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First Option Software Achieves ISO 27001 Certification: A Commitment to Information Security

We are thrilled and proud to announce that First Option Software have achieved ISO 27001 certification, underscoring our commitment to information security and data protection to our clients, staff and stakeholders.

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What is bespoke software?

Also known as custom software

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The significance of detail

How can we improve user experience?

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First Option Software granted Royal Warrant

We are enormously proud to announce that First Option Software Ltd have been granted a Royal Warrant as a Supplier of Software Services to Her Majesty The Queen.

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9 things to consider when choosing off the shelf software

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What are the pros and cons of the agile methodology?

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What are the pros and cons of the waterfall methodology?

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ColdFusion Development

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Celebrating 10 years of Alresford Music Festival

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The foundations of a successful software project

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What do you get from a user experience evaluation?

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Good user experience design is better business

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Measuring usability

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3 resources on UX to help with your business case

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Why does the IT industry have a reputation for failed projects?

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Celebrating our independence day

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Alresford Music Festival 2017 – It just keeps getting better!

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New opportunities for cheque fraud

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FOS celebrate in style

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10 things to consider when planning a bespoke software project

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25 Years of First Option

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#GirlsinIT – White Paper

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#GirlsinIT: where to now?

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10 Things to consider during a System Takeover

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#FirstThing at First Option – Girls in IT

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Girls in IT – where are they all?

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‘Software’. What’s in a name?

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The Internet – Necessity or Addictive?

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iOS Apps in the Enterprise

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Polygons, rectangles, HTML5, Web Workers and a Canvas…

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The art of Simplicity

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Nginx vs Tomcat connectors

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