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Welcome to ESP Projects! Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, we provide IT Support, Web Design, Cloud Computing and other IT Services to small and medium sized businesses, Charities, Social Enterprise and Third Sector organisations. We work locally, regionally or even on a UK-wide basis. Our clients include all manner of companies from small home businesses to complex operations based across multiple offices. You can see what some of them say about us here.
ESP is committed to the concept of ‘Ethical IT’, and will always seek to build long term relationships based on trust, value for money and high quality solutions that are sensitive to your needs and budgets. You can read more about the ESP ethos here.
Windows 8 Hybrids, Tablets & Ultrabooks
The last couple of months has seen a slew of new products on the market seeking to make use of the new Windows 8 operating system in some novel ways. Indeed, a whole new lexicon has been introduced to cover these computers! Terms like 'Convertibles', 'Sliders' and 'Twisters' try to describe the diverse ways the new devices can be transformed for different uses.
Technology 4 Good Awards
The Technology4Good Awards celebrate the hard work of people of all ages who use the power of computers and the internet to make the world a better place. They were created by AbilityNet, working with BT and a range of commercial and not for profit partners and sponsors.
Enter Now: Nominations close 5pm, Friday 3 May 2013
There are eight categories and it is free to enter for any business, charity, public body or individual based in the UK. The winners will be chosen by an expert panel of judges and announced by Mariella Frostrup at an Awards Ceremony in July.
Nursery Management Software
Whilst there is some concern nationally at the high cost of Childcare in the UK, we at ESP know from several childcare providers we support that this is not because they are making huge profits! Indeed the margins in this vital area of the economy are often extremely tight and many are only just able to stay afloat.
All the more important then that these organisations can make use of IT to allow staff to focus on their jobs rather than on paperwork. To this end, ESP has recently uncovered some interesting software solutions that can help manage early years childcare facilities. This is software designed and built purely for this purpose and helps in key areas such as:
Tablets: What's the Point?
Our love affair with tablet computers shows no sign of abating, with 100m reportedly sold in 2012, compared with just 20m or so in 2010. According to some analysts, tablet sales may well exceed those of PCs before long and even last years' sales are said to be more than trebling by 2015. Such high sales figures just can't relate to trendy 'early adopter' types sporting the latest sexy designs, so who is going to be buying all of these tablets?
Windows Phone 8 First Reflections
Here at ESP there is nearly always someone who just can’t resist tinkering with the latest kit, and this month it seems to be Morgan’s turn, with the arrival of his new Nokia Lumia 820 Windows Phone. It’s only been a matter of days, but as we’ve posted before, so much rests on the new generation of Microsoft’s operating system we thought you’d enjoy a sneak peak of his first reflections on the device:
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