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Edge Testing secures place on latest G-Cloud 11 framework

By HeatherPosted on 11th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, has been successfully awarded a place on the highly competitive G-Cloud 11 framework, the government’s latest iteration of its cloud

Inoapps completes first public sector payroll cloud migration in Scotland

By HeatherPosted on 11th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Award-winning technology firm Inoapps has completed the first-ever implementation of a Scottish public sector body’s payroll system to the Oracle Cloud. The successful project was delivered for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), an executive non-departmental public body of the

Creative Informatics – Challenge Projects

By HeatherPosted on 11th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

The first round of the Creative Informatics challenge projects has been announced. They are looking for Individuals and SME’s that can provide data-driven solutions to challenges set by four of Edinburgh’s leading cultural organisations. Funding of up to £20k is

Edge Testing rolls out Academy as a Service in North West

By HeatherPosted on 9th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, is continuing to build its Manchester-based team as it secures North West contracts for its new resourcing offer – Academy as

Edinburgh Napier University wins award for intensive care e-resource

By HeatherPosted on 9th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

Outstanding examples of public sector technology projects in Scotland have been recognised in the 2019 Holyrood Connect ICT Awards. The Connect Digital Health & Care Award, sponsored by InterSystems, was awarded to Edinburgh Napier University, for the development of criticalcarerecovery.com into an

How financial data is becoming more valuable

By HeatherPosted on 6th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Although raw financial data is not particularly valuable itself, more and more companies are mining it to create powerful and highly valuable solutions that benefit almost all parts of life. In fact, a philosophical sea-change is happening in Scotland due

CCRS Brokers Ltd has been shortlisted for three Broker Innovation Awards

By HeatherPosted on 5th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Over the past 18 months CCRS Brokers Ltd have been committed to developing and embracing new technologies which have transformed the way we transact business to the benefit of our clients. Our new technology assists us to better understand risks

Polly Purvis recognised as Doctor of Technology by Abertay University

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20194th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS CEO, Polly Purvis OBE was today awarded with an honorary degree, marking her as a Doctor of Technology from Abertay University. On accepting the award from Abertay University Chancellor, Lord Cullen, Polly Purvis said: “I’m so very honoured to

CodeClan contributing to Scotland’s £20bn data boom

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

The goal of adding an additional £20Bn to Scotland’s economy drew a little closer this week, with the first cohort of students in CodeClan’s ground-breaking Data Analysis course, the first of its kind in the country, starting work. The students

Insp-Hiring our next Generation!

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

As we approach our 15th birthday at Nine Twenty, I clearly remember our first day, and the small Ikea desk waiting for me in Wendy McDougall’s spare bedroom in her home in Cleveden Drive! Nine Twenty was born out of a