Pokemon Go app servers crash after UK launch

The significance of having high-spec IT infrastructure has again been emphasised after the servers for worldwide app phenomenon Pokemon Go crashed following the UK launch (14 July). The augmented reality game has been downloaded over 20 million times, with some US observers calling it “the biggest game in US mobile history” after its first week on the charts. Portsmouth tech … Read More

Loadbalancer.org builds on decade of profitable growth

A Portsmouth-based technology firm has continued its recent profitable growth by recruiting a new head of global business development. Loadbalancer.org, a provider of loadbalancers to the global IT community, welcomes Russell Winter to its team to expand worldwide sales. Worldwide sales at the company, which has achieved 12,000 deployments in 74 countries, have increased 30% a year since being founded … Read More

New HQ for expanding technology company

A growing high-tech firm specialising in creating loadbalancing hardware and software has purchased a new £1.4m global corporate headquarters at Compass House, Portsmouth. Loadbalancer.org recently completed the move from the Portsmouth Technopole and founder and managing director Malcolm Turnbull is pleased with how the relocation has progressed. He said: “There are always a few problems when moving to a new … Read More

Could crash of British government website have been avoided?

The importance of investing in your company or organisation’s IT infrastructure has been underlined by the high-profile crash of a British government website. Unprecedented demand to register to vote in the EU referendum, being held in the UK on June 23rd, resulted in frustration for tens of thousands of people as they tried in vain to apply online before the … Read More