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Software Alliance Wales will deliver a smorgasbord of workshops on the 25th and 26th June at Aberystwyth University ; providing a forum for developers and company owners to talk tech while gaining practical knowledge and skills to build strong and sustainable IT-based businesses. Across the two days there will be an array of speakers delivering tutorials developed specifically for the UK software development community. Professor Chris Price, event organiser and head of computer science teaching at Aberystwyth University said, “Software Alliance Wales’ boasts a wealth of experience in developing and delivering ‘hands-on’ training courses for the community of developers committed to maintaining their highly valued skills. “The RUCK (Really Useful Computer Knowledge) workshops will build on this success by bringing it all together into one neatly-packaged event with practical tutorials delivered by experts with an insatiable passion for skills transfer and all things tech.” Web p...

The Llanelli-based Jenkins Bakery has installed ‘CyBake Touch’ shop management software in all of its 27 shops. Jenkins Bakery is an independent, family-owned firm founded in 1921. The company prides itself on the quality of its products, the frequency it refreshes its range and a strong local reputation. It has an impressive weekly order book for celebration cakes. The business employs nearly 300 people, full and part-time, at its headquarters in Trostre, Llanelli, and across a network of shops that stretches from Carmarthen to Bridgend to Ystradgynlais in the north of the area. Jenkins Bakery has been using York-based RedBlack Software's CyBake bakery management system at its head office since 1999. CyBake is used to manage production, recipes, stock control and purchase ordering. CyBake Touch shop management software is RedBlack Software's fastest-growing product and is sold separately from its flagship CyBake offering. Jenkins Bakery runs CyBake Touch on EPOS till syste...