 | SMEs losing out through lack of knowledge - June 2006 A lack of IT knowledge is damaging the competitiveness of Britain's small and medium sized businesses, according to a national survey commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council. This is backed up by separate research showing that UK SMEs are missing out on rising e-commerce takings. |
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 | The UK's SMEs are not performing online - June 2006 The Internet is the world’s fastest growing industry, creating a global market. Despite this, only 40% of UK businesses represent themselves online. The vast majority are small and medium enterprises, failing to maximise their return on investment. |
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 | Lawrence Jones is the BBC's Mr Manchester - June 2006 BBC Radio Manchester reflects life across the region. One of the BBC's most far reaching local radio stations, it celebrates and challenges, reports and debates, explains and entertains. |
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 | Cheshire Choice - Award for Internet Hosting Company - June 2006 Lawrence and Gail jones of Dunham Massey collected the Best Hosting trophy for their company UKFast at the Internet's ISPA Awards for the second year running. |
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 | EN The Magazine for Entrepreneurs - May 2006 Only 40 per cent of businesses have a presence on the Internet, with small and medium sized enterprises making up the vast majority of online laggards, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics |
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 | Lawrence Jones - Eye for the main chance - April 2006 Lawrence Jones is one of a new breed of successful Manchester entrepreneurs. Chris Barry caught up with the music-loving, rugby-mad Internet company boss and discovered his unconventional and dramatic route to the top. |
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| Web firm extends Sharks' contract - April 2006 MANCHESTER Internet company UKFast.net has extended its sponsorship of the region's top rugby union club, Sale Sharks by a further three years. |
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| From snowy 'tomb' to place in the sun - March 2006 CHEATING death in an Alpine avalanche changed Lawrence Jones's whole outlook on life. |
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 | Fast, Faster, Fastest - March 2006 UKFast is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) which is living up to its name - the company enjoyed 62% growth last year and is one of the top five fastest bandwidth providers in the country. For manufacturers, UKFast will work closely with the operation to create the right e-business solution. |
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 | A jazzy website to spread the word - March 2006 Jazz Lovers have used the expertise of Manchester website company UKFast to help bring their music to a larger audience. |
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 | Back from the dead - and now a winner - March 2006 You're out snowboarding and suddenly an avalanche hits. You're buried under five tons of snow, unable to move, unable to breathe. The snow presses into your eye sockets and into your mouth...You feel your body slowing down. |
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 | The BBC gets Internet savvy with Lawrence Jones - February 2006 In the world of the Internet, size isn't everything. In 2005, Manchester-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) UKFast beat Internet giant Tiscali at the ISPA Awards - the Internet BAFTAs. We asked MD Lawrence Jones to tell us more. |
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 | Airwaves Ducati's sponsors for a new season - January 2006 Last week Airwaves Ducati agreed a sponsorship deal with Internet service provider UKFast. |
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 | UKFast.Net engineers 'self healing' network - December 2005 Through a combination of in-house systems, Manchester based bandwidth provider, UKFast.Net says it has created a 'self healing' network. |
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 | Web of Intrigue / Q+A on Hosting - November 2005 A Successful website is all about stickiness, says Lawrence Jones, Managing Director of Manchester-based Internet Service Provider UKFast... |
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| EN THE SPOT - August 2005 He's almost been killed while snowboarding but the Managing Director of UKFast likes nothing more than dragging his staff up mountains for bonding sessions. Lawrence Jones foolishly agrees to reveal... |
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 | City Life - Internet Whiz, Lawrence Jones - July 2005 It's not just the Internet that's been close to death and survived against the odds. David Lloyd meets a city entrepreneur with a charmed life. |
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 | .net Magazine - July 2005 Picking the perfect platform-When you choose a host, you’ll also need to pick a platform – but should you run a Windows Web server, or leverage Linux? Gary Marshall asks the experts. |
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 | B2B Marketing - June 2005 Services suck life out of Marketing? - Business services companies have a bad reputation among marketers. A straw poll among the contributors to this article found that not one believed that the marketing of such firms was particularly creative or, for want of a better term, “good”. |
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 | Channel Info - Use e-marketing initiatives wisely or risk prosecution - June 2005 Q - How can I make sure that my email marketing campaigns don't contravene current laws? Lawrence Jones of UKFast reveals the methods for success... |
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 | Promotions Buyer - May 2005 UKFast named as the Internet’s Best UK Hosting Provider - Beating off stiff competition from Tiscali and Mistral. |
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 | Mind Your Own Business - April 2005 ISP UKFast was recently crowned Best Hosting Provider 2005 at the recent ISPA (Internet Service Providers’ Association) awards. It comes after UKFast’s systems were extensively monitored by Purple Sun and placed on a shortlist of five. Industry judges then scrutinised the top players and deemed UKFast to provide the most complete package. |
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| Business Essentials - April 2005 Internet Service Provider (ISP) UKFast has been named the UK’s Best Business ISP 2004. | |
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 | Web Designer - April 2005 Web heroes -The great and good of the WWW take a bow during February’s prestigious ISPA party. Giving credit where credit is due is what the Internet Service Providers Association Awards (ISPAs), has been doing for seven years, and 2005’s event at Grosvenor Square’s Marriott Hotel saw the likes of Google, Wanadoo, BT and BBC New Media stepping out to represent the cream of the Web industry. |
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| Channel Info - March 2005 UKFast has been named the Internet's Best UK Hosting Provider at this months ISPA UK Awards. |
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 | Sale & Altrincham Messenger - March 2005 Manchester based UKFast, Internet solutions provider to Sale Sharks among others beat off competition from Tiscali and Mistral to be crowned Best Hosting Provider 2005. Managing Director Lawrence Jones was on hand in London to accept the gong. |
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 | ISP Review - March 2005 UKFast, which recently won Best Hosting Provider at the ISPA Awards, has reported seeing ADSL connections for the period Jan 1st to Feb 28th increase by over 350% compared to the same period last year: |
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| B2B Marketing - February 2005 For the past five years, Internet service provider (ISP) UKFast has been official club sponsor of RFU Premiership team Sale Sharks. It has also recently become the individual sponsor of rising England star Charlie Hodgson, as well as renewing its overall deal with the club for a further four years. |
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 | Financial Times - February 2005 As if England’s rugby union defeat against France on February 13 in the RBS 6 Nations was not humiliating enough, how about this for special pleading on behalf of Charlie Hodgson, the fly-half whose missed kicks lost England the match? |
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 | Internet Business News - February 2005 UK ISP UKFast has issued a warning over Valentines Day phishing scams involving e-mails offering cheap flowers, chocolates and last minute holidays. |
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 | The Guardian - February 2005 Manchester-based internet service providers UKFast warn of a "valentine's day email massacre". Gadzooks! Apparently interweb browsers need to be on the lookout for "phishing attacks" - spoofed emails and fradulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal details and data. |
| Director Magazine - Ones to watch - January 2005 Lawrence Jones, Managing Director of UKFast is a rising star, having just won Future Publishing's Best UK Business ISP award 2004. | |
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| Manchester Evening News - December 2004 Internet service provider UKFast has nutured a strong sponsorship-based relationship with local rugby team Sale Sharks and high profiel players Jason Robinson and Charlie Hodgson, with the aim of raising its profile amongst business customers. |
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 | Rugby Business World In Brief - November 2004 Internet Service Provider UKFast has agreed a two-year deal to sponsor Sale and England player Charlie Hodgson. The firm has a four-year deal with the England premiership club and is its official website provider. It is responsible for hosting, developing and designing the club's online presence and handling all of Sale's e-mail services. Since the launch of the Sharks' redesigned Internet site in September, it has helped visitor numbers reach around 100,000 per week. |
 | Chinese Government nets 'Internet Villain' gong - November 2004 The Chinese Government has romped home to scoop Future Publishing's first ever "Internet Villain" award for its hard line against the online world. With its crackdown on online porn, political censorship and its decision to close thousands of internet cafes, authorities in China have managed to beat some of the net's nastiest people to win the award. |
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| UKFast Welcomes Best ISP Award - November 2004 Unsurprisingly UKFast has welcomed its win of 'Best Business ISP' in the Future UK Internet Awards 2004. Last year saw Pipex take the same award: |
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 | Sale Sharks Back A Winner With UKFast - November 2004 The Sharks official Internet Service Provider, UKFast has guaranteed the club's success both on and off the pitch, by taking the trophy for Best British Business ISP 2004 in the Future Publishing Awards. |
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| Rugby Business World In Brief - November 2004 UKFast, sponsor and official website provider of English Premiership club Sale Sharks has been named as Best Business Internet Service Provider at the Future Publishing Awards. The company was nominated by Future Publishing readers and attracted over 30,000 votes for the award, which assessed ISPs on speed, uptime and availability. |
| UKFast ISP Doubles Turnover - October 2004 Manchester-based ISP and web host ukfast has predicted a rise in turnover amounting to 95% by the end of 2004, thus nearly doubling its previous fortunes: |
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| Sharks Fans Give The New Site The Thumbs Up - August 2004 The UKFast designed Sale Sharks website has proved to be a run away success, receiving an overwhelmingly positive response from all corners of the rugby globe, whilst clocking up an impressive 679,401 hits since going live on Friday afternoon. |
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