We pioneered using generic online booking systems back in 2004 and went on to build one of the most sophisticated and flexible booking systems commercially available today. Our OBS.vites module will bolt into any existing web-site or sit standalone as a booking microsite.

Licensed on a volume level, prices start from just £250 pm plus installation, deployment and integration costs. Thinking of implementing a proper online booking system? Time to speak to Liam, Nick, Andy or Martin and discuss your needs.

There has long been a dynamic tension in ICT between getting a job done, in a commercial context, and getting a job right, from a technician’s viewpoint: the outcome is compromise.
Now, for the first time in 25 years, I’m in a team where quality matters so much and the ambition is so great that the business response is to produce the best in the field. Smart people, thinking-caps on, and the best tools. But, as they say, “Don’t watch the tool, watch the hand that wields it.”

I’ve built and maintain a secure network and the development environment for a talented team to roll out consistently good stuff.
It’s so refreshing where everyone is striving for the top. It’s exciting to question conventional wisdom. It’s challenging, too, to have my entire skill-set audited, updated, improved. But it really is the only way to travel!

Last Saturday most of the team went to Huddersfield Town Hall to attend the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert, as it was my first time going to see an orchestra I was a little skeptic but I can say I was pleasantly surprised and I enjoyed the concert as I think did all of the team.

During December, January and February a new presence was crafted with a new web site, an updated Wikipedia entry to rival the best and a host of other initiatives including Facebook. The culmination of this work was an official launch party and subsequent concert the day after the new site was launched. An innovation in this concert was that conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa spoke at some length to the audience in between items, describing and analysing them quite humorously.

The concert was attended by a posse of 25 Connected teamies who all went along to support the orchestra. A great night was had by all and the concert was a resounding success with some great reviews.

Leeds-based Sean has just completed a BSc (Hons) in Business Computing (Internet Systems) from Leeds Metropolitan University. He’s got a tough few months learning but we are confident he will quickly become a valuable and integral member of the team.

…is DOUGS BIRTHDAY! I think many beers are in order, for the 24th anniversary of Dougs birth should be an important day in everyone’s calendar. The more the merrier!

So, if you’re recently out of university with a decent (2:1 or better) degree and have a love of all-things Internet and know how to build a page or two then drop Martin a line and we’ll sort out a chat over coffee and see if we get on.

Note: this is NOT a license for agencies to contact us, we don’t work that way.

Our office is open again after the Christmas break and with just 15 support calls over the shutdown period we had one of the quietest periods on record so thanks to all our clients for giving us (well, Andy, Tim and Jerry) a peaceful break.

Now we are back into the swing of things, so here’s looking forward to a successful, profitable and busy 2010.

In late November we descended upon Harrogate, the famous spa town in North Yorkshire staying at the beautiful Crown Hotel whose guest list boasts a number of famous names including Lord Byron and The Beatles. Once we’d all checked in, we headed up to our rooms to get ready for the evening event.

Now donning our suits and dresses, we had a couple of warm up drinks in the hotel bar before departing for The Restaurant Bar and Grill, just a short walk from the hotel.

We were seated and pretty soon the wine and conversation were flowing and the party was now in full swing. The courses were a grand assortment of things including Baked goats cheese, Crispy duck rolls and Tempura of king prawns for starters. Grilled salmon, Malayan spiced chicken (which was fantastic), Sirloin steak and Baked parmesan and butternut squash tart for main and Chocolate fudge brownies, New York style cheesecake and ice cream for dessert. All the food went down well with plenty of wine throughout which gave us a good foothold for what was to come.

After the meal we moved on to the Blues Bar where resident Jed Thomas and his band, were blasting out lots of great music. The cramped space was a little too much for some of us so quite a bit of time was spent outside in the chilly Winter night.

After a few drinks at the Blues Bar, we headed back to the hotel bar to play out the rest of our game of “survival of the fittest”. For some (including myself) the night was winding down from this point on. It was getting late and the drinks were starting to take hold. From here on I can’t really go into much detail as I slumped off to bed early compared to some of the group who continued to party into the wee small hours.