availability management in news
Carphone Warehouse does workforce management
News The application, supplied by Kronos, will be used to analyse historical trading data; projected sales figures; labour rules; and employee availability to create optimum staffing schedules for each of the mobile phone and consumer electronics... [13 Aug 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News As GSM handsets with built-in GPS receivers become more widely available, ABI expects Asia-Pacific and Europe to catch up with the US - which has been leading the charge for location services as its emergency calling regulation has resulted in... [17 Jul 2008]
Skills slump eroding UK's top tech talent
News It is always the same issues, the availability of people with the right talents and targeted skills in sufficient numbers. He said: "I am worried that unless we have these entry-level jobs in the UK the real skills in project management will... [14 May 2008]
Multiple network access becoming mobile norm
News In-Stat said it expects more devices to connect via multiple networks so users can be assured of connectivity and can select a preferred network based on the likes of availability, cost and speed. So the users really get the best of both worlds... [02 May 2008]
Open source to go mainstream, says Gartner
News However, Gartner argues that at the operating-system level, Linux deployments are showing smaller benefits in total cost of ownership as it is applied to more demanding projects, because of the technical skills required to use it: "Much of the... [07 Apr 2008]
Reuters to save £1.2m with print system revamp
News Reuters facilities management sourcing manager, Nigel Smith, said in a statement: "All our systems work, availability is at an all-time high and everything is taken care of for us. Financial news agency Reuters is set to save £1.2m in document... [04 Mar 2008]
Command tech to save firefighters' lives
News The system relies on mobile wi-fi, electronic white boards, CCTV cameras, databases, voice commands, touchscreen displays and laptops to give incident commanders instant access to risk levels, crew availability, live video footage and hydrant... [04 Jan 2008]
DVLA ups contact centre performance
News DVLA telecoms manager Simon Mogford said: "The system has also allowed us to track our availability through the peaks and troughs, so that we can optimise our workforce. The new Avaya Call Management software builds on the DVLA's existing call... [06 Nov 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News Despite only being placed in the top 30, London was named as the best for airport, supply chain and talent availability, but the worst for cost of land and levels of traffic congestion. The deciding factors were the cost of land, availability of... [26 Sep 2007]
Virtualisation - a CIO's best friend?
News Virtualisation enables hardware to run multiple virtual machines, offering benefits such as the ability to run different operating systems on one server and to increase flexibility, availability and speed of deployment of computing resources. [14 Sep 2007]
Vista: Businesses rethinking quick switch
News But IDC analyst Al Gillen said in September, talking about Vista, that "for them to do 20 per cent in the first 12 months of availability is almost impossible". Last September, Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows Client product management... [16 Aug 2007]
Five virtual world security worries for business
News As a result companies should seriously evaluate the availability of private virtual-world environments, hosted internally and existing entirely inside the enterprise firewall. Companies need to think about security and risk management before they... [09 Aug 2007]
Red tape "holding back" next-generation internet
News The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) argues that because only 19 per cent of IPv4 address space remains available - and it is running out faster than expected - it was, for the first time, "compelled to advise the internet community... [18 Jun 2007]
No more big buys, says CA
News The company has unveiled the first of its products aimed at these customers - CA Recovery Management - which combines back-up and recovery and continuous availability. The management software vendor has made 15 acquisitions in the last two years... [24 Apr 2007]
Virgin Retail to save £500,000 with inventory system
News And staff had only an anecdotal impression of stock availability. The problem was most readily felt with products that had limited availability, such as some computer games. Virgin Retail hopes to save up to £550,000 by implementing an inventory... [29 Mar 2007]
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