East European shoppers ahead of the West with Nomad

Electronics payments software firm Nomad has helped create a more secure buying environment in eastern Europe and the Middle East with its Cortex product set, says marketing development manager Ian Slater.
full article

Coheris wins Eureka's first Lynx Award

A French software firm Coheris has won the inaugural Lynx prize of Euro 50,000 to a small- or medium-sized company whose participation in a Eureka project has helped increase its turnover by 25% or more in each of the preceding three years.
full article

End to ilotron: downfall of Essex's finest

Optical telecoms router company ilotron, a spinout from Essex University, has called in the administrators in June after its main backers, including venture capital group 3i, felt unable to put in more money.
full article

Digital computation gets the AutoPD treatment

AutoPD, Oxford-based start-up which aims to speed up computation in digital silicon systems, has raised £1.7m in first round funding from venture capital group Quester.
full article

Vox speaks to the voice generation - naturally

Vox Generation, the London-based leader in spoken language interface solutions, is developing a technology that allows company staff and customers to access services via 'natural' verbal commands, including email, agenda, commerce, banking, entertainment and information services.
full article

Focus on Wales

These companies were granted their Smart awards - technical innovation grants from the DTI - to develop the following products at a ceremony on June 12 at the Conrah Country House Hotel, Aberystwyth.
full article