http://www.silicon.com Results for xmas en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39371601,00.htm Online entertainment retailer Play.com has revealed 24 per cent year-on-year growth in sales over the Christmas holiday 2008.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39366336,00.htm Christmas may be a time of peace on earth but CIOs are unlikely to be so relaxed this festive season, with many saying they'll still be on call over the holidays. The latest silicon.com CIO Jury found two-thirds of IT bosses confessing they'll be... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39359891,00.htm Still struggling to think of how to reward your hard-working tech team this festive season or just looking for a Christmas present for yourself? Check out silicon.com's suggestions for the perfect techie gifts. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:25:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39357531,00.htm Shoppers will be holding onto their cash for even longer this year as they search for bargains, according to the head of price comparison site Kelkoo.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39357521,00.htm Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has unveiled a £30m investment fund for UK technology businesses looking to expand. Tech Hotspots: The list 1. Silicon Valley2. Bangalore3. London4. Tokyo5. Boston6. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39352000,00.htm With the festive season looming, here are silicon.com's pick of the presents you might want to consider to keep your friendly local tech guy or gal on side for another year. Starting with a musical theme, Ion Audio's Contemporary iTTUSB turntable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39357384,00.htm As the festive period approaches, pundits are lining up to forecast how much money will be spent online buying gifts and making other festive purchases in preparation for Christmas. The latest is Deloitte that estimates online Christmas sales will... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39346860,00.htm This gift not only showcases your tech savvy - as in 'I know what's going to be the must have tech gift this year' - but it's the obvious antidote to Xmas over-indulgence and sedentary office life of an CIO too. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39340149,00.htm While high street shoppers are looking to trim back their Christmas shopping, retailers will at least get some cheer from a moderate rise in web spending as Britons flock online to spend millions in their lunchtimes.silicon.com Retail & Leisure editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39254659,00.htm Since Xmas, my life has been completely consumed by my first major project. Having decided last year to stop being a CIO and start his own business, Mike Barrett has just finished his first major project. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:59:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60303993p,00.htm The future shape of digital marketing, advertising, user experience, planning and digital agencies in 2012 was explored in this panel debate on 5th December 2007. Bringing together leading experts and practitioners from Agency.com, CIMEX, Agenda 21... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:45:33 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169861,00.htm Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has completed a website refresh and contracted ecommerce specialist Escalate Retail to provide a software suite for the back-end. The implementation cost just over £400,000, including overall hosting... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169722,00.htm Online sales reached £15.2bn in the UK in the last quarter of 2007 and could account for half of all retail spend in five years time. The sales index research by Capgemini and IMRG revealed that online retailing reached 15 per cent of total spend... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:01:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169695,00.htm Department-store chain Debenhams said its online business grew by 85 per cent in terms of sales and 57 per cent in terms of visitor numbers in the four weeks to 5 January.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169685,00.htm Leading UK grocer Tesco grew sales at its online businesses Tesco.com and Tesco Direct by 24 per cent over the six Christmas-shopping weeks up to 5 January 2008. The retailer said revenues from this channel reached £190m with more than two million... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:16:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39169683,00.htm Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Overweight IT managers are risking their health by smoking and failing to exercise - but they are at least staying off the booze - according to a Bupa study. Photo stories editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39169670,00.htm More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day. The programmes were watched by more than one million visitors using the iPlayer during the same... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39169654,00.htm Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Rising technology costs saw SMEs in the UK spending $12bn on IT last year. SMEs upped their IT spending by eight per cent in 2007, with increased outsourcing of IT among small businesses, according to a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/storage/0,39024649,39169657,00.htm Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Cisco has invested in SoonR, a company that offers mobile-phone users remote access to their desktops. The amount the networking giant has invested remains undisclosed, but a statement released by SoonR put... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:54:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39169652,00.htm Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Social networking website Facebook is being snubbed by professional executives because of the increasing number of "silly applications" and lack of business use. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:24:01 +0000