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News The software the NCC surveyed included Adobe Photoshop CS2, Apple iLife 06, GSP AA Route Planner and Microsoft Office for Mac 2004. Consumers are being forced to accept software licence... [20 Feb 2008]
CIOs vital in mergers and acquisitions
News Two CIOs who respectively played a major role in the £1.75bn sale of the AA to CVC and Permira and the merger of TI Group and Smith Industries agreed that IT input was... [10 Jan 2008]
Top 10 outsourcing stories of the year
News The deal was signed in 2005 when the AA separated from Centrica and needed to build an entire IT department and infrastructure in just 12 months. While the... [18 Dec 2007]
Tesco IT chief steps down
News Cobain is the latest in a series of high-profile CIO departures which have included the AA, Diageo, the Post Office and the Royal Mail. Group IT... [14 Nov 2007]
Stories of the Month - September 2007
News Another big hitter was the exclusive story that the AA will end its £50m outsourcing deal with IBM three-and-a-half years early, as a result of its merger with Saga. In an interview,... [28 Sep 2007]
A call centre in your bedroom?
News In the UK the AA is a big user of home-working call centre agents, although it employs these workers itself rather than using a third-party. The AA has... [27 Sep 2007]
CIO Essentials: Nerdy techies, SaaS and social networks
News The McCue Interview: The AA IT director Trevor Didcock. Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories... [25 Sep 2007]
Tesco CIO scoops top honour at CNET UK Awards
News The retailer's CIO fought off strong competition for the award from a shortlist including Neil Cameron of Unilever, Trevor Didcock of The AA, Simon Jennings of Oxfam and... [25 Sep 2007]
Exclusive: AA terminates £50m IBM deal
News The AA has terminated its £50m seven-year IT outsourcing deal with IBM three-and-a-half years early, as a result of its £6.2bn merger with Saga, and will bring the infrastructure back... [21 Sep 2007]
CIO Essentials: Email stress, spam threats and "broken" IT...
News AA slammed for "slow and unreliable" IT systems Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Email - the root of your work stress? IT needs a constant PR makeover and this article... [21 Aug 2007]
AA slammed for "slow and unreliable" IT systems
News The GMB trade union has published a critical report on the hardware and software used by the AA's recovery vehicles after complaints from its members who are employed by... [17 Aug 2007]
Who's afraid of user-generated content?
News Several companies - including the AA, First Direct, Virgin Media and Vodafone - subsequently pulled ads from Facebook, according to various newspaper reports. The government's Central... [06 Aug 2007]
Leading CIOs make shortlist for top award
News Top execs from companies including the AA, Tesco and Unilever will be battling it out for the title of CIO of the Year at the fifth annual CNET Networks... [23 Jul 2007]
AA slashes £2m a year off voice and data costs
News Motoring and breakdown organisation the AA has cut its network costs by almost £2m a year by migrating to a managed voice and data platform. The AA was running an old BT... [17 Jul 2007]
Online car insurers driving away customers
News The top performer in the research was Quin Direct, with 76 points, followed by the AA and Hastings Direct (both 69). Car insurance companies could be driving online... [19 Apr 2007]
