WeDisrupt on Scale Up Journey with PwC Retail transformation specialist, WeDisrupt, has been accepted onto the PwC Scale Up programme after facing stiff competition from a large number of technology start-ups in Manchester.
As Salford races to become one of the world s most attractive cities for digital enterprise, The Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett alongside the Salford Digital Collaborative has today announced the appointment of Jon Corner as the city s first ever Chief Digital Officer CDO .
The second in the series of three FinTech North events is taking place in Manchester this month, bringing together policy and decision makers across public and private sector, alongside some of the region s most well established business, media, financial services and tech firms.
LeasingOptions.co.uk Announces New Director of IT Following a hugely successful 12 months and ambitious plans to accelerate growth in 2018 19, LeasingOptions.co.
A translation and language services provider which has its headquarters in Greater Manchester has acquired a business based in south-east England.
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Manchester-based artificial intelligence AI firm Peak has today announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services AWS Machine Learning ML Competency status, one of just three in the UK.
Worsley-based LeasingOptions.co.uk has announced its latest sporting partnership, this this time with Moss Bank Junior Football Club. As part of the deal, the Bolton-based grassroots football team will receive support from LeasingOptions.co.
A new technology hub is helping Mancunians become more in tune with their IT systems. Sync, an Apple Authorised Training Provider, will host a number of training sessions for IT professionals, getting them to grips with the ins and outs of managing Apple devices.
Manchester s newest tech hub is the place to be this half term, as Sync host a number of free bootcamps for tech-loving children.
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Founded in 1981, JMC IT is an award-winning IT support partner based in Agecroft, Salford.
Entrepreneur
Kieron started his career as a Teacher before moving into the emerging market of web domain names sales in 1999. In 2005, he branched out into telecoms, founding Zimo,which won the industry's Service Provider of the Year Award in 2008. He went on to cofound Nexbridge, wich provides industry-leading telecoms services to communications providers and recently branched out into IP telephony services with the popular WHYPAY conferencing service which offers free conference calls to UK businesses.
StoneHouse Logic provides IT systems that resolve the limitations and frustrations our clients are faced with, as well as offering services and software that maximise their productivity and profitability. \r\n
CEO and Founder VST Enterprises
Louis-James Davis is Founder and CEO of VST Enterprises, a revolutionary tech company that has invented concepts that aim to revolutionise the banking sector with a focus around consumer interaction and security. In 2011, Louis-James received the award for young entrepreneur of the year BEI International.Louis-James has since spoken at many exhibitions and conferences on behalf of VST Enterprises, MIDAS, UK Trade Investment and the Manchester Universities.
Technology Enterprises
VST Enterprises is a revolutionary tech company that aims to bring forth various concepts to boost physicaldigital asset traceability, eliminate counterfeiting and fraud as a whole and revolutionise the banking sector with a focus around consumer interaction and security. VST Enterprises has created the revolutionary VCode, VPlatform. VST Enterprises was established by partners Louis-James Davis and Andy Giblin, who share a passion for all things related to design, development and coding.
Virtual Card Technology Provider
Conferma is a leading Virtual Card technology provider and a global company, managing transactions in 96 currencies in 193 countries.With 80 of Buying Business Travel's Top 50 TMCs using Conferma, it is an industry standard for corporate travel payment. Confermas Virtual Card technology is mainly about simplifying over-complicated processes in Travel and Expense payments. Conferma is the gateway between commercial card issuers and the travel community.
Chief Operating Officer
Mark has 30 years experience in the software industry, including ERP, BI and eCommerce solutions, predominantly for the wholesale B2B retail sectors. Mark has presented at many exhibitions and conferences and has written numerous thought leadership articles and whitepapers. As Chief Operating Officer at Maginus, Mark is responsible for all the operational delivery aspects of the company.
Barclays has launched a nationwide campaign to help small businesses tackle cybercrime and fraud, with new research suggesting that online fraud has resulted in the loss of more than 50,000 British jobs to date as SMEs had to make redundancies to recover costs
A growing organisation needs grownup technology these are the words of David RoweBewick, Group Finance Director at
SureCloud, a supplier of Cybersecurity Services, Solutions and Cloudbased Governance, Risk and Compliance GRC Applications, recently partnered with Belgian consumer group Test Aankoop to provide expert consultancy services to assess the general security of the internet enabled home
Having covered over four million travellers heading abroad through the companys awardwinning three brands CoverForYou, Cedar Tree and Outbacker WWIIS is supplying travel insurance products on a phenomenal scale
SMEs across the UK are breaking down barriers to the Cloud, a technology once but now no longer seen as the domain of large enterprises. These are the words of CTO Jon Wrennall at British software and services company
AgeChecked, a solution provider for online retailers of agerestricted goods and services, has partnered up with AV Yourself, a W2 Global Data brand, in a bid to make age verification more robust and straightforward for online customers
The students, from Elfed High School in Buckley, were invited to Moldbased Synthite for an exclusive tour of the site, which produces formaldehyde, a chemical used in everyday items including furniture and cars
Glenmorangie, the worldfamous whisky distillery owned by Louis Vuitton Mot Hennessy, has substantially enhanced and extended its corporate WiFi network following a connectivity project undertaken with enterprise IT specialist Systal Technology Solutions
However, 86 of prepurchase research is done digitally.Over half of car buyers start their research online, with 41 taking to search engines like Google to source the information they are looking for
PixelBeard, a full service app development agency based in Liverpool have been chosen by arts and crafts manufacturing giant Ellison Europe to create a new, mobilefirst network for their global crafts brand, Sizzix The market leaders of DIY diecutting machines and arts and crafts products
WeDisrupt on Scale Up Journey with PwCRetail transformation specialist, WeDisrupt, has been accepted onto the PwC Scale Up programme after facing stiff competition from a large number of technology startups in Manchester
Testing firm AlphaBiolabs is celebrating a record year after revenues rose 16 per cent to 4.2m.The companys growth was fuelled by increased demand for its workplace drug and alcohol testing services
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Datamere Software Solutions is an award-winning development company that offers a complete downstream package for gas suppliers. Established in 1998, Datamere created its market leading Gas Management System which offers a modular approach for portfolios of varying sizes.The company has also created bespoke software solutions for hospitality, healthcare and HR industries and is currently working on the development of GMS V4 and GENUS.
The Config Team -SAP Logistics and Warehouse Management Specialists - was founded in 1994. With its head consultant office based in Skelmersdale, the successful solutions it has delivered to globally respected names give it a reputation as a leading authority in SAP Logistics implementation.
Virtual PA HR Services
Behind every successful business owner, consultant or freelancer is a team of support staff making sure that everything runs like clockwork. I offer a range of support services that will help your business do just that.By using Virtuelle's professional, flexible and affordable business support, all the day-to-day things that take up your time and energy are taken care of, so you can concentrate on what really matters to you running and growing a successful business.
The Networking People (TNP) Ltd is an ISP (internet service provider) based in Lancaster, Lancashire. Established in 2012, TNP supplies high-capacity broadband connections and consultancy services that allow large organisations to design, build and operate their own networks independently of the established telecoms companies.
Founder and CIO of Global Risk Technologies
Monica Eaton-Cardone is a leading entrepreneur, businesswoman and co-founder of chargebacks911, a Global Risk Technologies company and Europes first chargeback remediation specialist. She has vast expertise in technology, e-commerce, risk relativity and payments processing. She is a unique case in the payments world, starting out as an online merchant herself, she has built an impressive career out of uncovering the problems todays merchants are faced with and finding the best solution.
SCHOOLS children are being encouraged to become green energy champions for a chance to win a 500 science grant
Manchesters newest tech hub is the place to be this half term, as Sync host a number of free bootcamps for techloving children
Manchester digital agencye3creativehas earned its SME status and marked its highestever annual turnover of 2.6m an increase of 47 from the 2016 financial figures that recorded turnover at 1
Worsleybased LeasingOptions.co.uk has announced its latest sporting partnership, this this time with Moss Bank Junior Football Club.As part of the deal, the Boltonbased grassroots football team will receive support from LeasingOptions
A new technology hub is helping Mancunians become more in tune with their IT systems
A translation and language services provider which has its headquarters in Greater Manchester has acquired a business based in southeast England.
LeasingOptions.co.uk Announces New Director of ITFollowing a hugely successful 12 months and ambitious plans to accelerate growth in 201819, LeasingOptions.co
Theres plenty of handy Mac keyboard shortcuts out there which can help make your life a lot easier Here are just a few that we find the most useful
Manchesterbased artificial intelligence AI firm Peak has today announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services AWS Machine Learning ML Competency status, one of just three in the UK
Students from Stockport Academy and Werneth School have been learning essential digital life skills thanks to a series of workshops run by Cheshirebased notforprofit organisation, Digital Resilience
The agency, which provides strategic PR support for some of the worlds biggest organisations in both technology and finance, has a longstanding partnership with cofounder of FinTech North, Whitecap Consulting
The last decade has seen huge leaps in workplace technology, which has massively changed the way we work. The 20th century work environment was fixed, rather than fluid
Performer turned coordinator, Justin has been a part of the professional stunt performer industry for 20 years, and worked on a number of film and TV productions including Skyfall, Star Wars and the Harry Potter films
The Translation People will this month launch a second German office in response to growing demand and is planning further openings in the country over the next couple of years
Local ISP, Telcom Networks has selected The Loop fibre network to deliver gamechanging internet speeds, more than three hundred times faster than standard broadband, initially to 15 prominent buildings in Manchester city centre
eCommerce solutions provider Maginus has won the Episerver Commerce Partner of the Year award. It comes after a successful year for Maginus in the online space
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Ecommerce Risk Management
Global Risk Technologies GRT is internationally recognised as a leading provider of risk management solutions to the payment processing industry. GRT manages over 200million transactions worldwide each month, specialising in chargeback mitigation and dynamic loss prevention. Founded by merchants in direct response to rising chargebacks and friendly fraud, this company combines insider expertise with proprietary technology and deep analytics to isolate threats and maximise revenue.
Pitney Bowes VP for Global eCommerce EMEA
Georges Bergzal is Vice President, EMEA for Pitney Bowes Global Ecomerce. Georges is a marketing technology and ecommerce expert specialised in growth and expansion. He has also worked previously in Bronto Europe, Metropolis International Group and MarketTools, among other technology and ecommerce firms.
Technology and Services
With billions of shoppers around the world, retailers cant afford to just stay at home. Pitney Bowes helps retailers meet their customers where they are in over 220 countries and territories around the world. Offering end-to-end capabilities including demand generation, website localisation, fully-landed costs presentation and compliance, payment and risk management, logistics and customer care. Products include Borderfree Retail, Borderfree Marketplace, and Global Trade Solutions.
Director of Amber Claims Management
With over 15 years of experience in business and management, Liverpool born Ian Ambrose has enjoyed a successful career as Managing Director for a multitude of businesses based in the Merseyside area. In 2008, Ian set up Amber Claims Management, a company which handles the administrative process surrounding accident claims for clients.
