By John Walker on May 19, 2012
Olympians Sally Gunnell and Chris Boardman share their tips on how employees can get around London quicker and easier during Games time
With some businesses offering employees flexi time and Sunday trading hours being extended during the Olympics it’s easy for employees to overlook something as simple as getting around during the Games.
With this in mind [...]
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By John Walker on March 16, 2012
Mainstream 4G mobile services could be available in the UK as early as this year, under proposals outlined today by Ofcom.
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone operator running two of the UK’s most famous brands - T-Mobile (UK) and Orange (UK), has submitted an application to Ofcom to use its existing spectrum to deliver 4G services. [...]
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By John Walker on March 14, 2012
An Irish inventor has developed a product which can help large supermarket retailers cut carbon emmissions and save money.
Tom Glynn, 55, from Galway Ireland, first spotted the opportunity when he noticed that the retail of ice, the type used to cool drinks at parties and celebrations, was a major problem for the €30m turnover [...]
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By John Walker on March 8, 2012
It looks like Britvic Soft Drinks, one of the two leading branded soft drinks businesses in the UK, has made quite an innovative move this Easter.
Who can resist their new Tango Milk Chocolate Easter Egg?
Where can I buy one?
When is Easter 2012?
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By John Walker on February 28, 2012
360i parent company Dentsu Network West to invest in Expion to catapult social software company’s growth through integration of earned & paid social media
Digital agency 360i and social software firm Expion today announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize the way brands invest in Facebook. The partnership will result in the development of a powerful integrated [...]
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By John Walker on December 2, 2011
Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2012 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions herald changes in control for IT organizations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed.
This year’s selection process included evaluating several criteria that define a top prediction. The issues examined included relevance, [...]
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By John Walker on November 29, 2011
The Chancellor has today delivered his autumn statement to Parliament, alongside the publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for growth and borrowing. He announced permanent reductions in spending to ensure that the UK meets its fiscal targets, using some of those savings in the short term to fund infrastructure investment to generate [...]
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By John Walker on August 22, 2011
Running her business for five years Clare Muir, from Hampshire, took up a new OSCAR marketing initiative that has helped her to see the bigger picture on how to promote and refocus the image of her business.
“Even after running a successful OSCAR business for five years I still needed to know more and a new [...]
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By John Walker on August 19, 2011
As an alternative loyalty scheme to rival supermarkets signs up more than 500 businesses in just six months, a local business owner under the scheme, Heather Copley talks about her experience running a small business in today’s climate.
A shopping loyalty scheme set up to get people out of supermarkets and into farm shops is gathering [...]
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By Hazel Prive on August 5, 2011
As a small business there is very little money in the budget for PR, marketing and communications, so why not do it yourself?
There are many things that you need to consider when you start a new business, but one of the most important things you need to think about is both your communications and PR. [...]
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Ofcom looks favourably on Orange/T-Mobile application to deliver 4G services
By John Walker on March 16, 2012
Mainstream 4G mobile services could be available in the UK as early as this year, under proposals outlined today by Ofcom.
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone operator running two of the UK’s most famous brands - T-Mobile (UK) and Orange (UK), has submitted an application to Ofcom to use its existing spectrum to deliver 4G services. [...]
Posted in Computer Services, Critical Infrastructure, Customer Support, E-commerce, Expansion, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Internet Services, Marketing Facilities, Product Research and Development, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Requests For Comments (RFQs), Standards, Technology, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Services, Tendering and Procurement Alerts, UK | Tagged 4G, Everything Everywhere, Ofcom, Olaf Swantee, Orange, T-Mobile | Leave a response