News and Events from InfoLab21
InfoTextX
News and Events from InfoLab21
November 2006
Welcome to the November issue of InfoTextX – the e-newsletter from the Knowledge Business Centre at InfoLab21, aimed at keeping you informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and other news which we hope will be of interest to you.
If you would like to contribute news items to future editions of InfoTextX and our website, or know someone else who would like to receive this InfoTextX please contact the editor – Amanda Ross - at a.ross@lancaster.ac.uk
Thursday 7th December, 9.00 – 12.00pm
Lancaster University, InfoLab21, Room C74
Register now to attend our FREE December '06 Technology Matters Event where we will have speakers from the University's Computing and Communications Systems Departments and representatives from the Private Sector discussing how they have worked together to commercialise academic research to produce viable commercial products. This event will be of interest to members of academic community and private sector alike and is a great opportunity to see the tangible results of collaboration between the academic community at InfoLab21 and regional business.
To register please contact Sarah Maginness: s.maginness@lancaster.ac.uk
More and more region ICT related companies are becoming official Associates of InfoLab21. You can find an overview of the benefits in the Associate Company Scheme section of the InfoLab21 website, view profiles of some of the Associate Companies, or send us your own company profile to add.
Simple Solutions, formed in 2003 by dedicated professionals, is a technical distributor and integrator for wireless embedded communications products. Their aim is to make the design and use of such products as easy as possible by the supply of correctly matched accessories and strong technical support, all at market competitive pricing.
Jack Straw MP, speaking in the House of
Commons on October 26, stated:
"The huge increase in developments and in co-operation between universities
and business over the past few years, including in Lancashire and by the University
of Lancaster, has been impressive." Jack Straw was responding to the
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP Geraldine Smith, who, along with
the Deputy Leader of the House Nigel Griffiths MP, recently
visited InfoLab21 Associate Company In-Touch Ltd, who work
in close collaboration with Lancaster University.
The KBC has welcomed new University Spin out company The Research Engine this month. The Research Engine is a specialist organisation providing research related services to the academic community in the UK. The company works closely with academics to integrate data collection and data analysis services in order to accelerate the publishing process.
For more information see full profile
or contact Stuart Riley on info@theresearchengine.co.uk or Paul Rayson on paul@comp.lancs.ac.uk
15secondTV is an InfoLab21 start-up company that creates innovative entertainment products and services for the global digital generation. Their ethos is to be creative in ideas, products and business and they are about to launch their first product, ready to exploit the convergence of media, mobile and internet industries.
http://www.infolab21.com/latest_news/?article_id=236
InfoLab21’s Computing Department hosted a visit by the Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway this month. InfoLab21 hopes to collaborate with Simula in from joint research to collaborative projects involving industry on topics like computer communication, resilience and middleware.
ICT
Focus launches new Voice over IP (VoIP) & IP Telephony Course for SMEs
This 5 day, intensive Cisco course provides an introduction to converged
voice and data networks as well as the challenges faced by its various technologies.
Certificate
in Network & Systems Administration
Providing an introduction to the skills and knowledge essential to
running an efficient and effective IT infrastructure.
One-day
workshops on Microsoft Exchange 2007
An overview of what's new in Exchange 2007 followed by a hands-on
workshop.
Microsoft
MCSE Core Courses
Book on these 5-day courses for only £295 as part of
our Certificate in Microsoft Technologies.
Ethical
Hacker & Forensic Investigator Training & Certification
We have recently added to the Certified Ethical Hacker course
and are pleased to be able to offer Forensic Investigator and Security Analyst
courses.
The Unique Annual Awards Dinner is on 30 November 2006 "... an evening of inspiration, networking, recognition, good food and fun!"
More information from Chamber of Commerce Website
The Microsoft Award for Student Excellence 2006 has been
awarded to a Computing undergraduate for a novel project looking at how drivers'
personalities affect traffic flow.
View
full Story
InfoLab21 Inventors Omer Rashid and Will Bamford of Lancaster University picked up their prize for PAC-LAN, the first game in the world to use mobile phones equipped with Radio Frequency Identification Tags, at the American Film Institute this month. American music legend Quincy Jones made a guest appearance.
2006 Annual Scholarship Awards Reception
The Computing Department is leading the €3.8m AMPLE project (Aspect-Oriented, Model-driven, Product Line Engineering) funded by the European Commission which involves three European software industry organisations and six academic institutions.
According to a recent survey from researcher Netcraft, the Internet has reached and surpassed a landmark figure in terms of site volume. In the past month, the Internet has spawned another 3.5 million websites, bringing the total volume to more than 100 million, according to web research specialist Netcraft.
Read Article on www.pcpro.co.uk