2005

Business Leaders Offer

 

IT Seminar Manches

Developing, Using and Licensing Software

Halarose Ltd

Programmer Vacancy job specification

Business Link Gloucestershire News Feb 05

Speaker required on Business Dashboards

Oxford Continuity Group

 

Akriga Ltd

 

CDR Requirement Specification

 

Oxford Nuclear Decommissioning Opportunities Share Fair

 

Oxford University Business Plan Competition

Oxford Science Enterprise Centre has launched the 2005 Oxford University Business Plan Competition, open to anyone with a good idea for a business based on science, technolnogy or design.

Business Briefing: Road Maps for Technology Commercialization in the USA

March 16 12 noon - 1.30pm at the Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park. How good is your road map for commercializing your technology in the USA? Making the right decisions about technology commercialization in foreign markets is extremely challenging. The questions are endless.......

CDR seeks Critical Flicker Frequency Test Equipment

CDR Ltd. is involved in cognitive testing in clinical trials, and one of the tests that we administer is the Critical Flicker Frequency (CFF) test. To summarise this test very briefly, the test measures the frequency at which a participant perceives rapidly flickering LEDs as being constantly illuminated. The equipment that we currently use to administer this task is constructed in-house. We are looking at redesigning the equipment so that it better reflects our professional image. This will require outsourcing the project.

"Ten Top Tips to kick start Business Continuity Management in your business."

Paul Humphreys, Managing Director of Oxford Continuity Group has written a 12-page booklet on the subject of Business Continuity Management which is available free of charge on request to anyone who sends their postal address by to Paul by email. The subject content of the booklet will be of special interest to OxIT members who provide technology services of any kind. The booklet is produced to a high quality finish.

DTI Technology Programme: April 2005 Competition for Funding

Th April 2005 competition for funding under the Technology Programme includes "Validation of Complex Systems" which aims to maximise the exploitation of complex assembly systems, especially useful in sectors such as automotive, aerospace and energy.

IT Support Services Opportunity

An Oxford based company research, publishing and networking events company is looking for a new external IT support contractor for their server and 12 users. Must be Oxfordshire based, preferably Oxford. If your company can meet these requirements, please contact Kay Alty for further information.

Collaboration Opportunity - Mobile Phones

OxIT member Aktriga Ltd, is looking to collaborate with a partner. They need to test their software on a range of current mobile phones. The investment required to buy all the handsets is non-trivial, especially when you consider these handsets are likely to be obsolete very quickly.

Oxford Nuclear Decommissioning Opportunities Share Fair

Free event organised by the DTI, to be held at The Kassam Stadium March 23rd

RedKite wireless expands service.

RedKite has been developed and launched by local Internet Service Provider, Community Internet plc and is delivered using the latest WiMAX-ready fixed-wireless technology. The company has built its own wireless network, which enables it to deliver RedKite in a matter of days across the city. RedKite also boasts 99.9% availability with a service level agreement and ongoing technical support as standard for all of its customers. The RedKite service has been extended today and now offers a range of 1-10Mbps symmetric speeds for its users. This high performance alternative to wired services means the end of having to compromise on bandwidth when choosing an Internet connection. Many businesses can now implement new business improvement strategies needing greater bandwidth including providing external access to information on their servers to third parties, home working and Voice over IP.

Building a website without promoting it is like building a shop in the middle of the desert!

Dolphin iT Solutions is seeking collaboration opportunites for their search engine promotion project and are offering their services to anyone who builds websites or who has clients who have websites through which they wish to generate business. This would be a white label emarketing service which they can brand as their own

CDR Requirement Specification

 

IT Seminar Manches

Developing, Using and Licensing Software

Oxford Nuclear Decommissioning Opportunities Share Fair

 

Halarose Ltd

Programmer Vacancy job specification

Business Link Gloucestershire News Feb 05

Speaker required on Business Dashboards

Tessella Press Release 090205

 

Akriga Ltd

 

BBC Reith Lectures 2005 Lecture 2: Collaboration

Venue: University of Cambridge Broadcast: Wednesday 13 April, 8.00pm Repeated: Saturday 16 April, 10.15pm

OxIT Launches Competencies Database

The OxIT website now features a unique Competencies Database to promote OxIT member organisations to IT buyers in Oxfordshire and beyond.

Sell goods and services to Oxfordshire Country Council

The Council has added a new web page which provides links to current contracts and supplier lists and instructions on how to find out about and bid for advertised contracts

Current News Items

 

XML Summer School on Trends & Transients in XML.

Tim Bray, Director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems and co inventor of XML 1.0 will speak at the sixth XML Summer School on Trends & Transients in XML. The XML Summer School 2005, hosted by CSW Group (www.csw.co.uk) is being held at Wadham College, University of Oxford, between 24th and 29th July.

CCLRC invites OxIT Members to special event on June 29th

To celebrate the renewal of their JISCMAIL Service contract, CCLRC invites OxIT members to a special presentation, buffet lunch and tours of site (Diamond, ISIS Space Science & Technology, Central Laser Facility)on Wednesday June 29th 2005.

Invitation & Programme CCLRC

 

Venturefeast - Enterprise in Action

4 & 5 July 2005 at Unipart Group of Companies, Oxford

South East Media Network Launched

A digital content sector consortium was launched on June 29th to enable the South East gain global success in this massive new market

Oxford Brookes University to launch Women's Mentoring Scheme

The Oxford Brookes Women’s Mentoring Scheme, which will be launched in November 2005 invites women AND men working in mathematics, computing and engineering to act as mentors for female Oxford Brookes undergraduates and postgraduates who are studying these subjects.

Research project on Collective Learning

Carla Delaurentis of the Centre For Advanced Studies, Cardiff University has contacted OxIT for assistance with a research project which is sponsored by the ESRC. She wishes to interview OxIT members about the role of OxIT in the Oxford economy and its role in facilitating knowledge transfer and networking.

OxIT networking events to resume

Having suspended activities during the summer, nearly 20 members attended a meeting on September 27th, with many more sending their apologies. We reviewed the situation, in particular all the work that had gone on through May, June and July to secure additional funding, and concluded that we would like OxIT to continue in some form or other. It was agreed that we would try to start networking meetings again on the basis that a member organization would “sponsor” each meeting i.e. find a speaker, arrange a venue and manage the invitations.

Invitation to Quote - Civic Centre Facilities Online Booking System

Vale of White Horse District Council is inviting quotes, from suitably qualified suppliers, for a contract to provide an online booking system for the Council’s civic centre facilities. The contract will be awarded against the following criteria: Fitness for purpose; Relevant reference sites; Price

Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership (OBP) launches on Tuesday 25th October at Unipart

The Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership (OBP)is an initiative from Oxfordshire County Council, Business Link and SEEDA to promote the uptake of broadband in Oxfordshire. They are particularly looking to encourage local SMEs to think about how their business could be enhanced by going on-line. There will be grants and advice to help SMEs with their Internet strategy. This presents a significant opportunity for OxIT members who, for example, provide websites and e-commerce solutions. The OBP is launching on Tuesday 25th October at Unipart from 7:30am (with breakfast) to 10:00am.

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Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership launched

A new public private partnership has been launched to promote the take-up and use of Broadband among Oxfordshire businesses and business people. The Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership will provide grants of up to £1,000 to help businesses improve their competitiveness through using broadband more effectively, as well as independent, free information and advice on the take-up of broadband and services across the County. There are also a limited number of £200 connection grants for businesses not yet hooked up to broadband. These will be allocated on a first come/first served basis. To find out more about how the Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership can help your business grow please visit www.oxbroadband.co.uk

Job Vacancy for Business Liaison Officer

The Oxford Trust, a charitable organisation, works to encourage the study, application and communication of science and technology. Our work extends from delivering workshops to primary and secondary schools, and coordinating the Oxfordshire Science Festival to developing initiatives in support of the local high-tech industry. We run an integrated and coordinated membership network that uniquely draws from members of the public, academia and the business community.

Trade Mission to Toronto - developing market opportunities in Canada

Organised by East of England Multimedia Alliance, this trade mission is specially designed to bring maximum value to British companies involved in ICT, multimedia, digital technologies and content industries. The mission is open to all eligible UK businesses regardless of location and you do not have to be a member of EMMA to apply.

Ad-hoc support and development opportunity

Vale of White Horse District Council is seeking quotations from suitably experienced suppliers to provide ad hoc support and development for Metastorm E-Work processes associated with its Customer Relationship Management system.

The Research and Business Development Office at Oxford Brookes launches new website

 

Invitation to Quote for ICT hardware support for the Vale White Horse District Council

Vale White Horse District Council is seeking quotations from suitably experienced suppliers to provide Support for its IT hardware.

Oxford Enterprise Gateway

Business Link Solutions announces an invitation to tender to procure an independent supplier to develop a business plan that establishes the feasibility for the development of the Enterprise Gateway in Oxford City

South East Media Network (SEMN) Knowledge Network for Digital Content

The South East Media Network (SEMN) is looking to scope the case for, and how it might create, a Knowledge Network for Digital Content and enabling technologies.