Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie and CCW Business Lawyers to merge
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is further expanding in Scotland and consolidating and strengthening its East Coast practice by merging with CCW Business Lawyers. The merged firm, which comes...
Apple gives ageing Macs and iPad Pro updates at New York event
Apple refreshed some of its older products at an event in New York today, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the iPad Pro and faster processors and better displays...
Hibs Chief Executive unveiled as key business adviser on £1.3bn City Region Deal
Leeann Dempster, a former advertising executive who made it to the top of the Scottish sporting world as Chief Executive of Hibernian Football Club, has been unveiled as the key...
IBM to acquire open source software company Red Hat for $34bn
IBM says it has agreed to acquire US software company Red Hat for $34bn, as it seeks to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business into higher-margin products and services....
Lifetime achievement award for ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis
Polly Purvis, chief executive of digital technologies industry organisation ScotlandIS, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scotland Women in Technology Awards last night. The second SWIT Awards...
Microsoft’s results beat analysts estimates, based on strong cloud growth
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit in its first quarter today, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 software. The...
‘World’s first’ AI project management software to be created in Edinburgh
Nearly 40 highly skilled jobs will be created in Edinburgh following a £6.9m investment in innovative software by business consultancy company Mudano. Derek Mackay, the Scottish Government’s Economy and Finance...
Napier University spinout Zonefox acquired by US cybersecurity firm
Edinburgh Napier University spinout ZoneFox, the cloud-based platform that combats ‘insider threats’ within companies and service providers, has been bought by cybersecurity firm Fortinet. The US company is one of...
Skyscanner co-founder invests in family tech startup Kindaba
Edinburgh-based Kindaba, a private visual messenger for families, has secured investment from Skyscanner co-founder Gareth Williams ahead of the launch of a CrowdFunding Campaign. Kindaba, whose platform helps customers stay...
Scottish legal tech company snaps up international award
Edinburgh-based legal tech company SnapDragon has been listed on Disrupt 100, an influential list of the companies with the most potential to influence, change or create new global markets. SnapDragon uses smart software...
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