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RSS debtCarphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News Carphone Warehouse has been warned it could face prosecution for exposing the personal details of thousands of customers online and, in some cases, inadvertently setting debt collectors on them. Security from A to Z [16 Jan 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News It hasn't exactly been a bumper year for conventional retail - soaring debt, an increasingly depressed housing market and a weak dollar all contributed to less-than-record returns for many brands. In the face of all that... [19 Dec 2007]
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. [19 Dec 2007]
iSoft's Oz takeover gets shareholder thumbs-up
News To help refinance some of iSoft's debt and for working capital expenses, AEP will commit a further AU$62m (£27m). Besides facing rising interest payments on its $93m debt, it was reported iSoft had been... [08 Oct 2007]
Nokia maps $8.1bn Navteq buy
News The Finnish company said it will spend $78 per share for Navteq, financed with cash and debt. Nokia has said it plans to buy digital-map supplier Navteq for $8.1bn in one of its largest acquisitions ever. [02 Oct 2007]
Privacy watchdog clamps down on DVLA data sharing
News The DVLA was criticised last year after revealing it made £6.3m from selling access to the names and addresses of motorists to private sector companies such as bailiffs, debt collection agencies and wheel clampers. [04 Sep 2007]
Collection Agency Improves Customer Service With Integrated Software Solution
White Paper Mellon Collection Services, based in Athens, Greece, wanted to upgrade its IT environment and its aging debt collection software to improve operational efficiencies and customer service. It acquired new Microsoft... [31 Aug 2007]
Collection Agency Improves Customer Service With Integrated Software Solution
White Paper Mellon Collection Services, based in Athens, Greece, wanted to upgrade its IT environment and its aging debt collection software to improve operational efficiencies and customer service. It acquired new Microsoft... [10 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.07.07
Round-Up No, the Round-Up has called in every debt, favour and out-and-out blag to net this tasty treat to dangle before your eager eyes, dear readers, so get ready to sit up and beg… (Strictly speaking, the Round-Up can't take... [20 Jul 2007]
Photos: E-tailer Iwoot opens Second Life shop
Photo Booth added: "As long as we can keep up and possibly stay slightly ahead of the competition then the business case will bare itself out for very little upfront debt. Gadget e-tailer iwantoneofthose.com (Iwoot) has opened... [11 Jul 2007]
VMware IPO set to raise $740m
News Of that money, a lot will disappear rapidly: $127m will be spent purchasing VMware headquarters from EMC, and $350m will pay off debt to EMC for a dividend. VMware, the EMC subsidiary that brought virtualisation software... [10 Jul 2007]
Receivables Management Solutions Protects Assets and Financial Data From Threats and Intrusions With eSoft
White Paper Debt collection is one of the top five fastest growing industries. Receivables Management Solutions (RMS) offers collection services nationwide to creditors seeking quick and effective results. RMS outgrew its IBM... [16 Jun 2007]
TIBCO Helps Reduce System Complexity and Costs at Societe Generale
White Paper TIBCO has been Societe Generale's corporate standard for integration technology since 2001, when the bank evaluated and selected TIBCO's business integration and messaging products for an integration project in the Debt... [09 Jun 2007]
Google injects $3.9m into biotech start-up
News Prior to Google's investment, Brin had provided approximately $2.6m in interim debt financing to 23andMe. Google has invested $3.9m in 23andMe, a biotech start-up co-founded by the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin,... [23 May 2007]
Co-op Bank extends mortgage tech deal
News Under the deal, TE continues to provide 24-hour support for the bank's mortgage administration and debt collection, plus the implementation of the mortgage sales portal, which enables Co-op Bank customers to apply for... [27 Apr 2007]
