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Fàilte! Scotland's Internet Guide - founded 1994About Silicon GlenSilicon Glen is the name given to the Scottish computing and technology sector and especially the central belt of Scotland. This part of Scotland is home to a large number of companies from startups to established multinationals, including Amazon's first development centre outside the US. Scotland is also a major manufacturing base - if you're looking for a computer to buy, try our computer shops page, alternatively use our partner site to look for and buy laptop computers. In addition, Silicon Glen in Scotland is also home to a large number of universities in the area, which produce world class graduates for local businesses. Scotland produces more university and college graduates per-head of population than anywhere else in Europe. View the movie about Silicon Glen. About ScotlandThe Scots have a worldwide reputation for engineering excellence. Scotland also has an excellent quality of life. As the home of golf, whisky (whiskey), the world's biggest arts festival, hogmanay, Gretna Green, some of the world's finest traditional music and the "auld country" for anyone interested in tracing their Scottish roots, we have much to offer culturally too. There's also all the usual tartan and bagpipe information including information on plaid, tartan traditions, kilts, haggis and the popular highland games. For information on tourist trips to Scotland the priceline site will allow you to search and book accommodation. About SiliconGlen.comThis site has generated media enquiries from ABC News, World News Tonight , Sky News and the BBC and enquiries from companies wanting to invest here. We've even helped The Weakest Link set questions about Scottish culture! SiliconGlen.com was set up and developed by Craig Cockburn. Craig lives and works in West Lothian, Scotland as a security cleared project manager on enterprise level websites and applications, is a director of SiliconGlen.com Ltd, and has researched for TechCrunch and worked as Project Manager for the Tesco.com Grocery site and as CIO for a Techcrunch40 startup. I have an interest in search engines and occasionally do search engine optimisation. I am currently very interested in being contacted about new opportunities for Software managers, CTO, CIO level positions etc. You can view my profile on LinkedIn, or read about the PageLink browser I invented in 1990. Siliconglen.com Ltd works in close partnership with companies outside Scotland such as Elite Training (Belfast), CrowdSpirit (France), The CIO Council (Central government - London), Vanquish (USA) and Barracuda Networks (USA). In his spare time, Craig enjoys promoting traditional culture, especially Gaelic song. Mail Craig. Craig is married to Joscelin and they have three daughters, Cairistìona, Finola and Lucina. If you want added to our list of links about Scotland, or site links, please contact us. Site Awards
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