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RSS foodFirst students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News McKibbin has secured a place on British Airways' IT Graduate Programme in Newcastle, to start this September; while Broom will take up a post with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, working within the procurement department. [24 Jul 2008]
Are sat-navs causing havoc on the roads?
News However, Lionel A Smith from Fareham added some food for thought by sticking up for those who prefer the more traditional method of map reading: "Practice map reading on a regular basis and plan routes before jumping behind the wheel, then you... [24 Jul 2008]
Domino's online sales pass 20 per cent
News Fast food takeaway chain Domino's Pizza UK has broken the 20 per cent mark in online sales for the half year ended 29 June - meaning one in five of its pizzas are now ordered over the web. The company said ecommerce sales grew by 85.1 per cent to... [21 Jul 2008]
NFC payments to reach tipping point in three years?
News The analyst forecasts the gross transaction value of relatively low value purchases - such as refreshments, tickets and food - made via NFC will exceed $75bn globally by 2013, with the lion's share of contactless business being done in the Far... [18 Jul 2008]
Major Food Retail Chain Choose Allied Telesis for Network Expansion in Italy
White Paper Aligrup S.p.A.creates and promotes high-quality distribution systems predominantly geared towards meeting the demand for food products and services. As Aligrup S.p.A.expanded, they needed a network that was flexible and configured to handle the... [18 Jul 2008]
Riviana Foods - Deploying Quality of Service & Optimizing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Over DSL Networks
White Paper Riviana Foods Pty Ltd is an Australian company that manufactures and distributes a number of leading speciality food products with offices in all major capital cities. The company needed to add business intelligence to the network so that priority... [18 Jul 2008]
With an Image-On-Demand and Image Archive Solution, a Top Uniform Services Company Boosts Efficiency and Slashes Costs
White Paper Headquartered in the Northeastern U.S.the customer provides uniforms and career apparel as well as food service and facilities management. The company wanted to cut out-of-control costs which were due to a complex process of scanning, all paperwork... [18 Jul 2008]
BUCA, Inc. Uses WebEx Training Center to Dramatically Improve Information Delivery Processes and Standardize Quality of Service
White Paper BUCA, Inc.deployed WebEx Training Center which accelerated their information delivery processes, saving $30,000 and weeks of in-person training in its first online food rollout. BUCA, Inc.is one of the premiere restaurant companies in the US. [18 Jul 2008]
Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies: How Top Process Industry Performers Take Radically Different Actions
White Paper Companies in Process Industries (including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, oil & gas, pulp & paper, and health & beauty aides) have had to cope with rising manufacturing and logistics costs over the past few years. [17 Jul 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) hopes to cut power bills and CO2 emissions by introducing one laptop per worker. A Whitehall department wants to scrap desktop and handheld computers in favour of lone laptops. [16 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save enough energy to power 1.5 million homes, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs... [14 Jul 2008]
DANONE Reduces Rollout Time for BMC Service Desk Express by 66 Percent With BMC Alignability for Service Desk Express
White Paper Groupe DANONE is a Fortune 500 company and one of the most successful healthy food companies in the world. The company wanted to harmonize diverse IT processes and roll them out across the entire Northern Eastern and Central Europe. [11 Jul 2008]
Global IP Infrastructure Keeps Refrigeration Leader Close to Its Customers
White Paper Epta Group, a multinational leader in supplying high-quality retail food refrigeration and product displays, traces its origins to the acquisition of an Italian refrigeration company by the Nocivelli family in 1986. [11 Jul 2008]
Water Treatment Company Is Streamlined With IP VPN, Internet Access and Domestic Voice Converged Global Crossing Solution
White Paper This firm is a leading provider of integrated water treatment and process improvement services, which offers chemical and equipment programs for industrial and institutional applications and works with a range of industries including aerospace... [11 Jul 2008]
BEA Systems Case Study: U.S. Department of Agriculture
White Paper STARS, a mainframe-based system was the primary tool used by the U.S.government to manage the Food Stamp Program. Established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is the steward of America's 192 million acres of... [10 Jul 2008]
