All eBusiness News - January 2008

Littlewoods Shop Direct deploys web site monitoring software

Littlewoods Shop Direct Group (LSDG) has implemented web application experience management software to ensure its website responds quickly and consistently to customer requests.

Technology is behind liberalisation of stock markets, says Turquoise CEO

Technology is the force behind the liberalisation of the stock trading sector with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) the enabler, according to the head of Turquoise.

Mobile phone transactions expected to top £296bn by 2011

Financial transactions conducted using mobile phones are expected to generate more than £296bn by 2011, according to a report by Juniper...

Nationwide boosts click-through rates with interactive platform

Nationwide Building Society quadrupled online click-through rates through an adaptive video campaign working with real-time content (RTC).

NHS online catalogue wins e-government award

An online pharmaceutical catalogue for the NHS has won an award for e-government excellence in e-procurement.

Christmas web sales soar at Comet

Comet saw web sales soar over the Christmas period, reporting a 32% increase year-on-year.

Web shopping up 54% last year

Online shopping was up 54% last year, with sales worth £46.6bn. This compared with the £30.2bn recorded in 2006, says the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.

UK and French online retailers have a good Christmas

Web metrics firm comScore has said that UK and French online retailers appear to have done well over the Christmas shopping period, and were ahead of their German counterparts.

Firms offered package to get mobile ads off the ground

Wapple is offering firms a quick way to get their mobile ad campaigns going with its Wapple Advert Package.

RBS and NatWest launch e-statements

Online banking customers of Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest can receive their statements electronically rather than on paper, after the banks launched e-statement services.
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