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Businesses say they won't pay for 3G
News European businesses may be excited about m-commerce but they are not prepared to pay extra for 3G, according to research firm GartnerGroup. A survey published today reveals that less than a quarter of businesses across Gartner's European customer...
[February 21, 2001, 6:15]
Businesses warned: Don't rush into Web 2.0
News Social networking could turn out to be a costly "white elephant" for businesses that rush to invest in the technology. Businesses are advised to consider certain issues before investing in or developing internal social-networking tools.
[December 14, 2007, 7:45]
Businesses urged to harness staff Web 2.0 skills
News Businesses should exploit their employees' knowledge of Web 2.0 in order to fully take advantage of the technology, according to analysts. With more consumers than ever involved with social networking, user-generated content and cloud-based apps...
[September 25, 2008, 11:55]
Businesses biding time on Vista upgrades
News Six months after the launch of Windows Vista, businesses remain cautious about Microsoft's latest operating system. When it comes to smaller companies, Jump said it might be a different story "because small businesses behave more like consumers".
[May 18, 2007, 9:57]
Businesses failing to understand Web 2.0 risks
News Web 2.0 applications help people collaborate, which, as businesses, we would be foolish to look away from. At the same time, we have to be clear we are not introducing risk into the process; our businesses are based fundamentally on trust.
[February 1, 2008, 8:03]
Businesses face new breed of security threats
News The key security threats facing businesses range from mutations of established phenomena — such as malware or phishing — to less well-known ones, such as metasploit releases and pass-the-hash attacks.
[April 10, 2008, 9:20]
Businesses unaware of dangers of online crime
Blog A report published by CIFAS on Monday has revealed that one in five businesses has been a victim of an internet scam. According to the report, a recent survey of 44 UK businesses carried out by Equifax showed that there seemed to be a lack of...
[October 13, 2009, 11:12]
Businesses may be forced to fund e-crime unit
News Businesses would be forced to contribute to the funding of a national police e-crime unit under the current proposal being considered by the Home Office. It follows a suggestion that the Policing Central E-crime Unit, proposed by the Association of...
[March 18, 2008, 7:24]
Businesses urged to favour IT over cars
News The RAC Foundation is urging more people to consider working from home to cut CO2 emissions, reduce congestion and save businesses money. The RAC Foundation also wants businesses to have fewer conferences and meetings and instead exchange knowledge...
[October 27, 2006, 10:55]
Businesses probe benefits of Second Life
News Businesses are unsure about the benefits of using Second Life, with many still just experimenting with the virtual world to discover its true value. But as start-up costs for virtual world projects are relatively low, the main thing businesses need...
[April 28, 2008, 9:38]
Businesses urged to address VoIP threats
News Spam, phishing and denial of service could all soon be threatening VoIP services, and businesses need to take steps now to ward off the danger. As VoIP products and services become more widely used by businesses, analyst Ovum has warned that while...
[November 13, 2006, 14:01]
Businesses failing to secure IP telephony
News Businesses are failing to secure their IP telephony networks because of a lack of knowledge, according to one veteran VoIP engineer. Vyncke added that, five years ago, a lot of businesses had become deeply worried about securing IP telephony and...
[October 24, 2007, 17:36]
McAfee: Businesses 'leery' of Vista
News Vista uptake is unlikely to increase dramatically during 2008, according to security vendor McAfee, who said that businesses are "leery" of upgrading from current Microsoft operating systems. One reason businesses have not been keen to upgrade to...
[November 19, 2007, 13:31]
Businesses 'don't trust traditional antivirus protection'
News The majority of European businesses are bracing themselves for a barrage of computer viruses which they fear are going to increase in frequency and destructive potential over the next decade. Three-quarters of businesses surveyed said they believe...
[July 7, 2004, 12:40]
Businesses hit by BT fire
Talkback It is not only businesses in the North West that are hit. We are an international company based in Hampshire and have broadband access provided by North West based Total Web Solutions. Our business depends totally on the internet and whilst we can...
[March 29, 2004, 20:33]
Businesses failing to benefit from IT
Talkback It only fails to benefit those businesses that regard IT as a kind of status symbol, converting a PC, for example, into an expensive but unnecessary replacement of a reliable but outdated typewriter. But if one is making use of appropriate IT...
[October 10, 2006, 2:41]
Businesses Are Benefiting From Unified Communications
White Papers In past, technological advancements have provided businesses with numerous new and convenient ways of communicating. As a result, businesses in many different industries are now seeing the benefits. However, at the same time, this proliferation of...
[March 7, 2009, 0:25]
Businesses to lead FMC uptake
News Fixed-mobile convergence will have racked up 170 million subscribers by 2012 but consumers will lag behind businesses to sign up to the technology. Almost nine percent of businesses will use fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) devices versus just less...
[June 5, 2007, 16:31]
Businesses advised to register .asia domains
News Businesses with a presence in Asia which wish to protect trademarks have been advised that they should consider registering for .asia domain names. Businesses in Asia or who do business with Asian companies may consider registration," said Lesley...
[October 8, 2007, 17:38]
Businesses reject SaaS as core platform
News Despite the cost savings software-as-a-service (SaaS) promises to provide, some businesses believe the on-demand delivery model is not suitable as a platform for core enterprise-class applications. Kraft Foods, for example, is unlikely to operate...
[May 21, 2008, 14:51]
