VocaLink research shows a demand for a new mobile payments proposition

VocaLink research shows a demand for a new mobile payments proposition

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– -The Voice of the Customer- research reveals 42 per cent of UK consumers with a bank account and half of those who already make online payments would find making a payment immediately via a mobile phone extremely valuable
– If offered such a service, consumers would be open to paying per transaction to benefit from the convenience, speed and ease of use
– The research also reveals a significant 9 percentage point increase in consumer awareness of the UK Faster Paymen

VocaLink partners with ABN AMRO for SEPA clearing services

VocaLink partners with ABN AMRO for SEPA clearing services

VocaLink, the international payments specialist, today announced that it has selected ABN AMRO as its new Liquidity Bridge Bank. This will ensure it can continue to deliver SEPA payments to all available destinations through its interoperability agreement with EBA Clearing.
Several leading European banks use VocaLink-s service to secure later cut-off and earlier delivery of payments to key destinations where VocaLink has bespoke arrangements. This enables banks to compete more effective

International abas ERP Seminar in Budapest

International abas ERP Seminar in Budapest

Budapest/Hungary, October 25th, 2010 – Companies from all over the globe gathered in Budapest, Hungary to meet mid-market companies that have successfully implemented abas ERP and gained a tremendous value for their business. abas software partners and consultants from 30 countries were also present to support customers and prospects not just technological but also organizational.

30 years of ABAS – 16 years abas Customer Forum

30 years of ABAS – 16 years abas Customer Forum

Karlsruhe, October 25th, 2010 – The first abas Customer Forum was held in 1995 – on a small scale back then. Since then every year in September, users, software partners, cooperation partners, and employees of ABAS Software AG meet in order to exchange information, ideas, and visions. The event has continually grown in the past years: now over 800 participants come to the congress center in Karlsruhe.

30 Years of ABAS – Portrait: Margit Döhler

30 Years of ABAS – Portrait: Margit Döhler

Karlsruhe, October 25th, 2010 – Margit Döhler is one of the first employees of ABAS. Two years after the company was founded she stopped by for a cup of coffee and has been working for the software provider ever since. She does not have an official title but is the central contact at ABAS for all questions regarding project support and programming. "She is of special importance for ABAS because she is an all-rounder," states Wolfgang Danneman, initiator of the software, who has be

One Year of INTEGRITY Demonstration? SICIS writes success story

One Year of INTEGRITY Demonstration? SICIS writes success story

The EU project INTEGRITY (Intermodal Global Door-to-door Container Supply Chain Visibility) aims at significant improvements of the reliability and predictability of global door-to-door container transports.
INTEGRITY achieved this ambitious aim!
Since September 2009 – after a project duration of one year – INTEGRITY-s open IT platform SICIS (Shared Intermodal Container Information System) tracks containers along the entire logistics chain by consolidating all relevant data and

EMEA PC Market Recorded Sustained Growth at 10.5% in 3Q10, With Continued Strength in Central Eastern Europe, Says IDC

EMEA PC Market Recorded Sustained Growth at 10.5% in 3Q10, With Continued Strength in Central Eastern Europe, Says IDC

The PC market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa maintained positive trends in the back-to-school season, but growth softened from the strong double-digits recorded in the first half of the year. EMEA PC shipments grew by 10.5% year on year in 3Q10, reaching a total of 27.8 million PCs during the quarter, with softer than expected growth in Western Europe, while demand across the CEE region again outpaced expectations and drove the region from a growth perspective.
After robust tren