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News United Parcel Service (UPS) has teamed up with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to offer secure online delivery of paper-based documents. It promises to scan and replicate paper-based documents, using HP Digital Sender software, and... [04 Jun 1999]
UPS plans ecommerce acquisitions
News US courier, United Parcel Service (UPS), is planning a series of ecommerce acquisitions. A UPS spokesman would not disclose details of which companies were under scrutiny, but said expansion in three... [22 Jul 1999]
UPS pulls the plug on online delivery
News UPS is to discontinue its online delivery service after admitting its investment in the venture has not paid off. At the time UPS said it expected electronic delivery to account for 30 per cent of its... [09 Apr 2002]
UPS unites supply chain business
News UPS has launched a business unit called UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The new division offers customers the combined services of the company's existing, separate supply chain businesses:... [21 Feb 2002]
UPS vendor initiates early warning system
News Advance-Galatrek has this week added to its range of UPS (uninterruptable power supply) services by launching an early warning system designed to pre-empt technical problems. It connects a standard UPS... [04 Aug 1999]
Q&A: UPS CIO Ken Lacy
Comment UPS' IT chief Ken Lacy recently sat down with silicon.com to discuss the importance of technology to delivering better customer service, why he undertakes projects even if there's a negative ROI and the possibility of... [25 Jun 2004]
UPS boss joins ecommerce bandwagon
News The chairman of US delivery service giant UPS has warned businesses they must radically realign working practices to succeed in ecommerce or risk being "left in the dust by competitors". To accommodate this, he said,... [08 Jan 1999]
UPS invests $200m in global wireless push
News Parcels giant UPS is making a $200m global investment in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular wireless technology - a move that should put an end to delays caused by snapped connector cables linking workers' equipment. [24 Jun 2004]
UPS shares surge 35 per cent on news of IPO
News Shares in carrier giant, UPS, have jumped 35 per cent on US stock markets on the news that the company's IPO this week raised a staggering $5.47bn. The company's evolution towards ecommerce is borne out in claims by... [12 Nov 1999]
UPS Topologies and Standards
White Paper With the vast increase in the number and types of sensitive loads, the term UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is now used to identify devices with power ratings ranging from a few hundred VA, designed to protect desktop... [14 Aug 2009]
Start-ups cash in on 'exploding' battery recalls
News Component start-ups can struggle for years before landing a first deal or even getting high-level meetings with device makers. Other lithium ion start-ups are less secretive. Lampe-Onnerud and executives... [20 Dec 2006]
Start-ups may fall victim to global market slump
News He claimed the "choppy market conditions" caused by recent economic turmoil in Russia and Latin America means investors are cautious about investing in technology start-ups. Small high-tech start-up companies could be... [25 Aug 1998]
Ireland and UK pull together to promote tech start-ups
News Government bodies from Ireland and the UK are planning to work together on a project promoting technology start-ups on both sides of the Irish border. Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government body for trade and... [19 Nov 2001]
Competition to marry VCs and start-ups
News An early-stage UK funder of tech start-ups is calling for entries to a new competition that it says will put them on a fast track to investment and growth. The winning CEO gets to go to a Williams Race Day, though it is... [08 Apr 2005]
AOL to kill pop-ups
News In October, the company promised members that it would stop delivering pop-ups and pop-unders from third-party advertisers. The tool blocks most pop-ups, except for those that people have requested or... [12 Mar 2003]
