purchasing in news
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News As well as software, schools will also be able to get services including purchasing advice, software sourcing, technical support, training and licence management through the site. Schools now have a new way of getting... [13 Oct 2008]
Online retail hasn't killed the high street
News US consumers spent the most when browsing on the web and then contacting a call centre, while for UK consumers the largest basket size was achieved when browsing online and then purchasing using a mobile phone, the... [02 Oct 2008]
Belt-tightening causes online-shopping growth to stumble
News Footwear grew by seven per cent to reflect back-to-school purchasing while the best performing category for the month was accessories with 18 per cent sales growth month-on-month, suggesting buyers are economising with... [19 Sep 2008]
IT demand is weakening, warns Dell
News Dell, the second-largest maker of personal computers behind HP, already posted a steep drop in fiscal second-quarter profit and said in August that customers were holding back on purchasing decisions. [17 Sep 2008]
Supermarkets serve up varied pace online
News Downtime and inconsistency doesn't just prevent purchasing - they can ruin customer experiences and create lasting harm. As online retail captures a growing share of the consumer spend, customer service on supermarket... [27 Aug 2008]
Hospitals roll out RFID
News The AIDC has been set up by CfH with standards organisation GS1 UK in conjunction with the National Patient Safety Agency and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. Hospitals across England are keeping track of patients and... [09 Jul 2008]
Microsoft unveils licensing plan for business
News The programme's two main attractions are the fact it is not tied to a specific term and it makes it easier for different subsidiaries of a company to take advantage of their combined purchasing power. [01 Jul 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News Aviva's David King said the organisation would "provide an industry standard to allow the purchasing community to have confidence [in the products they are buying]". The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers... [25 Apr 2008]
Corus hammers out £26m IT deal with Capgemini
News Under the terms of the new contracts Capgemini will retain responsibility for managing the mainframe computers that support core steel production, supply chain, stockholding, purchasing, sales ordering and invoicing at... [17 Apr 2008]
Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future
News End users' preferences will account for up to 50 per cent of all purchasing decisions relating to hardware, software and services within the enterprise, Martin Gutberlet, research vice president at Gartner, said last week. [14 Apr 2008]
We need more tech training, says small business
News A lack of long-term planning in public-sector purchasing, and a "relative retardation of the uptake of ICT by the public sector" has contributed to a lack of growth among small IT businesses, said Strohmeier, who added... [09 Mar 2008]
2008 - worse than predicted for IT spending
News The global outlook for 2008 IT purchasing could be grimmer than previously believed due to the US economic difficulties. Analyst house Forrester Research has downgraded its 2008 forecast for global IT... [12 Feb 2008]
Defra IT - blowing budgets and showing up late
News Chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, will scrutinise how the state delivers about a dozen major projects in areas ranging from NHS purchasing programmes to road building - including looking at the IT systems... [07 Feb 2008]
Vista-XP downgrade software launched
News NEC customers purchasing machines in bulk can also request that NEC preinstall the XP partition on their machines. The Japanese computer supplier NEC has officially launched a product to let network administrators... [06 Feb 2008]
Gov't IT spending to face scrutiny
News Chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, will scrutinise how the state delivers about a dozen major projects in areas ranging from NHS purchasing programmes to road building. Government spending on IT is to come... [01 Feb 2008]
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