US tech firm Ezoic sets up UK head office at Portland House, Newcastle

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A US-based tech firm is making a significant move by establishing its UK headquarters in Portland House’s contemporary offices situated in the heart of Newcastle city centre. Ezoic UK Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the California-based Ezoic Group, is the latest organisation to choose Portland House as its new base. This prominent building was previously home […]

Sunderland software development startup named one of UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech

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Sunderland’s software development business Leighton has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech™ (2023) by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, for small and medium-sized tech businesses. Founded in Sunderland in 1992, Leighton has grown from a small start-up operation to the north’s leading Amazon Web Services (AWS) software development business, […]

CMA approves acquisition of Yorkshire healthcare software and systems firm

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given preliminary approval for the proposed acquisition of EMIS Group, a North Yorkshire healthcare software developer listed on the stock exchange and valued at £1.24 billion. Founded in 1987, EMIS Group specialises in integrated healthcare software and systems, catering to various sectors including primary care, community care, accident […]

£4.5 Million boost for northcoders in government contract triumph

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Northcoders, a leading software coding training provider, has succeeded in securing a £4.5 million contract from the Government’s Department for Education Skills Bootcamps Wave 4 bid. The latest funding injection bolsters Northcoders’ mission to equip individuals with high level coding skills through its successful bootcamp programme. With this financial boost, the group will now be […]

Manchester’s Borderless Security launches e-signature solution

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Borderless Security has announced the availability of FilesDNA, an advanced e-signature solution that integrates the security company’s custom protocols into a new offering for digital management of files and contracts to be shared globally. FilesDNA leverages blockchain technology to create a safe, secure and convenient solution for signing paperwork, contracts and legally binding documents. Driven […]

2021 tech predictions: from COVID-accelerated opps to new jobs

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No-one can argue that the pace of change in 2020 was accelerated due to the pandemic, with companies unable to rely on traditional business strategies they’d set up at the start of the year from March onwards. But, up here in the North of England, technology companies implemented a whole host of innovations to ensure […]

Software platform fissara receives fresh £250K investment

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Software platform fissara has secured a £250,000 boost on the back of an NPIF Maven Equity Finance-led funding round. Fissara allows clients to plan, manage, schedule and track their mobile workforce as they move, and its technology is used by the likes of O2, Motorola, Clarke Telecom, OM-3 and Peel Land and Property. The investment will allow […]

Royal Preston Hospital wins FotoWare Media Management Award 2020

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The Royal Preston Hospital has won this year’s Media Management Award, which recognises individuals and teams whose work with media assets and demonstrate innovation and positive impact. The award attracted applicants from various countries and industries and the hospital was recognised for its efforts to reduce patient contact while still delivering media imagery across all […]

Arden Software completes buyout of US software firm

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Stockport’s Arden Software has completed the acquisition of American software company Cimex Corporation. Arden specialises in CAD and CAM software for the packaging sector, with its Impact packaging design software being used on a global scale. The Arden Group of companies, which also includes Arden Dies and Arden Engraving, has offices around the world, including […]

Manchester-headquartered software firm bought by defence tech group for £25 million

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Listed defence specialist QinetiQ has made purchase of a Greater Manchester-headquartered software development and data analytics company Naimuri. The deal was worth £25 million for the company that provides cloud-based services and technology to the UK Intelligence and law enforcement communities. Employing 70 staff from its head office in Salford, the company expects revenues of more than […]

Business software provider Onesys acquires Sage Coretime

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York-headquartered business software provider Onesys has expanded with its biggest acquisition to date, supported by funding from HSBC UK. Onesys Group supplies timesheet, project and billing systems across the UK, Ireland and globally. The company has used six-figure funding from HSBC UK for the acquisition of Sage Coretime, timesheet and project management software used by the […]

New recruits for Newcastle software firm Komodo

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North East product design and software engineering agency KOMODO has announced four new recruits. Kyle Heron joins as Associate Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer following a role at Accenture, Sarah Heanan and Hugo Duarte join as Software Engineers in the platform team, and Rebecca McLaughlin as a Software Engineer in the mobile team. Commercial Director Armin Talić said: […]

Yorkshire tech firm provides free BI software to help local enterprises

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Panintelligence is offering its business intelligence solutions for free to support and empower Yorkshire organisations in the wake of the global disruption caused by Coronavirus. Eager to help enterprises survive and navigate the global crisis – and provide a helping hand to the local economy during true times of need – the Leeds-based firm is […]

Leeds ed-tech specialist scoops national award

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Smoothwall has been awarded a national accolade as one of the Sunday Times ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’. The leading digital safeguarding technology provider, which is head-quartered in Leeds, was named as number 62 on the list and was also awarded the ‘Best Improver’ title. The news comes as the specialists in online monitoring and […]

Five tech startups launch per hour

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More than five new tech startups launched every hour in 2019, contributing to a record 681,704 new business formations over the year – a 2.8% increase from 2018. These are some of the findings of the Centre for Entrepreneurs’ sixth annual analysis of Companies House data. “It is encouraging that despite a politically turbulent year […]