Technology: The Week in Technology
12 Sep 2008
ITPR to promote Motive, Soonr hires Mi liberty
The PR industry has slammed a report this week that claimed one in four independent agencies was facing imminent closure.
Orange is completely overhauling its comms structure as it looks to regain ground lost since the 1990s when it was the iconic new kid on the telecoms block.
Launched in April 2007, BT Business's Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone, Office Anywhere, gives users the functions of a Windows PC in a single device small enough to fit in the pocket.
CORPORATE: Stuart Jackson has been made comms director of Orange in the UK, running the PR, internal comms, internal brand and CSR teams, having held an interim role. He will head up the 25-strong team and replaces Scott Jacobson.
A mobile service that lets users download music by holding their phone up to a speaker has brought in PR support.
CITY: Swiss banking software company Temenos Group has brought in Hudson Sandler to raise its profile among the international financial media. The account will be headed up by Hudson Sandler's CEO, Andrew Hayes, and associate director James White.
Carl Gibson, the former top communicator at British Energy, has re-emerged at software giant Misys as director of corporate comms.
Computer giant Dell is making a concerted effort to engage with bloggers since it was caught out by a PR crisis.