New research shows that 53 per cent of marketing budgets for UK, European and US companies have increased in the past year, in the face of slow economic conditions. This extra budget is being used to fund high-return Online Lead Generation campaigns, with 61 per cent of spend now made online, compared to 51 per cent last year. Some of the main reasons why companies are using these methods more and more include cost-effectiveness, the ability to target prospects and better ROI.

Maginus software solutions for multi-channel retail & distribution companies, has been selected as one of the first UK distributors of Microsoft’s new Dynamics point of sale solution, Microsoft Dynamics POS 2009.).

Leading global provider of payments software solutions and a division of S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE), today announced that Zapa Technology has chosen Postilion to be the core payments platform for its new mobile prepaid top-up, loyalty, and gift card processing services for European retailers. Zapa will make use of contactless and near field communication (NFC) technologies to drive customer acquisition and improve the consumer experience.

British adults may have spent the last year stressed by banking collapses, recession and the threat of double-dips and redundancies, but their children have carried on spending like there was no tomorrow, according to children's online gifts and accessories retailer, Thingimijigs (http://www.thingimijigs.co.uk ).