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North East surveillance company secures over £2million

bdaily.info — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

North East CCTV systems integrator 2020 Vision is looking forward to a healthy 2009 after securing new contracts worth over Â£2million during December.

The largest of the new contracts is for two hospital projects. 2020 has successfully secured the Â£1.6m hospital contacts through Crown House Technology, following a successful partnership with Crown House on the security developments for Newcastle NHS Foundation Trust.

Green company gains virtual boost

bdaily.info — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A former headteacher who joined a virtual version of the UK's fastest growing science park has found success helping companies give something back to the environment.

Stephen Prior, director of Forest Carbon Ltd, helps clients such as Stagecoach and Marks & Spencer offset their carbon emissions through a series of forestry planting schemes across the country.

Internet Explorer security alert

bdaily.info — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A fault in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could see online bank passwords at risk of being stolen by criminals.

Microsoft is currently investigating the flaw, which has previously been used to steal passwords for computer games.

North East eCommerce experts help Christmas sales boom

bdaily.info — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A North East eCommerce and web development company is playing a key role in the UK Christmas online retail sales boom which is breaking all records this year.

Stockton-on-Tees-based Visualsoft has built and provided the technology behind hundreds of web sites involved in the online Christmas sales bonanza.

ICT experts win flagship business centre contract

bdaily.info — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Technology firm PCI Services are celebrating a new partnership deal with Rainton.Net, a provider of telephony and ICT services to businesses located in multi-tenanted business centres across England.

The agreement will see PCI Services provide ICT services and support to Rainton.Net's business clients, starting with tenants at Sunderland's e-volve business centre at Rainton Bridge Business Park.

£1 billion early stage fund for technology start-ups

bdaily.info — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Â£1bn emergency venture capital fund for technology start-up firms is to be launched by the government to help out the sector in the recession.

The fund, conceived by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta), has won the backing of science and innovation minister Lord Drayson.