Ecommerce specialists at Postcode Anywhere will be demonstrating a new address validation service today at Cloudforce UK, “the largest social enterprise event in Europe,” at the ICC London ExCeL. The address validation and auto-complete technology, called Capture+, makes address entry easier in Salesforce CRM. Capture+ combines search-engine style auto-suggest technology with worldwide address datasets and integrates with Salesforce CRM’s social enterprise solution in minutes. Capture+ aims to make customer, contact…

Europe-wide investment of Euro 5 million a year to fund carbon offsetting From July 2012 DPD will become the first express parcel carrier to provide its customers with free carbon neutral shipping. Through DPD’s Total Zero commitment, customers will be able to send carbon neutral parcels of all weights, sizes and types all over the world, at no extra cost to them. The Total Zero principle, which will apply in…

Rugged mobile computer manufacturer Micronet is driving down the cost of in-vehicle computing. The company is offering its all-in-one CE-500 series from a starting price of £495 for a base unit. It is also offering the option to purchase a computer for monthly payments beginning at just £9.95. The rugged, IP-54 rated mobile touchscreen CE-500 range combines the benefits of a fixed-mount terminal that doubles as a handheld device. “We…

The Cloud provides an alternative way of procuring IT services that offers many benefits, including increased flexibility as well as reduced cost. It extends the spectrum of IT service delivery models beyond managed and hosted services to a form that is packaged and commoditised. However, in a recent survey by global IT association ISACA, 30% of the 3,700 respondents said cloud computing is one of the top issues expected to…

It might seem hard to believe but the mobile phone was first introduced to the UK in 1985. Just twenty seven years later and the device that we now love is hardly recognisable to those first Motorola handsets. And it’s not just the size and battery life that’s changed. Let’s face it, if you were to upgrade your handset tomorrow, would you just be looking for one that can make…

The UK is facing a looming driver shortage for Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs) that risks holding back economic recovery, according to a report released by Skills for Logistics. The report, titled: ‘A Looming Driver Shortage? The evidence behind the concerns’, finds that there are substantially more vacancies than candidates seeking an LGV profession, which has led to wages growing faster for drivers than other employees across the country. Fewer people…