UK garden centre retailer, Dobbies, has deployed Navision-based software solutions from K3, leading provider of IT solutions to mid-tier manufacturers, distributors, retailers and wholesalers, as the engine for ambitious growth.PROBLEMBefore choosing K3, Dobbies had no electronic point of sale systems and relied entirely on cash registers.While this solution was adequate for the size of the […]
London, UK, June 2006Bombay Junction, an Indian restaurant with a new approach to fast-food, has implemented Toshiba ST-70 POS terminals with Datasym POS, designed to meet the exact needs of the business, providing the visibility it requires, as well as reducing the potential for theft and wastage.The brainchild of Shaz Sulaman and Steve Caunce, Bombay […]
OvervieweasyJet was one of the first airlines to embrace the opportunity of the Internet when it sold its first seat online in April 1998. Today, approximately 98% of all its seats are sold over the Internet, making easyJet one of Europe’s biggest Airlines and Internet retailers. ..In August 2005, as part of its ongoing policy […]
Organisation description: InTechnology Plc provides innovative IT infrastructure solutions, products and services to businesses, through a network of value-added resellers, systems integrators and consultants. An AIM listed public company with annual revenues approaching ˆ500million, InTechnology employs 500 people in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland, and is headquartered in the UK.. .Executive […]
Study Finds Overall TCO of a Typical Voltage IBE System to be one-third the TCO of Typical PKI SystemSan Francisco–May 30th, 2006Ferris Research, Inc. a leading independent provider of IT market research and analysis, today released a report examining the total cost of ownership (TCO) of Voltage Security’s Identity-Based Encryption (IBE) system compared to the […]
Pierson Broome, business development manager for Aldata Solution, a leading provider of software solutions for the global retail industry and voice technology pioneer, puts the case for voice automation and how it can be adopted by UK retailers and wholesalers. Retail and wholesale distribution organisations are looking to mainland Europe, where voice automation projects are […]
BAA is the World’s leading airport company, owning and operating seven UK airports and with interests in 12 more internationally. Over 140 million passengers pass through BAA’s airports in the UK every year, and the company provides over one million square meters of commercial accommodation for more than 800 organisations at its airports, making BAA […]
BOSTON, Apr 27, 2006 Study Shows Implementation Of The European Commission’s Proposal To Regulate Mobile Roaming Services Would Be Counterproductive. CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that a team of its experts led by Dr. Mike Walker, has completed a study for the […]
London, UK, 6th April 2006September 2005 saw The Nutri Centre, the UK’s leading supplier of natural health products, continue to grow with the opening of the company’s third concession store within the new Tesco Extra hypermarket in Slough.Company backgroundThe Nutri Centre began in London’s Park Crescent as a natural health dispensary for practitioners with consulting […]
IT Organisations Want Visibility, Performance Management, Access to Data and Greater Control.. .Paris, France and Herndon, VA (United States), April 12 2006As Voice over IP (VoIP) deployments move from pilot stages and small-scale projects towards company-wide initiatives, InfoVista (NASDAQ: IVTA; Euronext IFV – FR0004031649), the leading service-centric performance management software company, has identified three key […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah Ten years ago, the world’s fastest supercomputer ran on 140 processors, a mere fraction of today’s fastest supercomputer running on 131,072 processors, according to Top500. At that time, most organizations were looking for more power from their cluster by adding more processors, and in order to do this, they would need better […]
How the Laptopshop.co.uk turned to technology to help keep its business and customers safe from fraud…Laptopshop. co.uk is one of the UK’s most established online retailers. Started in 1998 by its two founders, Laptopshop.co.uk quickly grew to a 20-employee strong retailer that boasts over 450,000 unique visitors a month to its online e-commerce site. Like […]
An interview with Ian Lett – Senior Information Governance Officer at Havering Borough Council… In 2004 Havering Council, under the watchful eye of Ian Lett, their Senior Information Governance Officer, launched an upgrade to its social care and housing systems as part of a joint project designed to provide a more efficient and cohesive service […]
In 18 months what started as a quiet revolution in pay-as-you-use logistics management in real-time on-line has developed into a major multi-user service with almost ?250 million in goods moving through it annually. The service is Deltion’s collaborative and visibility platform CarrierNetOnline www.carriernet.co.uk . CarrierNetOnline is now the number one pay-as-you use Internet service for […]
“The sharing of expertise and teamwork across Halfords, SAP and the consulting team from CIBER Novasoft was a vital factor in the success of this project.”‘Nick Wharton, Halfords Business Development Director SUMMARY As leader of a consortium of IT vendors and business transformation consultants, CIBER Novasoft is the primary contractor for a transformational IT change […]
Overview: Increased productivity Improved customer service Reduced hardware costs Increased business Key Quote: “With over 100 engineers out on the road every day, communication is vital to our business. The T-Mobile MDA III and MDA Compact provide us with the fast and reliable communications we require, as well as providing the satellite navigation system which […]
LONDON, England, March 9, 2006Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management (CPM), has been cited as the market leader through every phase of the enterprise BI services lifecycle in a report released by the Butler Group, a leading European analyst firm.The report reviewed 12 vendors and examined key capabilities needed to […]
With a population of 16,000, and located less than 20 kilometres south of Calgary in the Sheep River Valley along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Okotoks is one of Canada’s fastest growing communities, averaging over 6 percent growth per annum over the last decade. Faced with such rapid expansion Okotoks IT department was […]
Improving patient care with secure wireless systems for UBHT.. .United Bristol Healthcare Trust (UBHT) has been installing small, closely confined wireless systems since 2003 to provide specific services for clinicians on the wards and to overcome the challenges of providing temporary connectivity between different buildings. The Trust’s objective, however, has always been to implement wireless […]
London, UK, 22nd February 2006 – Elegusto, a retailer specialising in selling high quality wines, bread and cheeses, is using a new management software solution from Toshiba TEC Europe in partnership with BCP. The flexible solution that has been tailored to Elegusto’s requirements, combines Toshiba POS hardware with the latest Accord-Retailer software from BCP. Elegusto […]
Hong Kong – 10 February 2006 – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) (TSX:RIM) announced it has provided an update in the patent litigation between RIM and NTP, Inc. ("NTP"). RIM has developed and tested software workaround designs for all BlackBerry(R) handsets operating on converged voice/data networks in the United States. Although there is no injunction […]
London Olympia – 7 February 2006:Despite being under pressure to get more for their marketing pound, many companies are unaware of the benefits that can be gained by merging voice and data technologies and so are ‘missing a trick’.So finds the FrontRange Solutions User Survey, undertaken today at the Technology for Marketing Show (TfM) and […]
Pre-3GSM, Atos Consulting identifies the hottest industry trends in a new report.London, 7 February 2006A new report, Telecoms Predictions 2006, released by Atos Consulting, the business consulting arm of Atos Origin, predicts that ISPs are rapidly taking their place alongside traditional telecoms companies as the service providers of the future.In a presentation to industry watchers, […]
High-capacity Serial ATA-based storage system used for storing Holocaust testimonies.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., January 31, 2006 – Nexsan Technologies, the leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced that Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, has implemented two SATABeast™ enterprise-class storage arrays as part of its Archive collection repository enabling visitors to access thousands […]
Business Problem When Express Newspapers decided to move offices in 2003, the company decided that moving and/or upgrading their existing mainframe was not a viable option. The company needed to find a business solution to support its Pre-Press Control system, a critical application that must be available 24x7x365. Without it, Express Newspapers would be unable […]
Labatt Breweries of Canada is part of the InBev group, the world’s largest brewer by volume… Through its strategic use of the KALIDO® application suite (KALIDO) within its Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) initiative, Labatt is providing its executives, managers and analysts with the critical information they need to better manage corporate, regional, functional and individual […]
Warrendale, PA – January 16, 2006AIM Global, the trade association recognized as the worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility, today announced that its Technical Symbology Committee (TSC) is finalizing a guideline for direct part marking (DPM) quality.DPM technologies — such as laser etching, molding, peening, etc. — do not produce the contrast between the […]
Throughout December, Websense Security Labs(TM) reported a number of cases where browser and Operating System vulnerabilities were being used to install Potentially Unwanted Software onto end-users machines without user-intervention. In several cases, dozens of pieces of code were installed, and often report false information in order to entice the end-user to clean their machine from […]
Executive Summary Sporting Index is recognised as the world leader in its field, having captured approximately 70% of the UK’s sports spread betting market. The company has always embraced new technology and launched the UK’s first java based mobile betting application as well as the UK’s first interactive TV spread betting system.In 2005, with strong […]
International Partner jeronimo Installing Vx 510 and Vx 610 Systems At Major Retailers Across Switzerland…LONDON, January 5, 2006VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has received ep2 certification for two members of its Vx Solutions family, the Vx 510 and Vx 610, making VeriFone’s next-generation payment platform available to customers across Switzerland. CCV-jeronimo(Switzerland) […]
