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News Airline Virgin Atlantic says an IT overhaul will give passengers greater control over how they book their tickets. The airline signed a five-year deal with services company EDS, now owned by HP, to maintain and improve... [09 Dec 2008]
Virgin Net under attack for free pricing plan
News Virgin Net has been accused of botching its transformation into a free Internet service provider (ISP). Under the new pricing model Virgin Net customers can either pay £5.99 a month and have free... [03 May 1999]
Virgin Trains' free hotspots for first class travellers
News First class travellers on Virgin trains now get free use of Wi-Fi hotspots as they wait for their trains - for the next six months. Broadreach Networks is offering free hotspots in five Virgin first... [17 Mar 2004]
Virgin Atlantic Airways Pilots Radio Frequency Identification With Oracle and Tata Consultancy Services
White Paper Since it was founded in 1984, Virgin Atlantic Airways, as a company, is always looking for ways to take advantage of technological advancement. The aviation industry is gradually moving toward RFID standards, and the... [06 Oct 2006]
Virgin Media, TalkTalk 'unaffected' by BT's Phorm
News Service providers TalkTalk and Virgin Media are continuing to evaluate Phorm's ad-serving technology. Virgin Media also told ZDNet UK that it is still evaluating the technology, which has drawn criticism... [07 Jul 2009]
Virgin Net drops Net access charges
News Virgin Net MD, David Clarke has sounded the death knell for the fee-based ISP (Internet service provider) as his company announced it will scrap its monthly subscription charge. From 1 April, Virgin... [17 Feb 1999]
Virgin Atlantic inks $7m IP VPN deal
News Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a five-year $7m deal with Sita for the provision and maintenance of an IP virtual private network (IP VPN). Virgin reckons the migration will result in "a double-digit... [18 Nov 2003]
5 years ago... Virgin Rail expands Scottish call centres
News 06.11.98: Virgin Rail Group is bringing 1,000 new call centre jobs to Scotland. Leaving aside for now the question of just how much Virgin has improved rail services, it is immediately apparent that five... [06 Nov 2003]
Virgin Mobile hails storming quarter
News Virgin Mobile has announced a landmark quarter, hailing the best ever Q2 results in its short history. Virgin's growing customer base is a remarkable result in a market where other operators have... [21 Jul 2003]
Virgin Trains to offer wireless broadband
News Passengers on Virgin Trains should be able to get limited high-speed wireless internet access in their carriage by the end of this year, as the race to Wi-Fi enable the UK's railways heats up. Wi-Fi operator Broadreach... [19 Aug 2003]
5 years ago... Virgin Trains creates mobile office
News 08.07.98:Virgin Trains has announced a deal with Cellnet to convert one of its first-class carriages into a mobile office. Only last month Virgin was still talking about mobile working on board its trains. [08 Jul 2003]
Virgin bans in-flight use of Apple, Dell laptops
News Virgin Atlantic has banned the in-flight use of most Apple and Dell laptops, following recalls of thousands of batteries by both computer makers. For those passengers, Virgin will supply leads or... [18 Sep 2006]
Virgin slams Apple over 'anticompetitive' iPod
News French online music store Virgin Mega has filed a complaint against Apple, claiming that the company's refusal to license the copy protection technology used in its iPod is harming competition. According to the filing,... [06 Aug 2004]
Virgin boss Branson restores English pride
News Resplendent in dinner jacket and bow-tie, Branson, the man behind Virgin Mobile, Virgin.net and the whole of the Virgin empire, 'drove' into Dover harbour in his Gibbs Aquada amphibious... [14 Jun 2004]
Virgin takes axe to broadband start-up cost
News Virgin.net announced on Monday that it is cutting the start-up cost of upgrading to broadband by £20. Virgin.net is also continuing to waive the broadband activation fee, even though BT Wholesale's... [29 Apr 2003]
