European debut for '$100 laptop', November 17, 2008 The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation is planning to sell the devices via online store Amazon's European outlets from 17 November. Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7728881.stm to find out more.

New Savantis website coming soon, November 2, 2008 We're re-vamping our website to make it more user friendly and easier to use. As with all our sites its being developed in Ruby on Rails, the Web 2.0 framework. Savantis have been developing web applications using Rails since the fall of 2005. Contact us at enquiries@savantis.co.uk or +44(0)1912131582 to find out how we can help you develop your database driven websites and web applications.

Ruby on Rails to go, October 9, 2008 Savantis continues to grow its Ruby on Rails expertise. We've been cutting our teeth on some serious Ruby code recently to add to our near 3 years experience using this gem of a language. So to make your Web 2.0 application a reality contact us. We specialise in Ruby on Rails and can offer a full bespoke service from requirements gathering through to customised virtual test environments and complex web application deployment on our dedicated data centre server platform.

You can now procure your Olivetti PR2 Plus printers from Savantis, September 15, 2008 In case you didn't know Savantis specialise in the provision of Olivetti PR2 passbook printers to the financial services sector. With over 10 years experience in using, configuring and coding bespoke applications for this range of devices we can offer a complete service. As branch front office (and back office postal account processing) equipment, these desktop printers are becoming even more important in providing the service your savings customers expect. Contact us for details. New and re-furbished printers available.

Legal milestone for open source, August 31, 2008 Advocates of open source software have hailed a court ruling protecting its use even though it is given away free. Read more.

Microsoft backs open source work, July 31, 2008 Microsoft has bolstered its credentials with advocates of open source software. Read more.

Our opinion in Computer Weekly - Is the internet becoming an Operating System?, May 23, 2008 Savantis challenge the notion of the internet as an Operating System in this Computer Weekly article : ComputerWeekly.com.

Open Strategy drives the mobile future, April 26, 2008 We are about 18 months from an incredible boom in mobile applications and mobile adoption. For more go to BBC News.

Specialist Financial Systems consultancy continues to be required., January 15, 2008 One of our financial services clients in the North East of England has today agreed to continue using our niche financial services consultancy into the summer of 2008.

Ruby on Rails work won., December 19, 2007 Savantis today entered into a contract to provide specialist Ruby on Rails development consultancy for a company in the South of England.

Savantis Christmas Donation, December 13, 2007 This Christmas Savantis were very pleased to give £500, split between 2 worthy causes - The Great North Air Ambulance Service and Cancer Research UK. We also donated a laptop computer to a local charity auction, which raised £190.

Savantis to the rescue, November 1, 2007 On the afternoon of Thursday 25th October 2007 Savantis received a call from a local company. Their client's Ruby on Rails website was down and the sub-contracted hosting and support had 'gone away'. This turned out to be a non-trivial gallery website with a content management system. On Friday and over the weekend Savantis took delivery of the site, checked the site data delivered was OK and transfered it to our specialist hosting facility. The site was available on Monday 29th October 2007. The client was very happy with our service and the website now performs much better than before. Savantis will be hosting and supporting this client's website for the next 12 months and hopefully beyond.

Olivetti PR2 Plus printers now available, October 1, 2007 Savantis are now able to configure, supply and develop bespoke software for the Olivetti PR2 Plus printer. Contact us for more details and a quote.

Savantis Ltd gains ISO 9001 certification, September 3, 2007 Today Savantis was officially recommended for ISO 9001 certification at our first external audit. This is an internationally recognised standard for internal quality management and is generally regarded as a major milestone in a company's growth. We look forward to continually improving our service to all our current and future clients.

Linux adopted by yet another major PC manufacturer, August 7, 2007 It was announced this week that Lenovo, one of the world's largest PC manufacturers is to begin shipping laptop computers with the open-source Linux operating system pre-installed on their machines. This is a major boost towards the Linux OS and open-source in general with Dell announcing that it would also be shipping laptops with Linux installed, earlier this year.

Crownsavers Website Goes Live, July 9, 2007 The Crownsavers website has now gone live. Crownsavers, the credit union run by Lewisham Employees Credit Union chose Savantis to develop and implement their new website. As with all our web developments this has been written in Ruby on Rails, the best tool for developing database driven web applications, and its Open Source and free to use too! Click here to visit the site.

Linux evolves for mobile devices, May 8, 2007 A version of the increasingly popular Linux operating system Ubuntu will be developed for use on net-enabled phones and devices. For more go to news.bbc.co.uk.

Savantis to develop a website and web application for local company, May 4, 2007 Savantis today commenced a project to provide a website and web application for a local services company. These will be developed in Ruby on Rails and be provided via the Catalyst2 Project in our capacity as an approved supplier. For more information on the Catalyst2 project and how we can help go to website design funding.

Savantis is 10 years old today, May 2, 2007 Savantis today celebrated its 10th birthday and looks forward to another year expanding its use and expertise with Ruby on Rails to develop better web applications faster. As an early birthday present an order for a website and web application for a local company were confirmed. A big thank you to all our clients and especially our hard working staff for making this happen.

Dell to use Open Source Linux on its PCs, May 1, 2007 Computer maker Dell has chosen Ubuntu as the operating system for its range of Linux computers for consumers. Fans of Linux hope that the move will persuade more mainstream PC users to abandon Microsoft Windows and opt for the open-source operating system. Go to news.bbc.co.uk.