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BPO success 'reliant on advanced metrics'

New research by analyst NelsonHall has suggested that enterprises are changing how they measure .....

Businesses 'must measure mobile working initiatives'

Enterprises are deploying technologies that facilitate mobile working, but they are failing to measure .....

3G spectrum refarming 'could cut operator costs'

In the last four years, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) – a high .....

Top IT organisations have formal budgeting processes

With the current business climate characterised by change, distributed environments, and tight margins, IT .....

Businesses benefit from master data management investment

Companies deploying master data management (MDM) initiatives are able to improve their customer services .....

UC 'a strategic tool for business growth'

Unified Communications (UC) solutions provide a way for enterprises to improve their business process .....

SMBs must 'use technology to improve flexibility'

Telecoms systems manufacturer Avaya has claimed that small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) lose .....

Euro ICT market to grow 'confidently' in 2008

The European market for IT, telecommunications and digital consumer electronics (ICT) will increase by .....

IT permeating corporate boards

IT departments are now twice as involved with strategic business issues as they were .....

Online vendors 'going green'

Both business and consumer serving online customers are increasingly adopting environmentally friendly business practices, .....

Soft skills 'most sought after' in ICT industry

The ability to manage change, plan strategically and communicate effectively are the skills most .....

IT services vendors 'turning to midmarket'

The market for medium sized enterprise services is growing at twice the rate of .....

Global EMS industry saw 'double digit growth' in 2007

The global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) industry grew by 17 per cent in 2007, .....

VoIP on Wi-Fi devices 'to become more popular'

Although the technology is still in development, it is likely that voice over internet .....

Enterprises must prepare for IPv6

Large organisations need to begin planning changes that will be required when the latest .....

CIOs failing to innovate

Although innovation is considered a key priority among chief information officers (CIOs), only three .....

Google announces hosted security product for enterprises

Continuing its rollout of web-based enterprise applications and services, Google has revealed a new .....

DSL users switching to WiMax

More than 12 per cent of global broadband users could switch to a fixed .....

Demand for collaboration 'driving DAM market'

The global market for Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions rose to $330 million (£169 .....

Wi-Fi myths challenged by new data

A new Wi-Fi market study by ABI Research has exposed many of the common .....

VoIP 'ideal solution' for SME remote workers

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions provide small and medium business employees with the .....

BCS criticises government data loss

The British Computer Society (BCS) has called the government's handling of digital information into .....

Notebooks 'overtaking' desktops in 2009

From late 2008 to early 2009, the PC microprocessor market will enter an 'inflection .....

Phishing attacks 'on the rise'

Phishing attacks now make up more than two thirds of all malware by volume, .....

Enterprises increasing VoIP investment

Despite questions regarding the current economic climate, enterprises are choosing to increase their investments .....

New software for enterprise PCI compliance

A security software firm has developed a new application to help ensure that enterprises .....

Navigation devices to generate billions in revenue

Enterprise and consumer navigation is quickly becoming an established electronics category as more customers .....

Increasing consumer demand for low cost notebooks

Ultra low-cost notebook PCs are finding success in established regions as mobile, secondary computing .....

Strategic approach required for systems management

IT departments need to develop a systems management strategy and consider ways in which .....

Security breach 'being overlooked'

Businesses need better insight into the way that data is stored and transmitted if .....

Storm botnet dissipates as malware grows

The Storm botnet fell to just five per cent of its original size in .....

IT managers 'too preoccupied by maintenance'

Senior level IT managers are being prohibited from taking on a larger role in .....

Technology consolidation 'key to business success'

A new study of 175 companies by research company Aberdeen has revealed that consolidation .....

Virtual offices 'provide business value'

With some 41.4 million employees expected to spend at least on day a week .....

Enterprise social networking growing 'faster than expected'

Social networking for enterprises established itself in 2007, enjoying much faster growth than many .....

Personal IP communications to reach 500m users by 2012

There will be nearly half a billion worldwide personal IP communications subscribers by 2012, .....

SAP to bring business software to BlackBerry

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has teamed with software giant SAP to bring .....

Thomson Reuters Signs Up for BT WAN

Telecoms company and networked IT services provider BT has announced a new agreement with .....