1. Virgin Virgin Media has been awarded a contract to provide Wi-Fi access on
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London Underground platforms, as well as mobile internet services becoming available in time for the London Olympics. By July, 80 stations will provide the service, with an estimate of 120 in total by the end of the year. Boris Johnson has also announced that a TfL portal will offer travel, news and entertainment, and will remain free for Virgin customers after the games. Other users will be able to access content from a pay as you go basis. Chief Executive of Virgin Media, Neil Berkett, says “with the eyes of the world on London this summer, we will be showing off our capital as a leading connected city on the global stage.”
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DirectFerries.com have leapt feet first into the
technology stratosphere and have reported that sales have ‘gone absolutely mad’ since optimising it’s website. The family business, set up in 2002, have noted a 450% increase in business in the second year and a 12% growth year-on-year since. The travel company have said they can’t get enough of technology and have recently launched a mobile version of it’s site. With a team of 47 staff and a turnover of £42m in 2011, Direct Ferries are proving that despite being a small company they have utilised the web and Director Matt Davies urges technological investment for future SME’s.
3. BYOC A year ago companies offered staff the chance to choose the devices they
brought into work, whether it was a laptop, a mac or even a tablet. Named ‘BYOC’ (Bring Your Own Computer), the trend has now been renamed BYOD - Bring Your Own Device. 2012 has seen the level of smart phone and tablet ownership sky rocket, along with the consumerisation of IT in general. A survey covering 17 countries by business technology company Avanade found 88% of employees were using their own personal computing technologies for business purposes. Furthermore, a Facebook study showed that 40% of college students would accept a lower paying job with a choice of device, although they expected some financial contribution towards the equipment.
4. Middle East Ecommerce Customers in the Middle East are now spending around $1.1 billion through
internet purchases. By 2016. It is predicted to double, according to research by Euromonitor. Online retailing is a niche in the Middle East and locals in these countries are becoming acquainted with using credit cards to pay for products online. Not only the wealthy areas are spending either. In the last two years, sales in Egypt have surged more than 150%, as well as surging to 80% in Iran. PC ownership is also increasing and this is mostly fuelled by the popularity of social networking.
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