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Anthony is at the forefront of Internet technology
VALLEY business expert, author and world-wide broadcaster Mr Anthony Capstick is now at the forefront of Broadband Internet development nationally.
His company Instant Search Ltd has been short-listed for the National E-Commerce Awards National Innovation category for its pioneering work in developing the much faster and more efficient Broadband Internet service and demonstrating it to potential users.
The Broadband e-laboratory in Instant Searchs Whalley offices is set up to show potential users the benefits of the system and how it could benefit them, with trials being run to help convince doubters.
The scheme is being run in partnership with East Lancashires Chamber of Commerce, Business Link, UK On-line. E-Business Club and the Elancs.net broadband project.
Mr Capstick emphasises that any business, large or small, can arrange a visit to the laboratory, which makes no charge and carefully avoids a sales environment.
He is happy to share the ways Instant Search, a company, financial and business information provider, has made money out of using Broadband - and the judges of the e-commerce awards have noted how successful his approach has been.
I am delighted our company has been recognised in these prestigious national awards, says Mr Capstick, who himself has just been helping to judge BTs Broadband Britain Challenge.
It is a tribute to all the hard work put in by our staff and project partners.
Mr Mark Sullivan, manager of the Northwest Broadband Fund Project being run by the North West Development Agency, says: We are very pleased to support this innovative project, investing further in the regions small and medium enterprises and enabling them to receive hands-on experience on how Broadband can increase their competitiveness.
Mr Capstick was brought up in Sabden and as a young man undertook testing voluntary work in Thailand and Ethiopia before spending five years as a journalist and computer expert on the Financial Times. He saw a gap in the business information market which could be filled by using the then developing e-commerce and started Instant Search in a bedroom at his home in Padiham.
After much hard work the company became very successful and provides information to many household names in the commercial, media and many other fields.
Mr Capstick used some of his own experiences in his book How to Change your Life With Technology and quickly became sought after to speak on complex and fast-changing technological subjects on radio programmes.
He created a studio with BBC-quality facilities in his offices at Whalley and is often heard on the world service.
Mr Capstick and his wife Katie, a director of the company, have recently launched the UKs first Broadband equipped holiday home at their croft on the Isle of Skye - www.skye-holiday-home.co uk
Any business of any size is welcome to call Instant Search on 01254 828269.
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