Manchester - the Information City
Consultation document from the Economic Initiatives Department at the City Council, outlining their telematics strategy.
Manchester Telematics Explained

1st4Computers
Computers and components
Accsys
Urmston. Components and systems
Aria Technology
Longsight. Components and systems. Online purchase possible
CompuDOS
All Saints. Components and systems.
DoctorPC
Arndale Centre. Components, systems, repairs. Online purchase possible
Europa Computers
Cheetham Hill. Components and systems.
Microdirect
Chorlton-on-Medlock. Components and systems
Microtec
Burnage. Components, systems, repairs. Absurdly big front page.
Morgan Computers
Piccadilly Station. Components and systems. Online purchase possible.
PC2GO
Trafford Park. Systems.
PCUpgrade
Stockport. Components and systems.
Planet Micro
Miles Platting. Components and systems.
Plaza PC
Piccadilly Plaza. Systems. Part of Aria Group.
RAM Computers
Fallowfield. Systems

G-MING
MaNAP
Norweb Communications
Telecity
XTML

Cyberia

Northwestnet
Poptel
DNConnect
Zen

These Manchester-based companies offer some or all of the following : web design, site hosting, domain name registration, training, site promotion.

3t Productions -- multimedia
Banana Digital
Bootroom -- interactive digital content design
Citrus Lounge
Descartes
Dr Mobeus
Doctor Net
g-mapps
Graphic Palette Company - new media
Happy as Larry
Highly Ranked -- search engine placement services
KMPInternet.com
Manchester Internet Exchange
Moonfish -- interactive software
Net Nannies
Nettgain
Nexus New Media -- multimedia & website developers
Peevish
Primedia
redhot spiderboys
Root101
U.K web page design
Ultima Innovations
VG-Net
Walsh Simmons
WebPromote
Web Windows
Whorl
xxist.com -- internet marketing specialists

Now on Business Directory

The following are Greater Manchester based I.T. recruitment agencies:

Actis Recruitment
Bellamy Associates
Best People
Compfutures
Dane Partnership
Millennium Recruitment
Net Source
Next Generation Internet Recruitment
Quality Recruitment
Tracer Recruitment Ltd

Amraf Training
Tech Connect
Central Manchester City Learning Centre
CG Resources
ITb@se - IT Training for Business

MANCAT - Openshaw Campus
GO - Getting Online
Manchester Computing

Centre of Expertise in electronic Commerce
Part of the Internet Commerce and Communication Research Unit at UMIST. CEeC represents an independent advisory, implementation and research body to support organisations in exploiting Internet Commerce for organisational change and commercial innovation.
Gemisis project
Based at Salford University. Government Educational Medical Industrial Social Information Superhighway.
Greater Manchester Information Network Group
Hulme Community Computing
IDEA (Innovations in Digital and Electronic Arts)
ISAware - the GM Information Society Awareness Project
Labour Telematics Centre
Manchester CitizenNet
Using telematics to fight social exclusion
Manchester Institute for Information Delivery
Manchester Multimedia Centre
Based at MMU. Its aim is 'to promote the take up of advanced telematics and multimedia by small and medium sized enterprises in the Manchester region'.
Manchester Technology Management Centre
The Centre is part of a network of Technology Management Centres, known as the North West Technology Web, which will provide a wide range of new innovation and technology services to support local companies and community initiatives.

36-mc
36 hours in a mystery chair
Circuit
Consultancy, information and resources for community use of information technology
Cultural Industries Development Service
The Dot -- linking business volunteers with IT skills with community groups
Electronic Village Halls
ERA Project
Experience-rich anthropology : an interactive learning project exploring the transformation of rural societies in the twentieth century.Produced by the Department of Social Anthropology, Manchester University.
North West New Media Net -- support for the new media industry
SMILE -- skills for the missing industry leaders and enterprises
VITAL -- Voluntary Organisations Information Technology Link
Voluntary Sector Internet Development Project
Women's Electronic Village Hall

• Net News -- part of Virtual Manchester
• Wired World : guide to the internet, in Saturday's MEN - doesn't feature local sites
• Monitor : in City Life - no archive

GEMISIS research projects
Information and Communications Department (MMU) - Research
Information Systems Institute, Salford University
Interactive TV Research - everybody's talking about it ; nobody knows what it means. Learn more about it, courtesy of MiiD
Internet Commerce and Communications Research Unit
Telematics Research and Applications Centre