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Cultivating future talent

WHILE the South East of England might boast Kew Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show, the North East is planting seeds not in flowerbeds, but in real people and businesses.Read

Dr Gareth Taylor of Evince

County Durham firm Evince back on track after trip to USA

A £500,000 cash injection and a trip to California's famous Silicon Valley has helped put a clean technology company back on track after it failed to win the £2m investment it had hoped to get from its original shareholders.Read

All things digital are going on in Gateshead

A MAJOR digital extravaganza is coming to the North East this summer in the form of a six-week international festival celebrating the best in innovation.Read

Website specialists Peacock Carter to provide Wiki technology

A WEB DESIGN business which began life in the founders' bedrooms while they were Durham University students has secured a major contract with the Government.Read

IT firm Sumlock looks to the next generation

THE North East's longest standing IT company celebrated its official relocation with a special event highlighting the next generation of computers.Read

Event to give insight into knowledge transfer partnerships

NORTH East businesses will have the chance to find out about how to enter new markets, develop new technologies and make strategic change by tapping into the region’s knowledge base at an event next week.Read

Cabinet saw region at the cutting edge

THE Cabinet's recent visit to the North East caused quite a flurry in the region, not least on the pages of our North East newspapers.Read

Cello Electronics' new iViewer

Revolution in TV viewing starts in County Durham

A COUNTY Durham electronics company has launched the first television to stream programmes from web-based systems like the BBC iPlayer through their television - kickstarting what the firm calls a revolution in viewing.Read

Retail blogger bags plenty of recognition

A NEWCASTLE market researcher has been declared the number two retail blogger in the UK - being only narrowly beaten to the number one slot by leading industry magazine Retail Week.Read

NorthernNet opens for business in the North East

A SUPER-FAST broadband network and the latest technology located at pay-as-you go hubs around the region is aiming to put Northern creative businesses on the map. Karen Dent reports.Read

South Shields design agency Urban River Creative splashes out with expansion plans

And Urban River Creative says its expansion may continue through acquisition if the right business becomes available.Read

Sunderland Software City ideal home for fledgling software companies

NEW and growing software companies in the region will soon have access to high-tech facilities and office space, thanks to a new £1m development for Sunderland Software City (SSC) at the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC).Read

Money website reveals signs of recovery

PRICE comparison website moneysupermarket.com has revealed that it has seen signs of recovery after revenues were hit by a credit drought in 2009.Read

Support for small firms is crucial

THIS will be a defining year on the country’s route from a fossil-fuel based economy to one based on the more environmentally friendly use of resources.Read

Rapid rate of technological advances

GOING through some old newspapers at the weekend I came across an ad from 2001. It was from a discount retailer and in loud red letters told of a laptop going for the bargain price of just £1,200!Read

Joe Arend

Bioscience company boss in talks to secure future

THE boss of a North East bioscience company remains confident he can resurrect the business with talks currently under way to raise £2m to help secure its future.Read

Bridge-building between learning and business

A BUSINESSMAN has been appointed as Professor of Software Innovation to drive the growth of software industry in the North East.Read

Picturing tweets turns into worldwide winner

A NEWCASTLE software developer has won a competition run by Microsoft which attracted entries from around the globe.Read

Open days will show latest advances in IT

ONE of the region's oldest computer suppliers is marking its move to new headquarters with two open days highlighting new advances in the world of IT.Read

North media companies chosen for BBC project

SEVEN North East media companies have been selected to take part in a new BBC commissioning initiative. The @North pilot project was devised by BBC Children’s, one of the five major BBC departments relocating from London to Salford.Read