iKVA Shortlisted for Business Weekly Awards
We’re delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted Business Weekly’s 32nd Anniversary Awards. When Business Weekly launched the awards back in 1990 they were the first in the region. Since then winners have included ARM, Abcam and Darktrace. This year’s winners will be chosen from a cohort of 37 top notch companies, in which […]
Remote Working And The Cost of Inefficient Knowledge Sharing
Remote teams are becoming more common in the workplace. This is because of the growth of remote work, which has been on the rise since the pandemic began. The problem with remote teams is that they can’t always share knowledge effectively. This can lead to a lot of problems, such as lack of communication and misunderstandings. […]
There’s nothing artificial about the benefits of AI
The data challenge The business benefits of data analytics are clear to most organisations – in fact, a recent survey found that 90% of business users agree that data and analytics are central to their digital transformation initiatives and to ensuring that they remain competitive. The challenge with ‘Big Data’ is that the datasets are too large, […]
Unicorns, universities and unbridled opportunity
Unicorns, universities and unbridled opportunity: why Cambridge is the best home for tech start-ups The UK tech sector achieved its best year ever in 2021, with more investments, more unicorns and more jobs than ever. In fact, the UK’s tech ecosystem is now valued at $1 trillion, a milestone only achieved by China and the […]
When Pizza Isn’t Enough
Employee happiness is not just buying in pizza for the team … Ok, so that’s a bit of a generalisation, but people like to do the best work they can, they get frustrated when they find it hard to do this and trying to make up for it by providing perks (nice as pizza is) […]
SharePoint
SharePoint: Can you afford to maintain a document Graveyard? As I hit the SharePoint upload button, I can’t help thinking: RIP, sweet marketing spreadsheet – will anyone caress your columns or revisit your rows again? Sleep well little cell… And, as it turns out, I’m not the only one. Despite SharePoint’s traction and maturity, it […]
Professor Jon Crowcroft on AI in Legal Sector
Law firms are facing a number of challenges in a modern, globalised world. There is a huge amount of data, and collective wisdom, in the sector that law firms are unable to utilise without embarking on costly, labour-intensive processes. There is also a burgeoning demand for tools that have been developed with cognizance of the […]
New demos released to try out iKVA’s technology
iKVA has launched three exciting ways for users to try out its innovative solutions for free. These offer access to the iKVA’s Intelligent Insight Platform, providing users with the most relevant information from public data sources to contextual queries using documents and URL’s rather than keywords. Chrome browser extension The iKVA Chrome Extension enables insights about the […]
Conscious Communications appointed as iKVA’s new PR agency
Conscious Communications, an award-winning PR and Marketing agency dedicated to social impact, has been announced as iKVA’s new public relations partner. Leveraging iKVA’s position as one of the leading innovators in AI-enabled data discovery, the Cambridge-based agency will provide PR and strategic communications support. Alison Taylor, Managing Director of Conscious Communications, said: “The innovative data […]
iKVA announces the appointment of Tim Bittleston as the new Chairman
Tim Bittleston, an experienced tech entrepreneur and former iKVA’s non-exec director, has been announced as the company’s new Chairman. Bittleston succeeds Chris Doran who will continue to act as iKVA’s Non-Executive Director. Tim held several senior positions in the tech sector before working with Natwest Ventures in 1998 to acquire four companies forming the Pennine […]