C24 has experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2011, with the business taking on 8 new clients, 4 hosting and 4 systems integration and management solutions. David Ricketts, Head of Marketing commented “we have experienced exceptional growth in the first quarter of the year and the projections for the rest of 2011 look very good. It was decided late last year that we really needed to take on space at a further data centre to address the demand for disaster recovery and data replication”.
A great list of consumer trends predicted by the guys over at www.trendhunter.com It is a great list of ideas on how consumers habits are changing from wearable tech through to toddler touchscreens and discrete consumerism, our bet is that wearable tech will get much bigger over the next few years with brands like Vodaphone working with designers to create communication technologies that can also be stylish accessories.
C24 support organisations across the UK with their IT support. This video highlights how technology can help users in the simple task of changing a toner cartridge. The applications for this type of technology could be enormous in the business and consumer worlds.
C24 has seen a significant increase in the amount of requests for hosting over the last 6 months as organisations see the true value of having their applications delivered from hosting centres. As you may know C24 are specialists in delivering business applications; especially around the Microsoft stack, from one of the most secure UKdata centres. When looking at the growth trajectory it is always interesting to see visions on how the world may look in only a few years. Below is a very interesting video that touches on ‘the internet of things‘. Apparently this year the amount of devices connected to the internet will pass 5 billion and by 2020 predictions are around 22 billion. This will mean that devices will be communicating with each other as well as to human beings. Please enjoy the video below from IBM and if you wish to talk to someone from C24 about how we can work with your organisation to deliver really change please just call us:
Interesting article in “Retail Focus” magazine that looks at the effect of digital signage in stores and shopping centres, it highlights a couple of examples where digital signage was a worthwhile investment due to the fact that it is highly flexible and engaging.
One brand has actually clawed back the modest investment in the digital signage as they no longer have to outlay as much on print, obviously this will be ongoing. This area is definitely worth looking at if you are a brand owner or content provider. C24′s interest is basically around the network delivery which we are doing for a number of similar esolutions across the country.
Great company for digital signage and strategy: www.ibltd.com
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