Technical consultant Phil Cater has joined fast-growing Swindon-based IT company Sensata. Phil, 32, pictured, has been in the IT industry since taking his A levels and has worked for a range of companies in the Midlands and South West. His roles have included IT manager, managing multiple sites and a support team; technical manager...
Klaus Heidrich, chief operating officer of Chippenham-based specialist software and IT group SciSys, will assume the role of chief executive tomorrow, January 1. He will take over from David Jones, who will remain with the group as executive director for the foreseeable future. SciSys chairman Dr Mike Love said: “I would like to thank...
One of the UK’s leading IT industry figures has joined Swindon-based specialist recruitment firm Outsource UK as its non-executive chairman. Charles Hughes, pictured, has more than 40 years’ experience in the sector having held senior positions at British computer giant ICL and in the Government. He was chairman of the European Computer Research Centre, president...
Businesses relying on old Microsoft systems to run their computers could be putting the security of their data at risk, a Swindon IT specialist is warning. From next April, Microsoft will no longer support the Windows XP operating system – potentially leaving those companies still using it at the mercy of hackers, according to...
Logistics group Howard Tenens, which has major operations in Swindon, has reinforced its commitment to cutting carbon emissions and operating in a sustainable way by buying 36 dual-fuel trucks this year. The vehicles, which use compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel, are among 42 new trucks bought this year by the group. Their arrival...
Mobile banking apps built for Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society are in line for one of the computer industry’s top awards. The iPhone and Android mobile banking apps designed for Nationwide by Bath-based IT consultancy IPL have become the highest rated of all the major current account providers on the respective mobile app stores. They...
IT and technical recruitment specialist Outsource UK has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001 quality management standard in recognition of the consistent quality service it provides to its clients. The accreditation applies to all the Swindon firm’s UK offices and ensures that operating systems and procedures are traceable and streamlined and that they help...
Businesses using digital press releases as an integral part of their web presence now risk penalties from Google, according to digital marketing specialist Darren Moloney, managing director of Highworth-based online marketing consultancy All Things Web. Savvy companies have for some time been using online press releases, among other techniques, to optimise their website ranking....
Shares in Chippenham-based specialist IT and software firm SciSys fell by nearly 11% today after it revealed a 19.8% drop in interim pre-tax profits and warned that its markets remained challenging. The group, whose blue-chip customers include the Ministry of Defence, European Space Agency and major broadcasters, blamed the decline in profits to £749,000 on...
Swindon-based Ubiquisys, which makes parts for mobile phone networks, has been bought by US giant Cisco for $310m (£206m). Founded in 2004, the highly-innovative firm make small cells (also known as femtocells) – small phone masts that shore up data capacity in mobile networks and which can be used to create powerful wifi hotspots...
