Scrumconnect wins new Whitehall client: MCHLG
Digital transformation specialist Scrumconnect Consulting, which was founded by husband-and-wife team Praveen Karadiguddi (CEO) and Shilpa Kaluti (CFO), has secured a significant two-year contract with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), worth up to £19 million. Under the arrangement, which commenced at the end of October, Scrumconnect is supporting early discovery work […]
NCSC reports rise in number and severity of UK cyber attacks
In its 2024 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, has reported an increase in the number and severity of cyber-attacks affecting UK organisations, and reiterated its warnings around threats from ransomware, AI and nation-state cyber threats. This year the NCSC incident management team received 1,957 reports of cyber-attacks covering a […]
IRIS expands accounting capabilities with Dext acquisition
IRIS Software Group has reached an agreement to acquire bookkeeping automation platform provider Dext Software. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded in 2010, Dext was originally called Receipt Bank but changed its name after Hg acquired a controlling stake in the business in May 2021. Its solution is designed to reduce manual […]
Acquisitions keep Software Circle growing
Serial acquirers of vertical software businesses, Software Circle plc saw its turnover for the six months ended 30th September increase by 8% yoy to £8.9m. The top line boost gained from the purchases of financial services marketing focused Bethebrand in May and children’s social care specialist Link Maker Systems two months later (see here) more than […]
*NEW PODCAST* Totally Sust #6: Wind-as-a-Service: Wing-sail solutions to decarbonise global shipping
The latest episode in TechMarketView’s series of Totally Sust podcasts sees SustainabilityViews’ lead analyst, Craig Wentworth, interview Di Gilpin (Founder & CEO at Smart Green Shipping) and Henry Smith (Chartering Manager at MOL, the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines shipping business) about how Smart Green Shipping’s FastRig wing-sail is being used to decarbonise commercial shipping, and the company’s innovative Wind-as-a-Service […]
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Roc Technologies unveils Security Operations Centre
IT services and solutions provider, Roc Technologies, has announced the launch of its Security Operations Centre (SOC), advancing its mission to provide accessible cyber security solutions to businesses and public sector organisations of all sizes across the UK. Roc Technologies is an IT and managed services provider with a focus on secure and complex networking, […]
Fujitsu spins out BLUABLE blue carbon services company
Fujitsu has announced that it’s spun out blue carbon services company BLUABLE from its Fujitsu Innovation Circuit entrepreneurship programme. Established as a startup in October 2024 (and securing funding from Japanese VC fund Spinout Capital Fund No. 1 the following month), BLUABLE is the first company to be successfully created by the scheme. It intends […]
Salesforce up 8% in Q3, raises FY guidance as Agentforce AI platform launches
Salesforce has announced its results for Q3 2025 (ended 31st October 2024). Revenue was up 8% year-over-year in constant currency to $9.44bn, with subscription and support revenue up 9% yoy ccy to $8.88bn (continuing to make up 94% of the total, as it did in Q2, see Salesforce reports record high margins in Q2). Revenue […]
Digital assessment drives international opportunities for RM
Education technology specialist RM has secured two new digital assessment contracts. The Abingdon-based business has signed deals with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) and the teacher training university Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen (PHSG) and its partner institutions in Switzerland. ICAG was established in 1963 and provides technician and professional accountancy training. The […]