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RSS actionAction 2000 issues Y2K survival guide
News In an effort to stem public panic, the government's Y2K watchdog, Action 2000, is to publish a booklet offering practical advice on what to do over the New Year period. An Action 2000 spokeswoman said the document is a follow-up to the 'Fact or... [08 Oct 1999]
Action back in the black
News Action also said that it is to drop the 'Computer Supplies' from its name. Action put the reversal of fortunes down to the strength of its catalogue, online business orders from its 140,000 customers and the sale of its Spanish subsidiary. [23 Apr 2001]
Action imminent in SCO case
News SCO's course of action is clear. If SCO truly believes what they're saying, once the cure period comes and goes without any action by IBM, they should quite promptly be filing in court a request for preliminary injunction," said Rich Gray, a... [13 Jun 2003]
Action Computer to lose mail order within two years
News Action Computer Supplies sold £5.5m worth of kit through its Web site in the last month and is predicting the imminent demise of its paper catalogue. In the past three months, Action.com has had sales of £13m. [11 Apr 2000]
Action sold to US firm for £92m
News Action Computer Supplies, an off-the-page computer dealer, has been sold for £92m to US-based Insight Enterprises. Action confirmed it was in talks with a potential partner last month when it announced disappointing annual results. [10 May 1999]
Rails Cookbook: Action Controller
White Paper In the Rails architecture, Action Controller receives incoming requests and hands off each request to a particular action. Action Controller is tightly integrated with Action View; together they form Action Pack. [17 Oct 2007]
Action 2000 offers Y2K workshops for SMEs
News The National Mentoring Scheme - a joint initiative between government Y2K watchdog, Action 2000, and the private sector - will run 500 free Y2K workshops for up to 10,000 company managers. In a statement, Action 2000 MD, Gwynneth Flower, warned... [15 Apr 1999]
Action Computer Supplies scraps Insight merger
News British reseller, Action Computer Supplies Holdings, has called off its proposed merger with US company Insight Enterprises Inc. Action said the merger was cancelled because of predictions of slow sales and deteriorating results. [18 Oct 1999]
Councils face strike action over outsourcing deals
News Trade unions are warning that failing to consult staff could result in strike action as a number of councils step up plans to outsource their IT operations to the private sector. Following on from the near strike by 100 IT staff at Bradford in... [19 Mar 2004]
Real fears legal action from Apple over iPod DRM
News The filing added that should that happen, Real would look at undoing the DRM once more: "If Apple chooses to continue this course of action, Harmony may no longer work with Apple's products, which could harm our business and reputation, or we may... [12 Aug 2005]
Bringing Business and IT Together: Key Elements of an Action Plan
White Paper This paper provides a brief summary of some key elements of a potential action plan that BI professionals can use to bring IT and the business together, including comments from the session leaders at the conference. [10 Aug 2006]
A Business Case for Action Based Testing
White Paper LogiGear's Action-Based Testing (ABT) methodology provides even greater cost savings than a 'traditional' scripting approach to test automation. This paper will examine how automated testing introduces savings over manual testing, and then explain... [10 Oct 2006]
BT faces possible strike action over Wireless flotation
News It has not ruled out industrial action. The demerger of BT's mobile arm, BT Wireless, has been opposed by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), which is seeking a management about-turn on the deal. The CWU claims a number of its members, 80,000... [31 Aug 2001]
EU unveils digital citizen action plan
News The EU has unveiled its e-government action plan, calling for all 25 member states to embrace greater use of online services that will ensure "no citizen is left behind". The e-government action plan, which has been adopted by member states, has... [27 Apr 2006]
Microsoft faces Californian class action suit
News A US judge has given the go-ahead for a class action lawsuit against Microsoft in California. According to US reports, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stuart R. Pollak said that an unspecified number of California consumers could be represented... [30 Aug 2000]
