Technology

Budget 2016: As it happened

March 16, 2016
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Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world economy is weak. "In this...

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Digital communications giant snaps up Bath technical marketing and PR firm for £6.2m

March 11, 2016
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Digital communications giant snaps up Bath technical marketing and PR firm for £6.2m

Pioneering Bath specialist technical content marketing firm Publitek has been sold to a major UK digital communications group in a £6.2m deal. The firm, founded by Bath entrepreneur Bob Jones, builds content platforms, creates and optimises content, and manages on and offline communities for more than 40 companies in the global semiconductor and electronic...

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Time running out to enter region’s top boardroom excellence awards

March 11, 2016
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Time running out to enter region’s top boardroom excellence awards

Bath’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have less a week to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Bath Business News is once again backing the...

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Scheme offering free flights for fledgling firms gets off the ground

March 11, 2016
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Scheme offering free flights for fledgling firms gets off the ground

Bath’s start-ups and young entrepreneurial businesses can book themselves onto a flight path for growth across the UK and into Europe under a new scheme launched this week offering free airline tickets. Seats for Start Ups – a partnership between bmi regional, UK Trade & Investment and the Engine Shed innovation hub in Bristol...

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Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

March 3, 2016
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Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

Figures released today show that South West exporters out performed the national picture last year, increasing the volume of overseas sales by 10.6% compared to a national decrease of 2.7%. The data released by HM Revenue and Customs found that the total value of South West exports in 2015 was £15.2bn, an increase of...

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£2m next-generation radio technology contract for IT specialist SciSys

February 25, 2016
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£2m next-generation radio technology contract for IT specialist SciSys

SciSys, the Chippenham-based specialist IT firm, has landed a £2m contract to supply groundbreaking radio technology to a major UK radio broadcaster. SciSys’ dira! system incorporates next-generation technology to enable ‘cloud-hosted’ local radio production and infrastructure.  It includes virtualised studios which only require the bare minimum of equipment installed locally to produce and broadcast....

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Bath hacking event sparks bright ideas to tackle local environmental issues

February 19, 2016
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Bath hacking event sparks bright ideas to tackle local environmental issues

A gaming app to incentivise people to report issues in their neighbourhood and a website aimed at driving down costs in public buildings were among the bright ideas to emerge from last weekend’s Bath:Hacked event. Around 35 people attended the event staged in conjunction with Bath Digital Festival, a week-long celebration of the area’s...

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Search starts for Bath area’s outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs

February 18, 2016
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Search starts for Bath area’s outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs

Bath business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the awards have become...

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Bath’s tech sector playing key role in powering West of England economy, report shows

February 12, 2016
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Bath’s tech sector playing key role in powering West of England economy, report shows

Bath’s burgeoning digital sector has helped the West of England become the UK’s most productive tech cluster with an impressive growth rate, according to a new analysis of the country’s digital and tech economy. The Tech Nation 2016 report places the Bristol/Bath area top of the nationwide league table for productivity, based on sales...

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48-hour Minecraft challenge will help Bath build its digital future

February 5, 2016
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48-hour Minecraft challenge will help Bath build its digital future

It may be a World Heritage Site famed for its Roman and Georgian architecture but Bath is about to be rebuilt – in a virtual world. A Minecraft version of the city based on the top-selling video game will take shape at this month’s Bath Digital Festival, showing how it could look in a...

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