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Float secures £1.5m for international expansion and growth

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

Float, the award-winning cash flow service for Xero, QuickBooks Online and FreeAgent, today announced the completion of its £1.5m seed round led by Marchmont Ventures. The deal follows the formation of a new C-Suite team last year and is the

Connectivity specialists FarrPoint expand internationally with new Canadian subsidiary

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

FarrPoint is pleased to announce the launch of its first overseas office with the creation of FarrPoint Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of FarrPoint, to address the Canadian market. Edinburgh-headquartered FarrPoint, has long believed that the work it delivers across

Leading International Investors Back Scots Tech Firm Good-Loop

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

Good-Loop has secured $1.6m seed funding from major investors including global brandtech group You & Mr Jones. Edinburgh-based ethical video platform, Good-Loop, has closed a $1.6 million seed funding round. Investors in the round include You and Mr Jones, New York-based

Time to get engaged? — how industry can help develop the cyber skills of the future

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202014th January 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The latest report looking at Scotland’s Digital Technologies 2019 states that the number of people needed to support Scotland’s tech industry has significantly increased, with more than 13,000 jobs available each year in Scotland. The demand for cyber security skills also continues

Fife tech company rolls out video system in Australian state parliament

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

Technology from a Scottish video systems specialist has been rolled out to support communications in an Australian state parliament. Fife firm Exterity specialises in internet protocol television (IPTV) – a way of distributing television around an organisation via its network

A big cake is needed for a big birthday!

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202014th January 2020Posted in Member News

Yes, on Monday 13th January 2020, technology recruiters, Bright Purple Resourcing will be 25 years old, to some of us that’s a quarter of century of trading in old money! In case you wondered what was happening in the world

Quorum Cyber welcomes new Marketing Manager to the team

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202013th January 2020Posted in Member News

Quorum Cyber are delighted to welcome new team member Audrey Barnes, in the role of Marketing Manager. The company’s rapid growth, both achieved and forecasted, has called for Quorum Cyber’s first full-time hire into a Marketing role. Commenting on the

What is AWS CloudFormation?

By updatesPosted on 12th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Managing applications and stacks in the cloud The sinews and muscles that make cloud computing function are just as important as the web and mobile applications that run on top of it. While many companies are focused on the features available in

Fujitsu’s Top Predictions for UK Financial Services in 2020

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The financial services industry in the UK in 2019 is drastically different than that of 2009. Social, economic and technological shifts have led to enormous change and this has translated to a radically different banking experience for consumers across the country. We have seen

Taking steps to address our digital skills gap

By updatesPosted on 9th January 202013th January 2020Posted in Member News, Skills

Dermot Murray, VP of Ideation Late last year, Inoapps hosted Scotland’s Business and Skills Minister, Jamie Hepburn, and representatives from across the nation’s digital economy to discuss how we address the digital skills gap. There are upwards of 100,000 people