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A gathering at the Science Museum tomorrow will celebrate the 60th birthday of LEO, the world’s first business computer, which crunched its first numbers on November 17, 1951. Today computing breakthroughs are made by highly-specialised technology firms, but LEO was created by J Lyons and Co, operator of tea shops, manufacturer of biscuits and founder of the Wimpy burger chain.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8879727/How-a-chain-of-tea-shops-kickstarted-the-computer-age.html

Online poker site Full Tilt Poker informed its players that funds were safe and available for withdrawal, when in fact the money was being used to finance a “massive Ponzi scheme”, this as alleged by US Attorney Preet Bharara. Funds were being used to make massive payments to celebrity players and the board it was further alleged.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3305120/full-tilt-poker-site-a-massive-ponzi-scheme/

How refreshing in the times of constant gloom-mongering by the business press, (Radio 4 you know who you are), to see a list of the 1000 most successful businesses in the UK. Truly inspiring. These are the businesses that will be leading the British economy into recovery. Read the full article at The Telegraph.

Calibration Dynamics, WIKA’s strategic sales partner spanning several years, will be managing the sales of DH-Budenberg’s extensive range of innovative products and calibration services in the UK as from 1st September, 2011.

This will enable Calibration Dynamics to provide the most comprehensive range of pressure calibration standards, from reference grade pressure balances at the metrological level, through industrial dead weight testers, the broadest, most reliable range of pressure calibrators and controllers to process calibrators and transfer standards.

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