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BT hurt by niche suppliers, poor quality
News BT's UK position has been threatened by the arrival of a number of smaller telecoms suppliers offering new services at lower prices. The 2,050-strong sample of UK telecoms and IT professionals also said that quality of service from suppliers has a...
[January 30, 1998, 15:34]
Accounts Payable: Tracking Obligations to Suppliers, Controlling Cash Flow, and Making Sound Cash Management Decisions Is Now Easier Than Ever
White Papers OPEN SYSTEMS Accounting Software (OSAS) Accounts Payable application helps you track your obligations to suppliers and control your cash flow. You need to make sound cash management decisions about which bills to pay and when to pay them.
[October 25, 2005, 3:00]
Webinar: RFID for Defense Suppliers
White Papers This webinar is an opportunity to understand the Department of Defense's recent proposed regulations requiring suppliers to identify shipments with radio frequency identification tags. This webcast is for managers and executives in the defense...
[January 5, 2006, 23:00]
ID-card contracts allow suppliers to be searched
News A leaked Home Office document states that, if suppliers do not comply with the strict security requirements of the terms of National Identity Scheme (NIS) contracts, then, at its "sole discretion", the department will be able to enter their...
[December 10, 2008, 7:14]
HP Supplier Portal: The Extranet Resource for HP Suppliers, Business Partners, and Vendors
White Papers HP's global network of approximately 10,000 suppliers and business partners needed a single, common, and secure access point for obtaining HP resources and services. Over the years, a complex array of separate access points - each with different...
[July 5, 2005, 0:00]
Putting the pressure on outside suppliers
News A loosely managed external services procurement process becomes a glaring issue for CFOs, given that external suppliers account for the largest percentage of spending among enterprises. Neumann also noted that Elance's solution allows employees to...
[October 20, 2003, 11:55]
Tech suppliers not being penalised for failures
News Public-sector suppliers are not being penalised when they fail to deliver, according to the government's spending watchdog. The failure to enforce financial penalties whenever suppliers underperform increases the risk that relationships between...
[April 29, 2009, 15:55]
Criminal Justice IT programme seeks suppliers
News The UK government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT programme is looking for suppliers to deliver software and data hosting services for its main infrastructure. Suppliers have until 9 August, 2004, to respond to tender notices covering Exchange IT.
[July 12, 2004, 15:15]
Government whittles down ID scheme suppliers
News The IPS said that procurement for the design and production of ID cards has also begun and that suppliers should be shortlisted in the coming months. Suppliers 3M, SP&SL, De La Rue, Gemalto and Thales have also been chosen to discuss replacing...
[September 17, 2008, 7:49]
ICT suppliers face national accreditation
News The National Computing Centre is to accredit suppliers of ICT services, in an attempt to increase buying confidence among business customers. Its scheme, Accredit UK, will recognise suppliers that have the right skills, business processes and...
[November 23, 2006, 12:21]
Profit warnings rife among hardware suppliers
News One in eight UK-based hardware suppliers have issued profit warnings in the last three months, according to Ernst & Young. Ernst & Young pointed out that smaller suppliers were more vulnerable to contract delays, as they typically clinch fewer...
[October 16, 2006, 12:50]
Suppliers ease up on licensing crackdowns
News Software suppliers are to ease up on licensing crackdowns and move away from the draconian audits of the past, says the industry's UK lobby group. The head of the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) says vendors want to move away from the...
[June 10, 2008, 9:04]
PT Comunicacoes Uses SAP APO to Create a Closer Connection With Suppliers and Reduce Costs
White Papers PT Comunicacoes S.A.which offers voice, data, and Internet services to a wide range of customers, implemented SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization to help it continue its mission of offering excellent service to customers, partners, and suppliers...
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
Companies using 'counsellors' to manage IT suppliers
News An increasing number of companies buying IT products and services are hoping to avoid contract problems or even a messy termination by setting up a "vendor-management office" to keep tighter control of suppliers, according to a report by Forrester...
[March 28, 2008, 12:28]
ID cards scheme: Potential suppliers named
News Eight companies are in the running to be key suppliers for the Identity and Passport Service's National Identity Scheme. The companies named as potential suppliers for the scheme — which includes the national ID cards programme — are Accenture, BAE...
[October 23, 2007, 10:00]
Suppliers
Blog Finding good suppliers shouldn't be as hard as it is, but even in today's consumer society it still takes one heck of a lot of effort to consume without hassle. Finding a good supplier of IT accessories and consumables for a small business is tricky.
[September 26, 2008, 8:03]
Bankrupt network gets new ultimatum - from suppliers
News Having survived deadlines from the liquidators and the employees at the Ebone network centre in Belgium, bankrupt service provider KPNQwest may finally be taken down by its suppliers, according to a source close to the bankruptcy process.
[June 17, 2002, 16:45]
IT suppliers must commit to staff training
News IT suppliers will have to commit to boosting the tech skills of their workforce if they want to win government contracts under plans unveiled on Thursday. At the summit Denham met IT representatives across government and industry to look at how...
[May 26, 2009, 8:55]
Will BT's ultimatum finally drive suppliers away?
News Some vendors may be too strapped for cash to go with a scheme that defers their payment, said Reynolds, though he did say that the promise of more long-term money from BT would probably help those suppliers when talking to their banks.
[December 4, 2002, 15:43]
IT suppliers shortlisted for 2012 Olympics
Talkback Following Accenture's shambolic withdrawl from the NHS contracts - do we really want them to be involved in the infrstructure for the Olympics?
[September 29, 2006, 11:16]
