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 Topic: Digital Peninsula Network NewsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.Truro and Penwith College Business Centre invite you to attend the Penwith Business BreakfastNov 12, 2008 - 04:27 AMAn informal networking breakfast launching Penwith Prospects With Presentations from Truro and Penwith College, Digital Peninsula Network and Penwith District Council detailing the services for business in Penwith. DPN and Winter Rule business seminar: Taxation and the Business CycleNov 12, 2008 - 04:24 AMIn view of the current financial climate we have teamed up with Winter Rule to run a seminar which will give you advice on Taxation allowing you to ensure that your business is in the best position for the coming months. Sandra Boehner - Into 3DNov 12, 2008 - 04:21 AMInto 3D is a branch of the Helston based Web Design Agency IntoArt which has successfully provided easily updatable content managed websites for Cornish businesses. Into 3D can take any product and create photorealistic 3D models that website visitors can then interact with, heightening their purchase intent. This is a NEW cutting edge way of product marketing on the web that is not only highly effective but is also highly memorable. DPN members PTT Cutting costs with innovative NGN trainingNov 12, 2008 - 04:12 AMThere's been a lot of talk about training being vital to the success of a company through this economic downturn and the Government has called upon companies to continue their investment in training. Media Inovation Awards open for entriesNov 12, 2008 - 04:07 AMSubmit your most innovative work for 2008 and you could be in line for one of the Media Innovation Awards Contact Details for the Top 100 Companies in Devon and CornwallNov 12, 2008 - 04:05 AMDuring November 2008, Enterprise Edge can provide you with a mailing list of the top 100 companies in Devon and Cornwall, determined by turnover, for the promotional price of £25 + VAT. Each record will include the business name, registered office address, telephone number (where available), a senior management contact name, contact position, turnover figure, employee number (where available), incorporation date and trade description. The list will be supplied in Excel format and includes only limited companies who have submitted their turnover figure to Companies House in their last set of annual accounts. Niddocks Internet Marketing courses...Nov 12, 2008 - 03:25 AMInternet Marketing course for beginners & Google Adwords for beginners. Directors Centre: 'Let's Talk... Green Business' seminarNov 12, 2008 - 03:09 AMThe Let's talk... Green Business' seminar is presented by Kiki Maurey using the Green Business workbooks, tool's and techniques. The seminar will share with you valuable ideas on how green credentials can improve your business. Business Link event: Five Top Tips for Successful SellingNov 12, 2008 - 03:06 AMIf you are passionate about what you do and believe you deliver a good product or service but don't know how to pick up the phone and sell, you are not alone. This free workshop is designed for those of you who want to understand more about sales and what is involved to sell more effectively. Business Link - Guidance on Taxes, Returns and PayrollNov 12, 2008 - 03:02 AMLegal and reporting tax requirements affect businesses - whatever the size, age or type. Business Link understands that tax issues can be complicated and time consuming, so in response to this they have produced a wealth of information guides and online tools to help you to understand each factor. Click on the links listed below which highlight just a few of the key areas they have covered. Mixed outlook for workplace Web 2.0Nov 12, 2008 - 02:53 AMThe various services which fall under the Web 2.0 banner could meet with very different fates in the coming months, according to analysts. Services such as wikis and social networks will continue to grow, while podcasts and forums could be on the decline, a recent report from Forrester Research suggests. Research highlights paucity of IT skillsNov 12, 2008 - 02:51 AMCity & Guilds estimates that UK businesses lose over 13 million work hours a week because of IT illiteracy. Research conducted by the training body suggests that 5.3 million workers spend two and a half hours a week fixing their own and others' IT problems. Mixed outlook for workplace Web 2.0Nov 12, 2008 - 02:39 AMThe various services which fall under the Web 2.0 banner could meet with very different fates in the coming months, according to analysts. Services such as wikis and social networks will continue to grow, while podcasts and forums could be on the decline, a recent report from Forrester Research suggests. Advertisement Research highlights paucity of IT skillsNov 12, 2008 - 02:37 AMCity & Guilds estimates that UK businesses lose over 13 million work hours a week because of IT illiteracy. Research conducted by the training body suggests that 5.3 million workers spend two and a half hours a week fixing their own and others' IT problems. Credit crunch catches up with the PC marketNov 12, 2008 - 02:35 AMThe credit crunch and the resulting uncertainty in the economy has finally caught up with the UK PC market according to analyst figures that show a downward trend in unit growth and contracting revenues. Dell planning 'white space' networkingNov 12, 2008 - 02:05 AMDell has revealed plans to add wireless 'white space' connections to its future laptops and ultra-mobile systems. The term 'white space' refers to unused frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum. Scientists build world’s smallest storage deviceNov 12, 2008 - 02:03 AMScientists are claiming to have made a major breakthrough in quantum computing after managing to store information inside the nucleus of an atom. Skip related content. The team from Princeton University, Oxford University and the US Department of Energy used both the electron and nucleus of a phosphorous atom embedded in a silicon crystal. Both the electron and nucleus behaved as tiny quantum magnets capable of storing quantum information. Internet Marketing Made Easy EventOct 29, 2008 - 07:06 AMDPN hosted an event at The Acorn on the evening of the 8th October. The event was very well attended by members and local businesses wanting to improve their current internet marketing. There were exhibits from: Altcom, Business Link, Business Cornwall, Dead Interesting Productions, Dynamics Online, Niddocks Internet Marketing,Webfooted Designs, South West ICT, Graphique Media Solutions. Rob Edlin from Niddocks Internet Marketing presented a very interesting and interactive overview of search engine optimistation and internet marketing which was very well received by all. DPN and Winter Rule business seminar: Taxation and the Business CycleOct 29, 2008 - 06:59 AMIn view of the current financial climate we have teamed up with Winter Rule to run a seminar which will give you advice on Taxation allowing you to ensure that your business is in the best position for the coming months. Kristian Andrews - Freelance Graphic & web designerOct 29, 2008 - 06:39 AMClick title for member spotlight... DPN members altcom: Global Rainforest charity comes to CornwallOct 29, 2008 - 05:44 AMInternational Rainforest protection charity Cool Earth Action commissioned altcom to carry out a design refresh of their content management website. The website integrates Google Maps with an ecommerce module to allow users to sponsor and protect their own acre of rainforest in Peru or Ecuador and then view it on a Goolge Map. John Cowles, altcom Director, welcomed the opportunity to implement new javascript/AJAX based widgets to enhance the user experience: “We’ve rewritten the Google Maps code to make it faster and we expanded the site considerably making more use of the technologies now available to us. The trick was to keep the site as accessible as it was before.” If you are interested in combating climate change have a look at the site and read what people like James Lovelock and Sir Nicholas Stern have to say about it. DPN members PTT Around the WorldOct 29, 2008 - 05:42 AMPTT – Providers of Telecommunications Training, the UK’s leading provider of e-learning for the telecoms industry, is delighted to announce a partnership with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO). The CTO is an international development partnership which aims to bridge the digital divide by delivering unique knowledge sharing programmes. Business Link South West: Three Top Tips to Help Beat the Credit CrunchOct 29, 2008 - 05:28 AMClick above for information to help beat the credit crunch OpenOffice 3.0 hits the webOct 29, 2008 - 05:21 AMOpenOffice.org has unveiled the third iteration of its open source productivity suite. The software is available as a free download for PC users and as a native Mac OS X application for the first time. Enterprise Edge: Purchasing online experienceOct 29, 2008 - 05:19 AMA survey conducted by Tealeaf in September 2008 highlights issues that can improve the online customer experience and therefore increase business. Tealeaf has done this by drawing attention to negative incidents. The survey revealed that almost 9 out of 10 (87%) adults who purchase online experience problems. Of these, 41% would rather switch to another online site, purchase offline or completely abandon the transaction. These are big numbers if we consider that 84% of all adults have purchased online at least once in the past year, and that 35% prefer to purchase online. |
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