personalise
Devil's Advocate: A standardised PC on every desktop?
Comment However keen one may be to personalise one’s own system, somebody else’s quirky choices are anathema. It is really rather odd. Almost every large organisation puts personal computers on every desk. But then they go to enormous trouble to defeat... [18 Nov 2003]
Sneak peak at next MSN IM gets mixed analyst reaction
News In addition to "significant improvements" to the user interface and new ways to personalise it, MSN also promised multiplayer gaming and videoconferencing capabilities. Pictures that Microsoft posted on Monday of MSN Messenger, version 6, show new... [14 May 2003]
Pipe dream? Welcome to the converged office of the near future
Comment Those who are a little more had-nosed will be interested to learn that the same business rules can be applied to all communications traffic in the world, making it possible to personalise the entire communications experience. [14 May 2003]
Amazon blushes over sex link cock-up
News Amazon, among other internet businesses, collects data on the habits of its customers to deliver recommendations or to personalise the shopping experience - features that the online retail giant boasts as a unique asset. [09 Dec 2002]
Novell wins Windsor seal of approval
News The deal will give local councils access to a customised bundle of products that enables them to personalise online services, incorporate legacy information and create a secure, authenticated environment for such services. [04 Nov 2002]
Top tips for happy end users
News It can also help to personalise the service offered by understanding the exact requirements of the user. Thirty-eight per cent would refuse to work as hard if their IT systems crashed, and 15 per cent would leave the office early. [21 Oct 2002]
Power to the portal: Civil servants get teched-up
News Users also have the chance to personalise content. The Department for Education and Skills is to launch a corporate portal to ensure each of its employees can access key work-related information. The news comes after Lord Macdonald, minister for e... [16 May 2002]
Ebusiness Despatches: Confusing CRM with great customer service
Comment Personalise service wherever possible. It's a lesson many organisations must learn, says columnist Rene Carayol. For a few years now software vendors, integrators and the other usual suspects have been saying customer relationship management (CRM... [10 Apr 2002]
Loudcloud unveils 3G services
News Loudcloud has unveiled its next generation of internet operation services, aiming to personalise solutions for individual company needs. The services include Loudcloud Application Management services and Loudcloud Foundation Services. [15 Aug 2001]
RSA plays its smartcard
News The RSA SecurID Card Studio is a single smartcard that can manage network access and digital credentials after a single sign on. It works across multiple applications, such as system access, corporate IDs and building access. [15 Mar 2001]
Autonomy provides portal for Ericsson
News The portal allows users to personalise and categorise their internet content and hyperlinks through one single interface by integrating various sources such as news feeds, office documents and other intranet information. [17 Jan 2001]
Nokia secures corporate WAP strategies
News The Nokia Activ Software Suite features PKI encryption, server authentication and push technology - which will allow companies to personalise services for their employees. Jukka Riivari, head of product marketing for Nokia, claimed push technology... [02 Nov 2000]
Dell lets its customers into the shop window
News Dell claims the marketplace differs from other models because suppliers can personalise product offerings and service specifications for different customers, and facilitates transactions online. Three suppliers - 3M, Pitney Bowes and Motorola... [21 Sep 2000]
Portals signal death of the corporate intranet
News The uptake of corporate portals will mean the end of intranets, because they allow staff to personalise information more readily. The claim came from Michael Crosno, MD of US-based portal specialist, Epicentric, in an exclusive interview with... [21 Aug 2000]
Protocol will allow more flexible Web pages
News The standard will allow an Internet Service Providers (ISP) to alter the language of a Web site, or the adverts displayed on it, and personalise it according to the user requesting the page. The Internet Content Adaptation Protocol Forum has agreed... [19 May 2000]
