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Musical retailer improves stock visibility
Case Study Pro audio music retailer Digital Village implemented a retail software management system to improve productivity and sales in 2003. Prior to that, the company was using Claris Filemaker, a simple database to manage stock. [08 Apr 2008]
Leeds completes 'painless' Windows XP upgrade
Case Study Leeds City Council has saved taxpayers' money and minimised disruption by using an automated software auditing tool to ease a major Microsoft Windows IT upgrade. Say what? Find out all about BBC iPlayer, Google Android, Femtocells and more in... [28 Mar 2008]
PA spreads the news on open source
Case Study Press Association (PA) is moving to an open source platform for its editorial content management system (CMS) to take advantage of flexibility and cost benefits. The national news agency for the UK and Ireland started working with the Nuxeo Open... [20 Mar 2008]
Students get blanketed in wi-fi at Brum uni
Case Study Students at The University of Birmingham will soon be able to roll out of bed and get onto the internet wherever they happen to have ended up on campus. The university is in the second phase of a wi-fi rollout that will see coverage extended to all... [18 Mar 2008]
Calor Gas smelling of tech success
Case Study Calor Gas has been using integration software to connect its technology infrastructure and boost efficiency. The gas supplier serves around four million UK businesses and homes and has been using Tibco software to complete more than 70 integration... [17 Mar 2008]
National Carphones dials in to SaaS
Case Study National Carphones is using on-demand CRM software - software as a service (SaaS) - to help boost its growing business. The mobile equipment fitting company has been using the SaaS CRM software from Netsuite for almost two years and says it has... [13 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for camera technology pilots. [12 Mar 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online. The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which sees nations... [12 Mar 2008]
McLaren in pole position with data
Case Study McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) has been using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as it prepares for the 2008 Formula One season opener in Australia on 16 March. MES (formerly TAG Electronic Systems) is the electronics and software arm of the McLaren Group... [03 Mar 2008]
Publisher purges thousands of unlicensed fonts
Case Study It wasn't the case that staff didn't care about font licensing. Publishing giant Faber & Faber is wiping away the chance of costly law suits by using software to purge unlicensed fonts.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [22 Feb 2008]
Shipping company to slash CO2 and power costs
Case Study A shipping services and cargo company that looks after the US Navy and Shell is hoping for massive CO2 and cost reductions by centralising its IT systems. Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. [21 Feb 2008]
BA puts faith in IP at Terminal 5
Case Study British Airways (BA) is in the final testing phase of its sophisticated IP network in Heathrow's new Terminal 5 (T5), ahead of its opening on 27 March. The Fast Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - installed by communications partner Affiniti... [08 Feb 2008]
Suffolk Councils join up IT to save costs
Case Study Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council have merged IT departments in a wider initiative to share back-end business processes.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. [05 Feb 2008]
Scottish Re evaluates risky data
Case Study Analysis was done on a case-by-case basis. Reinsurer Scottish Re Group has introduced an electronic data interchange (EDI) system for its customers to help the company manage risk on the 'lives' it takes on.silicon.com Financial Services [04 Feb 2008]
Comparison site gets smart to beat that competition
Case Study beatthatQuote.com is one of the increasing numbers of financial services comparison sites that have blossomed in the last few years.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. [29 Jan 2008]
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