Hello Stephen

Here at F1 we are feeling as though summer is ending just a little too soon for our liking, but hopefully we can provide a little ray of sunshine with our report from Cologne, news of our latest IT Support contract (that might even inspire you to consider the benefits of outsourcing), and a sneak look at the PlayStation Vita...

Kelly Newman
Editor & Marketing Manager
Tel: +44 1189 774 774
info@f1consultancy.com or (visit our website)

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Dynamic Innovation Consultancy Choose to Outsource IT Support

NewEdge deliver innovation in business, bringing a fresh approach to growing business and brands through upstream and downstream solutions.

We are delighted to have recently been chosen by NewEdge to provide IT support for their UK based offices. Having recently taken the decision to downsize their in-house IT and move to an outsourced service...Read More »

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Gamescom Cologne

August in Cologne can only mean one thing: Gamescom. The world’s largest event celebrating interactive games and entertainment enjoyed another successful year.

This was the second year that F1 were brought on board to provide technical support at the popular trade fair.

Stats:
- 4 days of Show time
- Over 250,000 attendees
- 557 exhibitors
- More than 300 games

Read more on our website »

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Meet the team...

Eric Schaar
After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Eric began work as a technical specialist supporting events, recently progressing into the role of Senior Event Technical Manager.

He loves tailgating at Husky football games, camping, biking and... read more »

Mark Bryan
With a BS in Manufacturing Engineering, and after 6 years supporting events, Mark is a Technical Lead Consultant for keynote and Tier 1 events.

His passions include, photography, boating, hiking and...read more »

Doug Johnson
From a school district to the military, Doug’s IT career has seen him various roles, taking him to the events industry in 2007.

If not working on his Sci-Fi book collection you may find him up in the mountains armed with a paint ball gun or...read more »

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In the News

Need to shop, but don’t want to miss the game? A supermarket trolley with iPad dock could be the answer....

Thanks to Sky teaming up with Sainsbury’s and the use of Sky Go app for the iPad, missing the game due to a vital shopping trip may all be a thing of the past - yes indeed you did read this correctly!

And if that’s not enough the trolley will also have built in solar powered charger so no fear of running out of power at that vital free kick moment. Complete with speakers, and proximity censors to prevent you being a danger to others, Sky and Sainsbury’s pretty much have it covered!

What will they think of next?...Read More »

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Sony’s PlayStation Vita

We spotted the PS Vita at Gamescom - a very neat handheld which seems to be ticking all the boxes so far.

Watch the PlayStation Vita in action »

The Spec:
16 million colour 960x544 OLED touchscreen, twin cameras, twin speakers, microphone, twin analogue sticks, powerful quad-core processor based on the ARM Cortex A9, four to five hours of battery life, 512MB of RAM (and some 128MB of VRAM to go alongside this).

Release date:
2012. I guess we’d better hold off on adding this to our Christmas wish lists...

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