http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php Intrance latest News. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:36:17 +0000 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/rss.php intrance php script editor@intrance.co.uk (Editor) webmaster@intrance.co.uk (Webmaster) http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=24 Theft by dishonest employees remains a major headache for retailers as it continues to contribute to a significant proportion of UK shrinkage figures. According to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer, employee theft in the UK increased by 7% in 2009 when it accounted for an alarming €2.08bn in lost revenue. We also know that dishonest employees are rarely apprehended by their employers (as few as one in 30), despite stealing on average eight times more than a typical customer caught stealing. The Barometer survey throws up an interesting perspective on retailers' views on the best strategy to tackle employee theft, as well as on the perceived impact of the recession. As is typical in difficult economic times, UK capital expenditure on retail security fell by 5% in 2009. However, the survey suggests that UK retailers are gearing up to increase investment in technology to combat employee theft. More retailers anticipated increasing their spending on measures like CCTV and other crime prevention hardware or software than on ‘softer', HR solutions like pre-hiring screening. It may surprise some people that retailers in the UK appear more focused on technology solutions than HR policies to combat the problem but, if this trend continues, it will start to mirror the picture in the US where retailers are taking a much tougher line. Intrance deals with businesses across the world that are mindful of shrinkage and have seen a ‘step-change' in monitoring of till data by US and European customers, who are looking for customised hardware and software that suits their business models. Indeed, even time saved by managers and audit teams responsible for overseeing till reconciliation can also be re-directed to data analysis or other tasks. Retailers know that the checkouts are the most vulnerable to employee theft and are often faced with a choice between digital video surveillance and electronic till monitoring. Video surveillance alone can prove to be tedious to plough through and monitor continuously, as well as being ineffective against the more sophisticated techniques used by employees, like “sweet-hearting”. Some loss prevention experts have suggested that sweet-hearting (dishonest staff, working with friends or ‘sweethearts' and selectively scanning in items) is now responsible for over half of all employee theft. We combine the power of footage with that of automated tracking of till transactions and effective data mining to offer by far the most effective means of not only identifying the source but also securing the necessary evidence to enable a conviction. As a technology-led company, we are naturally tuned in to the potential of hardware and software advances to tackle employee theft but having worked with retailers, as well as businesses in the banking and food service sectors, we acknowledge that technology alone will not eliminate the problem. Enhancing job satisfaction and levels of perceived responsibility amongst employees remains important. UK retailers are rightly concerned about the excessive use of anti-theft measures and what this can do to employee morale - positively motivated employees are less likely to steal from their companies. However, opportunity remains the leading driver and businesses need to have clear policies on employee theft and its consequences, together with measures such as regular employee shift rotation. When businesses introduce technology they need to clearly inform employees about where and how they are being monitored and a standard should be set for the use of surveillance and tracking systems to ensure an effective use of the technologies without affecting employee morale. One other significant difference in the US highlighted by the Barometer survey was the perceived impact of the recession. 49% of US retailers felt it was the main cause of rising employee theft as opposed to 28% in the UK, suggesting that more employees have been forced into the ‘opportunist' bracket, which in turn has called for a harder line approach from retailers. With the UK recovery looking less than certain, more retailers will look for their solution to tackle internal theft and it is likely that technology will be playing a significant role. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:18:32 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=24 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=23 ...and this time it's not Google. In a similar way to the BOINC projects ( SETI@Home, LHC@Home ) theSkyNet is asking for help. theSkyNet is a collaboration between UK-based eMedia Track and ICRAR (International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research), and involves using the spare processing capacity of individual, idle computers to create a giant, distributed super computer, to search through vast quantities of astronomical data. The search will be for sources of radiation at radio wavelengths that could be coming from stars, galaxies or other objects. Distributed computing projects are a well-established method of data analysis. One of the first to use the computing power of the home user being the SETI@Home, launched in May 1999 by the University of California, Berkeley. By downloading a program onto your computer, which would run as a background process, your PC would become part of a global network, analyzing data collected from radio telescopes. It can even be set as a screensaver so that you can watch the data being processed. This distributed computing model offers some significant advantages over using a single computer. For example, a cluster of several low-end computers may be more cost-efficient to obtain. Reliability becomes less of an issue as there is no single point of failure, if one computer fails, the system will continue to operate. It is also easier to 'upgrade' as this can be done by simply adding an extra computer. There are many examples of distributed systems and applications, which many of us use on a daily basis. From computer networks, such as the Internet or telephone networks, to network applications such as the world wide web or peer-to-peer networks. Why not visit theSkyNet or BOINC, and put those unused computer cycles to good use. You could help to discover a new star, the Higgs boson, or even ET. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:26:22 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=23 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=22 Months in the making, we've finally finished a huge update to our Mailbeanz platform - and as a special offer we're giving the first five new businesses to 'like' Intrance's page (over on Facebook) a free customised Mailbeanz package when signing up (worth £125). So, thank you if that's you and If you know anyone else who'd be interested, let the word spreading begin... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:54:41 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=22 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=21 With 'Le Tour' fever gripping the nation (well, our office anyway) it's been interesting looking at some of the ways the Pro Teams have altered their livery and marketing to ensure their sponsors get their branding message across should their riders be lucky enough to escape the peloton and get 'front and centre' for the TV cameras. Indeed, with literally hundreds of thousands of repetitions of a brand name on the internet, on television, and in global media the total sponsorship return is unmatched in cycling (and probably in sports in general). It's one of the reasons that Sky Pro Cycling has chosen to highlight their support of WWF's Rainforest Rescue bid - a campaign aiming to help save one billion trees in the heart of the Amazon. With their new 'green' livery the Sky cycling team will wear this new outfit for the duration of the 3 week tour and hope to generate support for the protection of the rainforest through fans donations. With over 12 million viewers in 2010 alone, media exposure is a key component for sponsors wanting to get their brand noticed and many of the teams have recently had their uniforms modified and refreshed to ensure they stand out and get noticed in the crowd. If you think your website could or livery could do wit a re-think or benefit from a refresh, we'd be happy to take a look and see if we can help. Come see us and we'll even treat you to some proper French coffee! Allez, allez!! ps. If you'd like to check out the Sky / WWF Rainforest Rescue campiagn, click here to donate. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:23:04 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=21 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=20 You're more than likely on it. Your friends are on it. Most importantly, your customers are on it. With over 30 million registered users in the UK, it offers an amazing opportunity to communicate, get feedback, show off your wares and promote your business. Already, there are thousands of businesses on Facebook - and most of them are floundering. Too few fans, poor quality posts and zero branding doesn't suggest a thriving business. At Intrance, we love to help businesses make the most out of Facebook. ensure you put - and keep - your best foot forward, generate enquiries and drive sales. If you're interested in talking to us about how we can ensure you put - and keep - your best foot forward, generate enquiries and drive sales then contact us today and we'll start by designing a welcome page to support your Company or brand. Facebook is an amazing extension of your online presence. It's like a free website, with 100's of 1000's of visitors, for your to put your stuff on. Rather than landing on a cluttered 'wall', a stunning welcome page does a much better job of converting visitors to fans. We'll design your page to promote your current offerings, get more email sign-ups, drive traffic back to your website - whatever your marketing goals are. Right now a well branded page will set you apart from most every company on Facebook. We can help. Contact us and we'll make you look great! Thu, 05 May 2011 12:52:06 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=20 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=19 You can now add 'Like' and 'Tweet' links and buttons to your emails and see who's sharing your Mailbeanz campaign via our real-time reports. (If you're not a Mailbeanz user, this blog post might seem a bit strange, so why not find out a bit more about Mailbeanz here?) These social media sharing icons makes it really easy to share your Mailbeanz campaigns on Facebook and Twitter but also we've made sure you can see a report (we know you love our reports) of the results. We've been thinking long and hard about the best way to add this kind of social integration into Mailbeanz. As always, our goal was to keep the sharing process as simple as possible for you. Sharing made simple We've made it simple for you to add your own share links to any Mailbeanz campaigns you send using the editor. In-email sharing made easy Or, if we've built a template (or two) for you, simply get in touch if you'd like to add this as a permanent feature and we'll put some 'Like' and 'Tweet' buttons into your designs so that they work for every email you send. Real-time reporting to bring it all together While there are lots of different ways to share your Mailbeanz campaign, we bring it all together with our new Social Sharing report. This includes who tweeted about your campaign, who liked it on Facebook and who forwarded your email on to friends. Basically, whenever anyone shares your campaign, we'll show you who it was and how they did it. Our Social Sharing report is broken up into two parts. Up top you'll see a summary of the activity so far across Twitter, Facebook and email forwards. Below that is a real-time list that pulls all of this together into a single activity stream. See what people are saying about your campaign on Twitter, who's sharing on Facebook and which subscribers have forwarded it to their friends. For each subscriber that tweets, we'll show you their Twitter avatar and a link to the tweet in question. We also link to the subscriber snapshot and display a gravatar if available for anyone who 'Likes' your campaign or forwards it on to friends. There are loads of other subtle features in this report, but I'll leave some of them for you to discover once you start sharing. We hope you guys have fun with this new feature. It's a brilliant way to learn more about who is sharing your campaigns with the world, and what they're saying about you in the process. If you're a Mailbeanz account holder we'll be going into a bit more detail on this in our next newsletter, if you're not but would like to know more now, click here. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:03:44 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=19 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=18 Are you on Facebook? Join us! Intrance has created a special Facebook page, and we would love for all of our readers to join in and 'become a fan'. Obviously, we won't just be using our Facebook page to see how popular we really are! We'll make sure to give away some free stuff through Facebook every once in a while, share some of our favourite links or highlight special topics we feel are not to be missed... In other words: join us on Facebook, and we'll make it worth your while! This month, we're marking the milestone of over a 100 followers on Facebook by giving away a rather nifty set of Helveticards to help while away the long hours stuck indoors with the in-laws this Christmas! All those following us on Facebook when we reach a 100 fans will be entered in our draw, which will be recorded and open to all to play on our Facebook page.... See you there! Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:39:18 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=18 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=17 If you've been involved in social media for some time you may be interested to know that approximately half of all companies say that increasing direct traffic (56%) or indirect traffic (46%) to the website is THE major benefit of social media. But how good exactly are you at social media? Are you following best practice? Is there something you're missing out on or are you just confused by the mass of unknowns? Take our short quiz to see how good you are and read our handy guide to improving your success. Of course, if you would like us to help your engagement strategy, then please do contact us - we can get you focused on the right technologies and help build you a great reputation in the social sphere. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=17 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=16 The Global Retail Theft Barometer reported that petty crime, such as shoplifting or employee theft, made up more than 70 percent of global shrinkage in 2009. With further industry reports for 2009 noting that shrink grew significantly across the board with a staggering 50 percent of worldwide retailers experiencing an increase of shrinkage*, retailers - in the most most price-sensitive market are often struggling to allocate funding for security systems. Indeed, most retailers know the benefits but simply cannot afford available solutions. In many cases, the cost of all the security equipment needed surpasses the entire security department's budget. However, as prices for IP-based equipment continue to drop, the market is now seeing increased adoption and with the added benefits of network solutions (people counting, customer flow analysis, store planning / evaluation etc), systems which can bridge gaps between available technology, its capabilities and the general retailer's awareness about the effectiveness of advanced loss prevention are looking to be the way forward. Intrance's Orion3 application is a point in case and has been utilised across a number of key sectors including retail and most recently financial, where it underwent something of a transformation to meet a specific set of criteria for use in cash management operations for a major security services supplier. Businesses are benefitting from ready-made applications with added functionality that enable them to minimise loss, improve merchandising, effectiveness, increase staff security and improve the bottom line. If you'd like to learn more about Orion3, visit our product page or if you'd prefer to talk to us direct we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Call us on +44(0) 114 270 2478 and let us help you manage your shrink. *Frost & Sullivan Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:09:19 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=16 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=15 Hot on the heels of the recent release of our Mailbeanz email marketing solution, we'd like to remind you that we've also created a new mobile optimized version of Mailbeanz that gives you quick access to your reports on any Mailbeanz campaigns you’ve sent. Although we announced it a little while back to our Twitter followers, we thought we’d let you know about some of the features you can expect to see on Mailbeanz mobile.Essentially, the new mobile version will give you quick access to your reports on any Mailbeanz campaigns you've sent. It's fast, looks great (wouldn't you agree?) and is available now. Just head to your account on any popular mobile device like an iPhone or Android and the mobile version will be shown by default. You don't need to install anything, because it is a web application, not a native phone application. Focus on reporting When deciding what functionality to include in the mobile version, we decided to focus our efforts on the most popular section of Mailbeanz accounts - namely; reports. Added to this, more than 95% of all our mobile visitors come in on an iPhone or iPhone variant, so we decided to put a lot of work into making sure the experience was perfect on these devices in particular. Launch it like a real application One great thing about the iPhone is that you can launch web applications just like a traditional app you might've bought from the App Store. By heading into your account with Safari browser and adding it to your Home screen, you have a dedicated button that will grant you access to your latest Mailbeanz reports with a single click (we even provide a nice mail-envelope-thingy icon and loading screen for you while the latest stats are downloading). Easy switching While the Mailbeanz mobile version is all about your reports right now, you can still switch to the full version of Mailbeanz and access all its functionality with a single click. At the footer of every page is a link to switch to the corresponding page in the full version of the app. We hope you like our mobile version, but as ever - it's always a work in progress, so please let us know over at Mailbeanz.com what else you might like to see in future updates. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:58:24 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=15 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=13 Is it time to replace that website of yours? With web coding standards moving to HTML 5, and browsers evolving to meet these new specifications, many companies might well be taking a look at their current websites and wondering 'Should I take this opportunity to make some changes?' Indeed, new technologies can cause the appearance of older websites to be altered, resulting in users not seeing what quite what is intended. As any business moves forward, their website should reflect this. With the advent of social networking and mature blogging, there's even more pressure to keep online presences fresh. Why then, are companies often resistant when it comes to rebuilding their websites? Investment A fully functional website, which might encompass everything from e-commerce to blogging and social networking can be a costly proposition for any business. However, a website should be considered an investment, and with any investment, it is the return that gives it value. A website is there to attract customers, and bring them back for return business. After such an investment has been made, it is sometimes very hard for companies to take another look at the site at a later date. It is human nature to resist replacing something that will involve a large investment of time and money, even if just adding to it would cost more. The idea that spending more money to try and fix something that is not working as it used to, even if it is not exactly what is wanted, is easier to accept than writing it off and starting from scratch. Look at it this way... What if your kettle stopped working, and the repair would come to £20, but a new one would only cost £15. No question, buy the new one, yes? However, a third kettle is available, this one has a shorter boil time, has a price tag of £25 AND matches your toaster. Would you have the old one repaired, or would it be worth the extra to get the new features you want along with the manufacturers warranty? It is the same with websites, older sites are increasingly harder to maintain and it can be difficult to add new features. A patch may be cheaper initially, but turn out to be a more expensive decision in the long term. Where do you go from here? Take a good look at your website, does it still do what you need it to do? If not, what would make more economic sense? An update or a replacement? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=13 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=12 Formkraft jumps for charity! We recently received a thank-you letter for our support of Formkraft's recent charity skydive, along with some pictures of the big day. Raising a grand total of £1870 which I'm sure you will agree is a fantastic contribution to their Safe @ Last and Amy's Retreat charities. Well done to Dale, James and Sarah at Formkraft! If you'd like to find out more about these charities, please visit them here: Safe@last and Amy's Retreat. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:22:08 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=12 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=11 Work is well underway for London's glass 'Shard', designed by Renzo Piano, one of the most respected of living designers and chief architect for the Qatari-backed development. Having shot shot to international prominence in 1977 when, together with Richard Rogers, he designed the Pompidou Centre in Paris he has since gone on to deliver a sequence of highly acclaimed buildings around the world, notably the Kansai International Airport terminal, built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, Japan and, at 1.7km long, one of the largest buildings ever constructed - and the masterplanning of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin - the symbolic new heart of the reunified German capital. Indeed, having initially come up with the the concept and the dramatic form of the Shard in a few seconds (reportedly, on the back of a restaurant menu in Berlin itself), the Shard will be a tower like no other, both architecturally breathtaking and technologically advanced. "The shape of the tower is generous at the bottom and narrow at the top, disappearing in the air like a 16th century pinnacle or the mast top of a very tall ship. The architecture of The Shard is firmly based in the historic form of London’s masts and spires". "The tower is designed to be a sharp and light presence on the London skyline, and to be sustainable from every point of view: human, technological, energetic and economic". "I foresee the London Bridge Quarter as a vertical city, for thousands of people to work in and enjoy, for hundreds of thousands more to commute to from all over the region, and for millions to take to their hearts". - Renzo Piano Follow the project at: www.shardlondonbridge.com (and download the excellent brochure pdf for more insights and interviews with Piano) Together with Chelsea Barracks and One Hyde Park, Qatar certainly seems determined to provide a counterbalance to the turbo-charged skyline of Dubai with the latest property masterplan. Set atop London Bridge station and with not a car park in sight, Piano's utopian vision of a mixed-use vertical 'city' looks stunning and has the right environmental credentials too. We like it, what about you? Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=11 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=10 Our e-mail marketing software 'mailbeanz' launches today! Honed to perfection, we've created the perfect online marketing solution for companies that want to take their e-mail marketing campaigns to the next level and maximise their returns. With customisable templates and bespoke designs also available you can easily add your own content, subject line, email address and then preview your email live. Easily import your databases, filter your subscribers or manually enter email addresses. We'll handle the business of unsubscribes and bounces automatically and even add sign-up forms (for newsletters etc) to your website. Real-time results as people open your e-mail and click on your links. Measure the success of your e-mail campaign (compare the effectiveness of subject lines, messages and links) and see who has opened which links and when - track subscribers, links and clicking habits to plan targeted email marketing campaigns. With new research predicting that e-mail marketing likely to be one of the top areas for business investment this year, its clear that the global business community regards the web as one of the single most marketing channels available; one that no serious business can afford to ignore. If you like to find out more about mailbeanz, visit our product page here or visit www.mailbeanz.com to sign up for you free account. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=10 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=9 Recently, we've been busy updating our own e-mail management software system and have had time to listen to some of our customers views on their e-mail plans as we see more and more businesses abandon direct mail in favour of email marketing. Whilst new tools such as Twitter, Blogging and RSS are being touted as "the new e-mail" its become apparent that they actually haven't supplanted e-mail but are instead, increasing its importance. With e-mail acting as the 'hub' of our digital lives, hooking web apps back into this hub makes it more likely to be used than not (and all the while increasing e-mail's standalone importance), so we've taken our e-mail management system to the next level and will shortly be launching it alongside our other core products as an easy to use, fully manageable, end-to-end e-mail marketing solution. Watch this space (and those little guys!)… Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:29:33 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=9 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=8 Straight out of Asimov, architects at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have a plan to build a massive digital cloud structure above London's skyline. The Cloud, which has been shortlisted in a competition to build a tourist attraction in the Olympic Park with a lasting legacy, would feature 400 foot-tall mesh towers topped with solar powered plastic bubbles that show images, data and highlights including a "barometer of the city's interests and moods" outside (that latter bit comes courtesy of the group's partnership with Google).As if that wasn't enough, the whole thing also promises to be funded entirely by micro-payments from the public (which would also determine its final size), and be completely self-powered as ramps, stairs, and lifts carry tourists to the top of the cloud. Once inside the structure, viewers would have a sweeping view of the city below. Despite displaying a constant stream of data, the cloud wouldn't take any power from the grid. Instead, it could generate all its own energy from a regenerative braking system and solar cells located on the ground and in the plastic spheres.Even if the Cloud isn't chosen as the winner in the city's competition, the MIT designers are determined to build it. To that end, they have launched a fund-raising website in the hopes that millions of people will provide small donations. Want to help make the Cloud a reality? Check out the site at www.raisethecloud.org Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:19:50 +0000 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=8 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=7 Orion3 anyone? From people 'forgetting' to pay for goods to employee fraud, stores are using sophisticated software to target and deter shoplifters, says The Guardian. Read the article online here For more information on Orion3 go here Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:30:05 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=7 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=6 This cracking short movie from independent brand agency Moving Brands sure is a a timely piece and as the London Design Festival kicks off this week, catch up with them over at movingbrands.com Quality stuff. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:30:30 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=6 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=5 Over at well-formed.eigenFACTOR.org one can see the amazing and thoroughly mesmerising visual patterns brought on by representations of the ranking and mapping of scientific knowledge. Based on the Eigenfactor™ algorithm, which corresponds to a simple model of research in which readers follow chains of citations as they move from journal to journal. In effect, mapping the relative influence of individual scientific journals and patterns of relationship amongst the various academic disciplines. Borrowing methods from network theory, eigenfactor.org ranks the influence of journals much as Google's PageRank algorithm ranks the influence of web pages. By this approach, journals are considered to be influential if they are cited often by other influential journals. Download an example citation pattern (the emergence of neuroscience) here (1.1Mb) For more information visit eigenFACTOR.org Is the Eigenfactor™ score the new impact factor for Scientific, Technical and Medical journal publishing? Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:13:51 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=5 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=4 Seen as though we're celebrating, how's about a round of applause for our new site design and more importantly, our undoubted star of the show; the resolutely Euro-centric and blissfully solid typeface that is 'Helvetica' - it just IS!Check out the New York trailer for the indie film 'Helvetica' typography, graphic design and global visual culture.More about Helvetica and the film here Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:42:02 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=4 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=3 2nd September, 1969 marks the date upon which the first bits of data passed from one computer to a second, using a simple piece of grey cable and an Interface Message Processor. The computers were 15 feet apart. It was not until 29th October that data was passed over a larger distance. From Professor Leonard Kleinrock's lab at the University of California, Los Angeles, an attempt was made to connect to a system located at the Stanford Research Institute, where Charley S. Kline got as far as LO (for LOGIN) and his remote system crashed! Leonard Kleinrock with an Interface Message Processor (the first generation of router) used to develop the Internet Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:03:36 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=3 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=2 PureSolo evolves! The guys and gals over at puresolo.com have been busy converting their great recording software into a browser plug-in and have even managed to bring us a completely new version of their site at the same time! It looks fantastic and we've been playing with it non-stop of late - my voice box is testament to that right now;-) With PureSolo you can instantly record your own versions and: Save to your MP3 Player / iPOD Email to friends, family or teachers Burn to CD Share on communities like Facebook Send as a ring tone to a mobile phone! Some of the new features include: Re-designed music stores Download and record tracks directly on the PureSolo website Brand new dedicated Guitar Tab/Backing Tracks store with new content New and improved social network, with featured member recordings on the PureSolo homepage The new site interface is clean and functional and the content is growing every day. We were privileged to work with the PureSolo team in the early days of inception and they've come a long way with the product since then. Check the site out and as a new member clam your free track and try it out without any obligation. Oh, yeah! Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:14:03 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=2 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=1 Just upgraded our Audio Visual exchange software at Derby General hospital, they can now access 40 cameras in theatre!! Here's a few shots of the install under way... Allows doctors and students to view live operations from separate training rooms while letting them speak live to those in the theatres through high-tech microphones. Facilities for record, playback and 2-way communication; all handled by rather nifty mobile cabinets! Wed, 20 May 2009 16:54:13 +0100 http://www.intrance.co.uk/blog.php?a=1