| Ecommerce dropped in ministerial reshuffle
The tech industry has reacted with disappointment to the downgrading of the role of ecommerce minister in the post-election ministerial reshuffle. Industry group Intellect had been calling for a minister with the single remit of boosting the knowledge economy. Before the election Mike O'Brien's title was minister for energy and ecommerce. But ecommerce has been dropped from the title of the new minister with the brief - Alun Michael - who is listed as minister for industry and the regions. His portfolio also includes issues such as regional economies, small business and social enterprise, as well as ecommerce and Communications and Information Industries. Intellect's director of public affairs Tom Wills-Sandford told silicon.com: "I'm disappointed in the portfolio.
RFID platform boosts Debenhams' profits
Department store chain Debenhams has credited investment in a new IT platform and its ecommerce website for helping to boost annual profits to �131.4m. Pre-tax profits are up 11.5 per cent for the 12 months ended 30 September 2007, while sales also increased by 5.1 per cent to �2.3bn as the Debenhams revival continues. Rob Templeman, Debenhams CEO, said in a statement: "Despite wider concerns about the macro economic environment and how this will impact on the retail sector, we are confident that the changes we are making throughout Debenhams are benefiting the business. Our new autumn/winter ranges are being well received and this, together with the refitting of stores and previous investment in a new IT platform and distribution centre, is improving the customer experience." silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox.
NetSuite Partners Introduce New Vertical Versions of NetSuite and ...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc., a vendor of on-demand, integrated business management application suites that provide Accounting/ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and Ecommerce functionality for small and medium-sized businesses and divisions of large companies, today announced that NetSuite partners and solution providers have introduced, via SuiteBundler, a host of new vertical and micro-vertical solutions spanning markets including Software; Agriculture Equipment Dealerships (please see accompanying press release: "Iron Solutions and NetSuite Collaborate to Develop Industry-Specific Software Solution for Agricultural Equipment Dealerships, Delivered via NetSuite's SuiteBundler"); Seaport Management; Retail (Point of Sale); Franchises for packaging and shipping materials; Electronics Wholesale / Distribution; and Pharmaceutical Distribution.
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