Data centre colocation provider LDeX doubles capacity in Manchester with second data center.  The 20,000 sq ft facility sits next to existing data center, which was opened in July 2015. The new site at Trafford Park will be used to provide the company’s global clients with colocation, network connectivity and streaming media satellite services. It will […]

Secarma has acquired application security company Pentest Limited for an undisclosed sum. Both companies are based in Manchester, with Secarma offering penetration testing and online security, while Pentest focuses on app security. As a result of the deal, Secarma is expected to add new resources to Pentest Limited, including a team of ethical hackers. Managing […]

The chief financial officer (CFO) of Manchester-headquartered IT services provider NCC Group has resigned from its board. Atul Patel (pictured) will leave the group on 3 February 2017 or before if his successor is appointed, with the search for his replacement already underway. Patel joined the group initially on an interim basis in February 2011 […]

Legal IT business, Software Cloud, has moved to city centre offices in Leeds. Growing out of an incubator at Leeds City College in May, the firm, Software Cloud, has moved into offices at 15 St Paul’s Street in the heart of the business district. The company provides specialist IT services to the legal sector, leveraging […]

IT services provider Imerja has secured its place on a government framework for the fifth year. G-cloud 8 enables public sector organisations to quickly source and hire approved cloud IT suppliers through the Government’s Digital Marketplace portal. To secure a place on the framework, Imerja had to go through a rigorous application and selection process, […]

The President’s Club for Microsoft Dynamics recognises high performing Microsoft Dynamics partners, like Azzure IT, a company that delivers successful Microsoft Dynamics business results. These are the growth of the Microsoft market presence, strong customer service focus and adoption of technology to advance the services and solutions to customers. Azzure IT have been recognised as one of the […]

North Tyneside technology solutions provider Perfect Image in on the recruitment trail after posting a bumper year of growth and record results. Perfect Image designs and supports cloud, traditional and hybrid IT systems, has seen turnover for its latest financial year reach £7.5m, a 30% increase on the previous year. Based on the Cobalt Business Park […]

Servelec Technologies, a provider of end-to-end data collection, control and optimisation solutions, has been selected by Wessex Water to deliver an upgrade of its Scope5 Telemetry / SCADA system to the latest Prism5 User Interface. Wessex Water has been using its predecessor to monitor its water and wastewater estate for over 20 years. Servelec’s Prism5 […]

US technology firm ConcertCare has announced the launch of a new operation in Liverpool after partnering up with a Merseyside data centre operator and cloud computing specialist, AIMES. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ConcertCare is now set to open an office in Liverpool’s Alder Hey Innovation Centre. ConcertCare’s chief executive, Tanveer Patel, chose Liverpool for its […]

Keeping tabs on everything is hard for IT teams managing large, sprawling and disparate IT estates. There are old machines to update, staff suffering from slow PCs and all manner of devices and licences…

Around 18 months ago, senior leaders at Wigan Council decided to take digital seriously. Since then the authority has won multiple awards for its transformation. Rebecca Hill asks Alison McKenzie-Folan, deputy chief executive director for customer transformation, about the journey.

TPP Middle East, the Middle Eastern subsidiary of Leeds software company Phoenix Partnership has signed a major healthcare deal in Qatar. The firm will be delivering a £21 million software project (SystmOne) to the private healthcare sector over the next five years. Medical records will be shared across the country to 300 care sites across […]

Sheffield’s Azzure IT has appointed Lianne Biddulph as project manager as it targets further growth over the summer after it was named the UK’s 11th fastest growing IT firm. Lianne, who is from Warwickshire, has over six years’ experience in software implementation and project management. Following her appointment, she said: “I’m really looking forward to […]

Security firm Intercede joined ARM,  Solacia and Symantec to assess the security challenges of connecting billions of devices across multiple sectors; including industrial, home, health services and transportation. Their conclusion was that any system could be compromised unless a system-level root of trust was established. To deal with the risk, the companies collaborated on the Open Trust Protocol […]

Leeds Digital Job Fair 2.0 will take place at the First Direct Arena on October 20. The inaugural event in February 2016, attracted more than 1,300 attendees and 35 companies offering digital and tech jobs, including Google, William Hill, Callcredit, Sky Betting & Gaming, Provident Financial, Sky and Lhasa Limited. The fair is again being organised […]