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Twitter, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, BT, Visa and BSkyB Lined up to Speak at Internet World 2013

March 26, 2013 admin Uncategorized


LONDON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

The UK’s largest and longest-running dedicated annual showcase for digital business, Internet World has this week announced its full Keynote line-up for the 2013 show, taking place from 23rd-25th April at London’s Earls Court 2.

Internet World 2013′s Arena Keynote Programme will feature strategic insights from over 20 of the world’s most successful digital pioneers, with highlights that include:

On Tuesday 23rd April Dara Nasr, Head of Agency Sales, UK, Twitter, will be opening the show with an exclusive keynote on how brands have used Twitter to successfully push their campaigns faster and further over the past 12 months. Internet World favourite, David Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft follows later that day, explaining how we should be embracing the technology we use every day as a consumer  into our work lives,  in ‘Business Re-imagined’.

On Wednesday 24th April, Ed Couchman from Facebook will discuss how to build essential and meaningful relationships in business while Nicola J Millard, Customer Experience Futurologist at BT Global Services, will share her experience on responding to your customer’s social media communication in ‘Serving the Social Customer: How to look good on the dance floor’.

On Thursday 25th April, Internet World closes with a further six Keynote sessions including Tom Woolias, Retail Industry Head at Google on how businesses should be exploiting the opportunities the boom in mobile has created. This is shortly followed by ‘The end-to-end online customer sales experience’ delivered by Mark Nicholson, Director of Self Service – Digital Customer Experience Engagement at BSkyB.  This session will delve into how using display, search, social, email, e-commerce and web channels can significantly improve integration and ROI.

The full Keynote Programme is available at http://www.internetworld.co.uk/keynote

Sarah Tanner, Event Manager, commented: “We are absolutely thrilled with the quality of the Keynote Arena Programme this year. Internet World prides itself on being at the forefront of the digital business world, bringing the most influential speakers and innovative companies together to share their insight and innovations to the community. This is Internet World’s most exciting line-up since the show launched 21 years ago. The calibre and diversity of the programme this year is a true testament to how the show has successfully grown and adapted to the constantly changing world of digital”.

As well as the Keynote Arena Theatre, each of the six focused ‘worlds’ at Internet World will also house a seminar theatre covering every aspect of online business: Digital Marketing, eCommerce, Cloud and Hosting, Content Management, Social Media, and Mobile, with 150 expert presentations during the course of the three-day event.  

Internet World 2013 is also joined by the newest UBM Live launch event, The Big Data Show, offering a host of specialist exhibitors and two further dedicated seminar theatres focusing on the subject of harnessing the power of big data. Find out more at http://www.thebigdatashow.co.uk

Attendance at Internet World and its sister-show The Big Data Show is free for business professionals who have registered in advance via the show website.

To register for a press pass please sign up here: https://www.internetworld.co.uk/page.cfm/Action=Form/FormID=7/t=m

About UBM Live:

UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets.   Through premiere brands such as MDM, CPhI, IFSEC, TFMA, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

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Compuware Presents Live Customer Webcast Featuring BT and Independent Research Firm

February 27, 2013 admin Uncategorized

PRLog (Press Release) – Feb. 26, 2013 – DETROIT–February 25, 2013–Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR), the technology performance company, today announced a live customer webcast featuring BT and  Forrester Research, Inc. This webcast will provide real-world insight into best practices for understanding and improving SAP system performance.

Title: “How You Can Improve SAP Performance”

When: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Time: 10 a.m. Eastern time / 3 p.m. GMT

Presenters: George Lawrie, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research; Daniel Poulter, Senior Product Marketing Manager, BT

Why: SAP systems are complex due to their size, the integrations with other applications and the customization needed to meet organizations’ specific business and organizational needs. Therefore, maintaining these systems is time-consuming and costly. In the end, organizations only benefit from the SAP application if the new business processes are more efficient and if user adoption is massive.

Poor SAP performance damages not only user adoption but also the business and a company’s overall performance. The key is to manage SAP performance from the end-user perspective; yet, few understand how to diagnose the causes—many of which occur outside the SAP application itself—of poor SAP user experience.

Leading-edge companies such as BT have found new, innovative ways to resolve this issue. Using its BT Connect Applications portfolio, BT has optimized its SAP applications, improving performance by as much as 43 percent.

What: During this free webcast, attendees will learn:

• how companies approach SAP modernization efforts while preserving same levels of service;
• why problems seen as “SAP problems” may not be SAP problems at all;
• how to detect, capture and quantify poor SAP user experience before end users call the help desk;
• how application performance management solutions can complement the SAP solution manager with no interference with the SAP system; and
• what recommendations BT are providing their customers in order to optimize SAP performance.

Compuware APM is the industry’s leading solution for optimizing the performance of web, non-web, mobile, streaming and cloud applications. Driven by end-user experience, Compuware APM provides the market’s only unified APM coverage across the entire application delivery chain—from the edge of the internet through the cloud to the datacenter. Compuware APM helps customers deliver proactive problem resolution for greater customer satisfaction, accelerate time-to-market for new application functionality and reduce application management costs through smarter analytics and advanced APM automation.

With more than 4,000 APM customers worldwide, Compuware is recognized as a leader in the “Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring” report.

To find out more about BT Global Services Connect Applications portfolio please go to: http://www.globalservices.bt.com/uk/en/products_subcatego…

Article source: http://www.prlog.org/12087257-compuware-presents-live-customer-webcast-featuring-bt-and-independent-research-firm.html

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Dramatic drop in copper cable theft

January 30, 2013 admin Uncategorized


28 January 2013
Last updated at 08:22 ET


By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News

A man tagged with SmartWaterBT has utilised technologies like SmartWater, which sprays thieves with a solution

Co-ordinated action and sophisticated prevention measures have been credited with aiding a massive drop in copper cable theft in the UK.

BT said a 50% drop in incidents had led to a 24% reduction in faults.

The British Transport Police (BTP), which launched Operation Tornado last year to deter criminals, said it had noted a 51% drop year-on-year.

The industry is pressing for new legislation to make it tougher to profit from the crime.

The proposed Scrap Metal Dealers Bill would tighten controls on how freely metals such as copper can be traded.

‘Still a problem’

Copper cable theft is estimated to cost the British economy £1bn a year.

In efforts to curb its illegal trade, many scrap metal dealers have signed up to voluntary measures as part of Operation Tornado – which has pushed for the requirement of photo ID from someone selling metal.

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Other measures included halting cash-in-hand payments for trades.

But a lot of work still needed to be done, a spokesman for the BTP told the BBC.

“We’ve had a 51% drop, but that’s against a backdrop of record highs,” said Glyn Hellam.

“There is clearly still a problem.”

He said that in 2011, they had noted 2,627 railways-related copper thefts – but 2012 brought a massive decrease, with 1,284 being logged.

That figure brings it in line with “normal” levels seen around 2009.

Last year’s efforts focused on the north-east of England, where the majority of thefts took place. In these areas, the BTP saw a 60-70% reduction.

Panic buttons

For BT, cable theft can leave customers without internet access or landline connections. Also affected are the emergency services, and life-critical services like panic buttons in the homes of the elderly.

BT engineer works on stolen cableA reward is offered for members of the public who have information relating to cable thefts

The company warned that although the figures were encouraging, complacency should not be allowed to set in.

“Cable theft figures fluctuate hugely and can be affected by weather and access to the network,” said Simon Davies, BT’s general manager dealing with cable theft.

“While we have many effective security measures, cable theft is still a problem that we deal with on a regular basis and we continue to work closely with the police to tackle cable theft.”

The company has put in special measures to deter criminals – including SmartWater, a system which sprays thieves with an invisible solution.

Another system, known as Rabit, is able to pinpoint precise locations where a cable theft may be taking place.

“We’re able to say there’s a cable cut in an exact address in the UK,” explained BT spokesman Ian Read.

“The police go along – and they’ve been known to catch thieves at work.”

He added that a BT partnership with Crimestoppers meant rewards of up to £1,000 were being offered for help in catching cable thieves.

Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21229762#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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“Security solutions must adapt to reflect modern working styles”

January 20, 2013 admin Uncategorized

PRLog (Press Release) – Jan. 14, 2013 – Most businesses agree that data security is high on their list of priorities. And many of those same businesses have already or are in the process of adapting their working styles to become more flexible. So why is it that almost a quarter of companies don’t currently have up to date security systems in place to protect the unsecured devices and sensitive data held on their mobile workforce’s devices?

James Porter at BT iNet says that businesses must recognise that security solutions must be adapted to reflect the changes to modern working styles. “People are working all over the place and handling important information and data, and all too often businesses have security systems which are out of date and therefore redundant. It can be tempting to forego investing in security solutions when budgets are being squeezed, but the reality is that in doing so businesses risk losing customers, revenue and brand reputation as well as compromising compliance.

“At BT iNet we understand it is imperative that security and compliance measures are adapted to reflect the working styles of the modern workforce. Unsecured laptops and handheld devices are brimming with sensitive information, and even a small breach of security could have huge repercussions.

“The average cost of a security breach to a small business is between £15,000 and £30,000, and for a large business ranges from £110,000 to £250,000, which makes the cost of investment in security pale into insignificance.

“Every organisation needs to remain ahead of their threats, and will have a unique set of needs when it comes to securing their networks. We have a highly specialised team of experts who deal exclusively with network security, and who spend time looking at the specific threats to each of our customers’ businesses. This insight allows them to provide advice and support, and to develop tailored solutions including call recording, intrusion prevention and identity and policy management, all of which address each of those threats. It is incredibly rewarding working with all kinds of organisations – from central government to major blue chip companies and small businesses – to help them achieve the peace of mind which comes from knowing they are safe and compliant.”

For more information visit http://www.btinetonline.com

Article source: http://www.prlog.org/12058649-security-solutions-must-adapt-to-reflect-modern-working-styles-says-bt-inet.html

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Village gets government broadband

December 15, 2012 admin Uncategorized


13 December 2012
Last updated at 08:00 ET

Ainderby SteepleAinderby Steeple is mentioned in the Doomsday Book

A village in North Yorkshire has become the first to benefit from super-fast broadband under a UK government scheme.

Communications Minister Ed Vaizey switched on the newly installed “street cabinet”, a large green box that will deliver broadband speeds of up to 80Mbps to 90 homes in Ainderby Steeple.

Rural councils across the UK have been allocated a share of a £530m fund for rollouts unviable for commercial firms.

But critics say the process has been overly long and complicated.

And only a handful of councils have so far decided how to spend the money.

In all cases, BT has won the bids to provide broadband infrastructure, prompting murmurs of a fresh monopoly for the firm.

Some rural areas already have super-fast broadband via locally organised community schemes.

North Yorkshire was allocated £17.8m by the government body, Broadband Delivery UK, with another £10m invested by BT, and a further £8.6m coming from the European Regional Development Fund.

Mr Vaizey said; “Ainderby Steeple is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Unfortunately, until now, the people of this magnificent rural community would have struggled to find out more about their history online because of frustratingly slow download speeds.

He added that 40 more rural broadband schemes would be approved in “the coming months”, with the aim of connecting 90% of homes to super-fast broadband and the remainder at speeds of at least 2Mbps.

As part of its drive to make the UK the best place for broadband in Europe by 2015, the government is also investing £150m to bring super-fast broadband to 22 towns and cities around the UK.

Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20710796#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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