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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 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 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 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 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 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]
IBM sees profits in smaller firms
News There are about 100,000 such firms in the United States, said Merle Sanders, an analyst at research firm IDC. Sanders said IBM's new products should be interesting to those firms, which are struggling to handle increasingly sophisticated technology.
[April 28, 2004, 8:35]
Small firms miss out on broadband benefits
Talkback Technology is just a toy, what these firms need is the applications to improve their productivity and the trianing in their use. Give them cheap connectivity and then cheap generic applications which are scalled to the business size and operation.
[May 17, 2005, 12:38]
Information Security in Law Firms
White Papers This paper provides a lowdown on various types of threats that Advocacy Firms face in their online activities. Deadline for a Law Firm to complete a task is decided by the court and it's truly a do or die situation within that stipulated time.
[March 12, 2008, 0:01]
Consulting firms anticipate upswing
News First Boston's survey involves CIOs at Fortune 1,000 firms "across a wide spectrum of industries. Things are looking up for companies that provide information technology consulting, according to research released on Wednesday by investment firm...
[March 11, 2004, 8:55]
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]
Linux club helps firms hide from Microsoft
News Local authorities and companies who are interested in ditching their proprietary software in favour of open source are being encouraged to join a confidential scheme that aims to protect them from the attentions of firms such as Microsoft.
[February 10, 2004, 16:30]
Web firms scramble to obey privacy law
News For example, some law firms have notified clients about their privacy practices because of client relationships that require the disclosure of financial activity. Scores of online companies could find themselves in violation of new financial...
[July 2, 2001, 10:15]
Asia-Pacific firms rally against e-commerce patent
News DE Technologies has already sent letters to firms in New Zealand -- where the patent has been granted -- using e-commerce to conduct international trade and have demanded royalty fees of up to $25,000 (£15,719).
[July 18, 2003, 9:50]
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]
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]
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]
UK firms lack wireless strategy
News But, just 21 percent of firms say they have a strategy that defines how wireless should be deployed in their business. Wireless working might not be right for every company," warned Jonathan Cummings, IoD marketing director, adding that different...
[March 25, 2004, 11:50]
UK firms dig deep in pockets for IT outlay
News Newman maintained UK firms had spent their budgets well on their customer bases: "Customer support systems are a very wise place to spend your money. In a survey published today by market analysts, Spikes Cavell, the UK and Germany emerged as the...
[October 7, 1996, 15:26]
Bug-hunters say firms ignoring security holes
News Major software firms may be neglecting security vulnerabilities and putting their users at serious risk, according to bug-hunters at Swedish security firm Defcom. Although Defcom says the majority of firms respond quickly to alerts, it claims that...
[October 18, 2000, 9:00]
