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Successful Women in Business
November 17, 2005
Sheila Fleming heads up Human Resources for Liberty Information Technology (LIT), a subsidiary of the US company Liberty Mutual Group. LIT employs around 190 staff in Belfast and has a turnover of some £10 million. Sheila Fleming is a dynamic lady who joined LIT when it was set up in 1997 as part of a small team. more »
Software Sector 'never been better'
October 21, 2005
The parent company of Belfast-based software business Liberty Information Technology has reported record half year earnings. Liberty Mutual's income for the six months stood at $896m, the best in its 90 year history. In the second quarter of the year its income rose 23% to $500m. more »
Respected Bell to call IT a day
October 21, 2005
One of Northern Irelands best known and most highly respected figures in the IT industry sector is retiring, it was announced yesterday. Gordon bell, Managing Director of Liberty IT, the Belfast-based subsidiary of US based Liberty Mutual Group (LMG), is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the software sector in Northern Ireland. more »
Software firm to expand for the second time
April 15, 2005
Software development company Liberty Information Technology (LIT) has unveiled the second major expansion at its Belfast software centre in under a year. more »
Belfast firm lands major US deal
April 14, 2005
BELFAST-BASED software company Liberty IT has signed a deal to develop new applications for one of the USA's largest insurance firms. more »
Invest NI supports LIT in creation of 26 new Belfast jobs
July 05, 2004
Invest NI announced this week that Liberty Information Technology, the Belfast software development subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group of Boston, is investing over £2.9m in new services and further training and development. more »
IT scoop for Belfast Team
May 27, 2004
A Belfast team of IT specialists is to develop new software for a global insurer over the next two years. The team from Liberty IT, which employs 140 people at its Adelaide Street offices, has been awarded the project by Liberty International Underwriters, which has headquarters in Boston, USA. more »
Liberty has freedom of $15bn company
April 08, 2002
Although the indigenous IT sector in the North is thriving, a substantial proportion of the employment opportunities for IT graduates comes from companies such as Liberty IT in Belfast. more »
Belfast Firm Pioneers New Type of Internet Technology
December 20, 2001
Liberty IT, which employs 120 people in Belfast, is releasing a pilot application which is a first-of-its-kind software project for US insurance giant Liberty Mutual, its parent company. more »
(End of) Summer Madness!
October 30, 2001
It was the end of the summer, our last chance to have some outdoor fun before the dark nights and winter weather set in. Also, a perfect opportunity to get July's new graduate developers mingling with everyone else after their initial training period during the summer. more »
Information Technology Professionals Ready to Return Home
October 01, 2001
Information technology professionals from Northern Ireland who are working in Dublin are ready to return home according to a new survey. more »
Future IT Competition Offers Children Trip to the Past.
April 13, 2001
Liberty IT today launched a primary schools competition 'Classroom in 2020' which will encourage primary three pupils to create a picture of how technology will change their classroom by the year 2020. more »