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Scottigh Government Providing Funding for Digital Security Projects

By updatesPosted on 25th September 202325th September 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Organisations including Scottish Union Learning and Community Enterprise, will use the £500,000 funding to provide workshops aimed at tackling scams and internet safety, deliver training to upskill under-represented groups into careers within cybersecurity and provide digital advice in different languages. The projects will be targeted at

Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal

By updatesPosted on 25th September 202325th September 2023Posted in Member News

Cisco has announced its intention to acquire IT firm Splunk for $28bn, in a deal the company hopes will bolster its security and application resilience portfolio. Splunk offers cloud monitoring, observability and incident management among its product areas. For Cisco, these

DIGIT: Some of the Most Interesting Tech Startups In Glasgow

By updatesPosted on 25th September 202325th September 2023Posted in Member News

In this spotlight piece, DIGIT highlights some of the most interesting tech startups in Scotland’s largest city, which includes ScotlandIS member Lupovis. Glasgow, as well as being Scotland’s largest city, has undergone arguably the country’s largest shift in economic identity

Informed Solutions CEO speaks at Loreto Grammar School for Girls on career optimism and resilience

By updatesPosted on 25th September 202325th September 2023Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

“A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for”. A proud moment for Informed as Group CEO Elizabeth Vega OBE was invited to give a keynote at Loretto Grammar School in Altrincham. The talk focused

Introducing Single Sign-On, With Backup Systems

By updatesPosted on 21st September 202321st September 2023Posted in Case Study

With our new Backup Systems Portal, comes the newly implemented Single Sign-On functionality (SSO). We are adding this for our users to make it easier to sign in and access their backups, this makes the login process easier and seamless.

SCOTLAND’S TECH BODY WORKS TO MITIGATE ITS SECTOR’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

By updatesPosted on 21st September 202321st September 2023Posted in ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

Scotland’s tech industry is taking proactive steps to address its environmental impact, recognising the urgency of the matter. With the global ICT industry accounting for a substantial 10% of the world’s electricity consumption, and this demand expected to double by

Global companies among University of Edinburgh’s 2023 ‘AI-for-good’ accelerator programme

By updatesPosted on 20th September 202320th September 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

An African agricultural business which helps the continent’s farmers increase crop yields is among the 13 cohort companies announced for this year’s University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator (AIA). The programme has selected a group of emerging companies from Scotland, the

Leading Scottish cloud software firm opens North East office

By updatesPosted on 20th September 202320th September 2023Posted in Member News

Scotland’s leading cloud software firm has opened its first office south of the border as it eyes further UK expansion. Tech business, Eureka Solutions, has launched a new base in Gateshead within the Your Business Networks (YBN) building on Delta

Scottish Games Awards Announce Judges Panel

By updatesPosted on 20th September 202320th September 2023Posted in Industry News, SCEA

Judges for the second annual Scottish Games Awards are announced with a lineup spanning from the gaming industry to Parliament. The Scottish Games Awards is a yearly event to recognise excellence in the Scottish gaming industry. There will be awards across 15 categories

KAL releases a full acquiring host system for banks

By updatesPosted on 19th September 202320th September 2023Posted in Member News

The latest version of KTH (Kalignite Terminal Host), from world-leading ATM software company KAL, provides banks with a highly scalable solution for processing transactions. As part of the Kalignite software suite, KTH is best known as a host terminal handler