country
RSS countryEurope: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News The Telecoms Reform package, which consists of a set of new laws tackling subjects ranging from data breach notifications to faster number porting, will become law in every EU country by May 2011, it was agreed on... [05 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The National Police Improvement Agency has signed the £39m contract with Airwave, the company that provides the mobile radio network used by every UK police force and currently being rolled out to every ambulance trust and Fire and... [03 Nov 2009]
'Cross-border shopping must be made easier'
News The EC has called for cross-border online shopping to be simplified, following research that found six out of 10 shoppers attempting cross-country purchases had their transactions blocked. The European Commission's... [26 Oct 2009]
Win a luxury New Year's Eve package worth £1,000
News Small Business Week takes place from 19-23 October 2009, when government, business and independent organisations will come together to celebrate and support the country's 4.7 million small businesses. [20 Oct 2009]
Sears Canada: Assortment & Store Space Optimization
White Paper Sears Canada is the largest full-line department store in the country. Sears Canada was pressed to continue delivering significant revenue and earnings growth. The company had a strong core application architecture, but... [09 Oct 2009]
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment In a country where the overwhelming majority of weddings are arranged by parents or family elders who match caste, social and material status, time was when a job at an outsourcing company notched several bonus points... [07 Oct 2009]
MiFID Compliance With Tripwire
White Paper MiFID is a European Union Directive that, like its 1993 predecessor seeks to establish conditions under which investment firms and banks that engage in the investment business can provide such service or establish branches in other... [05 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up When asked whether they would prefer to sell online or at a car boot sale, 92 per cent of the public said they'd prefer to sell online, which tells the Round-Up that for a country of eccentrics at least we haven't lost... [02 Oct 2009]
BT's home fibre tests: Coming in London and Milton Keynes
News BT's fibre plans are part of a planned £1.5bn rollout which the telco says should cover 40 per cent of the country by 2012. BT has revealed more details on its planned brownfield pilots of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)... [02 Oct 2009]
Iconic Media Giant Cuts Time for Management Reports From Months to Days
White Paper B92, Serbia's largest independent broadcaster with a network covering 70 per cent of the country, has more than 500 employees in different business units. Due to rapid expansion and complex internal structures, the IT... [01 Oct 2009]
CNACG Improves Budget Accuracy by 50% With Integrated Budget Management System
White Paper CNACG undertakes central budgeting and accounting for more than 300 coal-related enterprises across the country. These enterprises have a complex managerial hierarchy, making it challenging for the Beijing head office to... [01 Oct 2009]
Electricity Authority of Cyprus Reduces Customer Query Response Times From Two Hours to Minutes
White Paper EAC worked with Oracle Consulting to implement Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing - automating customer care and billing processes to ensure that EAC is prepared for potential competition in the country's... [01 Oct 2009]
Online fraudsters enlist Trojans to run off with your money
News Money mules are typically people recruited online as "independent contractors" or "financial managers" whose sole purpose is to wire the money placed into their account to someone else, typically out of the country, in... [30 Sep 2009]
iPhone coming to Orange as Apple ends its mobile monogamy
News That initial long-term exclusive with O2 I presume has now run out - it's in Apple's interests to get iPhone widely available to maximise the sales for iPhone in each country. The iPhone is coming to Orange in the UK -... [28 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
News We don't want parts of the country that are left behind," he said. The proposed fibre tax to pay for next-gen broadband in the UK could be law before the next general election. Stephen Timms, Minister for Digital Britain... [23 Sep 2009]
