http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/list Mynewsdesk news feed straight from the source http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/list http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 en 15 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:54 +0100 Another member of the UK IT Association has been recognised by Computer Weekly after Purple Frog Systems appeared on the front cover of the publication. The article involved was a joint case-study of the benefits that Purple Frog Systems had derived from achieving the gold standard certification in information security from fellow UKITA member, IASME. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/purple-frog-systems-make-front-cover-of-computer-weekly-869089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/purple-frog-systems-make-front-cover-of-computer-weekly-869089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Fri, 17 May 2013 12:13:45 +0100 UK IT Association member IASME are pleased to announce that they now offer a specialist package of cyber security consultancy for small companies, followed by a free audit against the IASME standard. This package is designed to help SMEs protect new inventions and business processes by upgrading their levels of cyber security. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/iasme-cyber-security-consultancy-package-for-smes-867414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/iasme-cyber-security-consultancy-package-for-smes-867414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Mon, 13 May 2013 12:04:34 +0100 The reputation of the energy industry is under fire once again, with the Big Six being accused of ‘cold blooded profiteering’; after official OFGEM figures showed that they had more than doubled their profit margins in the last 18 months. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/are-the-big-six-doubling-their-profit-margins-864334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/are-the-big-six-doubling-their-profit-margins-864334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Mon, 13 May 2013 06:30:00 +0100 IASME is proud to have won the "Private Sector" category of these prestigious awards which aim to recognise innovation in information security and IT risk management. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/iasme-win-prestigious-information-security-award-864421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/iasme-win-prestigious-information-security-award-864421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Thu, 09 May 2013 16:26:00 +0100 UK IT Association member OCR are currently developing a new OCR Cambridge Progression Award/Certificate in core IT Skills and are seeking the input of employers to ensure the course fits IT employers needs. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ocr-seeking-employer-input-on-new-it-qualification-864188?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ocr-seeking-employer-input-on-new-it-qualification-864188?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Thu, 02 May 2013 14:36:57 +0100 OpenStreetMap's annual international conference is returning to the UK, the first time it has come to the UK since the very first State of the Map in 2007. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/this-year-s-global-openstreetmap-convention-will-be-in-birmingham-uk-861894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/this-year-s-global-openstreetmap-convention-will-be-in-birmingham-uk-861894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:05 +0100 A UK IT Association member was praised by a prominent member of parliament in her keynote speech at this years Infosec conference. Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, praised the work done by IASME in creating a cyber-security standard that is specifically aimed at the SME market and for forming a partnership with a local insurance firm to help market the product http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-member-iasme-praised-by-chloe-smith-mp-860906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-member-iasme-praised-by-chloe-smith-mp-860906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:30:00 +0100 The UK IT Association will be speaking on the benefits for small and medium-sized IT employers of the Gold Standard Apprenticeship scheme and the benefits for smaller enterprises of recruiting and developing new staff through apprenticeships. Other speakers will explain more about the details of the Gold Standard scheme which is delivered by the National IT Partnership. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-speaking-at-gold-standard-apprenticeship-launch-event-on-the-30th-april-2013-859883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-speaking-at-gold-standard-apprenticeship-launch-event-on-the-30th-april-2013-859883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:56 +0100 Tech starts up are facing an additional challenge on top of the usual tasks of building a client base, a reputation and paying the bills that most new companies have to contend. It was revealed that the average wage for technology professionals nationally has reached £38,185 per year. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/tech-start-ups-faced-with-rising-cost-of-it-skills-858942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/tech-start-ups-faced-with-rising-cost-of-it-skills-858942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0100 According to a survey commissioned by E-skills 2012 saw an average of 173,000 IT vacancies for each fiscal quarter, a figure which represents an amazing fifty two percent increase since 2009. The projections are for the increase in demand for IT professionals to increase by at least double the UK average until 2020. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/it-skills-in-uk-facing-crisis-857428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/it-skills-in-uk-facing-crisis-857428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0000 15th March 2013 - Rugby - Meeting with Wayne Russell, Karus Systems´ managing director and the driving force behindRentUrApp™. Mark Pawsey, Member of Parliament for Rugby, discovered how companies can improve their efficiency through a cost-effective, bespoke software solution. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/mark-pawsey-mp-discovers-local-efficiencies-through-cost-effective-bespoke-software-848725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/mark-pawsey-mp-discovers-local-efficiencies-through-cost-effective-bespoke-software-848725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:07:42 +0000 The IT sector in the EU is projected to need an extra 900,000 professionals by 2015. It is apparent that more needs to be done to attract skilled workers into the IT industry. The UK IT Association has been encouraged by the European Commission’s creation of the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, but more needs to be done to close the IT skills gap. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/e-skills-seek-apprenticeship-solution-to-it-skills-gap-848518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/e-skills-seek-apprenticeship-solution-to-it-skills-gap-848518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:50:00 +0000 Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management(MFM) has announced that its first Open House event aimed at companies seeking Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) start-up investment or EIS (expansion capital for growing businesses) investment is taking place on 16 April 2013 at Forward House in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/mercia-fund-management-holds-first-open-house-for-seis-and-eis-investees-848103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/mercia-fund-management-holds-first-open-house-for-seis-and-eis-investees-848103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:59:19 +0000 Black Country businesses will be tapping into the knowledge of a panel of experts when a Budget event is held in Wolverhampton. Organisations from across the region are being invited to the event held by Wolverhampton Business Solutions Centre - based at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park on Glaisher Drive - to coincide with Chancellor George Osborne’s statement on Wednesday, March 20. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/live-budget-event-848075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/live-budget-event-848075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0000 The UK IT Association (UKITA) is fully behind Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies that allow flexible working from around the office and as such we found the following Press Release very interesting http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/are-you-secure-with-your-byod-policy-844272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/are-you-secure-with-your-byod-policy-844272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000 A Warwickshire based member of the UK IT Association have worked with partners to develop a software solution to help drive the international success for a logistics firm. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-member-karus-press-release-palsist-software-product-will-save-exact-logistic-an-estimated-130-work-days-a-yea-843499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/ukita-member-karus-press-release-palsist-software-product-will-save-exact-logistic-an-estimated-130-work-days-a-yea-843499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:01:04 +0100 A Midlands based IT firm and member of UKITA has provided a technical solution enabling staff at a local NHS Mental Health Trust to use an application on their iPads saving both time and money. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/member-s-first-contract-with-nhs-806114?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/member-s-first-contract-with-nhs-806114?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:34:07 +0100 Moves by the government to encourage small IT firms to bid for public sector contracts are driving many away, says trade body UKITA The government's strategy of encouraging small and medium-sized IT businesses to bid for public sector contract is driving some suppliers away, according to UKITA, a trade body that represents small IT firms. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/encouraging-smes-to-bid-for-govt-work-is-backfiring-801861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/encouraging-smes-to-bid-for-govt-work-is-backfiring-801861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:23:36 +0100 With just over two weeks left to register for the UKITA EXPO, places are still up for grabs for both member and non-member companies wanting to attend and exhibit at the forthcoming event, being held at the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford Innovation Campus on 24 October. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/bringing-a-new-regional-it-event-to-the-midlands-801071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/bringing-a-new-regional-it-event-to-the-midlands-801071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:40:00 +0100 A local printing company had a shock when their roof caved in following the recent heavy downpour that hit the Midlands. But thanks to their IT Disaster Recovery plan with Micro-Business Maintenance, operations were able to continue practically unaffected. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/flood-doesn-t-stop-print-presses-thanks-to-mbm-785484?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/ukita/pressrelease/view/flood-doesn-t-stop-print-presses-thanks-to-mbm-785484?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease UKITA