Corporate strategy events: Goldman Sachs

Making bets on the growth in internet technologies will be a key focus of corporate strategy events this year.

And leading investment bank Goldman Sachs has bought a $70m minority stake in Cheshire-based software group AppSense.

The US bank believes there will be further growth in technology that helps mobile applications or "apps" work.

AppSense has found recent success by offering "user virtualisation" services which allow users to take information from their computer desktop and use it on a range of mobile devices.

Existing customers include large corporations such as United Airlines and BT, as well as major government sectors.

The money will be used to expand the British company in the US. The sector for mobile applications in the States is expected to grow by as much as $2bn in the coming years.

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