BA rolls-out Token Ring products at local operations

As part of British Airways` (BA) international roll-out of Olicom`s Token Ring products to reduce downtime, partners ICL SA and Olicom Africa have concluded a deal to install the high performance networking technology at BA operations in SA.

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Woolworths installs Fair, Isaac`s decision-making technology

One of SA`s largest retailers and private label credit card issuers, Woolworths, is to implement decision-making technology from Fair, Isaac and Company, to help identify cross-sell opportunities and refine its offerings to customers as the retailer processes and manages its private label card applications.

Zaptronix implements its software on 3Com`s Palm III

Zaptronix, a third-party software developer for 3Com`s Palm Connected Organizers, has implemented its new software on 3Com`s Palm III at numerous sites countrywide, including Mabalane Property Management Services, a local meter reading company.

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Nigerian Bank plans to grow with SAP

United Bank Africa, the third largest bank in Nigeria with 208 national branches, aims to use SAP as a catalyst for organisational change as well as to streamline operations and increase efficiency.

Northern Bank chooses Seagate for performance management

Northern Ireland`s largest bank, Northern Bank, is using Seagate Software`s Holos Business Intelligence system to deliver key sales- and profit-related information quickly to a wide range of users. The system has played an important role in supporting the bank`s drive to apply common key measures and reporting systems across its branch network.

NBS N-SURE!Line installs R2.5m ATIO call centre

NBS N-SURE!Line, a company in the BOE group, has installed a R2.5 million call centre, supplied by ATIO Corporation, to build customer relationships in the domestic short-term insurance market.

JBA set to save One 2 One lb1.6m over five years

UK mobile phone network provider One 2 One has gone live with an upgrade to System 21 financial and distribution software from JBA. The order, worth lb2.6 million over a five year period, will save One 2 One lb1.6 million through increased business efficiencies, says JBA.

Sanlam speeds up demutualisation with Symbol Technology

Portable data terminals from Symbol Technologies are playing a key role in Sanlam`s demutualisation process. Installed at Mailtronic Direct Marketing by Synapse Technologies, the terminals scan the insurance giant`s share certificates to speed up the distribution process as well as the tracking and tracing of the certificates.

Furniture retailer opts for outsourced UCS solution

SA furniture retailer Relyant Retail is in the process of shedding in-house and mainframe-based store systems in favour of a comprehensive retail software solution from Universal Computer Services (UCS).

IRS safeguards electronic tax filings with EMC

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has implemented EMC Enterprise Storage systems to ensure that all of its information is secure and available to meet stringent processing deadlines.