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SMEs don't get their fair share of EU patents
News The study -- which may contain inaccuracies, according to its author -- found that only 20 percent of patents issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) are held by SMEs, with the remaining patents held by larger companies.
[June 9, 2005, 18:35]
SMEs shrug off downturn to up IT spend
News According to a survey of SMEs across the UK, US and Canada by skills body CompTIA, over half of UK small businesses expect they will increase their spending on technology and telecoms over the next 12 months — a two percent rise on 2007 figures.
[November 12, 2008, 6:30]
SMEs feeling excluded from EC patent consultation
News The complex background information that is required to answer the consultation questionnaire is also a barrier, according to some SMEs. For such an important issue, which has been debated for years, we would expect to see much better information...
[March 9, 2006, 11:55]
SMEs embrace hybrid outsourcing
News According to member research by the IoD, over a quarter of SMEs (27 percent) now operate a hybrid IT department, up sharply from just one percent two years ago. Eighty-five percent of SMEs told the Institute that technology was "critical" in...
[September 28, 2006, 13:45]
SMEs don't invest enough in tech
News Most SMEs use web mail and browsing, but they're not at the level they should be to compete with other companies," Courtois added. Customer relationship management applications and software that monitors key business transactions are not being used...
[November 28, 2006, 11:57]
SMEs 'blind' to illegal software risks
News According to a survey of 1,800 businesses across Europe, which was commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), 85 percent of SMEs do not realise they are at risk from viruses and nearly half, 41 percent, "mistakenly believe" there is no...
[April 20, 2007, 12:24]
Analyst: Microsoft aiming Dynamics CRM at SMEs
News Since CRM is how you deal with contacts, that should be done through the same interface," said Barnes, adding that for many SMEs, a full CRM suite may not be on their to-buy list in the first place. In terms of features, Microsoft Dynamics CRM may...
[April 22, 2008, 12:27]
Data retention strategies for SMEs review
Reviews Backup and archiving are activites that many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often either don’t think about, or are ill-equipped to handle. Current backup solutions for SMEs are add-ons that are relatively difficult to use and difficult...
[March 22, 2007, 16:47]
Dell's 11th generation PowerEdge servers for SMEs
Blog There are plenty of servers aimed at small businesses — and plenty of SMEs still using a beefy desktop PC as a server instead. Dell thinks that's because the average server is too complex to set up and manage.
[September 9, 2009, 16:53]
BT chases SMEs with triple-play comms
News BT is encouraging SMEs to single-source all their technology needs with the launch of a one-stop shop for fixed-line telephony, mobile services and broadband. The announcement of BT Business One Plan marks an extension to the telco's Business Plan...
[October 9, 2006, 16:55]
IT megadeals mean SMEs lose out
News The SMEs are left working in a low growth market, fighting for the few small to mid-sized deals or forming partnerships with the larger companies and digging up business together. Small IT suppliers are losing business to the big boys as "megadeals...
[October 6, 2006, 9:20]
UUNET targets SMEs with ISDN Net access
News The company quotes figures of 20 per cent of UK SMEs wanting to get online within the next 12 months. Of the 39 per cent of UK SMEs already connected to the Internet, 30 per cent rate email as "crucial" and 30 per cent as "important".
[December 12, 1997, 16:52]
Compaq to square up to Dell for small SMEs
News Compaq's decision to target the very small SMEs could tread on the toes of its retail partners, who traditionally sell to the very small companies as well as the SoHo customers. "Compaq is looking to put itself on a level playing field with Dell...
[March 21, 1997, 10:55]
Vodafone launches unified comms for SMEs
News Our research tells us that for SMEs, communication is a major expense because of the overlap between mobile and fixed lines, and the complexity of different pricing plans and tariffs. Vodafone has launched a hosted, converged fixed-line and mobile...
[September 10, 2009, 17:15]
ComputerWeekly - Simplified Systems Management for SMEs
White Papers How do people take the complexity out of systems management, to make it easy enough for Ssmall and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) to use? There are lower-end products around such as Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold, those that scale through the mid-market...
[March 1, 2009, 0:24]
Apple targets SMEs with .Mac upgrade
News Despite a consumer focus, .Mac is already proving popular with small businesses: Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice-president of applications marketing said that around one in four .Mac users are SMEs or freelancers.
[September 21, 2005, 9:30]
BT launches unified comms system for SMEs
News Unified communication solutions may be the difference between agility and fragility for SMEs in the battle to beat big business and respond to today's demanding consumers," said Bill Murphy, the managing director of BT Business.
[January 23, 2008, 13:49]
IBM is top dog for SMEs
News Analysts have found that IBM is the top choice for SMEs on the hunt for computing systems, servers, desktops, laptops and management software. It says the company wins points with SMEs for its user-friendly Web site, which they find educational.
[August 1, 2006, 9:50]
Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
News In addition, 49 percent of SMEs experience power supply failure on PCs that are older than three years, compared to only 11 percent for machines with a shorter lifespan. Hard drive failure also affected 33 percent of SMEs with older PCs, compared...
[June 29, 2009, 10:46]
BT sees low demand for video among SMEs
News However, Lindsay said that despite the fact BT does offer videoconferencing applications, demand among SMEs remains low for now. However, Lindsay suggested that, while most SMEs also have a green policy, most approaches are based on schemes such as...
[September 5, 2007, 13:49]
