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News Tesco.com has struck a multimillion-pound deal with supply chain specialists Microlise to deliver a telematics system that provides real-time information on van routes, fuel consumption, engine revs, speed and odometer reading. [25 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! talks: In the "off-again" phase
News The two sides have talked on and off, he said, first about a purchase and then about a search deal. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that its on-again, off-again talks with Yahoo! are firmly in the "off-again" phase. [25 Jul 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News The different groups will also work under the guidance of regulator Ofcom to bring about effective ways to deal with people who repeatedly use illegal file sharing sites. The BPI says a partnership - much like the deal it struck with Virgin Media... [24 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! profits dip - yet claims 'strong' Q2
News a deal under which top rival Google will supply search ads and as much as $800m in new revenue, a major reorganisation, and settling its differences with activist investor Carl Icahn. Yahoo! s earnings for its second quarter came in one cent lower... [23 Jul 2008]
Kent signs £32m outsourcing deal
News Schools, libraries and council offices in Kent are to be networked in a £32m outsourcing deal. Kent County Council has struck a four-year deal with US outsourcing provider Unisys to provide a shared wide area network built on a high-speed Cisco... [22 Jul 2008]
Icahn, Yahoo!: Agreement reached
News Icahn, who had proposed his own slate of board members, was calling for the company to reach a deal to sell all or part of the company to Microsoft. Yahoo! has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the internet... [21 Jul 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News However, for those that were planning to extend their open source systems, the issue of cost was the real deal-maker. CIOs are split on the controversial issue of adopting more open source software in corporate IT. [21 Jul 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! In a congressional testimony regarding the deal, the general counsel for Microsoft, Brad Smith, questioned the legality of the tie-up. The deal would allow Yahoo! [16 Jul 2008]
Dunelm Mill signs Epos maintenance deal
News Value home furnishings retailer Dunelm Mill has signed an electronic point of sale maintenance contract to support its store portfolio expansion and drive sales. The retailer has signed up Vista Retail Support to maintain its estate of around 720... [16 Jul 2008]
Red Cross invests in Epos system
News The British Red Cross has signed a deal with Cybertill to install up to 430 electronic point of sale (Epos) terminals as part of a £12m store refresh and expansion over five years. Currently each store at the charity's retail outlets has electronic... [14 Jul 2008]
C&W inks £8m deal to hook up Réunion Island
News Telco Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked an £8m, 15-year contract with telecoms operator Outremer Telecom for a high speed network to Réunion Island - a small French territory off the coast of Madagascar - providing faster access to internet, mobile... [14 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! rejects latest Microsoft deal
News for the up to the one year it would take to gain regulatory approval for this deal. said in rejecting the offer it told Microsoft it was willing to sell the entire company for at least US$33 per share and its board believed such a deal could be... [14 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. The company says the deal will help it realise aims to... [11 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News faced with intense shareholder pressure and a hostile takeover attempt by Microsoft, has tried to hitch itself to Google through a search-ad deal with its rival. has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the... [10 Jul 2008]
Biometrics to fast track 'trusted' travellers
News The government said the deal will build on the success of the Iris scheme (Iris recognition immigration system) for trusted travellers, which enables registered passengers to enter the UK without queuing, following an eye scan. [03 Jul 2008]
