http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/ en-gb Copyright 2009 Framework Media Ltd Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:29:00 +0000 60 b574a1a5afb65051b4c5f405ae83a876 For small businesses with a moderate number of staff, IT can often be a real pain. There is no value in having a full time IT Manager as their time would be wasted, however you still need to have everyone on your team setup and working with a virus free,… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Allmyapps-keeps-everything-in-sync/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:29:00 +0000 ad2d5961f6e56e087413cc38d0f701f0 St Richard's Hospice in Worcester has launched a new, fun fundraising mobile phone app - 'Bling My Bear' - to help raise cash for the charity. The app has been designed and hosted by Borwell, a software company based in Malvern. Andrea and Steve Borwell-Fox are keen supporters of the… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/New-fun-fundraising-iPhone-app/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:28:00 +0000 ef9fde037d49c173864f8dbfaa4783a7 A Midlands computer technology company is pioneering an apprenticeship programme that will benefit businesses which do not have dedicated ICT support. MET (Managed Enterprise Technology), based at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham, this year took on three apprentices from a Microsoft-approved scheme and their move is now set to provide much-need… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/ICT-experts-develop-apprentice-spinoff-for-businesses/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:25:00 +0000 747f3a8bf24a527171eff5cbdd0505a9 One of the country’s longest established care providers, The Hospital of God at Greatham, is investing in a new financial solution from Access UK. The charitable and housing trust, established in 1273, has selected Access Dimensions to bring greater visibility of information to the organisation and provide a more controlled… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/The-Hospital-of-God-simplifies-accounts-with-Access-Dimensions/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:23:00 +0000 a1daff68f0550f479e1419c7b282e1cd Opinion from TCM Infosys, a leading specialist in developing FPM solutions for businesses around the globe... For the majority of businesses, an investment in a financial performance management (FPM) solution will deliver almost immediate dividends, helping to increase revenue, improve efficiency and productivity, and manage budgets more efficiently and effectively.… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Put-Business-Intelligence-to-work-for-you/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:21:00 +0000 a6269b3c0129982af95bf3b1442476c2 Ted Baker, the fast-growing British designer brand, is rolling-out new point-of-sale and retail management software, Yourcegid Retail, to help support its expansion abroad. Yourcegid Retail is expected to make dealing with complicated tax regimes and customer service in local languages more straightforward. The initial implementation of the stores in Hong… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Ted-Baker-rolls-out-Cegid-retail-management-software-to-support-expansion-/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:00 +0000 afd7ea1206094b052c7436eab171b0ac ValidSoft, a global supplier of fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification solutions and part of the Elephant TalkGroup, has partnered with leading research house Opus Research to produce a report titled: Voice Biometrics Authentication Best Practices: Overcoming Obstacles to Adoption. The study, led by Dan Miller, senior analyst at Opus… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Voice-biometrics-to-playkey-role-in-security-in-2012/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:17:00 +0000 4ead84cdd87a114ba3ef607611637f5f Social network applications are leaving an open door to our most personal of details. Tending to the crops on your virtual farm, finding out who views your profile and sharing your favourite movie trailers may seem like harmless ways to use social networks but oblivious users are accepting application requests… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Social-Apps-The-devils-in-disguise/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:15:00 +0000 da0fbeb41607c0672067c1892f7dc7bf Recruitment specialists HB Human Capital has chosen Access’ integrated business solutions to underpin its ambitious growth plans. HB Human Capital has already seen turnover more than double in the last four years from £63 to £127m. It is now looking to repeat this success over the next four years. Group… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/HB-Human-Capital-chooses-Access-to-support-ambitious-growth-plans/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000 55ae7f5dd2ea145cdc98be3665652686 Lewisham Council is the first local authority to use newly developed software, MapThat, to provide a state‐of‐the‐art interactive map on its re‐launched website, www.lewisham.gov.uk The additional Report‐It user‐friendly tool looks set to reduce the Council’s costs in conjunction with the Customer Relationship Management System and new Website Self‐Serve platform, improving… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Lewisham-Council-leads-the-way-with-MapThat/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:07:00 +0000 fc4b026b542dd6423ef67d4c94aa7f3d Brighthouse, the leading UK rent-to-own retailer, is using TranSend ePOD from VSc Solutions to manage deliveries and collections between its depots, stores and customers to improve customer service and drive down operational costs through automating processes. TranSend ePOD allows Brighthouse to control what goods are delivered and collected, where and… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Brighthouse-achieve-tight-control-over-deliveriescollections-with-TranSend-ePOD/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:06:00 +0000 b42bef330d38afaea57dac4046b1585d Foxtons Estate Agents has implemented Albany ePAY, the intelligent electronic payments and collections solution, from Albany Software. The solution is enabling Foxtons to process its 6,000 weekly transactions with Bacs directly, saving £50,000 per annum on banking fees. Foxtons is London's leading estate agency and has in excess of 30… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/Foxtons-slashes-banking-fees-with-Albany-Solution/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 474ad411a4f093b0e471703c34e53200 Torex, the leading global provider of innovative technology to the retail, hospitality and convenience and fuel markets, ha announced that retailer C&A will install Torex POS in over 1,500 stores across 19 European countries. The solution will provide the retailer with a modern IT platform to enable central control and… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-02-01/CA-to-introduce-Torex-POS-solution-in-1500-stores-across-Europe/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000 461aeaaeb9675fba81bebff49f41c728 Following the Office of Cyber Security’s recent announcement that 80 per cent of attacks could be kept at bay if companies invested in simple defences such as basic anti-virus and firewall software Dave Waterson, CEO at data security provider, Sentrybay said: “Basic anti-virus software is struggling to cope in the… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/Standard-defences-are-no-longer-enough/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:24:00 +0000 ec4fbc732d7d22e21178b2deae283ce7 A new survey polling the opinions of CAD users attending Autodesk’s recent series of Digital Prototyping Forums across Europe reveals that many manufacturers are already using the cloud for design and reaping the rewards as a result. The research, carried out in November 2011, surveyed more than 1,300 CAD managers… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/CAD-users-across-Europe-embracing-the-Cloud-according-to-new-Autodesk-survey-/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0000 5e710e0edd3d1868c7c3bd64e9450815 The Government must get its policy on broadband right by ensuring that everyone has access to adequate broadband as a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows online trade is vital for growth. The internet helps to shrink borders and is an important tool for small businesses… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/Broadband-policy-must-be-right-for-online-trade-to-grow/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:20:00 +0000 48fb1ed2c385375d0b114fe9f3f473c7 Over-50s group Saga has launched an iPhone app that translates hundreds of slang words and phrases used by teens. Named ‘Woteva’ the app enables users to search or scroll through a dictionary of 500 words and their meanings. An audio function speaks aloud many of the words. Propa bo. Download… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/Propa-bo-Over50s-group-launches-teen-translator-iPhone-app/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:20:00 +0000 ab403a471b55d4ed883b0d22811cbb04 OBS Logistics has announced that Auto electrical installation company, SM UK, is implementing theCALIDUS electronic proof-of-delivery system. SM UK will useCALIDUS ePOD to reduce administration, speed up invoicing by cutting paperwork and improve cashflow by reducing the average 40-day turnaround in payments to 30 days. “We need to streamline the… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/SM-UK-speeds-invoices-with-CALIDUS-ePOD-solution/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:17:00 +0000 ce37cda40e8ca79293f7f0fbe533cc11 Sapphire is to implement a 27 user SAP Business One solution at Adstream, the world's leading player in digital advertising technology services, that connects the global advertising community by streamlining the management, organisation, validation and distribution of multichannel content. Tim Emly, Global Financial Controller at Adstream, explained the requirement for… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/Adstream-to-implement-SAP-Business-One/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:13:00 +0000 dc3a6964f5e2b2e9856fbaf33ad1dd41 The Disabilities Trust is looking to improve efficiency with a new HR solution from Access. The national charity for people with physical and learning disabilities, brain injury and autism is making the move from numerous spreadsheets and paper-based processes to an online system with SelectHR web edition from Access for… http://www.itshowcase.co.uk/News/Articles/2012-01-01/Disabilities-Trust-chooses-new-HR-solution-from-Access/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:12:00 +0000