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From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment Since Xmas, my life has been completely consumed by my first major project. Having decided last year to stop being a CIO and start his own business, Mike Barrett has just finished his first major project. [02 Jul 2008]
Chinwag Live: Xmas Futures, Crystal Balls
White Paper The future shape of digital marketing, advertising, user experience, planning and digital agencies in 2012 was explored in this panel debate on 5th December 2007. Bringing together leading experts and practitioners from Agency.com, CIMEX, Agenda 21... [08 Apr 2008]
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has completed a website refresh and contracted ecommerce specialist Escalate Retail to provide a software suite for the back-end. The implementation cost just over £400,000, including overall hosting... [30 Jan 2008]
Retailers count the online Xmas coffers
News Online sales reached £15.2bn in the UK in the last quarter of 2007 and could account for half of all retail spend in five years time. The sales index research by Capgemini and IMRG revealed that online retailing reached 15 per cent of total spend... [17 Jan 2008]
Debenhams almost doubles Xmas online sales
News Department-store chain Debenhams said its online business grew by 85 per cent in terms of sales and 57 per cent in terms of visitor numbers in the four weeks to 5 January.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight... [16 Jan 2008]
Tesco nears £200m online Xmas sales
News Leading UK grocer Tesco grew sales at its online businesses Tesco.com and Tesco Direct by 24 per cent over the six Christmas-shopping weeks up to 5 January 2008. The retailer said revenues from this channel reached £190m with more than two million... [15 Jan 2008]
Health warning to overweight IT managers
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Overweight IT managers are risking their health by smoking and failing to exercise - but they are at least staying off the booze - according to a Bupa study. Photo stories [15 Jan 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits
News More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day. The programmes were watched by more than one million visitors using the iPlayer during the same... [15 Jan 2008]
$12bn tech spend for UK SMEs in 2007
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Rising technology costs saw SMEs in the UK spending $12bn on IT last year. SMEs upped their IT spending by eight per cent in 2007, with increased outsourcing of IT among small businesses, according to a... [14 Jan 2008]
Cisco places faith in remote access
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Cisco has invested in SoonR, a company that offers mobile-phone users remote access to their desktops. The amount the networking giant has invested remains undisclosed, but a statement released by SoonR put... [14 Jan 2008]
Business execs snub Facebook
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Social networking website Facebook is being snubbed by professional executives because of the increasing number of "silly applications" and lack of business use. [11 Jan 2008]
'Gov 2.0' the future of government?
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas New research has indicated that tech-savvy government departments will begin to adopt web 2.0 applications this year. Teresa Bozzelli, COO and managing director of Government Insights, which produced the... [11 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas The worldwide credit crunch could be starting to impact on IT jobs but prospects for a new year job change look good going into 2008. While demand for tech workers to fill vacancies is still strong, one... [10 Jan 2008]
Eurostar links up with UK train operators
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas International train company Eurostar has linked its online ticket service with seven UK rail operators, making it easier for customers to book tickets for travel to Europe. [04 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Apple vs Vista, jail for mobile users and the broadband swindle…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Resolutions for 2008 ¦ The best of 2007 ¦ Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers ¦ 2008... [03 Jan 2008]
