Home grown, global technology firm First Derivative has joined Software NI - the voice of the software industry in Northern Ireland.
Liz Toner, Global Head of Marketing at First Derivative, said: "We are delighted to join Software NI and commit to its mission of doubling the size of the Software Industry here. First Derivative will play its part in helping NI to accelerate and build from its fantastic software foundations.
"Our teams now look forward to rolling up sleeves and contributing on a range of fronts including the Software NI Working Groups in Education, Skills, Sales and on the harnessing future technology across the sector."
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Neil Hutcheson, CEO at Software NI said: "We are so pleased to announce that First Derivative has joined Software NI. This is yet another world class, home grown company shipping expertise across the planet. From my first conversation with the FD team, I could sense their ethos and reasons for joining were about something bigger - the collective effort, benefiting companies of all shapes and sizes here in NI.
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"This kind of approach is a big part of the reason they are such successful pioneers in their own right, and we welcome them as a superb addition to the Software NI membership."
Main image caption in full: Leon Orr, Chief Solutions Officer, First Derivative; Liz Toner, Global Head of Marketing, First Derivative; Neil Hutcheson, CEO, Software NI; Andy Colhoun, Chief Delivery Officer, First Derivative.
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