Technology news, latest reports from the North East

Showcase for hi-tech telecare

THE latest communications tech- nology aimed at helping vulnerable people feel safer at home will be on show in the region next week. Read

Glimpse into future through technololgy

VISIONARY tech-heads from around the world will descend on the region in May to discuss the effect of future technologies on the way people live, work and play. Read

Tech Notes - Rise of email marketing

It's taken a lot of time – and thousands of bounce-backs – but has email marketing finally come of age? As someone who’s worked in the industry for many years, my background has taught me that when email goes right, it can go very right. Read

Film firm set to win £250,000 deal in US

A FILM production company is on the verge of breaking the lucrative US market by landing a deal worth up to £250,000. Read

ATS aspires to triple its turnover to £4m

A FLEDGLING IT firm is expected to triple turnover to £4m by next year after landing an international deal with one of the biggest communications companies on the planet. Read

Tech Notes: Not just for geeks and academics

OPEN-SOURCE software started out as the domain of geeks and academics only. But now, it’s starting to hit the mainstream – and software giants such as Microsoft are starting to feel uneasy. Read

ATS aspires to triple its turnover to £4m

A FLEDGLING IT firm is expected to triple turnover to £4m by next year after landing an international deal with one of the biggest communications companies on the planet. Read

Specialist shows perfect timing in its Dubai move

FAST-GROWING technology firm Onyx Group has entered the rapidly emerging Gulf market by opening an office in Dubai. Read

Inventive Hedgehog aims for the heights

A FLEDGLING IT firm has laid out plans to become a £20m-a-year company in five years and an ambitious long-term aim to become “the next Sage” after landing £60,000 in funding. Read

Techies boldly going into our scientific future

As some of the country’s top names in science and technology converged on the North East yesterday for a major conference, business reporter ANDREW MERNIN discovers plenty of optimism that the region has a big role to play on the world’s scientific stage. Read