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UK Finishes Last In EU Antivirus-update Race
News UK small businesses are the worst in Europe at updating their virus definitions regularly, according to a survey published by antivirus company McAfee. McAfee's research, which is based on interviews with 500 small companies in Europe, found that...
[March 29, 2004, 12:55]
UK Markets: Another Grey Day
News A better-than-expected opening on Wall Street encouraged UK investors to dip a toe back into the market, boosting the FTSE 100 79 points above its opening price to close at 6,074. The UK markets continued to experience turmoil Tuesday, with an...
[April 18, 2000, 9:54]
UK IT Firms Set Off Profit Alarms
News Delays in contract negotiations have caused profit warnings to triple this year for UK software and computer services companies, according to new figures from Ernst & Young. James Bennet, technology director at Ernst & Young, told ZDNet UK sister...
[April 10, 2006, 16:45]
UK E-shopping Site Gives Cash-back
Talkback there are many cashback sites around such as ecashback.com easyandfast.co.uk and clix.com, the list goes on. Great idea with high rewards.
[August 15, 2003, 20:04]
UK E-shopping Site Gives Cash-back
Talkback there are many cashback sites around such as ecashback.com easyandfast.co.uk and clix.com, the list goes on. Great idea with high rewards for you and the consumer
[August 15, 2003, 20:05]
UK's Programming Talent Show Their Wares
News Three students have won the top prize in the UK Imagine Cup, a programming contest run by Microsoft, after writing a worldwide blogging application. Team Bit Shifters consists of Adrian Collier from Bournemouth University, Andrew Webber from City...
[June 23, 2005, 15:35]
UK Scientists To Unleash Aibo-killer
News A UK robotics startup hopes to start a scrap with Japanese electronics manufacturers by taking the leash off what it claims is the world's largest and most powerful robot dog next week. In fact, RoboScience -- the UK firm that has created the robot...
[March 14, 2001, 10:42]
UK Firms Dig Deep In Pockets For IT Outlay
News In a survey published today by market analysts, Spikes Cavell, the UK and Germany emerged as the biggest spenders. UK big spenders included Barclays, HSBC Holdings and BT. Newman maintained UK firms had spent their budgets well on their customer...
[October 7, 1996, 15:26]
UK Councils Fail E-service Test
News UK councils are delivering poor online customer service compared to other countries, with some taking over three weeks to respond to queries. The Netherlands performed best, closely followed by the US but the Austria, Belgium, Germany and the UK...
[August 13, 2003, 11:10]
UK A Hotbed Of Cybercriminal Activity
News The cost of global e-crime surged to a record $240m (£122m) last year, with the UK ranking number two in the world for its number of cybercriminals. The 2007 Internet Crime Report from online reporting body the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3...
[April 9, 2008, 9:00]
UK Workshops Find Patent Directive Faulty
News Workshops held by the UK Patent Office (UKPO) around the country have found that the definition of technical contribution in the software patent directive would let through too many patents, according to the UKPO on Friday.
[May 27, 2005, 18:25]
UK Businesses Lagging Due To IT Failures
News UK businesses need to capitalise more on the competitive advantages offered by IT, according to a new report into the "performance code" of successful organisations. The Work Foundation study of 3,000 UK firms, Cracking the Performance Code - How...
[July 20, 2005, 17:10]
UK Escapes AOL Data Screw-up
News AOL UK users who feared their personal search details have been published on the Web can stop worrying. I can confirm that the data only included US searches," an AOL UK spokeswoman told ZDNet UK on Wednesday.
[August 9, 2006, 11:25]
UK Server Revenues Sink Despite Sales Surge
News Unit shipments of servers in the UK were their highest for two years, according to new research, but this growth doesn't necessarily mean that Britain's IT industry is recovering. But at the same time revenues dropped 11.7 percent year-on-year, as...
[September 3, 2003, 10:40]
UK Leads In Fastest-growing Tech Firms
News The UK is in the lead when it comes to fast growing tech firms, according to the latest figures from consulting firm Deloitte. With 142 places in the European F500, the UK leads other countries by a considerable margin.
[December 2, 2002, 16:36]
UK Failing To Fight Spam
Talkback I didn't realise the UK was a problem? UK companies only account for very little. That would be outrageous as it's only OK for the FBI to police the world and come to the UK to arrest people. Only then would the UK, Germany, Russia etc.etc.follow...
[August 12, 2005, 13:36]
UK Heading For A Record E-Christmas
News Online retailers can look forward to a particularly merry Christmas, with latest research predicting a record breaking season for UK Internet shopping. IMRG predicts that 24 million UK citizens will spend a total of £5bn online between them.
[November 24, 2005, 16:40]
UK Company Launches Virtual Private Servers
News A small UK company based in the West Midlands has launched a way for single users and small companies to use inexpensive virtual private servers (VPSs) for conducting business or to run private websites.
[April 3, 2008, 16:59]
UK Visas Relaxed For Indian IT Workers
News The UK's e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander has announced that Britain is relaxing visa restrictions for Indian IT professional who want to work in the UK. Last year of the total number of foreigners to enter the UK on an IT basis, 63 percent...
[November 1, 2001, 18:04]
UK Leads Way On Public IT Spending
News The UK spends more on public sector IT than any other European country, according to research published on 31 May, 2005. Total expenditure for the UK is estimated at €21bn (£14bn), a figure which is 40 percent larger than either Germany or France...
[May 31, 2005, 16:40]
