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Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News In a statement, Capgemini VP UK consumer products and retail team said: "The premiere of Sex and the City provided an excellent platform for e-retailers to capitalise on consumer spending but elsewhere the lack of any of the big four... [20 Jun 2008]
Fire services share Dream finance software
News Essex Fire Authority (FA) is to use the financial systems of another Fire and Rescue service as part of a shared services agreement. The fire authority will use Dream finance software, supplied by CODA, hosted by... [04 Dec 2007]
Tech boosts England's bid for World Cup glory
News Technology is playing a crucial role in the England football team's World Cup campaign at The Football Association's (FA) base at Baden-Baden in Germany this month. In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, The... [15 Jun 2006]
Net closes on betting 'hackmail' gang
News The threats come ahead of one of the busiest periods in the sporting calendar, which includes the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the FA Cup semi-finals, the US Masters golf, and the boat race, which attract millions of pounds in... [08 Mar 2004]
Beckham gets virus-free with Real deal
News The deal keeps Sybari in the football way by adding to similar deals with the FA, Chelsea, Roma and Southampton. Spanish football giants Real Madrid have taken extra measures to protect David Beckham and the rest of its... [23 Jan 2004]
Jumpers for goalposts, fat pipes for officials
News Nildram announced this week that it has landed a deal to supply the Football Association with The agreement means that Nildram will be supplying broadband and flat rate services to the homes of FA officials, as well as... [02 Dec 2002]
Cambridge United auction off a place in the squad
News While that is highly unlikely the lucky fan will appear in the official team photograph, attend a pre-season training session and get a framed copy of their official FA registration papers - showing they were once a... [19 Jun 2002]
FA makes anti-virus substitution
News The FA has chosen Sophos' Enterprise Manager and Sophos anti-virus products to be used on PCs across the organisation. The Football Association has bought virus protection software from Sophos Anti-virus. [30 May 2002]
UPDATED: FA goes down on eager England fans
News Expectant England fans hoping to find out who had made it into Sven's final 23 for this summer's World Cup were having problems accessing the FA's official website this morning. Although the FA ramped up... [09 May 2002]
FHM coming to a mobile near you. Soon(ish)
News It marks Hutchison's second high-profile deal following an £35m agreement that netted it exclusive FA Premier League rights until July 2004 Hutchison 3G - most pundits favourite to launch the first third generation... [04 Mar 2002]
Bunch of 5s: The return of online music
News MAC USERS GET PRESSPLAY SUPPORT http://www.silicon.com/a50534 WEB MUSIC HITS A BUM NOTE http://www.silicon.com/a50430 NAPSTER RETURNS http://www.silicon.com/a50330 NAPSTER WANNABE LETS YOU BURN CDS http://www.silicon.com/a49879 [18 Jan 2002]
FA Cup finalists meet again in web venture
News A joint venture between Granada Broadband and lastminute.com will enable sports fans to buy tickets and hospitality packages online for major sporting events. Premiership football clubs Liverpool and Arsenal are included in the deal... [03 Jul 2001]
Posh and Becks score own goal in online privacy wrangle
News It is the company's policy that no record is removed without prior approval from the individual.com admits that the Football Association did indeed get in touch about removing the addresses of referees, but, contrary to claims by the... [12 Feb 2001]
Morning Edition: Telco deals and Wembley is going, going... gone
News The Guardian reports how the online auction-house conducted the sale of everything from flags to the 39 steps past FA Cup winners ascended to collect their medals. First up, the Financial Times believes Japan's largest... [31 Oct 2000]
Sugar turns to alcohol
News During the company's earlier 12-year association with the club, Spurs won the FA Cup. Hewlett-Packard (HP) is calling off its sponsorship deal with UK premiership football club, Tottenham Hotspur. From the start of next... [24 Dec 1998]
