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Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 28 February 2008 at 00:00:00 Tender for extra services to help in modernisation plans Royal Mail is tendering for up to £40m-worth of IT consultancy services as part of plans to improve the efficiency of its £1.5bn-worth of technology outsourcing contracts…. >  Read the full …

Royal Mail Quality Of Service Figures ReleasedHell Mail, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail reports that the quality of service for the pre-Christmas period, dipped down sharply through the impact of last year’s strike action. …Royal Mail performance condemned by PostwatchBrand Republic (subscription)all 2 news articles More: continued here

EBay, MercExchange reach settlementWashington Business Journal, DC –3 minutes agoOnline marketplace eBay Inc. said Thursday it reached a settlement with MercExchange LLC over a patent lawsuit filed in September 2001. San Jose-based eBay… More: continued here

EBay has settled a patent dispute with MercExchange that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, which sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. More: continued here

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Social Services named Lottie Parker as Interim Director of the Beaufort County Department of Social Services. Parker has been with DSS since 1978, and most recently worked as economic services program coordinator. She has also worked in Food Stamps, Family Independence, Claims, and …

There was another close call at Memphis International Airport. The FAA is trying to find out how two FedEx planes came within three quarters of a mile of each other in the air last week. It’s not the first time there have been close calls at Memphis International, but this …

Two FedEx jets got too close to each other on takeoff from the Memphis airport last week because of confusion over flight numbers for the planes, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Thursday. More: continued here

eBay, MercExchange Close Book on Patent RowE-Commerce Times –17 minutes agoBy Jim Offner eBay's decision to settle its patent dispute with MercExchange was prudent, said Roger Kay, principal analyst with Endpoint Technologies. … More: continued here

List of Post Office branches that are to be closed, region by region. Branches where consultations on closure are ongoing are not included. More: continued here

Man sentenced for eBay fraudCatoosa County News, GA –3 minutes agoFort Oglethorpe resident Kary Dean Head will spend three years in federal prison for defrauding eBay bidders out of more than $150000. … More: continued here