STX OSV standardises on AVEVA Marine for all engineering and 3D design
Oslo, Norway - 12 March 2012: AVEVA (LSE:AVV), today announced STX OSV has standardised its engineering and 3D design work on AVEVA Marine and has purchased more than 100 additional software licenses. The technology, which STX OSV has selected over Tribon and a competitive solution, will be implemented globally across ten shipyards.
University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust plans sponsored dog walk
On Sunday 29th April, from 09.30 onwards, there will be a dog-walk at Childerley Hall, close to Cambridge, with financial support from Royal Canin. The Trust thanks Mr Martin Jenkins for allowing it to use the estate.
Cambs leading training provider urges local businesses to invest in cyber security skills
IT Governance Ltd, a market-leading professional services provider, based in Ely, has seen a 50% increase in bookings on its information security training courses. The increase is largely due to the fact that cyber security has become high priority in boardrooms right now.
Horizon and Rosalind Franklin University to develop cystic fibrosis cellular disease models
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development and prescription of personalized medicines, announces its collaboration with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medical Sciences (RFUMS) to develop a human cellular disease model of cystic fibrosis.
Tame your computer - turn people off
In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to turn the Auto-Complete List name suggestions off (Outlook 2003-2010*)...
chipCAL – microlitre flow calorimetry for rapid enzyme screening and optimisation
TTP Labtech’s chipCAL, is a low cost, low volume, flow calorimeter which offers to significantly enhance the enzyme discovery and optimisation process. Its fast throughput enables characterisation of enzyme activity to be achieved within 2-10 mins per sample, thus opening the doors to high throughput enzyme screening. TTP Labtech will showcase chipCAL, at Pittcon March 11-15th 2012.
Salimetrics Europe launches on Facebook to support European saliva researchers
Salimetrics' new Facebook page will contain company news, technical support and the opportunity for Salimetrics Europe to directly communicate with its EU Partners.
Voyage Manager goes social with Facebook
Travellers can now have their Facebook profiles automatically updated with their latest Voyage Manager travel status updates.
Three PA-designed products feature in Design Icons exhibition
PA Consulting Group produced three of the 20 most important products to be designed in Cambridgeshire over the past 40 years, according to the city’s Design Icons exhibition sponsored by the Design Council.
Prioritising energy efficiency over spectrum efficiency
There has been a focus on energy efficiency in sectors such as transport and domestic use for many years, and more recently this has expanded to cover ICT systems. PA’s analysis of mobile networks reveals that while technical solutions to improve energy efficiency already exist, financial incentives work against them.
Cambridge Capital Group supports Norwich Research Park Venta Initiative
Angel investors are invaluable for bridging the ‘valley of death’ between seed corn funding and institutional investment, according to Prof Andrew Stewart Coats, Norwich Research Park CEO. Entrepreneurs, scientists and technologists are being given the opportunity to meet business angels at the next Venta meeting on 26th April 2012.
Blendology’s SoJoLife selected by UKTI and Thomson Reuters for exclusive UK Demo Day at SXSW
Blendology and its SoJoLife interactive event solution has been selected by the UKTI and Thomson Reuters for an exclusive UK Demo Day featuring the best of UK Tech companies at SXSW Interactive.
Blendology’s SoJoLife selected finalist for coveted HATCH Pitch Competition at SXSW 2012
Blendology and its SoJoLife interactive social event solution has been selected as a finalist in the highly coveted HATCH Pitch Competition at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas.
Making the most of your Intellectual Property
Making the most of your Intellectual Property (IP) can be a challenge. 2011 saw a number of legal battles in the telecoms industry between industry giants. As we are well aware, despite these high profile cases played out in the press, IP is much more about the day-to-day challenges of managing portfolios to get the best return on investment and secure a future for your innovation.
Blendology launches SoJoLife Interactive Event Solution at SXSW 2012
Blendology announces the launch of SoJoLife interactive event solution at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The SoJoLife team will be showcasing the cool and simple to use SOJO™ branded gadgets and demonstrating how easy it is to make real-life connections just by ‘tapping’ two SOJOs together and adding those connections to online social networks.
Energy: low carbon, renewable or both?
A report on the costs of low carbon and renewable energy originally commissioned by KPMG has now been published by AF Consult. What does this add to the debate? This week's Scientific Alliance newsletter.
TTP Labtech demonstrates strong analytical and automation offering at Pittcon 2012
TTP Labtech will launch yet another new product – the chipCAL microlitre flow calorimeter - alongside its aequus and lab2lab products at the Pittcon conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida, next week (11-15 March).
Job security and pay fears at heart of manufacturing’s “image problem”
Misplaced fears about job security and low pay could thwart efforts to strengthen British manufacturing and rebalance the economy, a new analysis of the sector’s image among the general public has revealed.
Raspberry Road Test
Looking to get your hands on the rare and elusive Raspberry Pi?
Lauterbach debug tools support Beyond semiconductors processors
Lauterbach announces debug tool support for a range of new microprocessors.
Cambridge to trial latest telecare technology
Chris Curry’s company Critical Data Ltd is to trial the very latest sensory telecare technology in Cambridge later this year which will enable our elderly population to live independently at home by detecting any change in their regular routine which might cause alarm; it has an automated operation system which alerts family or friends. The scheme also includes a national care card to be used by…
What have we got in common with a gorilla?
Researchers have announced that they have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla – the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming that our closest relative is the chimpanzee, the team show that much of the human genome more closely resembles the gorilla than it does the chimpanzee genome.
Old meets new at 800-year-old Leper Chapel
There are 21st century ideas in prospect for the 800-year-old Leper Chapel in East Cambridge following a unique collaboration between Cambridge Past, Present and Future, and an Architecture student at the University of Cambridge.
The Eruption after tomorrow
Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread chaos on our intricate global economy, impacting our ability to grow food and grounding trans-continental air travel.
Mind your language
In the fourth article on coaching published during International Coaching Week, Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting encourages you to listen to the words people use to communicate with others and consider the impact of those words – on you and also on the person who spoke them.