Christmas wishes from Tech Dragons
by Nicholas Fearn , December 25
Dear reader, Wow – that time of year is now upon us: Christmas. It’s always a reminder of how fast the months go and gives us a chance to reflect on how the year has gone. For Tech Dragons, 2015 has been immense. Our talented team worked months to get us to a point of...
Read More >Welsh game developers get £55,000 to develop new titles for Microsoft
by Nicholas Fearn , December 24
Three Welsh games developers have received £55,000 in grants to build new games titles for tech giant Microsoft as part of an initiative backed by the Welsh Government. Dojo Arcade and Wales Interactive, based in Pencoed Technology Park, and Sky Fish Studios of Cardiff are the first Welsh developers to take part in the Microsoft Greenshoots...
Read More >Swansea Uni lecturers develop wearable to revolutionise surgical patient care
by Nicholas Fearn , December 23
Two lecturers from Swansea University’s School of Medicine are looking to revolutionise surgical patient care with a new piece of wearable tech they’ve developed. Dr David Williams and Dr John Dingley have unveiled Vivi, a head-mounted display that gives medical professionals the ability to monitor patients’ vitals and recognise changes in heart rate, blood pressure and...
Read More >The digital landscape of Wales entering 2016
by Avril Lewis , December 22
Wales is a small, agile and dynamic country which is home to world-leading technology companies. However, if 2015 has shown us one thing, it is that our future also lies in our wealth of home-grown SMEs and start-up businesses. This year began with the news that Tech City UK’s Tech Nation report had placed South...
Read More >Caerphilly-based computer network firm wins major contract with Sony
by Nicholas Fearn , December 21
Twister Pair Technologies, a computer network specialist based in Caerphilly, has won a major contract for it to provide networking solutions to the Welsh manufacturing division of Sony. The contract has seen the firm re-cable Sony’s manufacturing plant in Pencoed with more than three kilometres of OM4 fibre optic backbone cabling and 17 kilometres of copper cabling....
Read More >Welsh telco announces record £2 million turnover
by Nicholas Fearn , December 18
Cardiff-based telco TWL Voice and Data has been using acquisitions in a bid to become the biggest telecoms and communications provider in Wales. This has helped it to generate turnover of £2.1 million this year compared to £1.5 million in 2014, which is a growth of 28 per cent. It expects to make £2.4 million...
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