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Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News Messages decoded by Colossus revealed the Nazis thought the invasion was a bluff and were not sending additional troops to Northern France, which made up the mind of the allied commander, General Eisenhower, to begin the... [05 Nov 2009]
Toshiba TEC France Imaging Systems Halves Order Lead Times Through Flow Automation
White Paper Toshiba TEC implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite to address this challenge - first in France and then across Europe - from a single English-language Oracle Database instance located in France. Known... [01 Oct 2009]
Sodexo Do Brasil Comercial Ltda. Consolidates All Company Data Onto a Single, Shared System
White Paper Sodexo do Brasil Comercial Ltda.a world leader in workers' benefits and services, was founded in 1966 in Marseilles, France. Sodexo employs 342,000 workers worldwide, distributed among 29,000 operational units in 80... [01 Oct 2009]
Groupama Develops Its Client Knowledge by Decentralizing Its Marketing Information System
White Paper billion (US$13.6 billion) in 2002, Groupama is one of the major players in France's insurance market. SAS helps Groupama create client behavior models, improve database searching and develop a new intranet-based... [19 Sep 2009]
Sanofi-Aventis Brings Products to Market More Rapidly With SAS
White Paper That's the slogan of the second largest pharmaceutical group in France. "Because Health Matters. With a presence in 100 countries and more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Sanofi-Aventis had consolidated annual sales of ? [19 Sep 2009]
Managing Risk in All Its Dimensions
White Paper The Generali Group, third largest insurer in Europe and among the top twenty worldwide, has recently started a program to concentrate and coordinate its asset management activities through three dedicated units: Generali Finances based... [19 Sep 2009]
Swedish Online Retailer Increases Security, Confidence and Sales
White Paper Misco is a leading European online provider of IT products - with a presence in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Sweden - and with global internet sales reaching £458m in 2007. The challenge was to... [19 Sep 2009]
Windows 7 for £30: Cheap deal for cash-strapped students
News Microsoft plans similar offers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea and Mexico, though the prices will vary somewhat. Microsoft plans to offer a substantial discount for university students who want to pick up a... [18 Sep 2009]
Photos: Apple gives its iPod line-up a fresh Shuffle
Photo At an event earlier this week, Apple made some changes to its iPod line-up. The iPod Nano got the most extensive update from Apple, not the least of which is a built-in camera with an integrated mic and the capability to take both still... [11 Sep 2009]
SAP on the hunt for more Business ByDesign guinea pigs
News The technology is currently being used by around 90 businesses in China, France, Germany, India, the UK and the US and SAP is hoping to bring more on board in the future. SAP is holding back on a full-scale launch of its... [10 Sep 2009]
Silverlight 4: Microsoft casts light on next version of Adobe Flash rival
News The technology has already been used in beta form since May to offer coverage of events such as the French Open tennis tournament, the Tour de France cycling event, and the Michael Jackson memorial. Ahead of a... [09 Sep 2009]
Orange and T-Mobile get ready to become UK's largest mobile network
News Orange, owned by France Telecom, and T-Mobile, parented by Deutsche Telekom, could become a 50:50 joint venture company if the talks are successful. According to Gervais Pellissier, CFO of France... [08 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News Representing France at the hearing, Nicolas George of the country's Ministry of Culture said the deal presents "a clear and evident risk for cultural diversity", according to The New York Times. In a move to assuage... [08 Sep 2009]
Retailer Speeds Decisions and Cuts Costs With Desktop Communications Software
White Paper France-based L'Occitane manufactures beauty and skincare products for men and women. To keep up with rapid growth and support its strong brand identity, L'Occitane needed more than telephone and e-mail communications. [01 Sep 2009]
Yum! France Expands Its Performance Analysis Capability for Its Two Major Restaurant Brands
White Paper France owns the Pizza Hut and KFC brands in France and is part of the worldwide Yum! France wanted to enable common financial consolidation for the Pizza Hut and KFC brands and improve... [28 Aug 2009]
