Newcastle firm Nomad Digital has signed a five-year extension with Canada’s national rail operator, VIA Rail to deliver its WiFi, media and entertainment platform. The agreement, follows a previous five-year contract, and will cover VIA Rail’s full passenger rail fleet, catering for more than 1.5m passengers every year. Nomad Digital provides passenger and fleet connectivity solutions […]

Tech North is looking to discover the most promising early-stage tech companies in the North of England, including the lesser-known, undiscovered start-ups. Applications are open until 9 October, with the grand final on 17 November. If you think you’ve got what it takes, then apply online to become part of the Northern Stars 2016 competition. Northern Stars […]

Eight Northern tech firms are now members of the billion dollar valuation club. Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group plc is the jewel in the crown of a thriving northern tech scene, which has to potential to be recognised as one of the world’s top five digital clusters, according to a new report by technology-focused investment bank […]

Ruler Analytics, a Liverpool-based marketing analytics and call tracking provider has secured a six-figure funding package. The firm has reported a 500 per cent growth in the last six months which has led to a “significant” equity boost from investor business AXM Venture Capital. Founded in 2012 by Ian Leadbetter and business partner Daniel Reilly, the business […]

In my last column, I wrote that one of the biggest barriers to economic success in the North East was a lack of positive media coverage outside our region. Unfortunately, I fear this has become an even bigger problem as a result of the EU Referendum when the majority of people in the North East […]

Best Use of Technology and Apprentice of the Year debut as brand new categories in this year’s free to enter Nectar Business Small Business Awards and will be judged by industry leaders including BBC ‘Dragon’, businesswoman and consumer champion, Sarah Willingham. Nectar Business has been supporting small businesses for over a decade and is once […]

AccessPay provides cloud-based business payment solutions. The AccessPay story began in 2012 with a realisation that the way in which businesses process and manage payments was manual, costly and error prone. With a small group of finance and cloud technology experts AccessPay was created – its mission is simple: to transform the way business payments are […]

Tech North, an organisation dedicated to accelerating growth of digital businesses in the North of England, won the UKBAA Best New Entrant to the Angel Ecosystem at the UK Angel Investment Awards 2016. The judges were impressed by Tech North’s significant impact on the development of the digital ecosystem across the Northern regions over the past twelve months. […]

UK technology firm ARM Holdings is to be bought by Japan’s Softbank for £24bn ($32bn) today. Shares in the firm surged by 45% at the open of the London Stock Exchange to 1,742.85p per share, adding £7.56bn to ARM’s market value. The Cambridge headquartered firm, which has other sites in Loughborough, Sheffield, Blackburn, Manchester and Maidenhead, designs microchips […]

Windermere-based technology company Alertacall Ltd has received a silver award under the government’s Employer Recognition Scheme for support to the armed forces community. The awards, signed by the Secretary of State for Defence and the chief of the defence staff, are recognised as laudatory honours and aim to encourage employers to support defence. Alertacall has […]

Newcastle app designers and developers Hedgehog Lab is aiming for three successive years of 100% growth after attracting major new customers and expanding into the US. The technology consultancy specialises in digital solutions for smartphones, tablets, desktops, wearables and connected devices, and has already smashed the seven-figure turnover it achieved in 2015. Its aiming to double the […]

University of Central Lancashire and the University of Leeds are partnering with Tableau Software to pilot a hands-on training course in data analytics for their students and professors. The one day course aims to raise awareness about the use of data analytics and help staff and students close the gap when it comes to data […]

A fast-growing Rochdale technology company that recently upgraded from council-run office space is celebrating a decade in business. Nomical Networks was set-up by brothers Jon and Simon Dunning in 2006 after they left their jobs to set up their own firm. Jon said: “I’d seen the company I worked for grow, and eventually decided that […]

Newcastle’s tech hub, Campus North has added to its list of high-profile sponsors. Already gaining support from the likes of Sage and Virgin Money, new sponsors include Accenture and Thoughtworks. Campus North was established two years ago as the Ignite accelerator programme and aims to bring companies of all sizes together to collaborate.  Based in […]

Caterick’s Razorblue posts record results, and is expecting turnover to increase from £3.5m to more than £4.5m in the coming 12 months. The company, whose HQ is at Colburn Business Park, specialises in managed IT services, cloud, connectivity and business software for a wide range of SMEs, business parks and public sector organisations across the […]