight into ICT Industry ]]> Newtonabbey based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) has taken progressive steps to build a sustained workforce for the ICT industry and redress the current employee shortfall through its participation in the Career Connections programme.  
     
    ]]>     Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Aepona Acquires Valista ]]> Aepona, a global provider of telecoms software products and services headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, today announced its acquisition of Valista, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of payment, settlement and service lifecycle management solutions to mobile and broadband operators worldwide.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Irish companies urged to 'stand out from the crowd' at Deloitte Fast 50]]> Entries have now opened for the 2009 Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Awards, and the local technology industry is being urged to ‘stand out from the crowd’ by notching top performances similar to last year.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Britain Sets up Technology Investment Fund]]> The British government has created a fund to invest in technology-based firms with high growth potential, which it hopes will raise up to 1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) over the next decade.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foster opens Cybersource R&D centre in Belfast]]> Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened the new CyberSource offices in Belfast.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Allstate Wins Prestigious Awards]]> Allstate NI Wins the “National Big Tick Award for Excellence in Talent Management 2009" and for the third year running  ‘stole the show’  at the highly prestigious Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards in Belfast on Thursday 18th June.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Data Breaches Spark Hard Drive Shredding Boom]]> Business laptops and PC’s often contain confidential or personal data as well as intellectual property. Data has a value and should be protected as such, especially when I.T. equipment is being replaced.]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Singularity Achieves Certification for Banking & Capital Markets Industry]]> Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, and Singularity, a leading provider of mission critical securities processing solutions to the Banking & Capital Markets Industry, today announced that Singularity has certified their interface to Omgeo Central Trade Manager (Omgeo CTM) for broker/dealers. In doing so, Singularity becomes the first Omgeo Partner to certify on Omgeo’s newest offering for the broker/dealer community.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Spending Money is Good For Business Says Niavac MD]]> As many firms struggle with mounting debt and the knock on effect of the economic crisis, one Belfast based business says investing more money in their business has been a major success.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equiniti ICS launch]]> Employees of Equiniti ICS braved the changeable weather to celebrate the launch of the new company identity with a balloon release at its offices on Airport Road West in Belfast.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Contract Win Further Strengthens Northgate’s Reputation in UK Utilities Sector]]> The Consumer Council for Water has awarded a two year contract extension to Newtownabbey-based Northgate Managed Services, on the back of benefits delivered through a previous three year partnership agreement.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Novosco welcomes Cloud Computing!]]> Novosco, Ireland’s leading provider of virtual IT infrastructure and services, held an industry leading ‘Virtual Datacentre’ briefing in the Europa Hotel, Belfast. With 140 IT end users registered, the event focused on the IT industry’s first Cloud offering now becoming a reality. Novosco held the briefing in conjunction with key technology partners VMware, EMC & Cisco.]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NI firms aim to take a bite out of iPhone market]]> Northern Ireland firms will this week be trying to take a bite out of the huge market growing up around Apple’s iPhone on a trip to the US.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Singularity Wins NHS Contract]]> Singularity, a vendor of business process management (BPM) software has won a contract with NHS South of Tyne and Wear to reengineer key business processes as part of their programme of operational improvements.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Omagh software specialist succeeds in Germany]]> Empowerment Quality Engineering (EQE), an Omagh-based specialist in quality assurance and software testing, has won its first European business following an Invest Northern Ireland trade mission to Germany.]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northgate Awarded for Excellence at ICT awards ]]> Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) is leading the field for  Ireland’s ICT sector after winning an award at the ninth annual Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Excellence awards held in Dublin this month.]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Ireland software development hailed ]]> An innovative piece of software developed in Northern Ireland has been adopted in North America and the Caribbean.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Karen McAuley Wins ]]> Worldwide software services company Asidua, today announced their continued support in the future of Northern Ireland’s IT talent, with the award of their annual “Best Computer Science First Year Student” award to Karen McAuley from the University of Ulster. 
    ]]>     Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Kainos's Track Record Serves to Secure North Somerset Council’s Electronic Document & Records Management Contract]]> Kainos, a leading IT consulting company, has today announced that it is working closely with North Somerset Council to implement its electronic document and records management system (EDRMS). The first project is underway in Adult Social Services & Housing and expected to go live in the next few months.]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT