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Start-ups find an edge in the cloud
News Start-ups stand in a good position to benefit from new technology developments such as the cloud, small-business directors said at a roundtable on Wednesday. The roundtable, which was held in London on Wednesday, brought together representatives...
[November 6, 2008, 16:06]
Start-ups aim for Web services niche
News As corporations begin to use Web services to link their internal systems and services over the Internet, start-ups such as Confluent Software, Amber Point, Talking Blocks and handful of others see an opportunity to provide these businesses with...
[October 22, 2002, 15:18]
Start-ups must 'adapt or die'
News Big companies have also become adept at adjusting to rapid market changes, which makes life more difficult for start-ups. Entrepreneurs, she added, might in the next few years be better off trying to bring their ideas to fruition by working for...
[October 8, 2003, 10:45]
Conservatives promise help for green tech start-ups
News Conservative leader David Cameron has today set out plans that could see green tech start-ups get a helping hand from any future Tory government. The party has released a consultation on the green tech market, which aims to "unleash environmental...
[January 6, 2009, 8:03]
Intel pumps cash into wireless start-ups
News Intel plans to invest $150m in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker intends to invest in promising start-ups that tackle various elements of creating a complete Wi-Fi...
[October 22, 2002, 9:10]
not Start-ups at all.
Talkback These companies you call start-ups are Venture Capitalists, ie they have bought the suspect "patents" to profit from them, they have not developed them or injected massive resources into research. Give them the credibility they deserve - none.
[April 3, 2007, 12:31]
IBM lures VCs and their start-ups
News IBM on Tuesday unveiled a specially tailored cross-licensing program for venture capitalists and their start-ups, as it seeks to populate emerging businesses with its technology. Start-ups with annual revenues under $10m (£5.5m) will receive a...
[December 14, 2005, 16:25]
VCs urged to look at UK tech start-ups
News Investors who are looking to put money into innovative tech start-ups should pay more attention to young companies in Europe rather than in the US, according to one of the stars of the BBC's Dragon's Den.
[February 20, 2006, 12:30]
Fund for tech start-ups aims to reach £1bn
News The government has announced a venture-capital fund for tech start-ups that it hopes one day will top £1bn. The UK Innovation Investment Fund will gain funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Health who will...
[July 1, 2009, 8:51]
Credit Crunch Spurs Bedroom Start-Ups
Blog London also leads the way with the greatest number of home business start-ups over the last year, followed by Leicester, Nottingham, Bristol and Coventry. There has even been an increase in spare time start-ups, with a third of people (33%) running...
[October 20, 2008, 11:26]
Cisco catches up with Wi-Fi start-ups
News According to one analyst, the capabilities provided by the module will put Cisco's gear on par with products from start-ups such as Airespace and Aruba Wireless Networks. But start-ups including Airespace and Aruba have been offering these features...
[May 5, 2004, 9:25]
MP demands more cash for tech start-ups
News Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, is campaigning today for US-style legislation that would plough significant funds into the UK's tech start-ups. The US law demands federal government spend 2.5 percent of its research and development budget...
[March 23, 2005, 8:35]
Malaysia to invest £23m in open-source start-ups
News The Malaysian government has created a fund worth $36m (£23m) for start-ups developing open-source software. The OSS-Platform Investment Program (OSS-PIP) is aimed at forming 40 commercially active open-source software companies over the next two...
[October 30, 2003, 15:49]
Hermann Hauser plans VC for Euro hi-tech start-ups
News Acorn founder Hauser plans to replicate the venture capital model of funding new companies that is common in Silicon Valley but a rarity here where the relatively small number of VC firms that exist take a much more conservative approach.
[June 5, 1997, 10:52]
Intel: European start-ups starved of funding
News While start-ups now have the chance of securing a larger amount of investment individually, Patel said, the bad news is that fewer overall are given the chance to see if their ventures can make it. The amount of money available for investment...
[December 18, 2007, 15:28]
Microsoft offers free software for start-ups
News In Microsoft's boldest bid yet to win the affections of emerging businesses, the software maker announced a programme on Wednesday that will allow some start-ups to use its server software free of charge.
[November 6, 2008, 7:11]
Credit Crunch Spurs Bedroom Start-Ups
Blog Comment It's the way I've chosen to go Christian. If you can build up a business now in this time of crisis, then I reckon the nut that is tough is pretty much cracked. Now to read your next one.
[October 19, 2008, 22:53]
Ballmer offers Microsoft support to UK start-ups
News UK companies with "high potential" can now get a helping hand from Microsoft, the software giant said on Monday, as it launched a new scheme to support start-ups. Once accepted, qualifying start-ups will get access to tools and services to help...
[October 2, 2007, 8:14]
Nanotech start-ups suffer from telecoms surplus
News AT&T spokesperson Dave Johnson said that the company keeps a close eye on developing technologies, and it has a team of about half a dozen people that works with start-ups. Analysts estimate that there are roughly 900 start-ups making micro or...
[May 27, 2002, 12:33]
Start-ups make Flash and PDF simpler
News Also on Monday, server software start-up Laszlo Systems introduced its first products, which are designed to allow developers to create Web content based on Macromedia's Flash animation format without learning complex Flash development tools.
[June 10, 2003, 10:34]
