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	AlertMe appoints Mary Turner as CEO AlertMe, the award-winning consumer home energy management service, has announced the appointment of Mary Turner as Chief Executive Officer. more..	12/03/10
	A tribute to Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie: 1952-2010 Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie, Head of Human Genetics at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, passed away on 11 March 2010 at her home in Finland after a long and characteristically courageous battle with cancer. She was 57. more..	12/03/10
	New developments available from Strem UK SiGNa and Strem announce partnership on stabilized sodium and sodium-potassium alloy products, now available from Strem's Cambridge UK branch. more..	12/03/10
	Local web company netXtra launches new ‘community’ sites for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts After the worldwide consultation with member girls and young women, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) commissioned local web company netXtra to redevelop and launch their new website - a dynamic website focused on connecting girls from across the world. more..	12/03/10
	Inca Digital launches the ‘Inca Digital Excellence Awards’ Inca Digital celebrates its 10th birthday this year with the launch of the Inca Digital Excellence Awards (IDEAs for short) to celebrate the creative and stunning effects and products produced using Inca printers. more..	12/03/10
	Cambs’ working parents take control of the work-life balance Parenting stories are hugely prominent in the news of late. Business Link in the East of England’s latest survey celebrates the important role Cambridgeshire’s working parents play in the county. more..	12/03/10
	Ridgeon Group launches innovative management degree for staff The Ridgeon Group has launched an employee Foundation Degree (FdA) in Management, supporting the company’s strong commitment to staff development and training. more..	12/03/10
	Technology workshops prove a big success with hi-tech engineers Embedded Masterclass half-day technology workshop bookings are on track to be double that of last year. more..	12/03/10
	What’s the risk of getting out of bed? From swine flu to climate change, heroin to hang gliding, members of the public are invited to explore the risks we face throughout our lives and examine the threat they actually pose to us in a lecture this evening, (Friday 12 March). more..	12/03/10
	Cambridge to train police chiefs in India The former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, is to co-direct a new training programme for senior police executives in India, led by the University of Cambridge. more..	12/03/10
	Marks & Clerk presenting at China Healthcare & Life Science event Dr Barbara Fleck, Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk LLP's Cambridge office, will be speaking at the Opportunities in China Healthcare & Life Science event on 17th March. more..	12/03/10
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 12th March 2010 The first GM crop to be approved for cultivation in the EU for 12 years - an industrial starch potato - has been given the green light. What might this mean for the future of crop biotechnology in Europe? more..	12/03/10
	INK Publishing's eight years with Gofers Logistics: a case study Gofers Logistics Worldwide has been handling INK Publishing's warehouse and distribution requirements for over eight years. This is a case study about their success story. more..	11/03/10
	Exploring genetic effects in cells Researchers report the most extensive and comprehensive study of the impact of genetic variations on gene activity. The study uses RNA sequencing at an unprecedented resolution to reveal genetic effects in cellular processes. more..	11/03/10
	ViewRanger and Retrieva enhance dog tracking by mobile phone Today, on the first day of Crufts 2010, GPS dog-collar manufacturer Retrieva and mobile phone sat-nav specialists ViewRanger have unveiled new updates to their dog collar and software combination that allows you to track your dog on your mobile phone. more..	11/03/10
	PA Consulting Group runs seminar on future of the product development process The latest seminar in PA Consulting Group's Technology and Innovation series focuses on future product development processes and looks at best practice tools and ways of working to improve overall effectiveness. more..	11/03/10
	Melbourn Scientific applies Morphologi G3 to pre-formulation Melbourn Scientific is the first contract research organisation to offer Malvern's award winning image processing technology. more..	11/03/10
	HR consultancy is on a mission Local HR Consultancy Think Resources are on a mission. A mission to keep HR simple. In fact, they believe in it so strongly that the company name is changing. Think Resources will become Keeping HR Simple. more..	11/03/10
	Inca Onset S20 widens colour options at IPEX Inca Digital demonstrates an enhancement to the high-performance, wide-format Inca Onset S20 UV inkjet flatbed printer at IPEX on the Fujifiilm stand (9-CD360). more..	11/03/10
	Datanomic showcases UK’s de-facto risk & compliance screening solution at international conference Datanomic will be showcasing its dn:Director for Sanctions & PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) screening solution, regarded as the UK’s de-facto Risk & Compliance screening solution - systematically checking more than five billion client records every month. more..	11/03/10
	Meeting facilities are hub of bio science community Six months after it started offering meeting facilities at its new Riverside development, Granta Park has become the hub of the local bio science community for workshops, meetings and networking events. more..	11/03/10
	imsense on the awards trail imsense will be attending two awards ceremonies this month with imphoto for iPhone nominated at Le Mobile 2.0 and imsense being shortlisted for the Business Innovation award at the 'Cambridge News' Business Excellence Awards. more..	11/03/10
	ObjectSecurity and Promia produce next-generation security technology for US military ObjectSecurity and Promia have been tasked a project milestone by the US Navy to design a vision blueprint for US Navy's SOA & Cloud information assurance, using their respective products ObjectSecurity OpenPMF and Promia Raven. more..	11/03/10
	County Council seeks views on local transport plan Cambridgeshire County Council is currently consulting on the new Local Transport Plan for Cambridgeshire and wants to hear your views. more..	11/03/10
	Crew announced for the 156th Boat Race The 2010 Xchanging Boat Race on Saturday 3 April - the 156th Race in the series between Cambridge and Oxford Universities - will see 14 of the 18 oarsmen making their first appearance in the Race. more..	11/03/10
	Orgscale web-based HR application is launched Orgscale Limited, founded by veteran Cambridge entrepreneurs Adam Twiss and Bryan Amesbury, has launched a new set of web-based applications aimed at the small to medium sized enterprise. more..	10/03/10
	TSB funded project will develop nano-engineered platinum catalyst layers for fuel cells A £1.1 million project aimed at creating new platinum based catalyst layer designs for fuel cells has been awarded funding by the Technology Strategy Board. Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd is leading the NECLASS project (Nano-Engineered Catalyst Layers and Sub-Structures), together with partners Qudos Technology Ltd, Teer Coatings Ltd and Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. more..	10/03/10
	Inca Digital regionalises European technical support network Inca Digital, one of the world's leading manufacturers of large format inkjet printing technology, announces that it is expanding its regional technical support network to enhance its service to Inca users throughout Europe. more..	10/03/10
	ObjectSecurity releases new OpenPMF application security automation product version 3.0 ObjectSecurity, the leader for application security policy automation today announced a new major release of their OpenPMF product. OpenPMF helps develop, operate and maintain secure applications. It makes application security proactive, manageable, intuitive, cheaper, and less risky. more..	10/03/10
	What is the role of employers when their staff are travelling overseas? According to the British government body, the National Travel Health Network and Centre (Nathnac), employers should apply the same duty of care to foreign travel as they do to all aspects of employee safety. more..	10/03/10
	New top team for d'Arry's d’Arry’s Cookhouse and Wine Shop in King Street has a new Managing Partner and Head Chef. more..	10/03/10
	CambridgePPF rallies Newnham residents Local charity encourages Cambridge communities to have their say on the future of the City more..	10/03/10
	Zeus to support fundraising for Sport Relief Award-winning traffic management software from Zeus Technology will help the Sport Relief website process millions of pounds. more..	10/03/10
	School scientists are the experts! Secondary school and sixth form students from across Eastern England and beyond are invited to the first ever Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone. On Saturday 20 March, they will present their science, technology, engineering and maths projects to the public. more..	10/03/10
	Silver medal for Sidney Sussex College chefs Two young chefs from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge have won a silver medal at the UK’s top culinary event in London more..	10/03/10
	Business angel investment is the critical success factor The East of England needs more business angels to support innovation in the region and secure our competitive edge. A series of business angel awareness events will take place in March and April 2010 (Cambridge on 29 April) to coincide with the launch of an angel co-investment loan fund. more..	10/03/10
	Ware Anthony Rust has plenty to crow about after RSPB win The RSPB has called in Ware Anthony Rust to help promote its 'Letter to the Future' campaign. more..	10/03/10
	Novel syringe demonstrates cost benefits of sustainable product design Cambridge Consultants has unveiled an innovative concept for a high-quality prefilled syringe, cutting the volume of a typical pack in half. more..	09/03/10
	Abcam posts excellent set of interim results Abcam plc, the rapidly growing bioscience company which markets antibodies via its own online catalogue, has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2009. They show a sales increase of 37.8 percent to £31.8m, with pre-tax profits up by 64 percent to £11.2m. more..	09/03/10
	MENDOZAMEDIA supports Cambridge Wordfest MENDOZAMEDIA, the Cambridge-based business editing and writing company, is supporting the Cambridge Wordfest this April. more..	09/03/10
	Big Lottery Fund grant is awarded for research to support self help groups in the UK The Big Lottery Fund has announced a grant of £248,866 to support a joint research project to be conducted by Self Help Nottingham and the Universities of Anglia Ruskin and Nottingham, designed to improve the support available for self help groups in the UK. more..	09/03/10
	Cambridge Index rises 7.5% Global equity markets staged a modest rally during the week, as new austerity measures announced by Greece boosted hopes that the European Union would eventually come to its rescue, and positive US data added to the evidence that the global economic recovery is on the right track. The Cambridge Index surged 7.5% or 470.6 points to 6,772.8. more..	09/03/10
	IT Special Interest Group looks at the challenges of mobile computing Access to email, diaries and customer details on our mobile phones is now the norm. But making business-critical information available from mobiles in a secure way is a real challenge for IT organisations. Come and find out how this challenge is being met at the next Cambridge Network IT special interest group meeting this Thursday (11 March). more..	09/03/10
	New Zealand Christchurch International Airport - Use CCM SaaS Service for Construction Project Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge today announced that their Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for the major annual pavement maintenance works project at Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) in New Zealand. more..	09/03/10
	Cambridge Wireless and UKTI offer free evnt Cambridge Wireless is delighted, in partnership with UKTI, to be able to present an unmissable one-day event: ‘What Should India Mean for Your UK Technology Business?’ on 18th March 2010. more..	09/03/10
	Kill or cure? Lunchtime films at the Department of Pathology A series of short films about cervical cancer, influenza and malaria will be shown by Cambridge University's Department of Pathology during the Cambridge Science Festival, in aid of Campod (Cambridge Fund for the Prevention of Disease). more..	09/03/10
	Focus on Training expands into Europe Peterborough based project management and IT training specialist, Focus on Training, has launched a new European venture. more..	09/03/10
	Have you been yelled? Where good intentions can go horribly wrong Have you stumbled across a domain name that includes your business name and location with a web page that has incorrect information about your business on it? If so, then you may have been 'yelled'. more..	09/03/10
	Cambridge companies are the greatest, so tell your customers, prospects and stakeholders Most companies wish they communicated more regularly and more effectively with customers, prospects and stakeholders. A new initiative aims to help Cambridge companies do just that. more..	09/03/10
	Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative Annual Lecture Vice-Chancellor of Aston University and Cambridge graduate, Professor Julia King CBE FREng will speak at this year’s Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative (WiSETI) Annual Lecture later today (Tuesday 9 March). more..	09/03/10

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Cambridge Network receives regular feedback on the things members like - and don't - about our service. Read some of our members' recent comments below.

Corporate Gateway

Earlier this year you passed our contact details to CVB of P. Research Labs. I am pleased to say we have now been awarded an initial 10-day market research and regulatory strategy pilot study contract. JP 18/04/08

Thank you so much for Monday nights event it was truly stimulating and really served to engage our cultural offer within the wider business and inventing community – I was raving about the flexible screen that will have media content downloaded onto it from anywhere in the world – the news on the go and beyond. HR 24/04/08

Many thanks for the generous invitation to the Cambridge Gateway Gala dinner on Tuesday evening. The food, wine and service were excellent as was the company. It was thoroughly enjoyable and productive. I enjoyed meeting the other technology experts from a wide variety of backgrounds and I hope to further the contacts established. IS 25/04/08

Thank you very much for the excellently organised event and the good time I had in Cambridge. I am very impressed about the entrepreneurial spirit of the people I met in Cambridge. JP 29/04/08

Thanks for organising a very interesting presentation. It was of great value and really got us thinking afterwards. CV 17/03/08

We get invited to many such events, but given our tight technical focus, most events do not bring serious opportunities to our attention. However, Cambridge has an exceptional reputation RM 03/09/08

Cleantech Special Interest Group

Many thanks for the breakfast – it was really interesting. As my first event, I enjoyed it and can see the real value in the Cambridge Network. SS 20/06/08

Many thanks for organising an excellent evening for the clean tech interest group last week. EG 23/11/08

India Open Meeting

Thanks. It was a great, high energy event. Very useful for me. Thanks for all your efforts, BH 30/6/08

I very much enjoyed the India session and thought your panel were excellent. PW 30/6/08

Cafe Networking

Thank you very much for your hospitality last night: it was obviously a very successful event and even in the short time I was there I had the opportunity of meeting some very interesting people. DB 16/12/08

Many thanks for your email, and for your warm welcome yesterday evening. It was a hugely successful event in all sorts of ways, and we are very grateful to have had the opportunity to address such a great number of people. Needless to say, we shall be pleased to arrange representation of TOU in the East of England at the next event planned for 24 February! We look forward to receiving further details nearer to the date. MK 17/12/08

Thanks you so much for the opportunity to speak. I agree that its a great venue for a productive informal gathering. RT 17/12/08

Website

Pay invoice on-line worked fine for me. No problem at all - quick, easy and just the way I'd hope. DB 11/07/08

I very much like the added information I am now seeing in the Newsletter, when I rest over an active link. As you promised, it makes clear whether the link is worth clicking on or not. Thank you! LvS 13/11/08

I have decided not to renew my membership of the Cambridge Network.Primarily, this decision was made because I don't think the website has really done anything to improve the functionality or services available to members since its launch. In an age of news story ranking like Digg embedded audio/video and the various other web 2.0 services dedicated to news, I think it's extremely disappointing that a site such as Cambnet, representing a high-tech area such as Cambridge has been so slow to adopt the internet. Even the RSS feeds don't work properly. There are several features which if you implemented, would vastly improve the overall experience of Cambnet and ultimately make more people use it more often.Please take this as positive feedback.NM 01/04/08

Congratulations - One of the easiest websites - but what else should I expect from Cambridge! WC 1/12/08

I posted 3 jobs on the website, our first experience with the network, and frankly it surpassed all our expectations. All three jobs have now been filled with excellent people, all of whom applied through the network. Apologies for any confusion caused and once again thank you on behalf of myself and colleagues for a sterling and indispensable service. HB 10/12/08

Miscellaneous

Keep up the good work, Cambridge Network is a very important marketing tool for us RS 01/03/08

Peter, had a stunning response from just those few contacts. Most appreciated. PK 12/03/08

Sincere thanks for your out of hours help and support. IB 26/03/08

Not sure how much feedback you get but thought I would offer some. 2 people responded to our CN news article and both are now volunteering with us. It works! JD 23/04/08

I would recommend the Cambridge Network to any organization looking for high levels of positive Media exposure! MS 26/06/08

Thank you for an enjoyable and productive evening. We gained a useful introduction from the session. DH 30/07/08

Almost 12 months ago I contacted you to assist me with loading my CV onto the Cambridge Network. Cambridge Network was a great success as T contacted me where I am now working as Sales Director. RL 9/09/08

Thank you so much for your introduction to IB. I do not know what will happen between the two of us in the future as we have known each other for too short an amount of time. But we had a very productive meeting today, he is interested by the company's future prospects and is kindly helping me draft the business plan. MO 12/09/08

Yesterday I sat next to DC, exactly what I had wanted to do, and he listened intently about my start-up. He invited me to present to the Cambridge Angel's informal session. And then of course you introduced me - personally! - to all the folks at N, and I enjoyed meeting everyone else as well. It was such a pleasant evening and so tremendously useful. MO 7/10/08

I did not have the chance to thank you on the day itself for your efforts in making our opening day a success, thus I would like to do this via this mail. I was very glad to have you as our opening speaker, and your choice of presentation focus to welcome us back to Cambridge with reference to the history has worked extremely well. BT 10/11/08 Cambridge Network keeps you informed of all the latest news from Cambridge and beyond. Wherever your interest lies, you will find this site a plentiful source of the most up-to-date news.