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Ubuntu gets desktop support for small businesses
News However, the new Desktop Support Services, announced on Friday, are largely aimed at "small businesses looking for a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac", Canonical said in a statement.
[August 3, 2009, 15:19]
Lazy employees cost businesses dear over PC usage
Talkback One answer would be to remove all computers and return to pen and paper.
[October 7, 2006, 9:22]
Businesses set to demand more of IT in 2009
News Businesses are likely to demand more from their IT service suppliers in 2009 as the economic downturn means quick returns on investment and efficiency become priorities. That's according to analyst house Ovum's 2009 predictions for the IT services...
[December 16, 2008, 7:56]
Businesses failing to benefit from IT
Talkback Not to want to put too fine a point on it, but I feel this happens frequently because a clear target hasnt been correctly described up front. Not so much in the technical specs ( both high and low level ), but rather in the benefits analysis of...
[October 7, 2006, 2:37]
Lazy employees cost businesses dear over PC usage
Talkback Incredibly biased article. Many PC's are left on overnight due to company policy. There are a variety of infrastructure tasks being run after hours that need PC's to remain on, such as virus scans, patch delpoyment, application deployment, policy...
[October 7, 2006, 2:00]
Businesses hit by BT fire
Talkback It's not only internet traffic and phone calls affected. We have had to literally go to the bank to draw out cash to pay our employees this month, due to Barclays Online Banking issues and are also unable to transact credit card orders via our...
[March 30, 2004, 17:11]
Businesses hit by BT fire
Talkback I was trying to pay my water bill via the alliance and leicester 'billpayment' site and my card wouldn't authorize; later the site was shut down completely. I phoned the helpdesk number and they said this was due to the fire.
[March 29, 2004, 17:13]
Businesses lose faith in tech investments
News Businesses don't see the value [in technology] any longer. IT is now a "non-growth industry" with spending lagging behind general economic growth as user organisations lose faith in the returns on their tech investments, according to Gartner.
[May 15, 2006, 15:55]
Old economy woes catch up with Web 2.0 businesses
Blog Comment Many thanks for your post IceSixxx. Your homepage does indeed reflect the lifeline Sharenow.com has offered, but a plea for existing users to post lots in order to instil faith in potential new investors doesn't sound like my report was entirely...
[October 1, 2008, 8:41]
Businesses urged to favour IT over cars
Talkback The real problem is the EQ hype. Also, in far too many cases VPN is the internal network security killer. Correctly implemented web based services are far more secure and manageable. Provided you don't outsource hosted services.
[October 28, 2006, 1:21]
Why smart new businesses are looking for leads on socnets, not Google
Blog Comment Ian, you are absolutely right. The world is changing very fast. Most people & companies are having trouble adjusting to this new reality. I believe that, some years from now, we will look back at 2009 as the year web search got transformed in a big...
[November 27, 2009, 2:22]
Businesses lack confidence in police e-crime handling
News Businesses are not confident that the police have the necessary resources or technical knowledge to deal with e-crime effectively, a survey has found. The survey, Is Organised Electronic Crime On The Rise?
[November 3, 2008, 16:27]
BSA targets small businesses with SAM site
Talkback The BSA "free" tools are a bit of trap. They are licensed and have restrictions limiting the number of seats and the time of use. They are not free in either the sense of freedom or free-beer. They are worse than spyware - they are trapware.
[December 15, 2003, 10:45]
O2: Businesses may block iPhone usage
News Although the iPhone is targeted at consumers, it is expected that many of the devices will find their way into businesses as workers bring their personal handsets to work. The director in charge of the iPhone for O2 has warned that employers may...
[November 9, 2007, 13:39]
MPs demand spam protection for businesses
Talkback It is also wrong that, businesses keep getting singled out for preferential treatment. We all receive unwanted e-mail, however if the MPs want a real issue what about all the spam, that businesses send to us through the post every day of the week.
[October 6, 2003, 19:28]
SOA too complex for many businesses
News Businesses are struggling to cope with the complexity of implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA), according to a new study by analyst firm Ovum. Ovum's survey of 333 US IT decision-makers found that 27 percent of large enterprises and 17...
[August 11, 2006, 9:15]
MPs demand spam protection for businesses
Talkback I've written an article on how to avoid spam without spending money. It's simpler than you think. Have a look at: http://www.webcogs.com/spam_protection.aspx Best regards, Richard Lowe. Managing Director
[March 9, 2004, 18:58]
No free broadband for businesses
Talkback The future for broadband is very much different between demand and products for businesses and consumers. For businesses, broadband will become a bare minimum for their connectivity, used for simple Internet browsing rather than used to share data...
[August 3, 2006, 10:16]
Old economy woes catch up with Web 2.0 businesses
Blog Comment Uber is NOT over! Investors from Sharenow.com manage to raise funds for Uber. It's still alive and better than ever! It's the most creative community on the web, using the best publishing software. Check the homepage for official post about it!
[September 30, 2008, 20:26]
No free broadband for businesses
News Free broadband, therefore, will probably provide an online boost for businesses, but what kind of effect.might it have on the pricing of business broadband itself? He suggests this shift will not only bring more customers to UK e-commerce sites...
[August 1, 2006, 9:20]
