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27 cities to compete for 'ultra-fast' broadband funding

...the cities on the shortlist guidance on the next stage of the bidding process. They will now need to come up with plans for how... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

G-cloud to aim for 12-month contracts

...change procurement strategies. It wants to include more small firms in the bidding process, will attempt to use open-source software, and reduce the time... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Jack Clark

BT reveals fresh wave of towns to get fibre rollout

...as Geo and Cable and Wireless, and Fujitsu, have recently quit the bidding process for certain regional deployments, saying the terms of the procurement process... Read more

12 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Is buying a .brand domain worth it? Nine questions to ask before you bid for .yourcompany

...Icann. With just a few months left before the generic TLD (gTLD) bidding process kicks off, what questions should businesses be asking now? 1. Do... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

MPs: Government IT is a 'recipe for rip-offs'

Government departments have 'wasted an obscene amount of money' on IT projects that do not deliver, in part because contracts go to a 'de facto cartel' of big suppliers, a committee of MPs has found Read more

28 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government fibre drive threatened by BT prices, ISPs say

...PIA, there may be a de facto boycott of the BDUK pilot bidding process, which is currently in its early stages, sources within the industry... Read more

6 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Google bids $900m for Nortel patents

...for $900m in cash. In an agreement with Google, part of a bidding process open to others as well, the search company would acquire "approximately... Read more

5 April, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Huawei close to Tube mobile deal, say reports

...this point, but we can confirm that we are involved in the bidding process," the Chinese company said in a statement. "The UK is an... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google sues US government over tech contract bidding

...government are headed for a legal showdown over a claim that the bidding process for a government contract rejected Google Apps without fully evaluating its... Read more

2 November, 2010 by Tom Krazit

Dell regroups after 3Par battle

...cash. That offer was quickly trumped by HP, after which a rapid bidding process upped the price of 3Par to $2.4bn. Dell bowed out... Read more

24 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Welsh government offers £2m for rural broadband

...criteria for allocating the funding will be published by the time the bidding process opens. One analyst questioned whether the funding of £1,000 per... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Richard Thurston
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Wild Rewards At Game Auctions 1.10

...the Xcel Energy Center. Live running auctions allow you to monitor the bidding process right from your seat! Check out available auction items, review current... Read more

11 April, 2012
An On-Demand Sourcing Solution for Rapid and Sustainable Savings (SAP Solution Brief)

An On-Demand Sourcing Solution for Rapid and Sustainable Savings (SAP Solution Brief)

...that helps you collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers - and lets you do all... Read more

22 March, 2012
Hotel Tonight - Last Minute Deals on Hotels 2.2.0

Hotel Tonight - Last Minute Deals on Hotels 2.2.0

...TechCrunch "The app is more attractive to use than Priceline's, whose bidding process takes too long at the last-minute." - Budget Travel "Worth it... Read more

9 February, 2012
Hotel Tonight 1.0.6

Hotel Tonight 1.0.6

...Appolicious+ "The app is more attractive to use than Priceline's, whose bidding process takes too long at the last-minute. " - Budget TravelHotelTonight offers:- Exclusive... Read more

4 December, 2011

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