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Employers: Find out your workers' World Cup rights

...to be disruptive to the working day in many firms. Law firm Olswang offers advice to employers Read more

22 May, 2002 by Olswang

Data collection under scrutiny

...follows: compliance issues arising out of the Website Compliance Study (see this Olswang article); issues surrounding the exercise of the right of subject access to... Read more

24 November, 2002 by Olswang

Government may regulate RFID use

...therefore require a review by government." Marc Dautlich, solicitor at law firm Olswang, believes that legislation is feasible, and would like to see a debate... Read more

30 July, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

UK laws may help spammers look legit

...legitimately, according to a legal expert. Clive Gringras, partner at law firm Olswang, told MPs on Thursday that the proposed legislation would not make the... Read more

4 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

DTI seeks views on the shape of ICANN

UK Government is asking Internet businesses and users to submit their views on the future of the Internet's co-ordinating body, ICANN, by 14th June Read more

6 June, 2002 by Olswang

Email embarrassment for City lawyer

...of severed body parts from company computers. Lawyer at London law firm Olswang Catharine Taylor warns employees that they must be prepared to have their... Read more

14 December, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Opinion: It's all about 'right-sourcing'

...outsourcing Given the recent collapse of some high-profile IT outsourcing deals, Olswang's Simon Briskman outlines the sourcing strategies available - and how to choose... Read more

31 October, 2005 by Olswang

Before you roll out RFID... read this

...undertaken with a third party, could cause more headaches than it alleviates. Olswang solicitor Marc Dautlich advises how to avoid the legal minefields of an... Read more

20 January, 2005 by Olswang

Viruses: Could your business be liable?

...with?• Review the wording of email disclaimers and virus-check notices. The Olswang viewWe believe that the difficulty of bringing virus-spreaders to book means... Read more

6 January, 2004 by Olswang

How the e-commerce directive affects your business

...contact a member of the e-Commerce Team Click here to use Olswang's interactive E-Commerce Regulations checklist Have your say instantly in the... Read more

20 October, 2002 by Olswang

EC examines e-money regulation

Compliance with the EC's strict e-money regime could make much existing and planned m-commerce projects unviable Read more

28 May, 2004 by Olswang

Monitoring staff: What the latest code of practice means

The Information Commissioner has published a code of practice laying out guidelines for companies who monitor employees at work. What action should you take? Read more

17 June, 2003 by Olswang

Data protection report prompts European action

A full review of the Data Protection Directive is in the pipeline: it could force national authorities to toughen up enforcement regimes Read more

17 June, 2003 by Olswang

The price is right? New guidance for e-tailers on price indications

Getting the price wrong on articles sold on e-commerce sites can be expensive - just ask Argos, Kodak or Amazon. Fines proposed under new rules could make it even more so Read more

17 June, 2003 by Olswang

DTI launches consultation on new e-communications rules

This update provides a summary of the key impacts upon affected businesses including any business using websites, email, fax, telesales or SMS/MMS to solicit customers, and businesses in the ISP, mobile network and subscriber directories sectors Read more

4 April, 2003 by Olswang

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

12 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

19 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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