Catapult Technology

Catapult Technology | November 29, 2016

Business IT specialist Opencast Software is creating new jobs in Newcastle following a series of new contract wins. The Newcastle-based firm is looking to fill 30 new roles, taking its workforce beyond 90, after expanding its client list to include the NHS and two of the world’s biggest banks. Founder Mike O’Brien is creating the jobs in preparation for a busy 2017, in which the company’s annual turnover is likely to grow by £2m to £5.5m following a string of global...

Catapult Technology | November 28, 2016

In a new report, supported by IBM, The Institute of Engineering Technology (IET), the Intelligent Mobility Partnership (IMPART) and the Digital Catapult, the TSC cites numerous trends in the realms of technology, cyber security, mobility, and society are all converging to make it a much more complex environment in which to deliver safe, secure, and reliable mobility services and infrastructure. In particular, the TSC is highlighting the emergence of a global Intelligent Mobility market, featurin...

Catapult Technology | November 28, 2016

Make way for another startup that wants to shake up the world of music and audio technology. Devialet, the French developer of high-end speakers and the IP behind the sound systems that make them go boom, has raised €100 million ($106 million). This is a strategic growth round that is bringing in a number of high-profile new investors — and with them, a lot more audio opportunities for the Paris-based startup. In the words of co-founder and CEO Quentin Sannie, Devialet’s ambitio...

Catapult Technology | November 22, 2016

Coventry manufacturer RDM Group is making a name for itself at the vanguard of driverless car technology. Andrew Wade reports. The West Midlands has long been home to some of the UK’s most innovative manufacturers. But one of the most interesting names to emerge in recent decades is Coventry engineering group RDM, which, over the past two decades, has established something of a name for itself as a key supply-chain partner for the automotive, aerospace, medical, rail and renewable sectors....