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February Issue 51

Welcome to the February issue of InfoTextX from the Knowledge Business Centre at InfoLab21, keeping you informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and other news which we hope will be of interest to our partners, associate companies and researchers in the digital and creative industries. To subscribe or contribute news items please contact the editor – Sarah Maginness.

This newsletter and previous editions can be viewed online at: InfoTextX.

In this issue:

InfoLab21 News

Tranformational ICT - Business Support

Could your business benefit from the InfoLab21 Strategic Innovation Support programme (ISIS)? If you are a Northwest SME check our website to see if you are eligible.

(ISIS is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is the first project of its kind in the UK. ISIS is delivered under the “Transformational ICT” product, part of the Government’s Solutions for Business portfolio, a highly targeted, publically funded suite of products and services offering solutions to real business needs.)

New People, New Skills

See the latest candidates on the ICT JobShop:

School Children Get A Taste For Web Design At InfoLab21

Cutting edge web design is the hot topic of the day for children at Arkholme C of E Primary School following a recent visit to NuBlue Digital Solutions, based at InfoLab21.

InfoLab21 Leads £3.24m Creativity Project

Computer Scientists at InfoLab21 are leading a £3.24 million project investigating the role of creativity in science and technology.

15secondTV Selected For World Cup Ad Campaign

A global brand have selected 15secondTV viral marketing technology for a World Cup 2010 advertising campaign.

Kinetic Cubed Wins Major BA Travel Grant

A north west international business development consultancy based at InfoLab21 has won a prize that includes twelve Club World (business class) return flights to anywhere on the BA global network.

Events

Northwest Clients in the Limelight

Thursday 4th March 2010, 1800-2100
The Story Creative Industries Centre

This relaxed panel discussion will be a great chance to hear from some of the top clients and agencies, in the northwest.

Sizzle Event: Knowledge Is Power

Thursday 11th March 2010, 1200-1430
The Story Creative Industries Centre

Creative Lancashire's Knowledge is Power event will be a chance to meet with specialists who can answer your questions on business planning, raising finance, Intellectual Property, protecting your business rights, Research and Development Tax Credits and much more.

More Free Networking Events

Upcoming ICT Cluster networking events are available on the ICT Clusters Website:

Courses

Please see the schedule for upcoming courses: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/ictfocus/vendor/index.php

Don't forget that ICT Focus at also enrolling for the MSc and PgCert programmes in Cyber Security (starting Sep 2010) which are available full and part-time.

Our Latest Associate Company Profiles

Azullo Ltd

Azullo is a Lancaster based software house specialising in web based applications.

Black Box Computers

Black Box Computers has been trading since 1995 in Lancaster and now also have a base in Preston.

Door4

Door4 are a business-focused digital marketing agency, working across the UK.

Simply Search Marketing

Simply Search Marketing use their unique approach to E-commerce to help small to medium businesses get online.

Thomas Cole Internet Solutions

Thomas Cole's web site solutions are specifically designed with the client's business objectives in mind.

Add your profile now

And Finally...

What sort of web animal are you?

A BBC experiment in collaboration with The Virtual Revolution - the BBC Two series celebrating 20 years of the web.

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