All Technology articles – Page 356
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Banks and police team up to tackle card fraud data
The banking industry has launched a fraud intelligence unit to improve information sharing between banks and the police.
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DSGi head office staff get a lesson in green printing
DSGi claims to have cut paper use by 4 million sheets and cut CO2 emissions by 93 tonnes a year since switching to Lexmark’s managed printing service two years ago.
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Opinion
Card fraud goes global
Payment association Apacs today released figures for card fraud in 2007.
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Analysis
The weakest link
Getting tills ready for the switch-over to Chip and PIN caused major headaches for retailers. But the problems haven’t ended there, as Joanna Perry discovers
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Opinion
Stand and deliver
Just picture it. It’s Saturday afternoon at the shops and all around are sons and daughters rushing to purchase last-minute gifts for Mother’s Day.
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UK Digital Cameras joins service to pool fraud data
Fast-growing online retailer UK Digital Cameras has signed up for Ethoca’s collaborative fraud service.
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Wickes moves IT to Northampton centre
Travis Perkins has migrated Wickes’ London IT systems to a new data centre in Northampton.
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NewsWhite Stuff connects its shops and HQ via broadband link-up
White Stuff is close to completing the roll-out of a broadband wide area network (WAN) from Vodat.
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Borders unveils interactive store format in US
Borders has unveiled a ground-breaking new concept store in the US that combines traditional bricks-and-mortar retailing with the latest in digital technology.
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AnalysisTechnology in luxury retail: No imitation
Their customers may have lavish budgets, but are luxury retailers big spenders when it comes to the technology they use in their businesses? Joanna Perry investigates
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Union’s online campaign against M&S thwarted
Union Unite’s attempt to launch an online marketing offensive against Marks & Spencer appears to have been thwarted by Google.
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Gieves & Hawkes enlists VoIP to cut call costs
Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes is making significant savings on its telephony costs after switching to an internet protocol-based telephone service.
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Boden to launch ratings and reviews on UK site
Mail order retailer Boden will add product ratings and reviews to its web site this spring.
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NewsAgent Provocateur invests in IT to back growth plans
Luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur is to roll out a system from K3 to support its multichannel operation and improve its product lifecycle management as it expands the business.
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Opinion
RFID: have your say
EU Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has voiced concerns about the use of RFID chips for several years.
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Wilkinson ditches air-con for eco air-cooling system
Wilkinson Hardware Stores has adopted an air-cooling system that could save energy.
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AnalysisDigital divide: is the IT department an unloved outpost of your organisation?
Is the IT department an unloved outpost of your organisation, or critical to its success? Joanna Perry explains one new measure that has been designed to help retailers find out
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Specsavers seals £4.5m global broadband deal
Specsavers has signed a 4.5 million five-year deal with Vanco to provide a broadband network spanning six countries.
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Sainsbury’s plans to step up its at-source security tagging
Sainsbury’s is hoping to extend its source-tagging programme after completing the roll-out of security technology to all its supermarkets.
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Tesco to expand its use of electronic shelf-edge labels
Tesco is to extend its use of electronic shelf-edge labelling (ESL) using a system from Swedish vendor Pricer.