SEP announces investment in communications technology leader
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has invested £25m in Redwood Technologies Group, acquiring a minority stake in the UK-headquartered international provider of communications technology and cloud contact centre services. The investment...
Scottish public sector mobile and flexible working spend set to increase
The public sector is one of the most important vertical markets for Scotland’s digital technologies industry but, says ScotlandIS, information about its size and future has been limited. The industry organisation has...
From its new Glasgow HQ, recruitment firm has sights set on Ireland’s tech scene
Scottish recruitment company Be-IT is opening a new headquarters as part of a UK and international expansion. It says the investment of more than £100,000 in a 1,750sqft office in...
Hamilton-based networking provider Provista UK acquired by California’s PCM
Californian technology supplier PCM has bought Provista UK, the Hamilton headquartered firm specialising in networking and communications. The company, which has offices in Aberdeen to Birmingham, has its sights set on...
Facebook to emphasise friends, not news, in series of changes
Facebook has begun to change the way it filters posts and videos on its centerpiece News Feed; the start of what its chief executive said would be a series of...
Former Standard Life executive Stephen Ingledew to head FinTech Scotland
The chief executive of a new body set up to boost growth in the financial technology sector has been named. Stephen Ingledew will head FinTech Scotland, an organisation established by...
Scottish knowledge exchange awards finalists announced
The finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018 have been revealed, “reflecting an impressive diversity of business-academic collaborations involving 13 universities in Scotland,” said the organisers. The awards, run...
Criton Apps appoints new head of marketing
Criton Apps has stepped up its expansion plans with the appointment of the former marketing manager of Festivals Edinburgh to spearhead its international sales drive. Having secured a £5m investment...
Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll, honoured with an OBE
Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen has been honoured with an OBE for her services to business in Scotland and abroad....
ScotlandIS seeks exceptional companies for Digital Technology Awards 2018
Scottish businesses pioneering innovative and disruptive products in technology marketplace are being invited to submit their entries for the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards 2018. Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise the country’s diverse...

