renewal in comment and analysis
silicon.com old school
Comment Others have carried on in business titles, such as Building, Regeneration and Renewal, and Retail Week. That's a grand old age for a publication launched at the height of the dot-com madness, says Julian Goldsmith. [07 Jul 2008]
Good and bad year for comms
AS Analysis And there was the crucial view that although Chambers is a long-serving tech CEO, his future at the top of the game was confirmed with his renewal of his Cisco contract. The striking absence of the heads of some of the biggest organisations in... [12 Oct 2007]
Devil's Advocate: Conflicting messages
Comment Renewal of large contracts raise severe problems. The trend towards outsourcing on the one hand, the requirement to align IT with the business on the other. Martin Brampton stands at the crossroads and tries to make sense of this contradiction. [22 Nov 2005]
Radioactive: Mobile operators' family secret - churn
Comment Each year, when contracts reach their annual renewal and handsets need replacing, millions of customers are lured by offers at the local Carphone Warehouse or by internet advertising into choosing a new service provider. [09 Feb 2005]
The McCue Interview: BACS' IT chief Nick Masterson-Jones
Comment He has been there just over a year now and was brought in to run the introduction of a £75m technology renewal programme that will see a new IP-based BACS system. We're all familiar with that end-of-the-month feeling, counting down the days until... [14 Sep 2004]
Investors want answers from Microsoft
Comment Microsoft has said the renewal rate will likely be low, on the order of 10 per cent to 30 per cent. We have heard positive comments from resellers on renewal rates, leading us to believe that 20 per cent, or perhaps 30 per cent, could be renewing... [22 Jul 2004]
The McCue Interview: Royal Mail CIO David Burden
Comment There's no question this is a business under very considerable threat, which is why the renewal programme has been so vital. It's the day after the England football team's disastrous finish to the Euro 2004 match against France that saw them... [18 Jun 2004]
Beware domain name minefield
Comment Yesterday we reported how businesses are being warned to ignore fake domain name renewal emails from rogue firms asking for a fee. While there is a topical side to the news today that David Beckham's transfer to Spanish football giants Real Madrid... [08 Jul 2003]
Results season? Thank god for services
Comment The once impregnable outsourcer has struggled of late, and some of its larger contracts are soon up for renewal (and therefore potential cancellation), the Inland Revenue among them. PwC's partners may not all be on the Christmas card lists of... [15 Apr 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Microsoft McCarthyism, e-banking and investment reforms
Comment Despite predictions that the on internet would spell the end of branch banking, channel integration and branch renewal are set to dominate European retail banks' investment until 2005, according to research by market analyst Datamonitor. [24 Feb 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: XP v Linux as an embedded OS, services in 2002, and surveying servers
Comment The contract is a renewal of the arrangement where Getronics provides maintenance and installation services to Barclays branch and office infrastructure. On 28 November it posted an online document that set out to explain why Windows XP should be... [21 Dec 2001]
EDS wins government contract: Industry feigns surprise
Comment The committee was also concerned that the IR will find it difficult to switch suppliers when the contract comes up for renewal in 2004. Antiquated technology has been partly blamed for the £1bn the DSS loses every year in benefit fraud, and has... [14 Aug 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: Why Win2000 could fail; why the skills shortage is a myth; and the rise of e-procurement
Comment Higher up the scale, there has been a renewal of faith in proprietary Unix systems and mainframes. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have been out on the road looking for commitments to Windows 2000 from top companies. [08 Nov 1999]
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