Inns line up for online

TRAVEL Inn has signed a deal with the leading pan-European wireless broadband provider

Swisscom Eurospot to offer wireless Internet access throughout its hotels, starting in Manchester. All 300 Travel Inn properties will go live over a period of nine months with the Sale Travel Inn leading the way this month.

Portal aid

NORTH west business support and research organisation MITER is developing a specialist portal to support the region's burgeoning digital media market. Digital Media-U - www.DM-U.co.uk - is to be launched at the beginning of 2004 and will provide a range of business, educational and networking advice and opportunities to digital media companies across the North West.

Top flight

VISITORS to bmi's website can now benefit from real time availability on, not only flights, but car hire, parking and accommodation. The airline has introduced XML technology to its new internet booking engine.

Award boost

STOCKPORT-based document management company Version One is a finalist in the 2003 Accountancy Age Awards for the Enterprise Systems software package of the year, with its DbArchive system.

Phone link

YOUR Communications has launched a combined line rental and call minutes package which will allow businesses across the north west to receive just one bill.

The Manchester-based telco has unveiled its Calls & Lines service and from this month, businesses that opt to use Your Communications to carry their calls can save up to 15 per cent on line rental and receive a single combined bill. Tweet