Content calendar
Monday 4 September 2000
The Bloor Perspective: Letscutstaff.com, the euro bites back, and IBM's PC dilemma
This week, Robin Bloor and his team of industry experts look at the long-term prospects of one of the web's best-known companies, Letsbuyit.com, the neglected issue of euro conversion, and the rejigging of IBM's PC division.
Flotation scheduled for SAP unit
SAP, Europe's largest ERP software company, is set to IPO its systems integration unit on Nasdaq by 13 September, with the intention of raising up to E181m (£110m).
Popular stories
- 1 Android phones, Firefox history, Google Wave and datacentres galore
- 2 Anti-ageism legislation isn't working, say IT pros
- 3 ID cards: Seven years of missed deadlines and U-turns
- 4 Photos: 48 core chip that will help make machines as smart as humans
- 5 Photos: The top Christmas apps for the Apple iPhone
Featured white papers
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IBM XIV® Storage System: Ease of Management Reinvented
Managing a storage system has become a costly and complicated task. The direct labour cost associated with its management is increasing. In addition, organizations incur hidden indirect costs due to slow responsiveness, ineffective utilization, and inflexibility. This paper discusses how the IBM XIV Storage System's revolutionary built-in virtualization architecture provides a way to drastically reduce the costs of managing storage systems.
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Contact Centres: Optimum service at optimum cost
Getting the balance right between meeting the inbound call expectations of busy customers and optimising telecoms costs is the goal for many ICT managers. Technology now enables far more powerful and flexible contact centre platforms to be created without the capital outlay required for conventional systems.
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Orange- customer case study
The ability to leverage location intelligence was critical to the successful rollout of our 3G network as it enabled us to identify potential customers and where they would likely use our enhanced third generation services. As our decision making process was much more informed by location-based data, we could build our network in areas that will serve our customers most effectively.
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Inside a Microsoft datacentre
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Green IT without losing your edge
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Peter Cochrane's latest video blog
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What you need to know about Windows 7