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UK's Largest Retailer, John Lewis Partnership, Depends on MessageOne's AlertFind for Crisis Communication

John Lewis is one of the UK's largest retail businesses with a network of shops stretching from Aberdeen in the North East of Scotland, to Bristol in the South West of England. With the adoption of its core Business Continuity Management BCM solution solidly in place, the John Lewis team...

Tags: U.K., Business Continuity, MessageOne, Crisis Communication, John Lewis, Corporate Communications, Marketing

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John Lewis Partnership Enhances Its 'Employer of Distinction' Reputation With HR and Payroll Solutions

One of the U.K.'s top ten retail businesses with 27 John Lewis department stores and 174 Waitrose supermarkets, John Lewis Partnership offers unparalleled service and quality products to its customers. The company wanted to standardize, integrate, and centralize HR and payroll functions group-wide to align people management with business objectives...

Tags: Human Resources, Payroll, John Lewis Partnership, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Finance

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HCI Success for John Lewis Partnership With HP and Microsoft

The John Lewis Partnership is one of the UK's top 10 retail businesses; the Partnership is also the country's largest example of employee co-ownership. Shops must work hard to attract customers when retail sector was becoming, but at the same time staff turnover was high. If the company can keep...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., John Lewis Partnership, Business Structures, Pricing, Finance, Marketing

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John Lewis Partnership Calls on IBM to Improve Disaster Recovery

For UK shoppers, The John Lewis Partnership is a favourite retailer, renowned for its focus on both high quality and value. Nationwide, the company has 26 department stores plus 136 Waitrose food stores situated mainly in central and southern England. The company wanted to minimise the risk of customer dissatisfaction...

Tags: IBM Corp., Disaster Recovery, Food & Beverage, Data Management, Manufacturing

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Another debate, another victory for John Kerry...

Another debate, another victory for John Kerry...After the second presidential debate between George Bush and John Kerry, it becomes more clear to me that Kerry will be the next president of the United States. Bush had another chance to make his case to the American people but once again he...

Tags: John Kerry, George W. Bush, presidential debate

Discussion threads 2004-10-12

Retailer Expects to Improve Network Security and Cut Both Costs and Carbon Emissions

The John Lewis Partnership was founded in London 143 years ago. The company, which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, had consolidated its diverse IT infrastructure over several years, which included installing Windows Server 2003. It wanted to take the next step to improve its network operations. In...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Network Security, Remote Site, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Security, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Case studies 2008-02-01

Case Study: Improve Network Security, Cut Carbon Emissions

The John Lewis Partnership was founded in London 143 years ago. The company, which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, had consolidated its diverse IT infrastructure over several years, which included installing Windows Server® 2003. It wanted to take the next step to improve its network operations. In...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Network Security, Remote Site, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Security, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers 2008-06-04

SecurEnvoy: Creating Maximum PR Impact With Minimal Budget

SecurEnvoy offers secure remote access, email and Microsoft Windows password management, all through the humble hand-set and SMS messaging. SecurEnvoy may have started a trend, but before long, the rest of the industry had caught on. As token-free, two-factor authentication has become better understood, SecurEnvoy has faced a growing number...

Tags: Security, Aspectus, SecurEnvoy, Public Relations, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sales

Case studies 2008-02-27

Who should pay to fix the Big Dig?

Who should pay to fix the Big Dig?The Big Dig, which some people call the Big Pig, is a seven-and-a-half-mile stretch of highways and tunnels in Boston, opened last December after 15 years of construction. The cost was 14.6 billion taxpayer dollars, more than six times the original estimate, making...

Tags: GOVERNMENT, Insurance, Big Dig, Kerry

Discussion threads 2004-11-18

Key strategies for surviving a project management minefield

Project managers are often the bearers of bad news and run the risk of becoming isolated from the team because of it. Check out these tips from gantthead on developing goodwill during bad times.By John SullivanWhile assigning me to a politically challenging task, my boss told me I would be...

Tags: Team management, Strategy, gantthead  , team, project management

Technical articles 2002-04-16

The ultimate science fiction book meme

Great answersGreat answers. I love seeing the various points of view people bring to this meme. Just the "Top X" questions alone are helpful in that point me to stuff I might not have heard of before - in this case Mad Scientists Club . Thanks for...

Tags: John D., off-topic, fantasy, Asimov

Discussion threads 2007-02-16

Video: Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft

RE: Video: Bill Gates' last day at MicrosoftThis is yet another brilliant idea from a person who has transofrmed the business of the world tremendously.Sad to see him go... But what good was he really?I mean come on, has he even written a single line of code in the past...

Tags: Corporate communications, video, last day, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

She Who Will Be Obeyed

She Who Will Be Obeyedblog rootSWWBO's Travel Day From HellSWWBO had a *tough* day yesterday, in her quest to get from Leavenworth to Grand Rapids, Mi. A tale of "Oh sh*ts!," idiotarians, bad luck, and the kindness of strangers. Now mebbe we'll get her to tell the tale. No,...This post...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, external Website, Web site, SWWBO

Discussion threads 2005-12-28

Geek Trivia: Space ship, too

Geek Trivia: Space ship, tooarticle rootVoyager and Jupiter perhaps ??"Voyager" in honor of another Star Trek series, and "Jupiter" in honor of Irwin Allen's Lost in Space series.Just a thought."Daedalus"Daedalus was a Greek mythological figure who, "tied feathers together beginning with the smallest and adding larger, so as to form...

Tags: Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

Discussion threads 2006-06-20

Where were you?

Has an idea for a weekly post over the weekend.Starting with a music era, say the 80's, name a song from the 80's and what it reminds you of.Others can comment on what that song reminds them of or come up with another song in the same era. It...

Tags: Oz_Media

Discussion threads 2007-10-15

Outtakes from the SupportRepublic e-mails

Readers share their reactions to stories that tickled their funny bones--and stepped on their toes.Are you a certified expert? We’ve had several stories in the TrainingRepublic about the value of certifications and what it takes to pass the tests, and our readers have responded by sending us e-mail on those...

Tags: Microsoft Office, e-mail, Jeff Davis, TrainingRepublic Forum, Melissa Loadholt, TrainingRepublic forum section, Forums link

Technical articles 1999-06-29

TrainingRepublic readers sound off in forum about Microsoft's new certification tests

Thinking of taking the IIS 4.0 or MOUS certification tests? Check out these comments from TechRepublic readers who've been there.Are you a certified expert? We’ve had several stories in the TrainingRepublic about the value of certifications and what it takes to pass the tests, and our readers have responded by...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Jeff Davis, TrainingRepublic Forum, Melissa Loadholt, TrainingRepublic forum section, Forums link, certification test, Microsoft Corp.

Technical articles 1999-06-29

Kerry's Criminals': Democrats on Trial

Kerry's Criminals': Democrats on TrialKerry Workers' Tire-Slashing Trial BeginsFourteen months after John Kerry narrowly carried Wisconsin in the 2004 presidential election amidst allegations of voter fraud, five campaign workers for the Kerry-Edwards campaign team are set for trial Tuesday in Milwaukee on felony charges of damage to property. The "Milwaukee...

Tags: defendant, Democratic Party, Kerry, off-topic, Opel Simmons, ProtiusX, who would've thunk it!?!?

Discussion threads 2006-01-12

Critical Mass. for AMD's chip designs?

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Tags: Team management, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, chip, team, David Rich

Technical articles 2004-09-20

CA taps ex-IBM exec as its next chief

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Tags: Sales strategy, Middleware, Computer Associates International Inc., John Swainson, IBM Corp.

Technical articles 2004-11-23