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RSS price cutTesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10 per cent in both cases - using new telematics technology. The online arm of the UK's leading supermarket chain has a fleet of 2,000 vans operated by 6,000... [25 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Earlier this year, Reding warned the industry it had until 1 July to make credible, voluntary price cuts in this area - and to cut costs and improve pricing clarity for data roaming - or it would face regulation. [16 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News As the European summer holiday season gets under way, Reding's proposal for extending the legislation to cap the price of texts will also help cut bills landing on doormats back home. Many have cut the price of data roaming and say they offer free... [15 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to create centrally managed technology "centres of excellence" in key offshore locations around the globe. Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan... [14 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce... [02 Jul 2008]
¿Dónde está el iPhone 3G?
Comment Why did O2 UK cut the price of the device? We heard about the SDK; the enterprise benefits of licensing of Microsoft's ActiveSync protocol (aka getting push email, contacts, calendar); the fact 3G will mean the iPhone is faster - truly a revelation... [01 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News The consumer pays the price for these gaps between national regulatory policies. European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) recently called for Reding to cut termination rates which it said... [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile termination... [26 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News T-Mobile UK is the latest mobile operator to crack under the steely gaze of EC telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, and slash the price of data roaming and sending text messages in Europe. The operator cut the cost of data roaming for business... [20 Jun 2008]
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News Karen Price, CEO of tech industry skills body e-skills UK, also called for a radical overhaul of the curriculum in schools, warning: "The current curriculum is having an extremely negative impact on young people's attitudes to IT. [17 Jun 2008]
IBM puts money on solar power
News IBM has joined forces with semiconductor process company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) to develop more efficient solar power technologies to cut the cost of the clean energy source, the companies said on Monday. [16 Jun 2008]
Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment That the reduced, subsidised price will cut into Apple's margins is certain. As Jobs himself admitted, 56 per cent of potential purchasers were put off the iPhone by the price. That is the price you pay for being an early adopter. [13 Jun 2008]
O2 offers business tariffs for 3G iPhone
News Otherwise the device will cost £159 (on £30 and £35 tariffs), and £59 (on the £45 tariff) - another hefty price cut. The cost of the handset for those on lower cost tariffs (£30 or £35 per month) will be £99 - which is a significant drop from the... [10 Jun 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? The three deals began in 2004 and have allowed the company to slash infrastructure costs by... [10 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Price of panic
Comment Capricious boardroom decisions based on the flawed thinking of panicky executives always end up with the wrong things being cut. They should think again, says the Naked CIO. Once economic optimism falters, it's remarkable how quickly the emergency... [03 Jun 2008]
