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Firms ask government for more help getting online
News The Employment Secretary also launches a government-funded online business forum to allow small firms to share ideas and Web strategies. Firms need more information to demystify their concerns. He also calls for the Lord Chancellor's department to...
[April 6, 2000, 15:05]
Firms denounce government broadband plans
News Reaction to the government's broadband plans has been lukewarm as business and consumer Internet firms question whether Tony Blair's administration has any commitment to broadband Britain. E-minister Patricia Hewitt and e-envoy Andrew Pinder...
[February 15, 2001, 16:05]
Firms without broadband 'stuck in ignorance'
News Broadband has improved the way that many businesses operate, but a majority of firms without a high-speed Internet connection still don't think it is worth upgrading. Lack of availability was given as a reason by a further 14 percent of firms.
[November 27, 2002, 12:52]
Firms have little faith in e-government - report
News Internet firms have little faith in the UK government's e-commerce strategy according to research published Friday. The straw poll of the 60-odd delegates from leading dotcoms and blue chip firms will make grim reading for PM Tony Blair who has...
[May 22, 2000, 9:32]
Firms unprepared for telecoms disasters
News Despite most companies admitting that a telecoms failure would massively impact their ability to do business, only one in ten firms have a back-up telecoms system in place, according to research published by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI...
[March 17, 2005, 10:15]
Firms keeping quiet about e-crime
News Often, companies don't contact the police because they are afraid of losing business if their customers learn they were vulnerable to a cybercrime attack, while some firms are thought to be worried that the police might take away their IT kit as...
[February 24, 2004, 16:15]
UK firms warn of increasing spam burden
News The Department of Trade and Industry's Information Security Breaches Survey, which is due to be published in full later this month, found that the increasing amount of spam sloshing around the Web is a growing concern for British firms.
[April 1, 2004, 17:20]
Firms to splash cash on IT security
News IDC found that 17 percent of European firms plan to implement PKI, and 14 percent plan to implement SSO, in the next 12 to 36 months. Concerns over the security of their computer systems will force many companies to invest in identity management...
[November 26, 2002, 16:24]
Politicians ask Indian firms to employ Americans
Talkback Look at the large number of Indian tech firms who have offices globally they only employ Indians. Indian companies will never invest in foreign workers, they have no history of doing so. India is basically an economic sponge soaking up vast...
[January 23, 2004, 10:57]
Best Practices for Application Service Management in Law Firms: Compuware Vantage Solution
White Papers This report offers a solution for law firms feeling the crunch of their IT systems' vulnerabilities or simply the uncertainty of inconsistent performance. Lawyers are known for their hard-working business ethics and their long hours put in at the...
[March 20, 2008, 0:02]
Chip Design Outsourcing Firms Need New Skills and Products
White Papers To survive as chip design moves to higher levels of integration, chip design outsourcing firms must develop new capabilities and new products, such as intellectual property and software. Design services companies have, for many years, provided a...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Preliminary Evidence on Firms' Participation in Open Source Projects: Reflections Upon a Tentative Research Agenda
White Papers The Open Source (OS) software has progressively gained economic importance in recent years and more and more commercial firms are getting involved, to various extents, in the OS movement. This paper contributes to the literature by providing...
[February 6, 2009, 0:00]
UK wants firms to retain communications data
Talkback Im pretty sure it is actually communication service providers who will be forced into retaining massive volumes of data as opposed to individual firms & their employees 'communication habits. The whole aim is about fighting terrorism and I would...
[March 18, 2005, 11:17]
UK firms vent anger at software patents
News Over 20 small firms and individuals involved in the software industry have already used Protect Innovation to voice their concerns. A campaign to raise awareness about software patents has found strong opposition to their introduction in the UK.
[October 22, 2004, 15:25]
The Power of Strategic Relationships for CRM Consulting Firms
White Papers One area that will allow CRM consulting firms to leverage the organization is the development of strategic relationships. All are suffering through a very difficult economy. The low-hanging fruit that was available a year ago has disappeared.
[July 20, 2006, 0:00]
Net ratings firms hammered in panel
News But the ratings firms say a way to measure them may not be easily forthcoming, due to reluctance from corporations to install measuring software. Most large Web sites dispute the ratings given by Media Metrix and its competitors, saying that...
[June 12, 1998, 11:05]
Tech firms urged to focus on electromagnetics
News The UK government, which produced the report, is keen for firms to start innovating in these areas now. UK technology companies could generate billions of pounds by developing products that take advantage of the electromagnetic spectrum.
[May 4, 2004, 12:35]
ASP99: Giving small firms big boys' toys
News Netstore's chief technology officer, Jeff Maynard, Thursday afternoon summed up the value proposition of the ASP (application service provider) to small- and medium-sized firms (SMEs) as being all about "giving small firms the big boys' toys".
[September 30, 1999, 15:31]
Software upgrades find favour with frugal firms
News While newly formed small businesses may still need to buy full accounting, human resources or customer relationship management platforms, established firms are sticking with what they've got. A total of 373,000 existing customers bought an upgrade...
[December 2, 2003, 14:00]
German mobile firms fear sky high 3G licence costs
News According to their analysis, if a very high price is paid for a UMTS licence in Germany, it will make it more difficult for German mobile communications firms to engage in business abroad. Competition between mobile phone providers is complicated...
[August 1, 2000, 17:00]
