We are hosting an event run by IBM to engage with technology start-up businesses where there is synergistic technology with IBM’s smarter planet initiative. In particular the event will be focusing on

Learning how IBM are sparking innovation through collaboration to help make our planet smarter and looking to engage with companies in the programme
IBM wants to team with entrepreneurs to build a smarter planet. Are you an early stage startup? Does your solution address issues enterprise customers are facing in the areas of banking, buildings, cities, cloud computing, education, energy, food, government, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, oil, products, public safety, rail, retail, stimulus, telecommunications, traffic, water, and work?
Discovering how to build your business with cloud computing and business analytics
How can I keep my IT costs under control?
How can I ensure that my solution is robust, scalable and secure?
How can I integrate my application with Business Partner solutions and my clients' systems?
How can I make sense of all this data that my business is starting to generate?
Learning how to engage more closely with IBM through their global entrepreneur programme
Since launching its Global Entrepreneur initiative last year, IBM has helped more than 500 new businesses in key areas such as green energy, health care and transportation.

To register companies need to go to http://ibm.co/daresburyevent.