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Amino sees growing shipments, revenues and profits

Internet protocol set-top box firm Amino Technologies saw shipments of its products increase 95 per cent to 199,000 units in the six months to May 31 2006. The firm saw turnover increase 73 per cent to £13.5m, including £0.5m of licensing revenues. Pre-tax profit was £100,000 against a loss of £900,000 in the same period a year earlier. Amino said ...

Light Blue Optics to double staff as funding rolls in

Cambridge-based start-up Light Blue Optics has closed a $2.5m seed round, led by venture capitalist 3i. The firm has laser-based technology it claims will allow an image projector to be squeezed into a matchbox, and eventually a mobile phone. “The investment will allow us to recruit more people,” Light Blue co-founder Dr Nic Lawrence told Electronics Weekly. “I anticipate the ...