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NewsTui Travel reorganises data usage
Travel group introduces data integration platform to support First Choice merger 04 Dec 2008
NewsTesco keeps online focus
Supermarket chain will continue investing in internet strategies to attract more customers 02 Dec 2008
FeaturesCase study: eSpares and business continuity
Online electricals business has managed to decrease its downtime 02 Dec 2008
Mobile vouchers to support beer promotion
Mine's a pint - Pitcher & Piano and Coors Brewers partnership uses voucher authentication via chip-and-PIN technology 01 Dec 2008
Coca-Cola improves product distribution
Drinks giant bolsters planning capacity and improves sales through better retail data management 01 Dec 2008
VAT reduction to cost IT £115m
Cost of changing systems to use new rate will hit business 28 Nov 2008
Procter & Gamble to boost web capability
Acquisition of Ocado stake signals sharper focus on internet projects 27 Nov 2008
Whittard of Chelsea brews web site revamp
Retailer invests in multichannel approach to woo customers 27 Nov 2008
Pret A Manger goes for contactless cards
Partnership with Barclaycard will speed up purchases of £10 and under 27 Nov 2008
Bakery chain rolls out data management improvements
Irwin's hopes to benefit from better data handling 20 Nov 2008
Retailers turn to supply chain tools to boost revenues
Ian Williams reports on how businesses are looking to new technology and data handling practices to improve sales forecasting and streamline supply chain operations 20 Nov 2008
Co-op invests £1m in data warehousing
Food chain bolsters storage and processing capacity after merger with United Co-operatives 20 Nov 2008
Cotton Traders tightens credit card protections
Retailer deploys 'tokenisation' middleware 20 Nov 2008
Tea firm brews supply chain improvements
Taylors of Harrogate introduces reporting and production tools in a bid to improve efficiency 14 Nov 2008
British Heart Foundation checks in new inventory system
Mobile-based tool will increase accuracy in stock taking and support compliance 12 Nov 2008
Web sales boost Sainsbury's results
Thirty per cent rise in online shopping drives up profits at supermarket giant 12 Nov 2008
Online sales to slow down this Christmas
Sector will still generate £13bn during Q4, but consumers are buying less 10 Nov 2008
Is the online retail boom slowing?
Figures from the government suggest fewer people are using the internet to make purchases than two years ago, writes Tom Young 06 Nov 2008
Fashion chain improves purchase data collection
New system at Kookaï set to improve processing of products sold via third parties 05 Nov 2008
E-commerce success is all in the delivery
Online businesses that earn a reputation for reliable service throughout the transaction process will be the ones best able to ride out the slump 30 Oct 2008
VCS Timeless sells to Cegid Group
Retailers set to benefit from extended product portfolio 22 Oct 2008
Lastminute.com improves search capability
Customers can look for travel and leisure options using multiple criteria 21 Oct 2008
E-commerce to thrive in credit crunch
Consumers seek bargains online as economy falters 14 Oct 2008
Morrisons cuts queues with infra-red technology
Retailer aims to improve in-store staff management with customer monitoring system 13 Oct 2008
Premier Inn optimises revenue with new IT
Amadeus system expected to improve hotel occupancy rates 07 Oct 2008
Tui Travel enables in-store video service
Holiday decision making supported by media streaming 07 Oct 2008
Marks & Spencer to boost IT investment
Retailer scales back spending but channels £400m into technology 02 Oct 2008
Ikea assembles new systems to boost online sales
Furnishing group hopes to improve its multichannel offering via new supply chain systems 25 Sep 2008
Private sector project of the year - the shortlist
The Computing Awards for Excellence, the Oscars of the IT industry, takes place in London on 5 November. Janie Davies turns the spotlight on the organisations nominated for private sector project of the year award 25 Sep 2008
Computing podcast: M&S vs Information Commissioner, and our VMworld report
In our latest podcast, we examine the Marks & Spencer data protection case and report from the recent VMware user conference in Las Vegas 25 Sep 2008
Victor Chandler bets on marketing automation
Betting group hopes to improve performance with new system 23 Sep 2008
Lloyds TSB told to ditch IT offshoring
Workers union demands offshoring freeze as bank faces consolidation 22 Sep 2008
Bombay Bicycle Club curries favour with web shoppers
Online ordering system boosts sales at Indian food chain 22 Sep 2008
3D Secure uptake soars to 25 million
Apacs claims major milestone for authentication standard 22 Sep 2008
John Lewis Partnership puts faith in IT
Investment in distribution systems generates big savings 19 Sep 2008
Tesco checks out mainframe performance boost
Supermarket reduces server power usage with performance management system 17 Sep 2008
Topman rolls out marketing technology
In-store terminals expected to increase footfall and improve campaign monitoring 16 Sep 2008
Yo! Sushi rolls out VoIP system
Restaurant chain to unify voice and data to generate savings 15 Sep 2008
Computing podcast 11 September 2008
We look back at the troubled CSA IT system and assess the prospects for its successor, and we examine the prospects for mobile phone contactless payments as the technology completes a major trial 12 Sep 2008
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VideoTechnology and privacy
Watch the final video in a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 02 Dec 2008
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Information Commissioner Richard Thomas is urging organisations to put privacy protection at the top of their procurement and development criteria 04 Dec 2008
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