Posts Tagged ‘b4b Group’
Technological solutions to supply chain strain
By David Armstrong, CEO, b4b Group As economies, industries and organisations begin to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic, business activity and demand for goods and products has soared, placing our supply chains under immense pressure. This strain is felt even more by the Northern Ireland transport and logistics sector, largely owing to the impact…
Read onb4b Group signs exclusive agreement to partner with Fujitsu on smart border solution
Leading IT and telecommunications provider b4b Group has signed a multi-year contract with Fujitsu UK & Ireland, a global leader in technology and business solutions, to underpin its smart border solution, Atamai Freight. The solution enables goods to move seamlessly by verifying the integrity of freight from the point of loading to the point of…
Read onThe metaverse future is closer than we think
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg created something of a stir in October when he announced the social media platform’s parent company was to be renamed Meta. His reasoning was a repositioning of the company as a ‘metaverse’ business. It was a bold move that led many industry onlookers to remark that he was making a huge…
Read onTechnology to the fore at COP26 climate change summit
By Thomas O’Hagan, Managing Director, b4b Group Writing last month, I put forward the argument that technology and digital solutions would provide many of the answers to the question of how we effectively tackle climate change. Over the last fortnight, as coverage of the COP26 summit in Glasgow has dominated the airwaves and print media,…
Read onFull Fibre Broadband Placing Businesses and Communities in the Fast Lane
Thomas O’Hagan, Managing Director – b4b Group The rollout of fibre broadband across Northern Ireland is having a major positive impact on communities and businesses, especially those in rural settings. It goes without saying that we now all view a broadband connection as essential, be that at home or at our place of work. However,…
Read onDigital innovations keeping sport ahead of the game
By Thomas O’Hagan, Managing Director, b4b Group With the Tokyo Olympics now well under way, it is clear they are a Games like no other we’ve previously witnessed. Paradoxically, while no supporters, including athletes’ families, are permitted to attend the events in Japan because of COVID-19, these are the most accessible Olympics in history –…
Read onb4b Group to ‘drive forward’ ISPS HANDA World Invitational as official IT and Telecoms Partner
Leading Belfast-based provider b4b Group has been announced as the Official IT and Telecoms Partner of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf. It is the first tri-sanctioned event between the European Tour, LPGA and LET to take place in the northern hemisphere and the US$3 million event gets underway from next Wednesday…
Read onImpact of cyber attacks a wake up call on level of threat
By Thomas O’Hagan, Managing Director, b4b Group The cost of cyber attacks on businesses across the UK is an eye-watering £34 billion annually, according to research by the CEBR (Centre of Economics and Business Research). It’s a sobering figure and one that acts as a reminder to companies of all sizes of the importance of…
Read onNo standing still as ‘digital transformation’ accelerates
By Thomas O’Hagan, Managing Director, b4b Group Such has been the pace of change, there have been greater advances made in digital transformation and the adoption of new technologies in the past 12 months than in the previous 12 years combined. That may seem a bold statement but we’ve all got used to describing the…
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