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Ubiquisys nets $5 million

Three Taiwanese companies have led an investment of $5 million (£3.2 million) into Swindon-based mobile technology specialist Ubiquisys.

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The next big thing – 3D Television

Bursting out of the cinema screens and into our homes, 3D technology is set to make its televisual debut, with several manufacturers poised to release 3D-ready sets this year.

Growth Planning

Let’s make it easier for the UK’s tech and engineering sector to succeed

UK engineering and technology companies have repeatedly proved their excellence across a range of industries, so imagine what they could achieve if they had the right kind of backing. Marc Barber reports

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Nanoradio attracts new investors

Wireless semiconductor company Nanoradio is planning a more ambitious extension of its product range after raising euro12.5 million (£10.9 million).

Human Resources

Virtual PAs: the lowdown

An engaged tone doesn’t create the best first impression. Mike Smithson, founder of web development company The Property Jungle, uses a virtual PA service to field incoming calls.

Technology

Technology tailored to fit

‘Life On Demand’ is a term that epitomises the way our personal and business lives are heading. Today, companies make millions giving people the products and services to do any number of things on demand.

Technology

How PDAs can change your life

Simon Powell, founder and director of lock-maker Servocell, is a self-crowned 'King Geek'. He owned one of the prototype PDAs, the Psion organiser, back in the primeval days of 1995.

Technology

Business cards go electronic

The days of scrabbling through a pile of business cards to find one contact could be numbered, with the launch of a software program that sends electronic business cards direct to visitors’ mobile phones.

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£4m for Eleksen

A host of venture capital backers - led by MTI Partners, 3i and Hotbed - have invested an additional £4 million in Pinewood Studios-based Eleksen, a smart fabric developer whose products can be used to control mobile phones, MP3 players and other electronic devices.

Growth Planning

Pasporte targets growth

Gary Woodward, co-founder of Panacea, a traditional IT solutions business, was seeking a fresh challenge and launched Pasporte in 2000, one of the first application service providers.

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UTEK takes AIM

Floridian technology transfer business UTEK Corporation, which acquires new university technologies and develops them into practical applications, is poised for an AIM launch on Monday 11 April.

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Cazenove backs Zeus again

Cazenove, a leading member of London's investment banking aristocracy, has reasserted its faith in Cambridge-based internet infrastructure solutions business Zeus Technology, backing the company's latest £3 million fundraising.