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UK Firms Failing to Act on Environmental Concerns

Nearly two thirds of all British companies now have a green policy in place, .....

Service Providers 'Must Cater to Changing Enterprise Needs'

Providers of outsourced IT services need to meet the evolving needs of their enterprise .....

ICT Industry 'Has Power to Reduce Emissions'

The ICT sector could deploy 'smarter' technologies in order to further reduce its carbon .....

UK 'Firms Wasting Energy on Datacentres'

Some 81 per cent of large enterprises in the UK, Germany and France intentionally .....

World's Population Connecting to Internet in Novel Ways

With nearly a quarter of the world's population – approximately 1.4 billion people – .....

Global Internet Advertising Spending 'Soaring'

Worldwide spending on internet advertising will reach $65.2 billion (£33 billion) in 2008, representing .....

Future Eco-Friendly Technology 'to be Powered by Alternative Energy'

The next generation of environmentally friendly technological products will likely be powered by alternative .....

Internet 'Brings Power to the People'

The internet is reversing trends in the erosion of consumer power, reducing the ability .....

SMBs and Home Workers Benefit from VoIP

With the cost of traditional services remaining high, small businesses and home workers could .....

Social Networks Open Up Graduate Recruitment

A new generation of graduates entirely comfortable with using social networks, have possession of .....

IT Departments 'Failing on SLAs'

A survey of IT decision makers in Europe, the United States and China has .....

DLP Prevents Internal and External Leaks

Organisations implementing effective data loss prevention (DLP) solutions experienced 27 percent fewer data loss .....

Steps for IT Leaders to Encourage Investment in Virtual Worlds

With many business leaders still skeptical about the benefits of virtual worlds, Gartner has .....

Over One Billion PCs 'Now in Use'

The number of installed PCs around the globe has surpassed one billion units, and .....

Remote Branch Market 'a Key IT Battleground'

A new report published by IDC's Enterprise Infrastructure group has revealed that worldwide remote .....

Enterprises 'Drawn to SSDs'

The worldwide solid state drive (SSD) market established itself in 2007, generating nearly $400 .....

Social Networks Becoming 'Crucial' to Business Success

A growing number of enterprises are finding themselves relying on social networking sites to .....

Most UK Firms Auditing their Software

The majority of businesses operating in the UK regularly audit their software solutions, a .....

USB Flash Drives 'Pose Real Security Threat'

USB flash drives are being used to breach enterprise network security and install malicious .....

Western European Security Market 'on the Rise'

Enterprise security appliance revenues grew by 8.1 per cent year-over-year in Western Europe during .....

RDBMS Interest 'Grew in 2007'

There was steady growth in the market for relational database management systems (RDBMS) in .....

BSA Urges Malware Legislation

With more than 1.8 million known malware and security risks on the internet, online .....

Online Retail Growth 'Slows'

Online spending in May rose to more than £4.5 billion in the UK, .....

UK IT Managers 'Remain Uninvolved in Business Affairs'

A new report by application infrastructure provider Progress Software has revealed that IT managers .....

Firms 'Lacking Long-Term Disaster Recovery Plans'

A larger number of organisations could be risking their future wellbeing by failing to .....

Mobile Web Use 'Male Dominated'

The vast majority of people using internet on their mobile devices are male, according .....

Internet Users Have Responsibility to Protect Themselves Online

Internet users need to ensure that they protect their online privacy as much as .....

Managed Network Services 'Deliver Wide Ranging Benefits'

Application availability, networking cost and application response times are the main indicators by which .....

Business Intelligence Platform Market 'Continues Growth'

Worldwide business intelligence (BI) platform software revenue rose to $5.1 billion (£2.6 billion) in .....

Staff Ignoring Data Security

IT staff are ignoring their data security responsibilities and could be the primary source .....

Reliance on Technology 'Causing Security Breaches'

Enterprise security breaches are being caused by too great a reliance on technology by .....

Organisations 'Focusing on Existing IT Systems'

IT departments have shifted from investing in new IT systems to spending money making .....

Outsourcing Industry Outlook 'Remains Positive'

The outsourcing industry will grow over the next 18 months, despite the downcast economic .....

Business Continuity Threats 'Hard to Avoid'

With the cost of data protection what it is, enterprises would find it virtually .....

Firefox 3 Released to Public

The newest version of the Firefox open-source internet browser was downloaded more than eight .....

New iPhone 'to be Popular with Business Users'

Since it was first launched, the iPhone has proved to be a popular device, .....

Air Travel 'First Truly Web-Enabled Industry'

The air transport industry was the first to fully automate its processes and embrace .....

UK Broadband Speeds 'Congested'

British business and consumer broadband users are suffering from slower speeds during peak times, .....