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 Brother UK has been recognised by a new government-backed scheme led by Investors in People, the workplace quality accreditors. The firm is one of only nine UK companies to receive the new ‘We Invest in Apprenticeships’ accreditation, which has been developed with the Department of Education to recognise the consistent …

AI-driven marketing analytics software from Navori Labs has been designed to improve the customer experience. Aquaji  counts unique visitors and gathers demographic data, length of stay, wait time and attention span KPIs over segmented time slots to help understand consumer habits and profiles. The Aquaji launch follows three years of …

Christopher Hurst has joined Kaspersky as General Manager of UK and Ireland. A seasoned veteran of the software industry, Hurst has 34 years experience in the trade with a background in the European tech industry. Previously he specialised in building teams to take new products to the EMEA market across …

Consenna has launched a channel accreditation and enablement initiative to deliver Microsoft’s EduWins strategy.  It is the first time total management of the initiative has been delegated externally. The programme is focused on a mix of new content, training, and marketing support to elevate Microsoft’s select network of education partners. …

Ericsson’s Chief Learning Officer, Vidya Krishnan, on how Ericsson is adopting a learning strategy to support its focus on 5G, IoT, network security and autonomous networks. Ericsson, a leader in mobile broadband infrastructure, and telecom carrier network equipment provider is increasingly focusing on building its services around 5G, IoT, network …

The TCP Smart Wi-Fi Bulb “The TCP Smart Wi-Fi Bulb connects directly to your home wi-fi. All that’s required is a smartphone loaded with the free TCP-Smart App for communication with the device to begin. The TCP Smart Wi-Fi Bulb features voice control – via Alexa or Google Assistant – …

nuVa Enterprises, is a leading human machine collaborative interface, but just what does that mean? PCR talks to nuVa’s Chief Executive Jocelyn Lomer to find out more Please could you tell me a bit more about nuVa Enterprises? nuVa Enterprises is a human machine collaborative interface, which resembles a real …

Ben Fenster, Co-Founder and CPO of in-game advertising platform, Anzu.io. talks to PCR about bringing brand advertising to in-gaming and e-sports. Could you please tell me a bit more about the company? When we founded Anzu in 2017, our key question was: how can we bridge the gap between brands …

Northamber’s Director of Solutions, Tony Price tells PCR what the five pieces of technology are that have shaped his personal and professional life. Car Phone & Brick At the very beginning of my career, when I was young and fresh, I started as an Operations Assistant for a private air …

MHR International, the HR, payroll, and analytics expert, has launched iTrent Shield, a new security solution to provide protection over sensitive employee HR and payroll data. iTrent Shield uses an AI-based user behaviour analytics algorithm to identify and alert on user accounts that may have been compromised by hackers or …

Beyond Encryption (BE) will be providing Paragon Customer Communications (PCC) with encrypted, highly secure mail via it’s Mailock solution. This will be adopted as part of Paragon’s OnePlatform Customer Communications Management (CCM) digital solution to enhance its digital customer offering.  Dave Reynolds, COO, Transactional & Service Divisions, Paragon Customer Communications, …

 Go Instore has launched two new services to supplement and enhance its live video offering: Broadcast_LIVE and Appointments.   Broadcast_LIVE gives retailers the opportunity to embrace the power of live selling through a live video broadcast stream. The broadcasts, which can be hosted on both a brand’s website and social media channels, support product demonstrations and fully staged …