business process in news
Nokia grabs bigger slice of market
News Meanwhile, Motorola, which is in the process of spinning off its handset division, is still struggling to get back on track. Last week, the Finnish mobile phone maker beat sales expectations on its mobile handset business when it announced its... [21 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry PDF flaw puts business networks at risk
News Until the company can issue a patch, RIM has warned customers to disable the BlackBerry Attachment Service, which allows BES to process PDF attachments for users to view on their BlackBerry devices. RIM is warning businesses to disable the function... [17 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year deal with Indian outsourcer WNS Global Services to run its business process outsourcing operations. A spokesman for Aviva told silicon.com: "It is a process of... [11 Jul 2008]
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News Around 38 per cent of businesses said they ban public IM outright due to the audit trail issue while eight per cent said they don't bother to track IM messages as they believe the process is too complicated. [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't to ramp up IT outsourcing?
News The review quotes estimates that £12.4bn is spent on IT by the public sector and that the IT-heavy business process outsourcing market will grow to £7.5bn by 2012. The government has also pledged to make the public sector bidding process fairer and... [11 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News With it, someone can build an independent website with a search box, pass users' queries to Boss, process the results returned by Yahoo! In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo! The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain tips for... [10 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News Edwards wrote: "Pangloss… hopes there is an opportunity in the remaining legislative process to tighten these provisions up in a way that retains their public interest intent (e.g.public education about child pornography) but could not be... [09 Jul 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News The online service significantly simplifies the process of booking travel and accommodation for services personnel, cutting out paperwork and allowing them to compare budget airlines with scheduled carriers or rail for any given journey. [19 Jun 2008]
UK CIOs beaten to boardroom by French
News The survey also found there is a tendency for CIOs to be left out of the strategic business decision-making process. More than a third (35 per cent) of respondents said IT is called on to help deliver strategies only after they have already been... [19 Jun 2008]
Global BPO market to hit $450bn by 2012
News The business process outsourcing (BPO) market is forecast to hit $450bn by 2012. The report predicts services such as customer management services, payments and other industry-specific financial sector services, and recruitment process outsourcing... [16 Jun 2008]
IBM puts money on solar power
News IBM has joined forces with semiconductor process company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) to develop more efficient solar power technologies to cut the cost of the clean energy source, the companies said on Monday. [16 Jun 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! talks break down
News The process is nonexclusive, meaning others could join in the bidding to place ads, a factor that could make a deal easier to pass regulatory approval. for $35 per share, plus to buy its search business. [13 Jun 2008]
Building soc buys Experian mortgage engine
News KFI's [Key Facts Illustration, which lists the key information relating to a mortgage and any charges inherent to the mortgage and the application process], agreements in principal, all of these things can happen without the need to submit a paper... [10 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News The ISP added it is in the process of launching a new app on its homepage which will enable customers to discern the actual speed they will receive from Be. A Tesco telecoms spokeswoman told silicon.com the company is "in the process of making a... [05 Jun 2008]
Building society streamlines system support
News Principality Building Society has implemented a process automation platform to streamline a number of functions, including server maintenance and customer contact centre operations.silicon.com Financial Services [27 May 2008]
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