Martin Brokers cashes in on back-up swap
Broking firm Martin Brokers has saved money and improved the management of critical data by moving to a new online back-up provider

VocaLink makes virtualisation pay
ATM operator and payment processing company VocaLink is using virtualisation to improve flexibility and reduce emissions and costs.

Sony Pictures sets sights on best IT Oscar
Sony Pictures Entertainment has been getting its global IT house in order using Itil and technology from BMC Software

Co-op Group kicks "server sprawl" into touch
Mutual retailer the Co-operative Group has cut its datacentre maintenance and support costs by deploying HP virtualisation tech and consolidating its "server sprawl".

Arts Council gets tech troubleshooting boost
The Arts Council England has enlisted an IT service management system from Sunrise Software to help keep its tech troubleshooting running smoothly.

Torex tech treats Thorntons to quicker sales
Chocolate chain Thorntons has speeded up transactions and slashed customer queuing times by rolling out a new chip and PIN-friendly point of sale system.

Kiddicare doubles sales with reviews software
Baby goods retailer Kiddicare has doubled sales after introducing new social navigation features to its website.

Red Bull Racing revs up computing grid
Formula One team Red Bull Racing is using grid computing to help design and build the car it hopes can take on and beat Lewis Hamilton in 2009.

Standard Life's virtual presentations mean real sales
How asset management group Standard Life has boosted its sales capacity by five per cent by rolling out Cisco WebEx webconferencing to its telephone sales team.

WWF wild about comms upgrade
Since embarking on a project to upgrade its corporate network two years, conservation organisation the WWF has achieved much more than it originally intended.

The Guardian goes Google Apps
The Guardian News and Media group has moved its 2,300 staff onto Google Apps, benefiting from a reduced need for IT support and greater flexibility for its staff

Dorset gets its shared services motor running
Three councils in the West Country have teamed up on a shared services project to bring together information around road maintenance and management.

figleaves.com tries Red Hat for size
Online lingerie and nightwear retailer figleaves.com has turned to virtualisation and open source software to revamp the technology platform that will support its upcoming ecommerce site.

New CMS Leeds to uni's grassroots takeover
Leeds University has implemented a new content management system to help make dealing with online content easier for its nine faculties

Tewkesbury cleaning up waste with SOA
Tewkesbury Borough Council has turned to service oriented architecture to streamline the way it deals with customer requests.

How tech keeps young offenders on straight and narrow
A £26m revamp of youth justice tech promises to cut the risk of self-harm and reoffending among young inmates.

Nottingham Building Society revamps mortgage applications
Nottingham Building Society has replaced legacy systems with a new mortgage application supplied by Finnish software specialist Tieto

Cineworld goes green with virtualisation
UK cinema chain Cineworld has managed to save money and reduce power consumption

Nottingham Trent swaps spreadsheets for Cognos
Nottingham Trent University is using technology from IBM Cognos to improve the way it plans the allocation of money and resources.

The future of climate change is in Linux's hands

ITV F1 website gets in the fast lane
ITV's F1 web team has been using load balancing software from Zeus Technology during the 2008 Formula One Season to keep up with user demand

AstraZeneca on the quest for perfect data
How pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca is reliant on high quality data.