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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 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 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]
Firms’ Wage Adjustments: a Break from the Past?
White Papers First we describe the wage-setting process in large firms and discuss the reasons why wage change distributions may not be neutral with respect to inflation. The paper proceeds as follows. Then we describe the data.
[September 15, 2003, 6:50]
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 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 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]
Private equity firms eye Carphone and NTL
News Private equity firms are rumoured to be circling both mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and uber-ISP NTL. However, the combined company is still the UK's biggest ISP with over two million customers — which may be why private equity firms are...
[August 17, 2006, 10:40]
Co-Evolution of Firms and Consumers and the Implications for Market Dominance
White Papers Consider a setting in which firms randomly discover new ideas that affect their products or services and implement only those ideas that increase current profit. At the same time that firms are adapting their offering, consumers are searching among...
[July 19, 2005, 6:00]
UK firms face closure for software 'theft'
News The UK police are to be given new powers to search and seize in the fight against illegal software use in British firms. Firms which are found to be in breach of the terms of software licences risk losing their equipment as police exercise their...
[November 19, 2002, 15:15]
UK firms fail e-security test
News Security experts have warned that e-security is dangerously poor in the UK, with most British firms failing to give enough attention to managing information risks. According to the IAAC, only a quarter of British firms spend more than one percent...
[May 17, 2002, 16:42]
Venture-capital firms oppose US patent changes
News A rift has arisen among larger technology companies and smaller venture capital firms over whether dramatic changes to US patent law are necessary. But the legal changes those companies advocate have garnered mixed reviews from some smaller start...
[April 2, 2007, 11:36]
Antivirus firms consider protection against Sony DRM rootkit
News Antivirus firms are considering protecting their customers from the digital rights management software used by Sony on some CDs. Kaspersky Labs has classed Sony's DRM software as spyware because, among other things, it can cause crashes and loss of...
[November 4, 2005, 16:35]
US tech firms lock horns over patent law
News A rift has arisen among larger technology companies and smaller venture capital firms over whether dramatic changes to US patent law are necessary. But the legal changes those companies advocate have garnered mixed reviews from some smaller start...
[March 30, 2007, 8:58]
BT network crash takes firms offline
News The outage occurred at 12.30pm on Friday, and prevented 70,000 firms across the UK from accessing the Internet. According to BT, the firms affected were those that happened to be connected through the Bletchley facility rather than another part of...
[January 14, 2005, 16:10]
A Knowledge Management Survey of Australian Law Firms
White Papers Knowledge management was introduced to law firms to help them to create, share, and use knowledge more effectively. This paper draws on research from a sample of law firms in Australia to explore links between knowledge sharing, rewards and use of...
[August 25, 2004, 10:33]
Perspectives on Knowledge Management in Law Firms
White Papers This White Paper places knowledge management in law firms within the history of lawyers using technology to enhance their professional activities. The White Paper presents the key perspectives needed to evaluate the benefits of adopting one of the...
[August 25, 2004, 10:33]
Viruses and DDoS attacks flood UK firms
News According to the survey, 93 percent of smaller companies and 99 percent of large companies use antivirus software, which means around one in 14 small companies and one in 100 large firms have no specialist protection against viruses.
[March 2, 2004, 13:10]
Security firms leading the way for UK IT
News It's certainly been a good time to be involved in security but that could be said of many firms who weren't honoured at these awards. The security industry has been at the leading edge of IT innovation and growth in recent years and two of the UK's...
[March 16, 2005, 10:00]
Budget 2002: Small firms get e-business cash boost
News The chancellor, Gordon Brown, has promised financial assistance to help small firms embrace e-business. As part of Wednesday's budget, Brown said that cash help will be offered to small firms who carry out their finances, such as their tax returns...
[April 17, 2002, 16:30]
