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Next Generation Mobility Now

whitepaper Today's competitive marketplace demands fast, reliable Internet connectivity that extends beyond the tether of coffee shop hotspots. By combining broadband speed with the greatest coverage and best-in-class security, Sprint EV-DO Revision A...

Tags: access technologies, shop, mobility, connectivity

[11 May 2008]

Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments

News The system - supplied by Fidelity National Information services, IBM, Smart Technology solutions and VeriFone - is an integrated mobile chip and PIN payments system that allows the company to channel all payments from its Beefeater, Brewers Fayre...

Tags: pos, chip and pin, pci

[07 May 2008]

Males in tech willing to show off their wad

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: men, women, salary, pay

[02 May 2008]

Techies: 'We're worth more than last year'

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: salary, jobs, skills

[02 May 2008]

Miserable at work? Live in London? Join the club

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: work, staff, london, survey

[21 Apr 2008]

Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities

Comment Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: cio agenda

[18 Apr 2008]

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News Latte lovers who like to surf and work from the comfort of a coffee shop will be able to get free wi-fi internet access at Coffee Republic cafes from May. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when...

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

[14 Apr 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08

Round-Up Believe it or not, coffee shops are the new offices and people will always need tech support. And yet - some encouraging news for thousands of young, worried techies: you could always get a job as a barista in your local coffee shop, branches of...

Tags: windows, yahoo, gordon brown, microsoft

[11 Apr 2008]

The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes

Comment When I'm referred to as the 'IT guy' as I sip my coffee on the top floor I'm expected not to be offended. So however much you know about the business you'll find it hard to shake off the techie label, says the Naked CIO.

Tags: careers, boardroom, stereotypes, board

[07 Apr 2008]

Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend

News A quarter of workers now take advantage of wi-fi hotspots, working remotely from a coffee shop at least one day per week to escape the interruptions of the office. Almost half of respondents (47 per cent) said they had worked from a coffee shop...

Tags: caffè nero, bt openzone, wi-fi

[07 Apr 2008]

Starbucks Reduces Costs and Prepares for Growth With Server Upgrade

whitepaper Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffees in the world. In order to simplify its complex server environment, while still supporting its growth plans, Starbucks decided to implement a new domain structure and...

Tags: application servers, domain, active directory, cost savings

[02 Apr 2008]

Students get blanketed in wi-fi at Brum uni

Case Study Currently students have wi-fi access in lecture theatres, libraries, some classrooms and social areas such as coffee shops. Students at The University of Birmingham will soon be able to roll out of bed and get onto the internet wherever they happen...

Tags: wi-fi, security, birmingham, wired

[18 Mar 2008]

The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe

Comment Over my morning coffee I review the latest satisfaction statistics for my department's services. With spring and recession in the air, a CEO's fancy turns to pruning costs - and for the Naked CIO's department that means job cuts.

Tags: management, resources, job cuts, recession

[03 Mar 2008]

Microsoft Is in at SuperBest Prima

whitepaper The new system allows the grocery store owner in Frederiksværk, Denmark to adjust the price of Gevalia coffee while on vacation in Majorca. SuperBest Prima is a grocery store in Frederiksværk, Denmark.

Tags: application servers

[19 Feb 2008]

Location-based services set to boom

News This level of accuracy opens the doors to a "pretty endless list" of location-based apps, according to Strickland - from finding out where the nearest coffee house is, to letting your friends know where you are, to keeping track of your kids...

Tags: location, location-based services, csr, gps

[11 Feb 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Locked in at the bank

Comment Written in a coffee shop at Wickham Market, Suffolk, and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in Woodbridge a day later. Go back 40 years and you would find telecoms providers slow to respond to customer and market demands.

Tags: mobile, banks, wi-fi, bank

[07 Feb 2008]

Latest Technology Supports Rapid Growth of Coffee Company

whitepaper First Choice Coffee is a leading coffee company based in the United Kingdom. Its products include quality coffee and beverages, coffee machines, and blenders. First Choice Coffee deploys Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to support...

Tags: windows vista

[17 Jan 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Trying to explain

Comment Written at my home in Suffolk UK and dispatched to silicon.com from the Wild Strawberry Café in Woodbridge which combines great coffee and cookies with free wi-fi Throughout my life I have stumbled upon wonderful teachers and experts who combined a...

Tags: video, www, wi fi, talk

[14 Jan 2008]

Advanced Call Center Solution Improves Efficiency, Delivering Premium Services to Rural Farmers

whitepaper Juan Valdez is the face of the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (The National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers) and Cafe de Colombia. The 100% Colombian Coffee logo was developed by the Federation in March 1981.

Tags: xml

[10 Jan 2008]

Intuit Mac bug creeps back through public wi-fi

News Users of a popular accounting package have been warned not to use the software at public wi-fi hotspots, such as those found in airports, coffee shops and hotels. Users of the 2006 Mac version of Intuit's QuickBooks software could find that a...

Tags: bug, quickbooks, intuit, wi-fi

[04 Jan 2008]

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