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Bupa in rude health with new CIO
News She succeeds Bupa's previous CIO, John Lister, who left earlier this year after six years with the healthcare provider to take up a role with optician chain Specsavers. Private healthcare company Bupa has appointed a new... [16 Sep 2009]
Specsavers Achieves Visible Success With Progress-Based Business Applications
White Paper With over 500 branches, Specsavers is the UK's No 1 optical retailer, selling, on average, one pair of glasses every six seconds. Specsavers needed to support local franchise owners with access to... [01 Jan 2009]
Specsavers takes IT service model to pastures new
News High street optician chain Specsavers has extended a service agreement with Fujitsu Siemens Computer Services (FSC) to support its expansion overseas.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Specsavers operates... [15 Oct 2008]
Michel Khan
CIO Profile Before joining Specsavers, he was IT director at duty free retailer Allders International. In February, Specsavers signed a £4.5m deal to outsource its wide area network operations. Michel Khan has... [11 Jun 2008]
Specsavers eyes up savings with Vanco deal
News High street optician Specsavers has signed a £4.5m deal with network operator Vanco for the management of its global wide area network (WAN). The five-year deal will cover 800 sites across six countries and, using DSL... [19 Feb 2008]
Specsavers boosts customer vision with CRM system
Case Study Specsavers has beefed up the CRM systems at its Nottinghamshire call centre to get a single view of its customers. Specsavers was in danger of damaging that brand through outdated customer data... [04 Jan 2008]
Behind the Headlines: Education must learn high-tech lesson
News Michel Khan, IT director of Specsavers, said it was more important to concentrate on improving the business processes than legal redress, claiming that IT itself was not at the heart of the SQA's problems. [24 Aug 2000]
Windows 2000 Special: New dawn or dead end?
Comment Michel Khan, IT director of Specsavers, showed no interest last year, but the company has just started to evaluate the OS. In May 1999, Silicon.com spoke to a selection of senior IT professionals to gauge attitudes... [15 Feb 2000]
Behind the Headlines: IT gurus back damning report on outsourcers
News Michel Khan, IT director of Specsavers, admitted he is generally wary of outsourcing his IT. UK IT experts have backed the findings of a Morgan Chambers report which claims large outsourcing firms are failing their... [30 Jan 2000]
Retailers reject ecommerce according to E&Y report
News Michel Khan, IT director at high-street opticians, Specsavers, said strategies for Web retail should vary depending on the type of products or services a company offers. The Internet will not have a significant effect on... [03 Nov 1999]
Why IT must earn its place on the board
Comment Michel Khan, IT director of Specsavers, claims that one of the main problems is that IT is misunderstood. The skills that IT managers have need to be exploited to the full. They need to be involved in business strategies... [26 Jul 1999]
War of Words: Will Windows 2000 beat the criticism?
Comment Michel Khan, IT director at Specsavers, said his company is unlikely to move to it for some time: "I need to fully understand the costs. Last week, at a Gartner Group conference in the US, Tom Bittman, vice president and... [17 May 1999]
