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RSS 3iDell shows off prototype touchscreen mobile
News Dell showed off a "proof of concept" smartphone at a China Mobile event on Monday - a device reportedly named the Mini 3i. Rumours began to circulate concerning the Mini 3i almost immediately after it... [18 Aug 2009]
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News Digital technologies will share in a £750m pot to stimulate growth in the UK's "industries of the future", Chancellor Alistair Darling said in today's budget. Announcing the Strategic Investment Fund, Darling said that communications,... [22 Apr 2009]
Oriental Insurance Company Cuts Report Production Time by 30 Days With Integrated System
White Paper Oriental Insurance Company wanted to replace a legacy decentralized inhouse developed insurance system with a centralized platform that streamlines operations and improves customer service and facilitate faster risk analysis, and cut... [27 Feb 2009]
Building society installs anti-money laundering tech
News Newcastle Building Society is about to implement an anti-money-laundering (AML) system to comply with FSA regulations and ensure quality of service to third parties. The building society currently carries out transaction monitoring and... [11 Dec 2007]
Photos: The business boat race
Photo A 'vision mitt' which its inventors claim enables wearers to see via touch has survived an Oxbridge Dragons' Den and scooped a £5,000 cheque to help get its budding business off the ground. The competition was hosted by the Oxford Said... [21 Feb 2007]
Colt wins £1.6m network deal with 3i
News European venture capitalist 3i has signed a £1.6m three-year deal with Colt Telecom as part of a plan to shift its data networks to a single supplier. Under the deal, telco Colt will manage an IP virtual private network... [10 Jan 2006]
Vodafone adds VC in board shuffle
News Vodafone has announced several new appointments to its board, the day after it released KPIs (key performance indicators) showing it has now notched up some 165 million customers globally. Among the new additions to the board are Andrew... [26 Jul 2005]
Jewellery database helps to slash fraud
Case Study When jeweller Chris Stevens came up with an idea for cutting down on fraud he eventually found himself with that rare but very desirable thing - an idea that spawned a spin-off business which is becoming the industry standard. [28 Jun 2005]
The Cloud announces reign of ex-FT man
News Wi-Fi wholesaler The Cloud has hired former Financial Times UK and EMEA managing director Zach Leonard as chief operating officer. The move comes as the network operator expands. It received additional venture capital funding in July... [01 Sep 2004]
Wi-Fi hotspot provider gets 3i and Accel millions
News Wi-Fi hotspot 'wholesale' provider The Cloud has received venture capital funding from 3i and Accel Partners Europe. Although the exact sum is undisclosed, it is thought to be worth several million pounds or, in the... [12 Jul 2004]
Tech investment healthy in Europe, healthiest in UK
News Private equity investments in European technology companies are climbing healthily, with the UK leading the way in stumping up funds. However, the good news is against a backdrop of investors still preferring the relative safety of... [17 Jun 2004]
CIO Jury: Compliance no IT project Trojan horse
News Compliance won't be a boon to the IT industry - on the vendor or user side.silicon.com's latest CIO Jury of 12 individuals has returned eight answers of 'No' and four of 'Yes' to the question Have compliance projects (addressing... [05 May 2004]
Cambridge Silicon Radio may net £50m from float
News The tech sector - and wireless in particular - could well be showing the green shoots of recovery, if Cambridge Silicon Radio is anything to go by. The wireless-chip maker, which produces hardware used in half of Bluetooth-enabled... [27 Jan 2004]
'Holy Grail' of funding found by UK mobile firm Intuwave
News UK mobile phone software firm Intuwave has secured a £2.8m third round of funding from its existing group of investors, which includes London-based VC giants 3i. The funding follows a second round in October 2001 when... [03 Sep 2003]
Cometa - Wi-Fi gold at the end of the rainbow?
Comment The idea of massive, wholesale Wi-Fi networks is gaining popularity, as witnessed by the birth of The Cloud in the UK this year. Cometa, in the US, is the industry's biggest play. Stewart Baines looks at whether it stands a chance and... [18 Jun 2003]
