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RSS 118Contactless payments speeds up coffee drinkers
News Coffee chain Coffee Republic is rolling out contactless payment technology after a trial of Barclaycard Business's OneTouch system saw up to one in five credit card transactions being waved through this way. [23 Jul 2008]
OutlookSoft Case Study: IBERIABANK Corporation
White Paper IBERIABANK Corporation is a 118-year old bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. This fast-growing regional bank recognized the need and value of having more financial ownership throughout their organization. [16 May 2008]
London still wi-fi king of the world
News London has shored up its status as wi-fi capital of the world with usage soaring 156 per cent and the average session time lasting 72 minutes. But the world is in the grip of wi-fi fever, according to the latest data from iPass' 'Wi-Fi Hotspot... [14 Mar 2008]
The Promise of the Virtual Oil Company
White Paper World demand for oil and gas is at an all-time high as emerging economies demand increasing amounts to fuel their growth. The Energy Information Administration predicts that world oil demand will grow from 80 million barrels per day (at 2003 levels... [28 Feb 2008]
Apple's iPhone motors past Motorola and sets sights on RIM
News It may be shiny and new in the smart phone club but Apple has already grabbed enough market share to overtake Motorola on the handset leaderboard. Latest stats from analyst house Canalys show Apple cut itself a 6.5 per cent chunk of the smart phone... [05 Feb 2008]
Serbian Credit System Reduces National Loan-Debt From 3.5 Per Cent to 1.18 Per Cent
White Paper The Association of Serbian Banks (ASB) wanted to improve the control and monitoring of credit ratings in Serbian financial markets. Investigations into credit ratings took days, and results were often inaccurate. [18 Dec 2007]
The Business Impact of Outsourcing
White Paper A new study from IBM shows that companies engaged in IT outsourcing experienced significant gains, compared to their competition. This includes 11.8% higher growth in earnings, 9.9% lower expenses and 8.6% higher return on assets, when compared to... [12 Dec 2007]
J2ME Low-Level Network Programming With MIDP
White Paper Version 1.0 of the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) lacks low-level networking support for TCP/IP sockets and UDP/IP datagrams, but the MIDP 2.0 specification (JSR 118) has responded to the needs of the 2.5G and 3G networks now being... [06 Nov 2007]
The Forrester Wave: eProcurement Solutions, Q2 2007
White Paper eProcurement solutions play a key role in improving purchasing processes in enterprises through automating requisitions and purchase orders for goods and services, decentralizing buying, connecting to suppliers directly, and improving employee... [11 May 2007]
118-118 Extends Number Accuracy With DataFlux
White Paper As the UK's most called and most accurate directory service, The Number 118-118 handles hundreds of millions of director assistance inquiries each day. Companies like The Number rely on consistent, accurate and reliable data, because information is... [01 Feb 2007]
Caption competition 13: Unlucky for some
Photo This competition is now closed, the winning entry was: didn't feel threatened by their new competitor's advert, as the number was less memorable. Jon Morton Picture credit: 192.com [26 Jan 2007]
Office 2007 a slow burner for businesses
News Three-quarters of businesses plan to wait at least three years before upgrading to the newly launched Microsoft Office 2007, according to new research from Forrester. The report, Office Productivity Software Trends: 2007 And Beyond, questioned 118... [24 Jan 2007]
Online drug sellers raided
News A series of raids have been carried out in the UK at residential and commercial properties where pharmaceuticals intended for sale online were confiscated. The illegal trade in prescription and unlicensed drugs has been a boom industry online and... [25 Sep 2006]
How Expert Call Centre Solutions and Support Are Helping the Number 118-118 Maintain Its Competitive Edge
White Paper With the deregulation of the UK directory assistance market only few months away, a complete high-performance contact centre capability was needed to successfully challenge the incumbent provider. Greenfield implementation of two IP-connected... [07 Sep 2006]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News CNET Networks UK, the publisher of silicon.com, has announced the finalists for its 2006 Technology Awards. The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the UK, leading providers of products and... [07 Jul 2006]
