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Apple iPhone stocks run dry

Calm before the 3G storm?

TJ Hughes buys into email to slash admin costs
Alerts keep managers in the loop

Tags: tj hughes, email, vodat

Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic
Debit cards cash in

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
BA boss: Lack of 'staff familiarity' was biggest problem

Tags: problem, baa, ba, heathrow

IT spend in retail slowing down?
Tech teams making do

Tags: online retail, torex

Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments
Beefeater, Costa Coffee get streamlined with chip and PIN

Tags: pos, chip and pin, pci

Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
The potential is huge, says Gartner

Tags: gartner, marketing, traffic, retailers

iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity
The Beeb's on-demand service comes to Virgin Media cable

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

Virgin Atlantic passengers flying through check-in
From limo to lounge…

Tags: planes, virgin, heathrow


Fifa World Cup to get high-tech makeover
Satyam to "transform" the way fans watch footy

Tags: outsourcing, fifa, satyam

UK online spend up 50 per cent this year
Bad weather keeps shoppers clicking at home

Tags: consumer electronics, alcohol, online retail

eBay hits back at boycotters
Auction company: It's all about making sellers more successful

Tags: ebay, ban, users, feedback

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
Passwords please?

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

Credit crunch prompts the great cash comeback
BRC accuses banks of 'exploiting' card charges

Tags: cash, brc, credit card, leisure

RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
And reunite bags with travellers

Tags: rfid, ba, t5

UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
"Fraudsters clearly aren't giving up"

Tags: cyber crime, e-crime, phishing

Tesco to launch iTunes challenger
Retail giant dives into music downloads

Tags: mp3, online, digital music, itunes

BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo
iPlayer head to launch pan-broadcaster online TV service

Tags: itv, channel 4, online, iplayer

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
For the price of a coffee…

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

Greggs tucks into centralised accounting model
Taking a bite out of Coda

Tags: accounting, coda, greggs

silicon.com Classics: A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side
Drink and surf...

Tags: wi-fi

Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks
Self service high on the in-store shopping list

Tags: kiosks, self checkout, visa

Tesco Mobile users hungry for ads
Females more likely to take the bait

Tags: mobile advertising, mvno, tesco mobile

Mosaic Fashions pieces together helpdesk deal
Outsourcing plan the retail group can grow into

Tags: karen millen, principles, oasis

Yo!Sushi cuts copper in favour of MPLS
BT leased line chopped

Tags: bt, mpls, yo!sushi


Case Studies

Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case study: How NTT Europe Online helped the ITF bring live scores to millions of fans

TalkTalk Direct gets faster on its feet
Case study: How a major server upgrade has seen efficiency rocket

Tags: carbon, speed, energy, fujitsu siemens

Betbrokers fancies Sapphire's form
Case study: Russian offshore deal for high-roller betting business

Tags: russia, brokering, betting

American Golf drives expansion with store system
Case study: store and HQ integration a cup of tee

Tags: distribution, europe, microsoft, golf

Retailer takes stock with business intelligence
Case study: department store chain upgrades systems

Tags: microsoft, software, business intelligence

Building a better intranet with Google
Case study: How Taylor Woodrow Construction is making the most of Google search

Tags: search engine, intranet, google

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Tim Ferguson
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
Shiny new terminal, same old story... right?

Julian Goldsmith
Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Rather than cut back, the best will innovate to ride the slump

Penelope Ody
Retail in a rut: IT to the rescue?
Technology needs to meet changing consumer demands...

silicon.com
Online age verification Bill is cynical manipulation
Leader: More about political ambition than protecting children

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Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers
Will the increase in demand backfire on retailers?

Paula Barrett
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Opinion: a legal eye over Distance Selling Regulations

CIO Agenda 2008
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