Moorcrofts secure grant for sensitive information App

Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has secured a five-figure sum from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet programme to research and develop an open source app that can be used to search for and identify sensitive data in documents and then offer the user a variety of options, such as effectively redacting and deleting the information or displacing it into a separate document.

The B4 Business Podcast launches with digital debate

B4 has launched a new monthly business podcast featuring business leaders discussing topical issues.  The first episode is available now to listen to on Soundcloud presented by Emma Gascoigne from Big Foot Communications and joined by guests Frank Nigriello, Corporate Affairs Director at Unipart Group and Simon Biltcliffe, CEO of Webmart.  In the 20 minute podcast, Frank and Simon discuss the opportunities and threats of digitalisation and stress the importance of working with schools to help plug the digital skills gap.

UK’s First Virtual Meeting Space from Saïd Business School, University of...

Saïd Business School has opened its doors to a state-of-the-art classroom that blends the virtual reach with real engagement. Named the Oxford Hub for International Virtual Education (HIVE), the space employs cutting-edge technology and is centered around a high-definition video wall. It is the first of its kind in the UK and only the second installation in the world.

From football to the cabling guy

This year marks the fifth anniversary of The Cabling Company, headquartered at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (BIC) and founded by a former Oxford United commercial manager who took a leap of faith to leave his beloved football club to start-up his own cabling business that is rapidly expanding following major UK success.