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RSS giftsTroops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts
News These gifts will be funded by charitable donations to the Operational Welfare Fund. An MoD spokesman said: "The lads on the front line will be able to choose from the gifts and gadgets. Troops serving on... [15 Oct 2009]
Beware of spammers bearing Christmas gifts
News Companies are being warned to remind employees about the dangers of e-greetings cards in the run up to Christmas, with festive season-related junk email volumes soaring. The amount of spam hitting our inboxes is up 50 per cent on last... [07 Nov 2003]
Faster Task Times Cut Staff by Half and Give Instant Answers on High-End Gifts
White Paper World Lux customers buy fine pens, watches, men's jewelry and fragrances, plus smoking, leather, and desk accessories. Clients expect the best in merchandise, service, and cost efficiency. But two clumsy and crash-prone retail systems... [23 Nov 2006]
Vivendi gifts its employees the chance to get online
News Under the deal announced today, Vivendi will pay for its 260,000 staff to receive a HP computer and free internet access. People PC will manage the implementation. The first phase of rollout is currently under way in France where 110,000... [01 Mar 2001]
Alien hunting, Windows through the ages and Christmas gifts
Photo With Christmas just around the corner, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the hordes of people watching the horizon for signs of an otherworldly being are in fact watching for the arrival of Santa. Not so - it's aliens. [22 Dec 2008]
Exclusive: Microsoft gifts your credit card details to fraudsters
News silicon.com has unearthed a new security hole in Microsoft's .NET system that could open the door to criminals getting hold of surfers' credit card details. The new weakness affects anyone purchasing on .NET-enabled sites from cyber... [14 Nov 2001]
Cisco gifts conferencing tech to Middle East
News Cisco is to give away five sets of its top-of-the-range conferencing systems. The recipients will be the governments of five emerging nations: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. [29 Jan 2007]
Facebook goes all chocolaty
News You can now send your Facebook friends chocolaty gifts which they can then pick up at a shop using their mobile phone. People have been sending virtual gifts on Facebook but this is one of the first... [14 Feb 2008]
When is a supplier gift/junket inappropriate?
News Free junkets, gifts, trips to big sporting events and free gifts are all still tools of the trade used by tech suppliers to try and get business out of CIOs and IT buyers - or 'building relationships' as... [06 Jun 2008]
US Army tells Gates 'Keep your software'
News Microsoft has been mailing free copies of its pricey Office productivity software to government employees, but silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com has learned that at least two federal agencies are warning recipients to return the... [12 Mar 2004]
Facebook payments: Virtually here?
News The social site has been expanding the presence of its virtual currency, which Facebook debuted last November when it changed the monetary units for its Gifts product into "credits" rather than US dollars, with credits... [26 May 2009]
How the e-tailers stole Christmas
Comment Frankly if you're still struggling for ideas for gifts by mid-to-late December the notion of "it's the thought that counts" just has to take a backseat. According to Goldfish credit card, shoppers are gearing themselves... [14 Dec 2001]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.12.03
Round-Up Despite an assertion to complete the whole experience online from the comfort of the sofa with a glass of mulled wine to hand and Cliff Richard playing on the stereo the pathetic number of gifts bought so far (zero)... [19 Dec 2003]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.01.09
Round-Up On the subject of presents, Father Christmas seems to have delivered rather too many dodgy gifts this year. TalkTalk's list of unwanted gifts include "motoring accessories" (presumably whatever could be... [09 Jan 2009]
Google reveals click fraud data
News The report was requested as part of a settlement reached between website Lane's Gifts and Google. Lane's Gifts sued Google last year, claiming the search giant charged advertisers for fraudulent clicks. [26 Jul 2006]
