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RSS dabsRetailer On-Line for Success as Growth Rate Hits 70%
White Paper dabs.com, the UK's leading on-line retailer of computer equipment and peripherals, has launched a completely new retail web site. The project was conducted by the dabs.com development team, working with partner Zendor, who were responsible for the... [05 Mar 2008]
BT sells satellite business for £25m
News Counterpane Security in October and earlier this year it snapped up Dabs.com. BT has announced it is to sell its satellite broadcast operations to Arqiva for a £25m price tag. Arqiva will take over BT's satellite broadcast services, including BT's... [17 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.10.06
Round-Up Drinkers register their dabs with the doorman upon their first visit to one of a number of pubs in the town and they are then free to enter the pub. The good people of the West Country are well known for enjoying a pint of something strongly... [27 Oct 2006]
BT grabs dabs.com
News BT is trying its hand at the e-tail business, announcing today that it has bought electronics website dabs.com. Dabs.com, which has more than a million registered customers, will continue to operate as a standalone brand and no job losses among the... [28 Apr 2006]
Using DynamicAccess Boot Services for Drive Imaging
White Paper Many users face problems about why and how they can use DynamicAccess boot services (DABS) for disk imaging. This white paper provides an overview how to incorporate DABS with disk imaging software such as Ghost, Imagecast and others to perform OS... [24 Feb 2004]
silicon.com readers cast their votes in CNET UK Awards
News In the running for Customer Service and Support of the Year are dabs.com, Evesham, Novell, Simply Computers, and Symantec. silicon.com and its sister sites have received more than 500 nominations for the best companies in areas such as ecommerce... [19 Sep 2003]
'Dirty dozen' PC sellers sort out 'unfair' contracts
News Eleven other companies have given undertakings and stopped using unfair terms, namely: Mesh Computers, Aire Valley Computers, Dabs Direct, First Micronics Limited, Mr P Hollis trading as Holtronix Computer Services, Lasertek Computer Systems, Mad... [16 Jun 2003]
Dabs.com buys French software reseller
News E-tailer dabs.com has made a purchase of its own, snapping up French company SOS Developers for about E8m. The acquisition - which dabs.com refers to as "stage one" in its European expansion plans - has been funded by internal cash resources. [24 Jan 2003]
That online bargain - too good to be true?
Comment Dabs.com also reached an amicable agreement with customers when it made a pricing error. Online bargain hunters thought they were in for the deal of the year last week when they came across DVD players advertised for £6.99 on Webelectrical.co.uk. [27 Mar 2002]
Dot-com e-tailer heads for the stratosphere
News Amongst the project's investors is IT hardware e-tailer, Dabs.com. This morning saw the successful first launch for 'Nova', Britain's independent space explorer. The rocket took off exactly as planned and rose to a height in excess of 5,000 feet. [22 Nov 2001]
Windows XP: Will it save the retailers?
News Online retailer dabs.com said in a statement: "By 10:30am on 25 October, dabs.com had already shipped out 917 units of Windows XP with many more orders expected before the end of the day. Jonathan Wall, sales and marketing director of dabs.com... [25 Oct 2001]
Jingle balls: tales of Xmas e-tail woe
Comment From John M: "Amazon and Dabs were the best. Dabs' use of technology is particularly impressive - by logging on to their website from my office mid-afternoon I saw that Parcelforce had attempted delivery to my house earlier that day! [04 Jan 2001]
Dabs.com debuts cut price IT equipment exchange
News Dabs hope the site will significantly raise monthly sales, which are already over £5.5m. The new site is aimed at boosting stock clearance. Equipment will be initially offered for sale at the normal retail price, subsequently dropping by a pre-set... [14 Dec 2000]
