Friday 17th August, 2012
BP has selected Accenture as its global outsourcing provider of finance and accounting (F&A) services to complement its in-house captive business service centers.
Thursday 16th August, 2012
Ceredigion County Council in mid-west Wales has appointed Logica to replace its legacy payroll system. The Council approached Logica as it urgently needed to replace its payroll system with a structure that was compliant with the HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) system for reporting pay, tax, National Insurance and other details. RTI becomes mandatory in 2013.
Tuesday 14th August, 2012
Economic shocks and natural disasters lead to increase in business continuity planning
Increasing numbers of manufacturers are bringing production back in-house and increasing their hunt for local supply capability in response to increased disruptions to supply chains caused by recession and natural disasters according to a major survey released today.
Two-thirds of businesses regularly need to scan more than 50 pages a day to transfer information to a digital format
Anoto, the creator of digital pen and paper technology, conducted a survey across the US and the UK focusing on the state of scanning. Businesses both large and small were surveyed and found to have significant scanning requirements due to a continued reliance on paper. Some of the major reasons for this include the need to keep an electronic record (71%) and because the data is easier to work with in digital form (55%).
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.
