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Tame your computer - be a desktop genius
In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to find items on a messy desktop (Windows XP-7)...
National Innovation Voucher scheme: coming soon
The Technology Strategy Board is launching a new national innovation voucher scheme to encourage smaller businesses to work with external experts, gaining new knowledge to help their business innovate, develop and grow.
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Does this summer's odd weather tell us anything about climate?
Croatia is the destination for UKTI’s first Export Insight visit
Local firms are being supported by UK Trade and Investment and Enterprise Europe Network to participate in an “Export Insight” trade mission to Croatia from 24 – 26 October.
Book now for free workshops to start or grow your business
A series of free practical business workshops have been launched in South Cambridgeshire to help business-owners become more successful.
AGIP selects S3 ID personnel safety solution based on Ubisense
Ubisense, a market leader in location based smart technology, today announces that S3 ID, its partner in the oil and gas industry has entered into an agreement with AGIP to deploy an integrated personnel security system at its facility in Kazakhstan. The solution, which uses unique technology from Ubisense, will play an important role in creating and maintaining the safety and security of…
GHX commends NHS recommendations for streamlined procurement
GHX, a leading global provider of healthcare supply chain technologies, announced its support and recommendations for the Department of Health’s NHS procurement guidance, which documents possible savings in excess of £1.2 billion across procurement in the healthcare sector. This suggests health providers can learn from the North American market to drive efficiency across the NHS.
'The Life Scientific'
Professor Dame Ann Dowling, who heads the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, was interviewed this week for BBC Radio 4's programme 'The Life Scientific'.
Ham Hill digs enhance picture of Iron Age life
A second season of excavations at Britain’s biggest Iron Age hill-fort has uncovered remains of Roman weaponry, and the site of the first “ham stone” house.
Stephen Hawking in Paralympics Opening Ceremony
A thought-provoking extravaganza marking the beginning of the Paralympic Games was kicked off on Wednesday evening by Professor Stephen Hawking.
Email marketing made simple
Many small and medium size companies (SMEs) are so busy trying to run their business and keep their heads above water, they simply do not have the time or the resources to market their companies successfully to existing and potential new clients.
Business video newsletter for August 2012 from VirtualStudio.TV
Simon Malone of VirtualStudio.TV writes: Like everyone else in the country, we spent the first part of the month watching the Olympics while we should have been working! We did however manage to get some work done this month and have been away filming in Scotland and also created over 45 videos in our studio in Cambridge.
Mentors sought for Peter Jones Enterprise Academy
Cambridge Regional College is looking for enthusiastic and knowledgeable mentors to help nurture its new cohort of students on the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy Business programme.
Collaborative research centre announced
The University of Cambridge and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, are pleased to announce the formation of a collaborative research centre based in Cambridge.
p2people helps bridge the job understanding gap
As well as allowing service providers and job advertisers to chat interactively, p2people adds an interactive forum to enable a better understanding of job needs!
Lookout Call seeks to establish reseller network
Lookout Call, the UK’s leading lone worker safety system, is looking to establish a reseller network in the UK.
£30 million boost for biomedical engineering research
The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced the launch of a joint £30 million initiative to find biomedical engineering solutions to challenging healthcare problems.
Startup business principle 2: Consider love money and alternative income streams
In Part 2 of his "Startup business principles" series, Nkem Mpamah, CEO and Founder of Cognition Global Concepts, introduces some alternative business startup funding options you can consider when the bank says no to your business proposal.
Startup business principle 1: Bootstrap with a sense of urgency
There is nothing as inspiring and motivating as starting your own business. Yet nothing is as frustrating and confusing as watching your business fail. If you’ve felt that sense of apprehension before turning your BIG idea into a successful small business, you know what Nkem Mpamah, Founder and CEO Cognition Global Concepts is referring to. In this two-part series, he shares his experiences…
Going for gold - Omobono looks to rival Team GB this awards season
In a year which has seen entries soar, Omobono has been named as a finalist for seven awards.
The Babraham Institute is pleased to announce: ‘A Question of Ageing’
The Babraham Institute’s next public engagement event tackles an issue that affects us all, the science of healthy ageing. Following an international conference on Ageing Research at Babraham next month, there will be an event for the public at the Guildhall on Saturday 22nd September that will enable people to engage with researchers to consider the scientific and clinical challenges as well as…
Babraham research reveals how tumours acquire resistance and identify a new target
Scientists at the Babraham Institute, working with collaborators at AstraZeneca, have made a breakthrough in understanding how a particular signalling pathway can promote aberrant cell growth and pinpointed a mutation that enables tumours to circumvent certain treatments.
IPPM helps blue chip organisations to manage change
IPPM director John Bridges has been busy recently, establishing and leading a major business transformation programme across Europe at Experian. He is now managing a portfolio of business change projects nationally at Atos Healthcare.
Smith designs new company logo
Smith designs new PR company logo.
CogniDox 8.6 release provides workflow routing rules and online editing
CogniDox, the smart document management solution with integrated support for product lifecycles, has released version 8.6.0 to full production. The release,available for download by customers from the extranet site, provides a number of features, the most prominent of which are support for workflow “routing rules” and an integrated online rich text editor for XHTML files.