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RSS lewisUrban wireless networks set to surge
News Milton Keynes' network is based on this type of 'mixed' public-private model - it was launched by wireless comms company Briteyellow in partnership with Invest Milton Keynes - an arm of English Partnership, the government's development agency... [26 Jul 2007]
Competition: Win a day with Lewis Hamilton
News Send your answers to editorial@silicon.com, with a subject line marked 'Day with Lewis', by noon on Tuesday 24 July. For news about the winner - and his spin with Lewis Hamilton - click here. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are two of the... [18 Jul 2007]
BT to snap up UK ISP
News Brightview operates the Global Internet, Madasafish and Waitrose ISP brands and is currently working with the John Lewis Partnership to launch the 'GreenBee' broadband and telephony service. BT is poised to snap up London-based consumer ISP... [06 Jul 2007]
Photos: Celebrating the top CIOs
Photo Virgin group CIO Gareth Lewis (left) chats to Norwich Union CIO Alex Robinson (right) at the silicon.com CIO50 launch party. silicon.com launched the CIO50 list of the UK's top 50 most influential and innovative CIOs at an exclusive private party... [13 Jun 2007]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile Lewis was appointed as Richard Branson's first group CIO for Virgin Management - the holding company for all the Virgin brands and assets, with revenues of $25bn - in 2002. Lewis has established the role in a complex political environment, driving... [06 Jun 2007]
Retailers ignoring their online shoppers
News Hitwise VP of research, Heather Hopkins, said Tesco and several high street department stores have made significant gains in the past year - with John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Woolworths all climbing in the ranks. [30 May 2007]
John Lewis Partnership Enhances Its 'Employer of Distinction' Reputation With HR and Payroll Solutions
White Paper One of the U.K.s top ten retail businesses with 27 John Lewis department stores and 174 Waitrose supermarkets, John Lewis Partnership offers unparalleled service and quality products to its customers. [30 May 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Computer says 'no'
Comment Just yesterday morning, when I should have been taking delivery of a Nintendo Wii, I received an email from UK retail giant John Lewis telling me my order had been cancelled. In essence, a computer glitch, I was told, had cancelled my order for no... [10 May 2007]
Chip and PIN slaps face-to-face fraud
News According to Apacs cards and fraud control manager of operations, Martin Lewis, and head of cards technical unit David Baker, there are now 133 million chip and PIN cards in operation, supported by 900,000 sales terminals and more than 61,000 ATMs. [02 May 2007]
'Keeping the lights on' stifles tech innovation
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis Two separate reports last week by the London School of Economics/PA Consulting and analyst Gartner hit out at a lack of vision from CIOs, saying the IT department is failing to take a lead and... [30 Apr 2007]
Warning over rogue wi-fi security risk
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis One of the main worries about wireless security is users unwittingly accessing insecure or malicious wireless networks when they are out of the office, according to a survey this week. [19 Apr 2007]
Cambridge speedy software brings out the stars
Case Study Jim Lewis, senior research associate at Casu, told silicon.com: "When you have so much information then those sorts of searches take hours, if not days, and it slows down the discovery process. Lewis said the current database would "just turn its... [16 Apr 2007]
Businesses failing to enforce network abuse policies
News John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis Businesses are failing to properly enforce network usage and abuse policies by leaving it to the IT department to manage. Two-thirds of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury panel of IT chiefs said... [30 Mar 2007]
Fujitsu staff suspend strike after MPs step in
News The five MPs - Tony Lloyd, Graham Stringer, David Crausby, Ivan Lewis and Helen Southworth - wrote to the company a week ago requesting an urgent meeting involving "senior officers from Amicus, and members of both negotiating teams" to try to... [21 Mar 2007]
CEOs told 'blog and embrace web 2.0'
News However, Drew Benvie, resident blogging expert at PR company Lewis, told silicon.com it shouldn't be assumed a CEO blog is going to be an instant hit. Companies must take advantage of web 2.0 technology if they are to grow their brands and their... [16 Mar 2007]
