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London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Insight perspective London has a vision of using technology to deliver a successful 2012 Olympics. But, asks Ovum analyst John O'Brien, will the credit crunch stop the city from fulfilling its dreams?
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, contactless payment, social networking, International Olympic Committee, British Airways Plc., Deloitte LLP, billing, information technology, Olympic Games
Airlines won't mandate online check-in
News Not all airlines plan to follow move by RyanAir to make Internet check-in compulsory, preferring instead to offer Web as alternative channel for passengers.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Mobile, Passenger, Spokesperson, Singapore, Portal, e-mail, handheld, British Airways Plc.
Aviva strikes US$1B BPO deal
News Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource US$1 billion worth of back-office work.
Tags: Offshoring, Outsourcing, Aviva Plc., India, Business Process, BPO, analytics, Silicon.com, British Airways Plc., call-center
Making sense of Live Mesh
Techguide Justin James gets Microsoft's general manager of Live Services to shed more light about Live Mesh, and shares why he is now more open minded about Live Mesh.
Tags: Web services, Protocols and platforms, Data centers, Data Management, Microsoft Corp., Security, Cloud Computing, Blockbuster Inc., Server, British Airways Plc.
In-flight broadband 'to take off this year'
News The fledgling in-flight broadband market is set for serious growth this year, with the number of Web-enabled aeroplanes to surge from 25 in 2008 to 800 by year's end.
Tags: Business broadband, Smart Phone, wireless service, Broadband, handheld, British Airways Plc., SMS, handheld device, analyst, accounting
Mobile phones key to paperless air travel
News Mobile phones could be a godsend to the airline industry--saving time and therefore money.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Japan, phone, CIO, payment, Germany, British Airways Plc., CTO
British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications
News Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Web services, Budgeting/cost control, Mobile, mobile communication, Telecommunications, aircraft, CIO, British Airways Plc., GPRS
TCS trims UK headcount by 10 percent
News Indian outsourcer TCS has reduced its UK workforce to 4,500 people as part of a cost-cutting drive, pulling back staff from delivery centers and customer offices in the United Kingdom to fill other posts in India.
Tags: Human resources, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Outsourcing, British Telecommunications, CRM, Outsourcing Company, Lakshmi, Sales, Consulting, public sector
