office improves in news
Is the office getting you down?
News But despite suffering office-based ennui, UK workers still have hope that things will change for the better: more than half (65 per cent) believe flexible working is set to rise - as mobile technology improves and the likes of virtual meetings... [10 Aug 2007]
Football club tags fans with RFID tickets
News Fans can update the cards over the phone or in person at the stadium ticket office. London-based Premiership football club Fulham has started issuing RFID-enabled smartcard tickets to fans to cut queues at the turnstiles on match days and increase... [15 Nov 2006]
RFID tags used to track Hurricane Katrina dead
News In addition, the County Medical Examiner's office in Lafayette County, Mississippi, said it will stock RFID chips and scanners for future disaster relief. Adopting RFID for disaster recovery in this manner improves record keeping, VeriChip said. [19 Sep 2005]
Royal Mail to spend £2m on RFID
News Haydn Britton, general manager of BT Retail, said that the Post Office parent will be spending £2-3m on the technology to ensure it improves its mail services and thereby manages to avoid a £70m fine from Postwatch for missing efficiency targets. [25 Feb 2005]
Red Hat beefs up both Linux offerings
News Other changes coming with the updated enterprise edition include several bug fixes; version 1.1 of OpenOffice, a competitor to Microsoft's office; the addition of a graphical start-up process; and access to proprietary additions such as Agfa... [17 May 2004]
Teleworking guidelines backed up by union info
News TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said in a statement: "Working outside the office should be an option that improves job quality for employees and brings people back into the workforce, not just a cheap option for employers. [03 Sep 2003]
Teleworking is good for your health, says DTI
News Using technology to work away from the traditional office environment has the potential to bring a wide range of benefits to both employers and employees. It also eases pressure on infrastructure, helps regional development and improves the balance... [02 Sep 2003]
Red Hat 9... bells and whistles as standard
News Red Hat Linux 9 Professional costs $149.95, and it includes 60 days of support, more office applications, and a rescue tool. Better threading improves server tasks such as running Java programs and databases; it also helps the performance of some... [26 Mar 2003]
US e-gov problems sound strangely familiar
News A c-commerce approach requires improving back-office technologies and processes. But a framework that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of all critical activities will do more for e-government in the long run. [06 Mar 2002]
Chill-out in the office
News Recreational areas, Zen bars and invisible technology are the growing trends in modern office design. The Times and technology outfit Gestetner give out awards every year to the most innovative office designs in the UK. [31 Oct 2001]
Unisys habit improves Abbey Life in systems integration
News Chris Evans, MD of Abbey Life admitted that the company's legacy systems had long been overdue for an upgrade. He said: "Abbey Life hasn't been taking any new business for about a year. We have 17 separate legacy systems and needed to consolidate... [18 Jan 2001]
Royal lifeboat charity streamlines its helpdesk
News It connects the head office to regional branches and to its 223 Lifeboat stations throughout the UK. Andrew Fowley, helpdesk manager, said: "By creating the helpdesk we created a central point of contact for any PC or network problems, this... [16 Jan 2000]
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