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Tech Notes with Gareth Rushgrove

EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry has a website these days – but when was the last time you stopped to consider how your site works on mobile devices? Read

Two IT companies form alliance

TWO IT companies have formed an alliance to provide a complete range of IT services and products to small and mid-sized businesses. The two met when Gateshead-based Eurohelpdesk director Nigel Groser invested in a bespoke software system. Read

Tech Notes with Lewis Harrison

WHEN you tell people you work in public relations (PR), you usually get one of two reactions. Many will picture a sleazy spin-doctor type and consider you with disdain – as if you personally convinced Rebecca Loos to do that thing with the pig on Channel Five a few years ago. Read

Ian returns to North as director with DSC

A LEADING executive and hi-tech specialist has opted to leave a senior position in the US to work for one of the region’s cutting edge companies. Ian Radley is relocating from Albany in New York State to head up operations for Durham Scientific Crystals (DSC) based in Netpark, near Sedgefield, County Durham. Read

Wireless internet for guests

A NORTH-EAST hotel has become the latest in an international chain to adopt technology which provides wireless internet access to guests. The Best Western Beaumont Hotel in Hexham has implemented the MyZones WiFi system throughout the hotel. Read

Consultants make a further move

AN IT consultancy firm has expanded into new offices following a successful first 14 months in business. Read

Tech Notes with Herb Kim

LAST weekend, jobs website Monster.com suffered a major security breach with the personal data of up to 1.6 million records being stolen. Read

IT outfit is set to grow five-fold

AN IT software company founded by two former Sage managers says it is on target to increase sales five-fold by the end of the year. Read

Growth plans for web design firm

AN accomplished IT specialist has been recruited to a new role at a growing Newcastle design company. Mark Renwick, 25, has joined onebestway design as a web developer and will create database-driven, e-commerce websites and advanced content management systems. Read

Boost for technology students

STUDENTS beginning degree courses this autumn at the University of Teesside will be among the first to benefit from a new £10m development to create the Centre for Creative Technologies (CCT) on the campus in Middlesbrough. Read

Sandra links you to the student market

THE former head of a student radio station has launched a company which helps companies sell to students over the air. Sandra Tang, 26, has set up AdCampus, a centralised national sales house for student radio and allows advertisers direct access to the student market. Read

TSG, by Mark Joynson

IT Systems are a crucial investment for any business, and one that often involves substantial capital outlay. However, tying up resources in IT puts unnecessary pressure on cash-flow. Read

Tech Notes with Herb Kim

WHAT would you say is the biggest cause of stress at work? Unsympathetic boss? Poor pay? Lack of promotion prospects? Well, it’s none of these, actually. The answer, according to academics at Glasgow and Paisley universities, is email overload. Read

IT provider hopes to go national in two years

A PAY-AS-YOU-GO IT provider is aiming to go national within two years with its service for businesses with no in-house IT support. EuroHelpDesk in Gateshead aims to provide a cost-effective answer to the IT issues faced by SMEs. Read

'World changer' to address film conference

A TECHNOLOGY expert recently named by a US magazine as one of the “10 People Who Could Change the World” will be the main speaker at a high profile conference in Gateshead next month. Read

Hotel connected to 21st Century

ONE of the most historic hotels in the North-East has just come bang up-to-date by investing in a wi-fi network and offering guests unlimited free internet access. Read

Tech Notes with Herb Kim

A FIERCE argument about the distinctly unsexy issue of “net neutrality” is rumbling on in the US right now – and it could spell the end of the internet as we know it. Read

Orange Bus takes Coastal direction

THE television company launched by Tyneside star Robson Green has picked a Newcastle IT business to create the internet showcase for its wares. Read

It’s essential to protect your IT systems

IN a recent Business Continuity market survey conducted by OpenSky Research, only 12% of respondents were completely confident their company is doing enough to protect their IT systems. Read

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TODAY, technology forms an integral part of most businesses in helping to make quick and accurate financial decisions. The extent to which companies employ the use of technology varies. Read

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