Welcome to the first InfoText of 2006 - we hope you have had a successful start to the New Year! InfoText is an 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 please contact the editor - Jane Johnson - at j.johnson4@lancaster.ac.uk
New Technical Team Players in the KBC
In order to strengthen our delivery capability in ICT solutions, we were
joined in the Knowledge Business Centre on 4 January by Paul Okanda. Paul
is about to complete his Doctorate in the Computing Department and will
be applying his expertise in distributed systems to projects involving network
support. Other members of the technical team are Stewart Kember who focuses
on application development and Rob Jones, a graduate from the Department
of Communication Systems who joined the team in Summer 2005 and has been
concentrating on web site development. Two more graduates are about to be
recruited so that we can start building the Graduate Academy.
Queen's Award for "The Last Mile"
Lancaster University has won a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education for the extensive regional broadband networks rolled out by its Information Systems Services Directorate.
The Prize for Connecting the Last Mile: the Largest Regional Rural Broadband Network for Education in Europe was announced at a special ceremony at St James’s Palace on 17th November and will be presented by Her Majesty The Queen, at an honours ceremony at Buckingham Palace in mid-February. Lancaster University’s Director of Information Systems Services John Gallagher said:
“The enduring achievement of the project is that through the partnership with Lancashire County Council and Cumbria County Council and others, we now have a public-sector owned and managed asset that delivers very high quality, high-speed broadband at low cost to its end-users.”
To read the full story go to:
http://domino.lancs.ac.uk/info/lunews.nsf/I/9C24B6E1EAABB342802570BD0035FC9D
Events at InfoLab21
Following the success of our networking breakfasts during 2005, we are going to hold them more regularly in the coming year. Our first bacon butty bonanza will be on Wednesday 22 February (starting at 8.45 am). Join us for breakfast and take the opportunity to network with other businesses from the ICT sector. The extra benefit of networking breakfasts at InfoLab21 is the opportunity to meet members of our academic staff, find out more about their areas of interest and expertise and exchange ideas. Come along and find out for yourself!
For further details or to reserve your free place contact Jane Johnson on 01524 510443 or j.johnson4@lancaster.ac.uk
Training Opportunities!
Courses on offer from ICT Focus:
Designing, Deploying & Managing a Network Solution for
the Small & Medium Sized Business (only 2 places left)
MS2395
(7th-9th Feb) : 3 day course reduced to just £320 (no VAT payable
on any of our courses)
This is a saving of over £500 on commercial prices!
Courses for Developers:
MS2524
Developing XML Web Services using ASP .NET (21-23 Feb) : 3 day course
reduced to just £320
MS2310
Developing ASP .NET Web Applications (8-12 May) : 5 day course reduced
to £495
MS2526
Developing .NET Applications for Windows using C# (5-9 June) : 5 day
course reduced to £495
Saving up to 60% on commercial prices!
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) courses
(few places left!)
MS2261
(27th Feb-1 Mar): 3 day course reduced to just £320
MS2262
(6 & 7 April): 2 day course reduced to £230
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) courses
MS2278
Planning & Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
(6-10 Mar)
MS2279
Planning, Implementing & Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active
Directory Infrastructure (15-19 May)
Take each of these 5 day courses (commercial prices £900-£1,295)
as part of our MSCert program for only £295! - ask for details.
We also offer University Certificates in Network & Systems Administration – these courses are generally one day a month over 6 months plus some workplace learning with on-line support / resources.
For details of all our courses please see our web site at www.lancaster.ac.uk/ictfocus, e-mail us at ictfocus@lancaster.ac.uk or phone Tracy on 01524 510425
Technology World 2006
This unique business partnering event will take place in the UK from 15 – 19 May 2006. The 2005 event proved to be very successful with 600 UK and 70 overseas companies had over 1000 pre-booked, brokered meetings in one day. This time, the brokered meeting format will be retained and expanded to cover the UK’s three largest clusters of IT companies in London, Cambridge and Manchester. Technology World will be in Manchester on Friday 19 May at the Manchester International Conference Centre.
To register your interest in participating in Technology World 2006, please visit www.technologyworld06.com
South Africa Software Delegation to UK – March 2006
This event will take place in London on 16 & 17 March. South African companies who will be attending include: Psybergate who develop and deploy software solutions based on the Java/J2EE technology platform; Fundamo - a mobile banking and transacting solutions company; SmartReporting - focused on providing high value-add reporting solutions based on clients existing systems. SynerLogix who provide organisations with Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence Consultancy, Services and Development; Trispen - develop and commercialise business productivity suites designed to facilitate the use of the internet as an extension of the office network.
For details of the programme or to book an appointment, please contact Stephen Cornell at stephen.cornell@dti.gsi.gov.uk; Tel: 020 7215 8356
Leadership in Lancashire
Do you want to become a better connected leader by building senior cross sector networks? Do you care about leadership in Lancashire? Do you want to get under the skin of Lancashire's key issues? Are you searching for innovative solutions?
Act now to reserve your place on the Common Purpose Matrix programme starting in March 2006. This 11 day programme takes place over the course of a year, on a day per month basis.
International Trade Week
International Trade Week is a UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) initiative aimed at promoting international trade; primarily exporting, to businesses across the North West. UKTI in Cumbria is producing a county event; 'Profit from Export', which will take place at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal on the 7th March 2006 from 9am to 4pm. The event aims to attract both existing and potential exporters interested in increasing their profits through growing the international aspect of their business. There will be an exhibition area and another space for informative presentations. Exhibition space is limited to one exhibitor per trade on a first come first served basis at a cost of £100 per organisation.
If you would like further information regarding exhibiting at International Trade Week, please call Ian Readman on 0870 757 1177.
A Merry Christmas for online retailers
The UK's online retailers experienced a bumper Christmas, according to market researcher Actinic. Small online businesses reported an increase in turnover of 80% during November and December, compared with the same period in 2004. Although the average order value remained roughly the same as last year, sales volume increased dramatically. Actinic believes that because the use of e-commerce technology is still not widespread, there may be more demand for online shopping than supply.
You can read more at:
Malicious attachments exploit BlackBerry flaw
Business users of BlackBerry mobile devices are being warned about a series of malicious attachments that are exploiting a flaw in the software's server system. Affected users may experience problems opening e-mails, although other functions such as making voice calls are unaffected by the flaw. BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd is developing a patch to fix the problem.
RIM has more details at:
The £15m InfoLab21 building was made possible with funding from Lancaster University, the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Project part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund NW Objective 2 Programme 2000-06 NW Knowledge Based Action Plan www.nwua.ac.uk Delivering an Entrepreneurial and Digital Economy in North West Lancs.
For further information on InfoLab21, please see:
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