Friday 10th August, 2012

Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to introduce contactless payments, initially in its 25 busiest London stores and a number of Simply Food outlets, The Guardian reported.

The contactless technology, provided by payment processor Streamline and Visa Europe, allows shoppers to buy items for less than £20.

Thursday 9th August, 2012

Research by ReadSoft, into local government authority accounts processing has revealed that 92.6% of all authorities fail to achieve the industry benchmark for invoice processing.

Tuesday 7th August, 2012

Lend Lease, a leading and international property and infrastructure group has selected Ariba to provide cloud solutions to build a procurement process across its UK-based operations.

Monday 6th August, 2012

The results of a study by Lieberman Software Corporation found that BYOD (bring your own device) increases costs to businesses. Respondents were asked if they believed allowing employees to connect their own devices (such as USB drives, mobile phones, portable PCs and home computers) to the corporate network increased costs - with 67% saying that it did increase costs.

Thursday 2nd August, 2012

Six London local authorities have signed a four-year contract with Capgemini UK plc.

The contract is expected to generate cost savings by phasing out older, outdated IT systems, securing economies of scale, eliminating unnecessary paperwork and streamlining processes in areas such as finance, procurement, HR and payroll.