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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. A lack of innovation and investment in R&D also characterises UK businesses across...
[July 20, 2005, 17:10]
UK Businesses Lagging Due To IT Failures
Talkback Quite so :) Mind you, even those companies that are still using M$ products could do better in many cases. I know of one instance where management still routinely print off all (and I mean ALL) of their incoming email, read it then file it.
[July 21, 2005, 17:11]
UK Businesses Lagging Due To IT Failures
Talkback No wonder they lag if the companies invest their hard-earned money in unsecure, outdated and overpriced products from Microsoft. Go 100% open source and see your investment pay off instead.
[July 21, 2005, 12:52]
UK Small Businesses Set To Boost IT Budgets
News Small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK will up their IT budgets by 10.7 percent in 2007, more than twice the rate seen in France and Germany, according to AMR Research. SMEs with less than $250m in revenue will be 2007's big spenders, with IT...
[January 8, 2007, 15:30]
Microsoft Brings CRM To UK Small Businesses
News Microsoft has launched its Web-based, small-business-focused customer relationship management product in the UK, but says that customers will not be able to easily integrate the product with their existing applications till March 2004.
[December 8, 2003, 16:15]
News Burst: Prilissa Virus Hits UK Businesses
News The Prilissa virus spreads in a similar way to the now legendary Melissa virus. It also carries a nasty Christmas day payload that could format a victim's hard drive. Full story to follow. Take me to the Virus Workshop
[November 24, 1999, 11:59]
UK Law Will Criminalise IT Pros, Say Experts
Talkback If it will be illegal for XP, w2k, w98 etc to be sold or used by businesses does that mean we will all have to buy the secure Vista because even if that is flawed no one will be able tell their friends and exploit it thanks to the security...
[May 22, 2006, 14:23]
Half UK Businesses Expect Database Problems
News Nearly half of UK companies are expecting their core databases to suffer serious performance degradation over the coming year as business users demand more from them. According to research commissioned by UK software development house Isocra, basic...
[January 16, 2003, 14:13]
ZDNet UK's IT Personality Of The Year
News Hers has not been an easy job: persuading businesses to act against a bug they can't see is no easy task. She has not shirked from hard hitting criticism and has always been honest with her views, a trait which has had Action 2000's PR machine...
[December 25, 1998, 6:10]
UK Facing IT Staff Shortage
News Businesses] need to set aside the emotion related to offshoring and outsourcing and bring all options to the table in order to be able to compete in the global marketplace," he said. Though the IT job market has picked up in the last year and now...
[February 7, 2005, 8:25]
UK Businesses Fear Meltdown From Fire
News Many businesses would grind to a halt if they experienced a fire. Almost all UK organisations would fail to cope with the damage that a fire would cause to their IT systems, a disaster recovery firm claimed on Wednesday.
[October 13, 2004, 15:35]
UK Businesses Ignoring The Net
News The research reveals only 36% of SMEs use external email within their businesses and, within this group, only 10% use it extensively. Even in Germany where the Internet is popular you don't see many of these types of businesses using Web sites.
[June 5, 1998, 11:21]
UK Urged To Import More Skilled IT Workers
News states that soaring demand for highly skilled workers, along with existing skills shortages and the UK's ageing population, means businesses must look to source workers from abroad if Britain is to remain competitive.
[June 2, 2008, 8:55]
Businesses Hit By Removal Of .uk.co Domain
News It's understood that around 8,000 businesses and individuals used the domain, including Amazon and Priceline. Many organisations were left high and dry yesterday following the disappearance of the .uk.co domain from the Web.
[February 19, 2003, 12:38]
BT: Network Overhaul Will Invigorate UK IT
News BT's evolving 21st Century Network (21CN) project will transform the way businesses and individuals in the UK live and work, the telco claimed on Thursday. Speaking after BT announced its eight preferred suppliers for 21CN, Matt Beal, director of...
[April 28, 2005, 17:40]
Security Firms Leading The Way For UK IT
News White told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com: "Recent developments in the world of email security have placed today's businesses firmly in the firing line. Businesses like MessageLabs are built to last, not around some trend or fashion," he said.
[March 16, 2005, 10:00]
HP Looks To Swallow UK IT Firm
News HP believes that combining the two businesses will result in an organisation better able to increase sales of IT services to its combined customer base and to access a greater share of the European multi-vendor market," said HP in a statement.
[August 9, 2004, 12:30]
Microsoft: Fake Software Rife Among UK Businesses
News Michala Alexander, UK head of Microsoft's anti-piracy unit, admitted illegal software use is still rife among medium-sized businesses — generally those with more than 100 employees but fewer than 1,000.
[April 27, 2007, 8:25]
Legacy Systems Still Critical To UK Businesses
News Bob Stream, head of WRQ, said it can be dangerous for companies to get rid of legacy products because they are so important to many businesses' daily operations. Businesses simply need to know how to unlock the potential of their legacy systems...
[October 6, 2003, 17:10]
Industry Body Demands Broader R&D Tax Credit
News Intellect, a trade group representing IT businesses such as Microsoft and Intel in the UK, has criticised the way the government is handling its tax credit for research and development. Payment processor WorldPay argued the credit should have been...
[July 14, 2003, 12:48]
