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HSBC companies slapped with £3m fines over data breaches
News The FSA handed down the fines after an investigation found customer data was sent without encryption to third parties and via couriers, and left in unlocked cabinets and shelves openly. Three HSBC companies have been hit... [22 Jul 2009]
Security Access and Convenience for Express Parcel Couriers
White Paper The company's couriers use an automatic keyless entry and ignition system that has RFID transponders embedded within a velcro wristband. Federal Express is the world's largest express parcel delivery company. [02 Mar 2009]
BEAM.TV Relies on Zend Platform to Ensure Maximum Application Performance
White Paper The production team pioneered a system of transporting electronic media via the Internet rather than using overnight couriers. While working on special effects for Ridley Scott's blockbusting film, Gladiator world-renown... [21 Jan 2009]
Three Hospital Sites One Effective System
White Paper The last thing they needed was to have to think about couriers or transport logistics for reports and dictations. One of the key dermatology teams in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde face a significant challenge: their... [24 Dec 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Ageism, broadband row, ID cards…
Comment Forget couriers. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [31 Jan 2008]
IKEA bolts on delivery tracking
News IKEA Distribution Services has rolled out a distribution track and trace system that allows couriers to update the central delivery management system from the retailer's 60 delivery vehicles. According to IKEA's UK and... [15 Nov 2007]
Pathology Lab Ensures Accuracy of Couriers, Gains Customers Through Tracking Solution
White Paper Windows Mobile powered devices enable couriers to log specimens into the system the moment they receive them. Innovative Pathology Services wanted a way to accurately track and confirm its specimen pickups. [01 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: China, 23 years on
Comment Most international communication was by telex (a precursor of fax and email), powered by a fleet of bicycle couriers at the Chinese end. Written at a Shanghai coffee shop and despatched via the free wi-fi [17 Jul 2006]
Technology gives couriers the edge on the street
News Couriers have held a strange fascination for sci-fi writers. While the internet and email have made it easy to zap a document across a city or a continent within seconds, plenty of companies still rely on... [16 May 2006]
FedEx couriers to go wireless
News Transportation player FedEx Express plans to equip 50,000 couriers located in 60 countries with wireless devices by 2008. The handheld is able to capture signatures electronically, and couriers can... [25 Nov 2005]
Citigroup loses 3.9 million customers' data
News Kevin Kessinger, Citigroup's president of consumer finance in North America, said: "We deeply regret this incident, which occurred in spite of the enhanced security procedures we require of our couriers. [07 Jun 2005]
Webmaster of pro-jihad sites arrested in London
News It directed couriers to carry letters saying the money they carried was from charitable donations in the United States, the agency said. The publisher of two pro-jihad websites has been arrested in London on suspicion of... [09 Aug 2004]
Sci-fi or sci-future? Hollywood technology scrutinised
Comment Film: Johnny (Keanu Reeves) couriers information by uploading data to his brain from a computer, only for it to be downloaded at a later time in another location. We asked two of the world's top tech thinkers to cast... [18 Oct 2001]
"Hit the high street," e-shopper told
News We do not suggest this in an attempt to turn down your business but &.we pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service and we feel we would be unable to do if totally reliant on couriers. [22 Jun 2001]
Local shops to solve e-tailers' delivery issues
News It's also expensive and logistically problematic for couriers to deliver at night. Three local retail chains have joined up to a trial scheme which - if successful - could resolve the problem e-tailers have in delivering... [25 May 2000]
