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Synap Launches Synoptic: Built-In Proctoring for Secure, Fair Online Exams
Leeds-based online exam platform Synap has launched Synoptic, an in-house proctoring tool that builds remote invigilation into exam delivery, combining configurable monitoring, AI-assisted review and full audit trails to help organisations run secure, fair online exams.
15 Oct 2026
Georgina Healey · Synap
Your New Menu Is Live. Shame Nobody Told Google
A new menu can be live on Instagram and wrong everywhere else. The fix is not always more technology. Hospitality businesses need one clear owner for every guest-facing fact.
14 Oct 2026
James · CTO · Spotty Media
Location Intelligence
Accurate and updated digital geodata from the Ordnance Survey
4 Oct 2026
John Ievers · Director · CDR Group
A Skipton Framework Goes to France: CX Bridge Takes CUSCOE to the International Stage
CX Bridge's AI operating model, CUSCOE, has passed peer review and will be presented at KMIS 2026 in Angers, France this October. A Yorkshire-built framework, tested in a live business, now sitting in the same programme as work from businesses and research establishments worldwide.
21 Sept 2026
Damian Copeland · Director · CX Bridge
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