Government software supplier Lagan today announced that it was included in the 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Placement is based on average percentage revenue growth over five years. Lagan grew 254 per cent during this period to record its highest ever revenue of over £15 million in the last year. The award marked the ninth consecutive time Lagan has been included in this prestigious assessment of company growth.

Two suspected cases of swine flu in Scotland have been confirmed as positive and both individuals are now recovering at Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire.

This white paper examines the challenges UC presents and suggests proven approaches to address them, based on recent experience of delivering effective communication solutions to large organisations.

IT Trends 2008/09 predicted that by 2010 public services would be stretched to breaking point as demand continued to increase and capacity declined. John Serle, IT Trends Editor discusses the latest report

The President’s budget reflects both the short-term priority of boosting the economy and creating jobs and the longer-term priority of bringing deficits under control while meeting important national needs.

Scrapping the inspection and the target culture in local government would improve performance and would save money in the process says the Director of Policy, Localis as he explores their latest report ‘For Good Measure’.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Jill Biden Re-imagining Community Colleges in the 21st Century, with remarks by Brian Pusser and Keith Bird Models of Postsecondary Success for Low -Income Adults and Youth, with a panel that includes Harry Holzer, Demetra S. Nightingale, Gail Mellow Community College and Apprenticeship as Collaborative Routes to Rewarding Careers, with panel that includes Robert I. Lerman and Susan Schurman

Federal policymakers and education officials, aware of the potential ferocity of a “formula fight,” tread with care when it comes to revising the way Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act distributes funds. But the formulas driving Title I-A grants require a major overhaul because, in short, they favor wealthy states and enormous school districts. Many schools serving high concentrations of poor students are being shortchanged.

WASHINGTON – Today in Lanham, Maryland, President Obama proposed the expansion of two critical Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs, aimed at allowing small businesses to refinance and increasing limits for working capital. These are both legislative proposals designed to help small businesses through what continues to be a difficult period in credit markets.