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January 27, 2010 27 Jan'10
HCL sacrificed some profit for strong future in Europe

Indian service provider HCL Technologies disclosed that it is prepared to live with lower profits as it invests for an upturn.

The company was the...
January 14, 2010 14 Jan'10
DSGi consumer sales up but business demand low

Sales increased at DSGi's retail business during the critical Christmas buying period, but sales in its business division were weak.

The...
December 15, 2009 15 Dec'09
First 4G networking offers 100 Mbps

Swedes and Norwegians became the first mobile users to get access to 100Mbps network speeds as TeliaSonera launched the world's first commercial 4G services...
October 05, 2009 05 Oct'09
Fibre reaches 5.5m more homes, but not in UK

Fibre network operators defied the recession to add more than 5.5 million new residential and business subscribers worldwide, 15% up on six months ago, says...

September 02, 2009 02 Sep'09
DSGi UK retail and reseller arms struggle

DSGi, owner of PC World, Curry's and Curry's Digital, and a major supplier of PCs to small businesses, has described the start to this fiscal year as...
May 21, 2009 21 May'09
Linux welcomed on the desktop

Linux desktops are easier to implement than IT staff expected if they targeted the right groups of users, a study from Freeform Dynamics has found.

The...
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
NCP woos UK with 64-bit connections to IPsec VPNs

Germany-based secure connection software supplier NCP is pinning its expansion plans for 2009 on a universal software client for virtual private networks (VPNs).
March 24, 2009 24 Mar'09
IT grads told to brush up their language skills to get higher pay

IT graduates should brush up their language skills to benefit from higher wages being offered by big foreign firms located in Scotland and other areas.

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July 16, 2008 16 Jul'08
Market forces may push banks to improve IT

Computer systems that deal in pounds, shillings and pence are at the core of IT infrastructures at some of the UK's biggest banks. Banking services depend...
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
Mobile broadband modem market rising fast

The mobile broadband modem market is set for a new stage of growth according to new research

April 11, 2008 11 Apr'08
UK drops out of top ten networked economies

The UK has dropped out of the top ten for the most networked economies in the world, according to the World Economic Forum.
March 17, 2008 17 Mar'08
Mobile internet usage in Europe to surge over the next five years

125 million Europeans will access the Web regularly from their mobile phone by 2013; triple the number that do so today.
February 13, 2008 13 Feb'08
How Plus Markets is using sophisticated IT to compete with the London Stock Exchange

Plus Markets has placed IT at the heart of its strategy to compete with the London Stock Exchange's main market for buyers and sellers of shares.
February 01, 2008 01 Feb'08
Glitnir Bank looks to ELS lending platform for growth

Glitnir Bank is adopting EDB's ELS lending platform to improve the performance and accountability of its transactions.
January 31, 2008 31 Jan'08
McColl spends £19m to bring EPOS to corner shops

Martin McColl, the company that runs most of Britain's corner shops, is embarking on an eight-year, £19m project to create a national integrated store management system that will help it fight fraud.
November 02, 2007 02 Nov'07
The evolution of stock market technology

Technology has contributed to a bang and a crash at the London Stock Exchange and created an invisible world where billions of pounds changes hands in milliseconds. But with EU red tape altering the financial sector's landscape, technology's ...
September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07
Stock exchanges face IT challenge to prove ‘best execution’ under Mifid

In less than two months Europe's stock exchange technology will be put to the test when the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) brings new requirements for investment firms, including banks, insurers and hedge funds, to protect ...
September 20, 2007 20 Sep'07
MiFID stirs technology change at stock exchanges

In less than two months Europe's stock exchange technology will be put to the test when the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) brings new requirements for investment firms, including banks, insurers and hedge funds to offer strict ...
August 29, 2007 29 Aug'07
LogicaCMG sales increase 36.2%

For the six months ending 30 June, LogicaCMG saw sales up 36.2% to £1.525bn, compared with £1.12bn for the same period last year.
July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07
US beats Europe over mobile data migration, says study

Some 72% of businesses expect to migrate mobile applications to an internet protocol (IP) network by next year, according to a global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of AT&T.
July 19, 2007 19 Jul'07
Plus Markets technology upgrade vital as exchange is granted new status

Share trading centre Plus Markets will be able to fully utilise its latest trading platform after being granted recognised investment exchange status.
June 26, 2007 26 Jun'07
Project Turquoise to name trading technology partner

OMX is in discussions to become the sole technology provider for Project Turquoise, a new equities trading platform supported by leading investment banks, reports The Daily Telegraph.
June 10, 2007 10 Jun'07
Accenture system helps New York bank cut compliance staff

A New York bank is to cut the staff employed on compliance reporting from 365 to 12 following the introduction of a new compliance and IT security monitoring service from Accenture.
May 09, 2007 09 May'07
Banking industry adopts contactless payments

The UK banking industry has confirmed plans for the national introduction of contactless technology on UK credit and debit cards for low value transactions.
April 04, 2007 04 Apr'07
Truck firm rolls out Wi-Fi to support remote working

Truck and bus manufacturer Scania is rolling out the iPass Mobile Office system to its global remote workforce to help deliver secure wireless flexible working.
April 03, 2007 03 Apr'07
ICT accounts for 50% of EU productivity growth

ICT is driving almost 50% of the EU’s growth, said an annual European Commission report on the digital economy.
October 11, 2006 11 Oct'06
Central Networks puts power supply details on the web

Utility firm Central Networks has launched a live network map on its website which allows its 4.9 million customers to view constantly updated information on their electricity supply.
October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06
Nokia unveils Bluetooth wireless rival for smaller devices

Nokia has unveiled a short-range wireless rival to Bluetooth, which uses less power and can be loaded onto smaller devices.
September 22, 2006 22 Sep'06
Dell goes east for more efficient manufacturing in new Polish plant

Dell is expanding its manufacturing operations in Europe by building a $200m (£108m) facility in Poland, which will initially employ 1,000 people.
August 22, 2006 22 Aug'06
LogicaCMG acquisition lifts headcount to 40,000

IT services provider LogicaCMG is to acquire Swedish firm WM-data in $1.66bn (£0.87bn) deal aimed at improving the company’s prospects of securing major global contracts.
July 28, 2005 28 Jul'05
EMEA PC market growth boosted by proliferation of low-priced notebooks in Q2 2005

For the third quarter running, the EMEA PC market has surpassed expectations, expanding by more than 23% year on year in 2Q05, according to preliminary data released today by IDC's EMEA Quarterly PC Tracker.
April 06, 2005 06 Apr'05
UK left on the grid?

UK businesses have been slow to invest in grid technology, according to research sponsored by software giant Oracle.
December 02, 2004 02 Dec'04
£520m deals in Denmark build IBM's European presence

IBM has completed outsourcing deals with two Danish companies valued at more than $1bn (£520m) over 10 years, reinforcing its...
November 04, 2004 04 Nov'04
IDC: Nordic countries lead broadband penetration

The UK may be increasing its broadband penetration, but it is falling behind Scandinavia in the information revolution, according...
October 25, 2004 25 Oct'04
IBM Norway trades services for hefty contract

IBM is selling its outsourcing business for local governments and small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in Norway, calling it...
September 06, 2004 06 Sep'04
Oracleworld - Oracle touts grid computing

Oracle has launched its Grid Index Report at the start of its Oracleworld show. The study will track the understanding,...
July 16, 2004 16 Jul'04
French ministry switches from Microsoft to Linux to reduce costs

A French government ministry became the latest organisation to swap its Microsoft systems for open source last week.
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
Nordic bank signs £1.5bn joint venture with IBM

Nordic financial services group Nordea has signed a 10-year IT joint venture with IBM deal worth an estimated €2.2bn (£1.5bn)
June 30, 2003 30 Jun'03
Fujitsu and Nokia team on enterprise mobility

Nokia has forged a partnership with Fujitsu in a bid to boost the uptake of wireless-based corporate services.
May 20, 2003 20 May'03
European Commission approves TeliaSonera divestments

The European Commission has approved Nordic telecommunications group TeliaSonera's proposal to sell its Swedish cable TV business...
April 07, 2003 07 Apr'03
Flexible working legislation: Are you ready?

IT departments must ensure they are ready for the government’s flexible working legislation, which came into effect on 7 April.
October 02, 2002 02 Oct'02
Nordic bank to open payment interface to Microsoft and IBM

Stockholm financial services group Nordea has entered into agreements with IBM and Microsoft to offer Internet-based payment...
July 10, 2002 10 Jul'02
Mobile services market to reach $30bn by 2006

The worldwide market for mobile and professional services will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 58.5% to be worth...
June 20, 2002 20 Jun'02
First European WLAN cross-border roaming service launched

Telia Mobile and the Italian unit of Megabeam Networks have signed what both companies claim to be Europe's first cross-border...
October 25, 2001 25 Oct'01
Reuters frees staff with global wireless network

Reuters has completed the first phase in a global wireless Lan roll-out. Its aim is to simplify network upgrades and allow staff...
October 03, 2001 03 Oct'01
Microsoft licences sold direct to build subscription model

Max Hotopf talks to Microsoft European channel supremo, Ian Kent, about the vendor's decision to sell all Enterprise licences...
August 29, 2001 29 Aug'01
Bigger is not always better

Small and medium-sized companies are ploughing ahead with their e-business initiatives and remain unaffected by the dotcom slump.