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Mobile Payments 'Growing Drastically'

Purchases of goods made using mobile devices, contactless near-field communications (NFC) transactions and mobile .....

Firms Should 'Own Up' to Data Breaches

Businesses such as banks and IT companies should be forced by law to admit .....

Information Security Managers 'Play Important Role'

Information security managers have an important role to play in the field of disaster .....

Online Social Networking Expanding onto Mobiles

Social networking continues to grow and is beginning to expand into the mobile space, .....

IP Telephony 'Future of Communications'

Enterprises and consumers will increasingly come to use IP telephony services such as voice-over-internet .....

Top Malware Threats Revealed

A leading IT security firm has published a list of the top malware threats .....

British Consumers 'Interested in NFC Mobile Technology'

There is strong interest among consumers for mobile devices equipped with near-field communications (NFC), .....

Mobile Working 'Crucial to Small Businesses'

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to be able to make calls and send .....

Enterprises Failing to Protect their Networks

Many business and consumer internet users operating on wireless (Wi-Fi) networks are exposing themselves .....

New Wireless Network Protocol Made Standard

Wireless protocol 802.11r has been made into a published standard by the Institute of .....

Business Continuity Plans 'Help Manage Risk'

Information security managers can manage risk effectively by implementing business continuity arrangements, it has .....

UC Success Built on 'Solid IP Telephony Systems'

Enterprises must ensure that they have correctly and fully implemented IP telephony systems in .....

Enterprises Adopting 'Value-Added Services'

Value-added services bundled with broadband connections generated $25.7 billion (£13 billion) globally in 2007 .....

Firms Must Get Basics Right with Websites

The main way that a corporate website picks up new internet traffic is by .....

Large Vendors Dominating European IT Services Market

The 50 largest service vendors accounted for 53.4 per cent of the IT and .....

Microsoft Invests in European Media Company

Software and internet search giant Microsoft has announced plans to acquire interactive media company .....

Malware 'rises massively in July'

The number of security blocks carried out on the internet in July outnumbered the .....

Active DAS Systems Lead In-Building Wi-Fi Revenues

Active distributed antenna systems (DAS) are the best solution for large infrastructures which require .....

New Technologies 'Entering the Workplace'

As younger generations begin to enter the world of employment, they are bringing 21st .....

European Server Market 'Performing Strongly'

The market for servers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) saw an .....

Growth in Mobile Broadband Encouraging New Regulations

The rapid adoption of mobile broadband services by businesses and consumers has prompted the .....

Global Broadband Uptake 'Boosts CPE Sales'

Shipments of customer premises equipment (CPE) are being driven by the growth in worldwide .....

Website Monitoring can Help 'Reduce Risk' of Outages

Companies that embark on web monitoring initiatives are less likely to suffer the possibility .....

Improved Technology Makes Mobile Working 'Easier'

Advances in mobile communications technology and falling costs are making it easier for businesses .....

Video-conferencing 'Real Alternative' to Business Travel

Organisations should consider deploying a video-conferencing solution in order to save money on unnecessary .....

VoIP Service Provider Equipment Market 'Performing Well'

Despite a slight dip during the second quarter, the market for voice-over-internet (VoIP) service .....

Speed the 'Main Concern' for Broadband Customers

Consumers and businesses' number one priority when it comes to their broadband providers is .....

Mobile Broadband Growth 'Prompts Capacity Fears'

Mobile broadband services could run out of capacity if demand for bandwidth continues to .....

Companies 'should provide exclusive web content'

It is "crucial" for companies to provide exclusive content for their websites if they .....

Global Mobile Handset Sales 'Increasing'

Worldwide sales of mobile phones rose to 305 million units in the second quarter .....

Companies 'Must Anticipate Impact of New Trends'

With IT-based consumer devices and technology increasing levels of customisation in scope and application, .....

Businesses Should Host Websites on Multiple Servers

When it comes to hosting a corporate website, businesses should consider storing it in .....

Training Helps IT Departments Retain Talent

IT organisations with a range of education and training programmes have the lowest average .....

Universities Adopting 802.11n Wi-Fi

Educational institutions including universities are positioning themselves as early-adopters of 802.11n wireless (Wi-Fi) networks, .....

BI Software 'Delivers Corporate Success'

Business intelligence (BI) software, which allows a company to properly manage growing banks of .....

Strong demand for HDDs among European Enterprises

Shipments of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) to Europe, the Middle East and Africa .....

UC Demand 'Driven by Applications'

Firms are more likely to adopt unified communications (UC) strategies if they believe that .....

Mobile Broadband to Reach 100Mbps

Businesses could receive 100Mpbs internet connections from their mobile broadband providers before they do .....

Mobile Search Provider Recognised for Innovation

Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has presented a mobile search company with its 2008 North .....

Global Server Shipments Up 12% in Second Quarter

Worldwide shipments of servers grew by 12.2 per cent year-over-year in the second quarter .....

Remote Service Technology 'Increases Efficiency'

Service firms are increasingly choosing to implement remote product solutions in order to increase .....

Security has Become a Key 'Hosting Issue'

Although availability and up-time are fundamental when choosing a host for a company's website, .....

Businesses Can Easily Protect 'Online Intellectual Property'

Companies can easily protect their intellectual property on the internet if they understand the .....

CDMA 'Overshadowed But Not Out'

Code division multiple access (CDMA) - a mobile 3G technology that uses a digital .....

Enterprises More Satisfied than SMBs with WANs

Enterprise users are more satisfied with their wide-area network (WAN) data service providers than .....

IP PBX Systems 'Transform' Enterprise Communications

Internet-based private branch exchanges (IP PBXs) can transform enterprise communications systems, helping them to .....

Right Solution Required 'to Cut Mobile Costs'

Businesses looking at ways of reducing their mobile communication costs should look at internet-based .....

Business Websites 'Improve Customer Retention'

Companies that suffer from website outages will not only lose out on revenue usually .....

FMC Access Points 'Being Deployed'

More than 103 million fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) access points will be in service around .....

NGNs 'Enable Delivery of Advanced Services'

Driven by network, device and media convergence, telecom companies are rolling out next-generation services .....

Printer and Copier Shipments 'Growing in Europe'

Shipments of printers, copiers and multifunctional products totaled 23.8 million units in Europe, the .....

Users Adopting Mobile broadband

More businesses and consumers are choosing to implement mobile broadband strategies at the expense .....

VoIP Solutions 'Help Firms Cut Costs'

Enterprises looking to cut costs in the face of growing economic pressure should consider .....

Global IT Spending 'Shows no Sign of Slowing'

Despite the fact that many IT departments are being forced to tighten their belts .....

Network Failure 'More Common in Summer'

Enterprises are more likely to suffer network failures during the hotter summer months, it .....

VoIP 'the Best' Corporate Communications Solution

Enterprises with global operations should deploy voice-over-internet (VoIP) systems to communicate with clients and .....

Enterprise Network Requirements 'Match Super-Computers'

High-end networks traditionally utilised by research facilities operating super computers are now being deployed .....

Data Growth 'Pressurising Network Infrastructure'

Security requirements and exponential growth in corporate data are placing network infrastructures under increasing .....

IP Telephony Manufacturers 'Delivering Converged Solutions'

Providers of IP telephony systems are now focusing on creating converged network platforms suitable .....

Customers 'Paying Less for More Communications'

People and firms in the UK are spending more time using mobile, internet and .....

Ten Million Infected PCs 'Distributing Malware'

More than ten million PCs infected by bots and remotely controlled by criminals (zombie .....

Mobile Operators 'Advised to Rethink Broadband Plans'

Mobile network operators have been warned that controversial new plans regarding international mobile broadband .....

UC 'Being Deployed in Contact Centres'

Nearly a quarter of enterprise contact centres (23 per cent) have implemented some form .....

Online Banking Allows For Real-Time Financial Monitoring

Customers choosing to bank online are provided with an "exact picture" of their finances .....

Companies Urged to Plan IP Telephony Systems

Firms that go straight to product vendors looking to implement an IP telephony system .....

SMBs Adpoting MSBG for Communications

Businesses with small and medium-sized operations are incredibly attracted towards multi-service business gateway (MSBG) .....

Global PC Processor Market 'Hitting Record Highs'

Worldwide shipments of microprocessors reached record levels in the second quarter of 2008, new .....

UC Uptake to Increase with New Workers

As a greater number of 'digital citizens', or those under 25, enter the job .....

UC business solution developed for Linux

Businesses using Linux operating system (OS) Ubuntu will now be able to utilise a .....

VoIP Service Revenue 'Increasing'

As the number of companies implementing voice-over-internet (VoIP) solutions steadily increases, so worldwide revenue .....

Green IT 'a Global Trend'

The deployment of environmentally-conscious IT solutions is a "global phenomenon", an expert has claimed.!! .....

New Encryption Service Launched for Mobile Devices

A new encryption service has been released to ensure the security of sensitive corporate .....

Mobile Device Vendors 'to Face Stiff Competition'

Although more than one billion mobile devices are shipping around the world every year, .....

UK Broadband 'Ahead of the Curve'

Although some internet service providers (ISPs) remain negative in their forecasts, Point Topic .....

SMBs 'choosing remote practices'

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are choosing to downsize their offices in favour of .....

Lack of Mobile Encryption 'Threatening Firms'

Despite the fact that sensitive corporate information is increasingly being stored on mobile devices, .....

Wireless Enterprise Spending 'Strategic'

Organisations will allocate approximately 12 per cent of their overall IT budgets to wireless .....

UC Solutions 'Improve Business Processes'

Implementing unified communications (UC) systems is more about encouraging staff productivity gains and organisational .....

LBS Growth 'Driven by New Ecosystems'

Growth in the market for location-based services (LBS) is being driven by the emergence .....

Mini-Notebook Sales 'Increasing'

With worldwide shipments expected to reach 5.2 million units in 2008 and eight million .....

VoIP Capabilities Added to New iPhone

Global IP Solutions (GIPS) is launching a software development kit for the Apple iPhone .....

New Laptop Tracking Application Launched

A new geo-location laptop tracking product has been unveiled that will help IT managers .....

Virtualisation could help government reduce IT emissions

The UK government could use virtualisation to reduce the carbon emissions of its IT .....

Internet provider promises 200Mbps

A broadband supplier has announced plans to offer households and small businesses internet connection .....

UC Solutions 'Becoming Standard among SMBs'

More than 70 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are installing, trialing .....

Data Sharing 'As Crucial As' Security

Transparent use of centrally managed data security solutions will help organisations to achieve successful .....

Firms leveraging Social Media to Drive Marketing

A growing number of companies are deploying technology solutions to harness the power of .....

Analyst Evaluates Impact of Key Emerging Technologies

Gartner has identified the leading emerging technologies and predicts that a handful of these .....

Telecom Carriers 'Must Support Digital Age'

Fixed and mobile telecom carriers in mature markets need to transform their IT and .....

Business Conditions 'Affecting SME Technology Adoption'

Concerns about business conditions in an uncertain economy outweigh interest in potentially innovative new .....

Business Leaders 'Concerned About Information Security'

Ensuring the security of personally identifiable information (PII) is the number one technology concern .....

Staff Urged to Work from Home During Holidays

With school out for the summer, many employees could benefit by working from home .....

UK 3G Spectrum Auction Delayed

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced that there will be further delays to the expansion .....

Enterprises 'Continue Flocking Towards Virtualisation Solutions'

IT managers and C-level executives at organisations all over the world are rapidly adopting .....

Economic Downturn 'Could Encourage VoIP Adoption'

In an effort to cut their communications costs, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) .....

Successful Mobile Services 'Interoperable'

The most successful new mobile services will be those that work on the widest .....

Mobile Subscriber Numbers 'Rising'

There were three times more mobile subscribers (3.3 billion) than access line subscribers (1.1 .....

Enterprise IT Operations 'Need Major Overhaul'

The majority of companies worldwide feel that their IT operations need to be drastically .....

Companies 'Should Deploy Information Access Technologies'

Organisations required by regulation to keep all of their information could benefit from implementing .....

Mobile Web Histories Pose 'Security Risk'

Web browser histories stored on employees' business mobile phones can make it easier for .....

Organisations Advised to Have VoIP Backup

A third of businesses in the UK have experienced a breakdown in their phone .....

Mobile Users 'Picking Up Emails'

Although it has not yet become common practice for consumers, business users are increasingly .....

Enterprises 'Must Plan Carefully for MRM Deployment'

With businesses employing a greater number of remote and in-field personnel, the introduction of .....

Technology Now 'Essential to Business Users'

Modern electronic devices are no longer an indulgence to businesses and consumers, but have .....

VoIP 'Enables Distribution of Workforce'

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services provide companies with the necessary means to distribute .....

Organisations 'Should Not Ban Social Applications'

Gartner has urged organisations not to prevent staff from using web-based social applications for .....

Mobile Platforms 'Can Coexist'

Two major mobile platforms - LiMo and Google's new Android - will be able .....

Microsoft Planning 'Windows Replacement'

Software giant Microsoft has begun a new project to develop software that will eventually .....

Secure Launches Reporting Tool for Firms

Companies will be able to gain greater insight into their web traffic and improve .....

Unnecessary Printing 'Costing Businesses Millions'

Organisations are losing millions of pounds as a result of the 120 billion pages .....

Analyst Warns of SOA 'Security Flaws'

Enterprise application security solutions provider Fortify Software has uncovered critical security concerns in five .....

500GB HDDs 'Under Strong Demand'

The best-selling Hard Disk Drive (HDD) capacity in the 3.5-inch internal storage solution market .....

Linux 'Dominating MID Market'

Although it may only make up a small part of the desktop PC operating .....

Mobile Phone Vendors 'Simplifying UIs'

Increasing device functionality and a need for differentiation will drive a surge in demand .....

Technology Now 'Essential to Business Users'

Modern electronic devices are no longer an indulgence to businesses and consumers, but indispensable .....

VoIP Allows for 'Greater Distribution of Workers'

One of the many business benefits of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services is .....

Linux 'Growing in Popularity'

The popularituy of open-source operating system Linux is growing steadily both with businesses and .....

Location-Based Mobile Social Networking a 'Big Hit'

As mobile network operators begin to offer a wider range of value-added services in .....

Businesses 'Must Balance Costs and Risks'

Disaster can strike in many different ways and businesses need to strike the right .....

Companies Must 'Effectively Manage Outsourcing'

Organisations must ensure that their outsourcing contracts are properly managed if they are to .....

UC 'Allows 24-Hour Customer Interaction'

Under constant pressure to stay productive and deliver best-in-class services, leading enterprises are increasingly .....

Western European PC Shipments 'Surge Ahead'

PC shipments in Western Europe reached 13.8 million units during the second quarter of .....

Blade Servers 'Require Standards to Flourish'

Despite the fact that blade servers make up the fastest-growing segment of the server .....

Smartphones 'Driving Global Mobile Shipments'

Sales of smartphones helped maintain double-digit growth in the worldwide mobile phone market during .....

IT Organisations 'Cautious about Hiring'

The recruitment and retention of skilled IT professionals will remain a key issue for .....

Internet 'Protecting Organisations from Economy'

A growing number of enterprises are turning to the internet to mitigate the effects .....

Leading Enterprises 'Adopting Predictive Analytics'

Best-in-class enterprises are using a number of different methods and technologies to become predictive .....

Strong Demand for UPS Services in Europe

New research has indicated that services are the most profitable sector in the European .....

Enterprise 2.0 Adoption 'Continues to Grow'

Companies have invested a greater amount of resources into Web 2.0 tools and technologies .....

Scientists Make Fibre Optic 'Breakthrough'

A team of scientists from has developed a new method of compressing light into .....

Businesses Seek 24-Hour Partners

A new study has revealed that there is significant competitive advantage to be had .....

Social Network Users 'Consume Most Bandwidth'

New research has suggested that mobile phone service subscribers who use their device for .....

Businesses 'Must Balance Costs and Risks'

Disaster can strike in many different ways and businesses need to strike the right .....

Security Threat from Legitimate Sites 'Rising'

The threat posed by legitimate websites infected with malware increased significantly in the first .....

Online Retailers 'Adopting SaaS-Based Services'

Enterprises conducting online commerce have traditionally been slow to adopt of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, .....

Researchers 'Close in on Cheaper, Faster Wireless Broadband'

Next-generation wireless broadband networks that are better quality and more widely available than current .....

Analyst Questions Femtocell Appeal

Although a number of mobile operators are optimistic about femtocells, doubts remain about the .....

Low-cost Notebook PC Shipments 'On the Rise'

New research from IT analyst Market Intelligence Center (MIC) has suggested that global shipments .....

Simplicity 'Key' to Successful Website

Enterprises should ensure that their websites are easy to use and that customers or .....

Users Adopting Wireless Broadband

The number of wireless broadband customers will reach 2.1 billion in 2015 with the .....

Home Networking Technologies 'Can Co-exist'

As different short-range radio technologies are integrated into a greater number of consumer electronics .....

IT Departments 'Not Ready for Carbon Rules'

Chief information officers (CIOs) have been urged to begin preparing for the introduction of .....

UC Solutions 'Support Enterprise Growth'

UK Organisations implementing unified communications (UC) strategies enjoy a number of benefits, including cost .....

Virtual Offices 'Accepted by Businesses'

The growing enterprise adoption of remote working technologies is driving organisations to increasingly look .....

Disaster Recovery Planning 'Crucial' to Business Continuity

All businesses should take great care creating detailed disaster recovery plans or risk losing .....

SMEs Warned Not to Underestimate Security

Small and medium enterprises(SMEs) have been warned to take IT security issues seriously after .....

UK Mobile Internet Usage 'Increases by a Quarter'

Mobile internet usage has grown steadily in the past 12 months, with some 16.5 .....

Mobile VoIP 'Increasingly Popular'

The number of mobile voice over internet (VoIP 3G) users will grow significantly over .....

Non-Accessible Websites 'Missing on Huge Potential Market'

Organisations that do not make efforts to ensure their websites are accessible for disabled .....

Google 'Indexes a Trillion URLs'

The internet now consists of more than one trillion websites, according to the latest .....

Yahoo! Launching Offline Email Application

Internet media company Yahoo has launched a new desktop application that provides business travelers .....

Vendors 'Pushing Primary Storage Consolidation Solutions'

Most organisations now employ a virtualisation software layer to maximise the efficiency of their .....

Extra-Value Laptops 'Three Years Away'

Low-cost laptops with price tags of $100 (£50) of less will not realistically be .....

Demand Growing for Global WLAN Devices

Global demand for wireless local area network (WLAN) and Bluetooth devices has contributed to .....

Ex-Google Employees Unveil New Search Engine

Former software engineers at Google and IBM have unveiled a new search engine which .....

ISPs Unclear on File Sharing Policy

The UK’s leading internet service providers have agreed to work with the government and .....

Google ‘Indexes a Trillion URLs’

The internet now consists of more than one trillion websites, according to the latest .....

Organisations ‘Failing to Protect Themselves from DNS Flaw’

IT managers and chief information officers are failing to take adequate measures to protect .....

Web Attacks ‘Set to Increase Further’

Internet-based malicious attacks are increasing at an alarming rate with no let-up in sight, .....

New IT Management Degree ‘Sees First Graduates’

The first students to undertake a new university degree in Information Technology Management for .....

Enterprises Adopting GPS for Industrial Precision

Although GPS (Global Positioning System) technology remains popular primarily in the field of consumer .....

Organisations ‘Investing in Security Biometrics’

Growing interest in a range of different biometric security solutions will drive market spending .....

Online Video Content 'Increasingly Popular'

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of Europeans are watching video content online, .....

Preventing Email Downtime a 'Key Concern for IT Managers'

Email downtime is one of the most pressing concerns for IT managers, with the .....

Organisations 'Deploying Mobility Initiatives'

Mobility initiatives are gaining an increasing amount of traction among organisations, and now account .....

SMS Continues to Dominate Mobile Messaging Market

Despite the proliferation of new communication methods being utilised by internet-enabled smartphones, Short Message .....

Global Broadband Penetration Rates Rising

Worldwide broadband connections are set to grow from 323 million connections in 2007 to .....

Triple-play Operators Facing Content Challenges

The triple-play market (voice, internet and TV) is expected to grow in Western Europe .....

Mobile M2M Market 'Exhibiting Strong Growth'

Regulatory compliance will drive the worldwide mobile machine to machine (M2M) communications market from .....

WIPS 'to Encourage Wi-Fi Deployment'

A wireless security vendor has expressed hopes that its new wireless intrusion prevention system .....

Increasingly Complex Software Code Driving Costs'

The increased complexity of software code for web 2.0, search orientated architecture (SOE) and .....

New Solution 'Simplifies Data Protection for SMBs'

Software company Fortressware has announced a new enterprise class data leakage prevention solution for .....

Intelligent Information Retrieval 'Key to Future Storage'

The data storage industry will increasingly come to focus on the benefits of intelligent .....

IT Services Market 'Continues to Expand'

Despite prevailing economic uncertainty, the global IT services market is expected to exhibit strong .....

MSBG Market Growing with IP Communications

As demand for internet-based (IP) communications continues grow in the enterprise space, the appeal .....

'Service Enablers' Best Positioned in Mobile Entertainment Market

Network operators entering the mobile media market will be better served in terms of .....

Open UC Systems 'Posing Enterprise Security Risk'

Organisations are leaving their Unified Communications (UC) systems wide open to attack by hackers, .....

Storage Efficiencies 'Deliver Cost Savings'

Enterprises have been advised to maximise the efficiency of their storage options after research .....

UK Firms 'Require Next-Generation Broadband Services'

Next-generation broadband is crucial to businesses in the UK as the service economy makes .....

Technology Solutions 'Boost FCR Rates in Contact Centre'

Organisations with contact centres need to implement technology solutions and best practices in order .....

Commercial Mobile Browser Market 'Continues Growing'

With consumers and business users increasingly utilising their mobile handsets for internet browsing and .....

UK Government Urged to Invest in Next-Gen Broadband

The UK government has been called upon to invest in Britain's next-generation broadband, following .....

Government Introducing 'Green IT' Schemes

The UK government has announced plans to become the first in the world to .....

Premium 'Content to Rejuvinate European Mobile Market'

As the European mobile communication market reaches mature levels of saturation – mobile penetration .....

'White Label' Social Networks Targeting Enterprises

As online communities become increasingly integral to the way in which consumers and businesses .....

LBS Platforms and Infrastructure Revenue Growth Forecast

With strong growth in the uptake of location-based services (LBS) expected in the near .....

Enterprises Investing in Semiconductor Outsourcing Services

Global semiconductor outsourcing services revenue is set to total $47.4 billion (£23.6 billion) in .....

Europe 'Sees Strong Demand for UP Drives'

Driven by increasing enterprise demand for ultra-portable drives and notebook sales, the PC market .....

'Three Times as Much Malware in First Half of 2008'

Malicious attacks on legitimate websites rose by 278 per cent during the first half .....

Analyst Highlights Traits of 'Generation Y'

Forrester Research has released the results of its latest annual Technographics Benchmark study, which .....

Rising 'Open Source Adoption Placing Enterprises at Risk'

New research from Fortify Software has revealed that commonly-used open source software packages are .....

HR Directors Being Targetted by Phishers

Human resources directors and recruitment firms are being targeted by hackers looking to steal .....

Technology 'Helping CFOs to Deliver Business Growth'

Technology has a key role to play in enabling chief financial officers (CFOs) to .....

PMO Crucial to 'Success of IT Modernisation'

IT organisations will no longer be able to meet drastically changing business demands by .....

BT Plans 'UK's Largest Fibre Broadband Deployment'

Telecommunications company BT has announced plans to roll out fibre-based, super-fast broadband services to .....

Mobile Phone 'Hub of Business Communications'

Despite the fact that mobile phones are now at the heart of business communications, .....

Spammers 'Adopting New Strategies'

Spammers are using increasingly innovative new strategies in order to bypass email filters and .....

Wi-Fi Hotspots 'Increasing in Number'

The number of Wi-Fi hotspots continues to increase dramatically in 2008, with estimates from .....

Web Domains Vulnerable to Attack

Over 1,000 web domains were compromised this month by malicious attacks based on the .....

Celebrity Chef's Website Hacked

The website of television cook Nigella Lawson was attacked by computer hackers this week, .....

Broadband Subscription Prices 'Falling'

Although the increasing cost of oil is causing food, fuel and utility prices to .....

Firms Failing to Manage Information Responsibly

A number of British firms are failing to take enough responsibility for information security .....

Collaboration 'Benefiting Euro Businesses'

More than two thirds of large European companies have implemented a virtual collaboration solution .....

UK Businesses 'Struggling with Application Management'

IT managers in large British enterprises are struggling to implement effective application management solutions, .....

Mobile Phone Market 'to Finish Strong in 2008'

Launches of several new devices between now and the end of the year, including .....

PC Market Continues Strong Growth

Global PC shipments reached 71.9 million units during the second quarter of 2008, a .....

New NAS Gateway Series Launched

Clustered enterprise storage solutions provider ONStor has announced its newest network-attached storage (NAS) gateway, .....

Secure Access 'Key to Business Web 2.0'

Companies looking to take-up web 2.0 solutions such as social networking sites and capitalise .....

Application Performance Issues Hindering Productivity

Some 50 percent of organisations are losing revenue opportunities worth millions of pounds because .....

WiMax Chipsets Integrated into Smaller Mobile Devices

As WiMax chipsets become smaller and less power-intensive, incorporating both baseband and RF into .....

Softphones 'Give Boost to European Headset Market'

The increasing adoption of wireless office solutions is enabling headset vendors to drive market .....

'Nearly all Emails are Spam'

Just one in 28 emails were sent legitimately during the second quarter of 2008, .....

SMEs Committed to Adopting Greener Applications

A survey of 250 small and medium-sized supply chain enterprises has revealed that there .....

Malware Avoidance 'Requires Common Sense'

Computer users and IT managers should exercise common sense in order to minimise the .....

Social Networks 'Posing Security Risks'

Nearly twice as many British employees now use their company networks to access social .....

Software Developers 'Embrace Outsourcing'

Best-in-class software developers are decreasing the time-to-market of their products by 18 per cent .....

Leading Firms 'Providing Increased Customer Interaction Online'

With the popularity of online social media forums having changed the way that users .....

Enterprises Require New Strategies for 'Generation V'

Organisations need to provide online customer communities with socialisation tools and prospects if they .....

Security 'to be Delivered as Cloud-Based Service'

The number of security applications delivered as cloud-based services is set to increase by .....

UK Firms 'Far From Paperless Environments'

Small and medium firms (SMEs) in the UK lose more than £42.2 million every .....

Mobile Internet Will Not Threaten Desktops

Desktop computers will never be made redundant because of the increasing proliferation of mobile .....

Bandwidth Demand 'to Double in Two Years'

Network providers and ISPs will face growing pressure to invest in infrastructure as demands .....

European Contact Centres Open to APO Systems

New opportunities are opening up for agent performance optimisation (APO) systems in European contact .....

TLM 'Helps Reduce Communication Expenses'

Companies that actively invest in organisational capabilities and technologies to advance forward in telecom .....

FE and GE semiconductors dominate Ethernet market

The majority of revenue from the worldwide Ethernet market is being generated by vendors .....

Telephony Remains Popular Amid UC Buzz

Despite the growing hype surrounding unified communications (UC) solutions, internet-based (IP) private branch exchange .....

ASP Site Operators Warned of SQL Attack Threat

Companies operating websites utilising Microsoft's ASP (Active Server Page) technology have been warned that .....

ICT Companies 'Focusing on Expansion ahead of Environment'

With companies still having so far to go in terms of delivering global mobile .....

Mobile Devices 'Make it Harder to Switch Off'

Armed with their laptops, mobiles and BlackBerry devices, most UK office workers expect that .....

SOA 'Requires Investment to be Successful'

Enterprises that do not invest enough into their Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) governance initiatives .....

UK Businesses Fear Security Risks of IM

Nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of British firms believe that implementing instant messaging .....

Web 2.0 Delivers Improved Workforce Collaboration

Best-in-class organisations prioritise workforce collaboration through web 2.0 technologies in order to achieve improved .....

Customer Feedback Management Brings Added Value

Organisations implementing customer feedback management solutions enjoy greater levels of strategic guidance and actionable .....

Unpatched Internet Browsers 'Pose Security Risk'

As many as half of all internet users could be exposing themselves or their .....

Malware 'Biggest Internet Security Concern'

Malicious code is now the single largest security concern when it comes to the .....

Businesses 'Require Definitive' Internet Usage Policy

Many organisations could benefit from having more definite policies in place regarding staff usage .....

Mobile Internet Becoming 'Crucial' to Business

Having the ability to access the internet on-the-go from a mobile phone is quickly .....

Large and Small Firms Have 'Best' Understanding of IT

Large and small companies are proving the most adept at deriving business value and .....

European Operators Look at Mobile TV for Revenue

In the last three years, mobile operators in Europe have increasingly noticed a depreciation .....

Social Networking Business Potential Remains Untapped

Most users of social networking website continue to use them for personal entertainment rather .....

Companies Issued Green IT Advice

IDC's Industry Insights, a series of industry-specific research firms, have launched a new Green .....

Green IT Efforts 'Not Enough' to Reduce Business Costs

UK businesses implementing green policies have saved a median of 10 per cent of .....

Consumers Identify 'Top' Mobile Phone Features

Digital camera functionality, Bluetooth connectivity and music/radio capability are the most important features for .....

Firms Ignoring Potential Outsourcing Problems

Despite several highly publicised incidents of data loss in the last year and a .....

Organisations Looking at UPS to Cut Energy Costs

As power consumption and energy costs continue to rise unabated for data-heavy enterprises, end .....

Enterprises 'Investing Big in UC'

Unified Communications (UC) has transformed the way that businesses communicate and is now seeing .....

Enterprise Users 'Frustrated by Slow Rate of IT Change'

Over 50 per cent of all business users will be dissatisfied with the slow .....

Midmarket Enterprises Require Better IT Service

Although making up the fastest growing segment of the IT industry, midmarket buyers are .....

Enterprises Require Accurate Picture of Infrastructure

With network infrastructures becoming increasingly complex in the enterprise, there is a pressing need .....

Outdoor 'GPS Popularity Soaring'

Devices and solutions offering outdoor Global Positioning System (GPS) functionality are quickly gaining momentum .....

New Application Data Security Solution Launched

Enterprises have been offered a new way to manage the security risks facing their .....

Companies Increasing IT Outsourcing Operations

Enterprises both large and small are choosing to outsource non-core IT operations to protect .....

Videoconferencing Infrastructure 'Catching On'

As a growing number of enterprises choose to invest in videoconferencing endpoints, the videoconferencing .....

Mobile Expenditure 'Rising Globally'

Worldwide capital expenditure on mobile communications continues to rise as greater emphasis is placed .....

Enterprises Offered 'Free' iPhones

British businesses will be offered the chance to acquire the new Apple iPhone 3G .....

Internet 'Holds Key to Future of Video Services'

Within five to ten years, the internet could be the predominant source of distribution .....

IP Telephony 'Evolving into Mature Technology'

The market for Internet Protocol private branch exchange (IP PBX) telephony is beginning to .....

Infrastructure Vendors 'Strive to Cut Power'

Mobile infrastructure vendors are looking to improve the power efficiency of products such as .....

CRM Market Increases By a Quarter

The global market for customer relationship management (CRM) software grew by 23.1 percent in .....

Server Virtualisation 'Embraced in Europe'

European organisations are adopting virtualised servers at a rapid rate, with 35 percent of .....

Slow UK Broadband Affecting Businesses

Britain's relatively slow broadband speeds are beginning to threaten the efficiency of businesses, and .....

SMEs Adopting Handheld Terminals

With small retail firms under constant pressure to differentiate themselves by providing responsive customer .....

European Firms Sign a Third of Outsourcing Deals

Organisations in Europe signed more than a third of all global outsourcing deals in .....

Businesses Expect Swift Email Response

British organisations are growing increasingly impatient when it comes to business emails, with as .....

Analyst claims Future of Mobile WiMax 'Unclear'

If commercial Mobile WiMax rollouts and corresponding spectrum auctions do not start in 2008, .....

IP Adoption Driving Enterprise Telephony Endpoint Market

The European market for business telephony endpoints is growing steadily, and will reach revenues .....

Gartner Publishes Revised Server Revenue Statistics

Worldwide server revenue in the first quarter of 2008 increased by 2.5 per cent .....

Internet Malware 'Increasing'

The number of new malicious websites blocked each day rose by 58 percent during .....

ICT Vendors Turning Attention to SMBs

Information and communication technology (ICT) vendors are increasingly looking to the small and medium .....

Spam 'Shifts Track' in 2008

Email spam underwent significant changes in terms of content and distribution during the first .....

Smartphone Revolution 'Benefiting Mobile Software Vendors'

Mobile software vendors are profiting from the willingness of mobile network operators to carry .....

Open Source Telephony 'Gaining Traction'

With the cost advantages that it offers compared with proprietary IP Private Branch Exchanges .....

Location Based Services 'Becoming Popular in Europe'

European revenues from Location Based Services (LBS) will grow from five per cent of .....

Microsoft Launches Enterprise Social Network

Software giant Microsoft has announced the launch of a social networking community for its .....

Yearly Mobile Payments to Grow to £150m

The total global value of payments made via mobile phone for digital and physical .....

Users 'Need Training for Complex Server Virtualisation'

Server virtualisation is a complicated beast, and can be difficult for IT users to .....

CIOs Question Technical Ability of UK Organisations

Chief information officers (CIOs) have a clear vision of where they want to take .....

Naked DSL Services 'Should be Introduced in UK'

Naked DSL – the provision of a phone line for broadband services without the .....

Global Firms Increasing IT Outsourcing Levels

Investment in managed and hosted IT services by global telecoms companies and service providers .....

Smartphone Market to Prosper at Expense of Enhanced Phone Sector

Markets for top and bottom end wireless handsets will see the most significant growth .....

Email to Encourage Adoption of Cloud Computing

The proportion of commercial email services using cloud-provisioned business models will increase from one .....

European Storage Virtualisation Lagging Behind North America

The growing amounts of information involved in business are increasingly causing enterprises to adopt .....

IT Vendors Establish New Security Forum

Five of the leading IT vendors have announced the creation of a new forum .....

WLAN to Dominate Mobile Handset Market

The number of mobile handsets built with integrated WLAN (wireless local area network) technology .....

Organisations Must 'Properly Prepare for Modernisation'

Companies renewing their IT systems must make proper preparations or risk falling into a .....

Force10 Routers Supporting Supercomputers

Network builder Force10 has announced this week that its Reliable Networking switches and routers .....

Unified Communications Uptake Growing

With a greater number of enterprises deploying unified messaging and communicator software, the market .....

802.11n Wi-Fi Access Points 'Becoming Popular'

Shipments of 802.11n Wi-Fi access points for consumers and small/medium businesses will see a .....

IT Pros 'Aware of Security Vulnerabilities'

More than four in five (81 per cent) IT security professionals are aware that .....

Domain Extensions 'to have Little Effect'

The opening up of domain name extensions beyond traditional suffixes will create 'massive hype' .....

New Domain Names Bring Extra Security Risks

Expansion of the number of top level domain names used by web publishers to .....

IT Directors under Board Pressure to Cut Costs

Enterprise boardrooms will place a growing amount of pressure on IT managers in the .....

Enterprises Continue to Adopt Web 2.0

A new survey by the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA) has revealed that .....

Interactive Chat Solutions Bring in High ROI

Online engagement solutions that allow organisations to provide real-time assistance and advice to their .....

Environmental Strategies 'Bring Competitive Advantage'

Contractors and businesses that incorporate environmental strategies into their business plans could secure a .....

SMBs Invest in IT Security and Cost Cutting

At a time when the economic outlook is less than certain, Europe's small and .....

Privacy Regulations 'Low Priority' for CIOs

Corporate data breaches and privacy regulations are only the ninth most important set of .....

Internet a 'Tool for Cost Effective Market Research'

Organisations can leverage their internet and telephone connections to conduct market research without spending .....

Malware Doubles in First Half of 2008

The number of malware attacks targeting individuals, companies and organisations has risen rapidly in .....

Icann Approves New Domain Name Extensions

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has approved proposals to expand .....

IT Directors 'Less Worried about Environment'

Technological leaders in the UK are less worried about the environmental impact of their .....

Dynamic Provisioning 'Improves Storage Utilisation'

Enterprises looking to improve the efficiency of their storage solutions and remove waste brought .....

Firms Moving Virtualisation from Servers to Storage

More than two thirds of IT decision makers (67 percent) are considering deploying virtualised .....

Businesses Must Prepare for Future

With technological advances having massively changed the way that businesses operate in the last .....

Windows 7 Given Release Window

Microsoft has announced that it will launch its next operating system (OS) for PCs .....

New Government Data Loss Review Published

Failures in institutional practices and procedures regarding the handling of sensitive information were the .....

Online Retailers 'Adopting Consumer-Centric Stance'

Enterprises with online retail operations are continuing to enjoy sales growth despite economic concerns .....

UK Firms Cutting IT Security Spending

Nearly one fifth of IT security professionals in the UK are expecting their organisations .....

Storage Management Software Market Increases

The market for storage management software has seen an increase of one eighth in .....

Trend Micro Releases Threat Management Enterprise Solution

Internet content security company Trend Micro has announced the release of a new threat .....

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 'Evolving Separately'

Global markets for both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communication technologies continue to display strong growth .....

Successful MDM Solutions Based on Business Needs

Enterprises looking to deploy master data management (MDM) solutions should choose them based on .....

Cloud Computing to Transform Business

Cloud computing has the potential to transform the IT and business world by the .....

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, .....

Organisations 'Confused Over UC'

Most organisations remain confused about the precise definition and benefits to be derived from .....

BCS Announces New IT Industry Awards

The British Computer Society (BCS) has announced two new categories that will be included .....

Internet 'Opening Up Graduate Opportunities'

The internet has made it easier than ever before for graduates to see the .....

UK Firms Leaving Security Holes

British firms are not doing enough to protect themselves from the threat of IT .....

DAM Solutions 'Attracting Greater Interest'

As business interest in digital asset management (DAM) applications continues to grow, the global .....

Global SCM Software Market 'Grew Strongly' in 2007

The worldwide market for supply chain management (SCM) software posted revenues of $6 billion .....

Companies Warned on Future of Internet

Experts speaking at a recent European conference have warned that urgent action needs to .....

Outdated Technology Costing UK Contact Centres Billions

The UK contact centre industry is losing as much as a billion pounds a .....

CRM Customisation 'Improves Key Metrics'

Customisable applications allow organisations to better manage and collect information, something which is convincing .....

Virtualised Storage & Desktops 'Deliver Greater Efficiency'

With the rapid growth of virtualisation over the past few years, it is now .....

Firms 'Adopting Employee-Owned Notebook Schemes'

A growing number of organisations are implementing programmes that allow employees to use their .....

Datacentre Cooling Costs Increasing Yearly

As the number of spinning disks in external enterprise storage continues to increase, the .....

Security Software Market 'Still Growing'

The global security software market posted revenues of $10.4 billion (£5.3 billion) in 2007, .....

Security is Managers' Biggest IT Concern

A new study of IT decision makers has indicated that security is the biggest .....

Internet 'Enables Direct Marketing from Anything'

With the phenomenal growth of the internet and email in the last decade, everything .....

Mobile Payment Technology to Revolutionise Business Industry

A growing number of consumers are open to the idea of using their mobile .....

Online ID Fraud 'Easy for Criminals'

ID fraud is an easy way for criminals to steal money from business and .....

Poor Software 'Can Hamper M&A Activity'

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are running into failure because companies are unable to integrate .....

LTE Subscriber Networks Growing

There will be some 32 million subscribers to LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks by .....

Organisations Adopting Shared-Account IAM

The number of organisations around the world using software applications to manage passwords and .....

IT Security 'to Witness Major Changes'

The market for security software will experience major changes over the coming years, driven .....

PC Upgrades 'Can Reduce Environmental Damage'

Home consumers and small businesses can save money and reduce their electronic waste by .....

Nearly All Data Breaches 'Avoidable'

A new report released by IP network operator Verizon Business has concluded that as .....

New Asus Laptops to be Launched Next Month

A range of new notebooks is to be launched in the UK by Asus .....

Businesses Expected to Respond to all Communication Immediately

Clients and customers of businesses expect to have an immediate reply to any inquiry .....

World's 'Most Energy Efficient' Monitor Launched by LG

A monitor which is being touted as the most eco-friendly model of its kind .....

ISPs Should Get Permission for Use of Traffic Data

Permission should be sought from people who surf the web by internet service providers .....

Mobile Commerce Utilised by the US

The ease with which commerce can be conducted via mobile devices has been seized .....

Mobile Broadband USB Sticks Increasingly Popular

The use of mobile broadband USB sticks has become increasingly widespread, new findings have .....

IT management job opportunities should not decrease

The number of jobs available to entry-level IT workers in the financial industry could .....

Compatibility issues could affect majority of enterprise applications

Almost 90 per cent of typical applications could potentially have problems deploying in a .....

New version of SVC released by IBM

The latest version of IBM's storage virtualisation software has been released.!! System Storage SAN .....

Details of Predictive Workbench announced

Details of the latest business intelligence solution from Business Objects have been released.!! Predictive .....

Email can help 'preserve brand image'

Email marketing can be employed to boost the "brand image" of a business, an .....

Business Change Should be Instigated by IT Leaders

The way in which IT departments operate needs to be changed in order to .....

Apple's iPhone 3G Targetted at Enterprises

At its Worldwide Developers Conference this week, Apple unveiled the second iteration of its .....

McAfee Releases Protection for Mission-Critical Applications

Enterprise security provider McAfee has announced upgrades to its VirusScan Enterprise range designed to .....

Data Protection Provider Named Market Leader

Internet and data protection firm Websense has been named as a global leader in .....

PC Market Driven by Portable Devices

Global PC shipments are expected to reach 310 million units in 2008, growing by .....

Mid-Sized Business Enterprise Application Market Expanding

The market for enterprise applications targetted towards smaller and medium sized businesses is expected .....

Superfast Broadband Delay Could Stall SaaS in UK

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery platform could transform the way that small and medium sized .....

New Home Networking Standard Gains Traction

A new home networking standard based on the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) G.hn .....

Personal Web Use at Work Costing UK Economy £10bn Annually

New research from the Confederation of British Industry has revealed that the average UK .....

Costly Fibre Networks 'Could Transform UK Broadband'

The deployment of 'next-generation' fibre-optic network broadband could bring massive benefits to the British .....

Technology Integration to Define GPS IC Market

Semiconductor vendors specialising in GPS could face an uncertain future, with the market looking .....

AIM Market 'Continues to Grow'

Revenue in the market for application architecture and middleware (AIM) grew to $14.1 billion .....

New Broadband Advertising Rules 'Lack Bite'

ISPReview.co.uk has welcomed Ofcom's Code of Practice, which seeks to regulate the way in .....

Email to be Replaced by Online Media Marketing Tools

Email could soon be replaced by new communication tools, such as instant messaging and .....

Majority of Malware 'from Legitimate Websites'

Over two thirds of all web-based malware is now being found on legitimate websites, .....

IT Must Cater to Business Strategies

In the future, IT projects will increasingly come to be judged on whether they .....

Scientists Design New Defence against Internet Worms

Researchers from Ohio State University, United States, have developed a new way to protect .....

Organisations Increasing Smartphone Deployments

Worldwide sales of smartphones came to 32.2 million in the first quarter of 2008, .....

Data Protection Driving Storage Software Market

The worldwide storage software market grew year-on-year for the 18th consecutive quarter in the .....

Women Feel IT Industry Biased Against Them

A new study by IT recruitment firm InterQuest has revealed that 90 per cent .....

Free Mobile Email Service Launched

A new, free service allowing people with standard mobile phones to access their emails .....

Email 'to Remain Most Popular Communication Tool'

Email will continue to be the main form of online communication for some time .....

Business Continuity Guidelines Published

A new guide to help organisation's create business continuity (BC) plans has been launched .....

Customers Eager for Secure Web 2.0 Banking Tools

New research from WorkLight has revealed that there is a growing desire among customers .....

Managers 'Must Strike Web Freedom Balance'

It is crucial for employers to reach the right balance between allowing staff enough .....

ECB Disk Storage 'Continues to Grow in 2008'

Global external controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue reached $4.3 billion (£2.2 billion) in the .....

Ofcom Takes Action on Broadband Speeds

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has published a new Code of Practice governing broadband speeds and .....

Trojans 'Top Malware Threat in May'

Trojans were the most dangerous form of malicious code seen in May 2008, according .....

BT to Cut Carbon Emissions Drastically by 2016

Telecoms company BT has announced plans to reduce its 1996 level carbon dioxide emissions .....

Ofcom Broadband Claims Called into Question

Recent claims by telecoms regulator Ofcom that rural areas in Britain enjoy better broadband .....

Organisatiosn Doing Little to Mitigate Internet Threat

A number of enterprises are doing very little to protect themselves from internet attacks .....

Malware Report Highlights Areas of Attack

A new malware report by managed services firm Akamai has revealed that nearly a .....

Staff Calling for Greener Enterprises

Office staff are calling on their organisations to do more to become greener, with .....

Enterprises 'Investing in IT Security and Compliancy Schemes'

Organisations embarking upon security, compliance and risk management initiatives are keeping demand for skilled .....

Organisations Should Consider Web Accessibility

There is a great need among businesses to understand corporate obligations and responsibilities when .....

2.4 Billion Bluetooth-Enabled Devices to Ship in 2013

A new report from ABI Research highlights predictions that nearly 2.4 billion units of .....

European Server Market 'Boosted by Virtualisation'

The enterprise server market for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) saw revenue .....

SMBs Fearful of Technology Failure

A fear of technology failure is one of the biggest causes of anxiety among .....

Wales Prepares for European ICT Conference

The European Regional Information Society Association (ERIS) is preparing to host a conference in .....

Enterprises 'Presented with Secure Apple iPhone'

Security software firm Check Point has unveiled a new product designed to secure iPhones .....

IT Outsourcing Requires Long-Term Patience

Chief information officers (CIOs) must be prepared for two years of business disruption following .....

WiMax Allows for 'Full Mobile Internet'

Wide area WiMax wireless networks will provide people with full internet connectivity on their .....

Google Launches 'Site Search'

Web giant version has launched a re-branded version of Google Custom Search Business Edition, .....

Mobile Manufacturer Launches Secure Mobility Suite

A new package of business applications, designed for secure use on mobile devices, has .....

European IT Market 'Remains Buoyant'

Demand within the European IT, telecoms and consumer electronics markets will continue to grow .....

Smartphones 'Considered a Growing Security Risk'

Most senior IT staff consider smartphones and PDAs as more of a threat to .....

SMBs Stick with ISPs Despite Connection Problems

One in three small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK has experience .....

Mobile Working to Boost UK GDP

Technological advances facilitating remote and mobile working practices are benefitting the national economy by .....

Lack of Web 2.0 Understanding 'Poses Security Risks'

A study revealing that nearly half of business managers in the UK do not .....

Telcos 'Must Develop IP Platform Strategies'

With IP-based services continuing to interest enterprises and consumers, global telecoms executives are beginning .....

Global PC Microprocessor Market Exhibits Year-on-Year Growth

While global shipments of PC microprocessors may have slowed in the first quarter of .....

SME Workers 'Pose top Security Threat'

Smaller businesses without dedicated IT departments are more likely to come to risk as .....

SMEs Offering Better Flexible Working Opportunities

Utilising the latest mobile and remote working technologies, small and medium enterprises are more .....

Adobe Follows Google in Offering Hosted Documents

Software developer Adobe is attempting to secure itself a slice of the online documents .....

Enterprise 2.0 Driven by Improved Collaboration

The adoption of web 2.0 technologies, such as social networks, blogs and mashups, by .....

Virtualisation 'Improves Business Performance Helps Environment'

Two thirds (68 per cent) of UK businesses now recognise the large green computing .....

ERM 'Critically Important to Businesses'

Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) is increasingly being considered as a critical area of investment .....

Enterprises 'Fuelling Disc Storage System Capacity Growth'

Demand for storage systems will increase through to 2012 as businesses emerge with a .....

Communications Database Could Push Firms Abroad

Government plans for a database storing details of all phone and email communications in .....

SMEs 'Ignoring Disaster Recovery'

A large number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are not exercising due diligence .....

Organisations 'Losing Billions Due to E-Break Bans'

Firms in the UK could be losing billions of pounds in lost productivity as .....

Mobile Phone Users 'Demand Free Email Services'

Six in ten (58 per cent) mobile phone users would be interested in new .....

Enterprise Directors to be Issued Security Guidelines

The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) has announced plans to publish a series of .....

Femotocell Management Services Revenue to Grow

Organisations providing device and service management solutions for the growing number of femtocell networks .....

Online Organisations 'Fail to Capitalise on Web 2.0'

Most retail enterprises operating online have yet to take advantage of web 2.0 technologies .....

3G Embedded Notebooks 'Attractive to Enterprises'

Many organisations have shied away from embedded wireless broadband (3G) functionality for notebooks because .....

Computer Careers 'Safe' in Turbulent Economy

It and computing oriented careers are safer from the effects of the global economic .....

ISPs 'Must End Rural-Urban Disparity in Broadband Costs'

Internet service providers (ISPs) need to address the digital divide that has emerged between .....

Internal Security Threats Feared Most by IT Managers

IT directors are becoming increasingly concerned by internal security threats, a new survey has .....

Business Travellers 'Require Further Connectivity'

With a growing amount of business being conducted from remote sites, business travellers are .....

Compensation Management Software Boosts Employee Satisfaction

Automated and integrated compensation management systems (CMS) are improving employee satisfaction and leading to .....

Global ECB Disk Storage Market 'Continues to Grow'

The worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage market saw total revenue of $16.4 billion .....

Social Networks 'Among Top Disruptive IT Technologies'

Social networks, web mashups, multicore processors and cloud computers are among the most disruptive .....

Consumer Electronics 'Transforming Traditional Home Networks'

Consumers are beginning to move beyond PC based networks and look at the various .....

Remote Working Practices 'Good for Business'

Businesses should support flexible working practices as they can deliver added benefits to the .....

Corporate Networks 'Being Opened Up'

Network security walls are being torn down as enterprises look to support next-generation 'deperimiterised' .....

Web Projects Missing Budgets and Deadlines

A quarter of web projects fail to meet their budgets, while 31 per cent .....

ICT Firms 'Growing Despite Economic Fears'

Information technology and communications (ICT) services firms are continuing to enjoy growth in 2008 .....

Organisation Must Mind IT Outsourcing Security Risk

Enterprises are continuing to outsource computer contracts to firm in the UK and other .....

Mobile Broadband Modems 'Increasingly Popular'

Boosted by the deployment of 3G networks around the world, mobile broadband modems are .....

Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increase in First Quarter 2008

Global sales of mobile phones reached 294.3 million units during the first quarter of .....

Firms Urged to Check Wi-Fi Security in Place

Companies and consumers using wireless internet have been advised to check their security settings .....

Over a Billion to Watch Online Video in 2013

Encouraged by growing broadband penetration and increasing connection speeds, online video has seen astronomical .....

Enterprises 'beginning to adopt videoconferencing'

Although the technology is by no means new, videoconferencing is beginning to attract real .....

Firms warned of disaster donation phishing scams

Enterprises looking to donate to appeals for the recent disasters in Burma and China .....

London mobile conference to look at future of communications

The fourth annual Mobile User Experience Conference (MEX) will take place in London on .....

Citrix unveils new desktop virtualisation solution

Hosted service provider Citrix is planning to launch a new desktop virtualisation environment, XenDesktop, .....

'IMS compatible with LTE and WiMax'

Although IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) are not new, they have been slow to take .....

Femtocells 'open opportunities for semiconductor vendors'

As well as opening up the possibility of new mobile services for carriers, femtocells .....

IT security professionals 'focusing on business goals'

Information security managers are increasingly being required to focus on business targets rather than .....

Demand for Windows Mobile to rise dramatically

Sales for Windows Mobile will grow by at least 50 per cent in 2008-09, .....

Mobile web usage 'similar to fixed'

A new study has revealed that web users generally have a fixed browsing behaviour, .....

Green technology initiatives 'paying off'

Technological innovations will make great strides in reducing the energy consumption of IT systems .....

Internet a 'vital business platform'

The internet has become a crucial platform for charities and other organisations looking to .....

Enterprises 'monitoring employee email'

A growing number of organisations are employing staff to read and analyse the contents .....

Managed UGC delivers business benefits

If it is controlled and managed correctly, user-generated content (UGC) can be a highly .....

Server demand 'continues to grow'

Global server shipments increased by 7.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of .....

Proposed 'communications database' criticised

Technology experts have criticised plans for a database containing details of all phone calls .....

Network storage 'fastest growing home networking category'

Although the home networking market is to enter a period of slower growth, one .....

Security 'still a concern for enterprise mobility'

Security concerns are preventing larger deployments of enterprise mobility, a new report from analyst .....

Femto forum agrees on single standard

In an effort to streamline an increasingly complex new technology, the femtocell community has .....

Enterprise policies to social networking questioned

The issue of whether staff should be allowed to use external social networking sites, .....

Centralised UTM 'delivers security and green business value'

Enterprises with complex distributed computing networks and remote workers could benefit from greater security .....

Open-source security improving

The number of security flaws in open-source software has fallen by 16 per cent .....

Government 'should adopt IT security role'

The government should issue advice and support to the IT industry in order to .....

IPTV operators must offer whole-home networking solutions

With home networking becoming increasingly common place over the next five years, Internet Protocol .....

Service Desk 'Beginning of IT Career Path'

Enterprises have been urged to take great care of their IT service desk employees, .....

MDM 'moves out of early adoption stage'

Enterprise executives are no longer considering how and when to deploy master data management .....

Enterprises 'driving mobile broadband growth'

The market for mobile broadband modems is to enter a new stage of growth, .....

RFID market 'to grow over next five years'

ABI Research has forecast that the total market for RFID (radio frequency identification) will .....

Strategic IT Outsourcing 'Increases Efficiency'

Technologically progressive companies tend to approach IT outsourcing strategically, and are subsequently more able .....

Innovation key to successful IT services delivery

Leading IT organisations are adopting innovative best practices with regards to the management and .....

Website hacks 'increasing'

A new report from internet security firm IronPort is set to show a worrying .....

Broadband market deregulated further

Ofcom has moved to further deregulate the broadband market, in an attempt to foster .....

Government ESD spending 'to rise'

Central and local government agencies in western Europe will increase their IT spending for .....

Common data exchange to revolutionise wireless USB

The establishment of a common data exchange method for various wireless services will be .....

802.11n to overtake wired Ethernet in enterprises

Enterprise adoption of next-generation 802.11n wireless (Wi-Fi) technology is taking off at a dramatic .....

Dark fibre rollouts expanding across Europe

European metropolitan areas are witnessing sustained growth in the roll out of dark fibre, .....

IT can help reduce carbon emissions

Chief information officers (CIOs) looking to reduce the energy consumption and subsequent carbon output .....

In-building wireless systems to reach 500,000 buildings

In-building wireless systems, providing mobile coverage and capacity indoors, are growing at a rate .....

OS software market 'to face disruption'

Global revenue for operating system (OS) software will total $28.9 billion (£14.7 billion) in .....

Companies encouraged towards remote working

IT managers have been urged to support more flexible working practices, following on from .....

Virtualisation 'to have biggest impact on IT industry'

Virtualisation and virtual working will have the most impact on IT organisations in the .....

Successful self-service BI 'a myth'

In order for self-service business intelligence (BI) implementations to be successful, companies must use .....

Mobile M2M communications set for growth

There is likely to be a significant rise in mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) communications over .....

Environmental risk management 'a growing priority'

Pressure from stakeholders and customers, complex business relationships and the business threat posed by .....

Consumer support services segment emerging

With technology becoming more prevalent among consumers, installation and troubleshooting problems have become more .....

SMEs 'to gain from IT outsourcing'

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) could transform the way that their businesses operate by .....

eProcurement IT spending to grow

Central government agencies and local authorities in Western Europe will increase their IT spending .....

Innovation 'key to IT'

With the current prevailing economic uncertainty, technology leaders feel that they are required by .....

Optical networking market 'growing'

Although it dipped by 12 per cent in the fourth quarter last year, the .....

Browser security virtualisation software released

A security software firm has released a new internet browser virtualisation product that attempts .....

Businesses warned of surge in brute-force SSH attacks

IT organisations have been urged to ensure that their servers are fully secured, after .....

802.11 Bluetooth 'will not harm UWB'

Members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) have announced the development of Bluetooth .....

Global telecoms market set for change

The next five years will see the telecom market change dramatically as a result .....

Social networks 'still pose business security threat'

Despite efforts to make social networks more secure for consumers, enterprises are still faced .....

CIOs 'should lead by example' on software

The Business Software Alliance, an anti-piracy body in the UK, has called on enterprise .....

Mobile operators to 'spend big on fixed-mobile convergence'

With the growing use of mobile broadband services by handsets, laptops and mobile internet .....

ICT industry 'to become borderless by 2015'

The information and communications technology (ICT) industry will become a 'borderless state' by 2015, .....

Most corporate virtual world projects 'failing'

Nine out of ten enterprises venturing into virtual worlds will fail within 18 months, .....

Global services 'close to trillion-dollar market'

Companies will spend more than $746 billion (£384 billion) on external services in 2008, .....

VoIP solutions 'pose ID fraud risk'

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are now being targetted by hackers, who are .....

Customers 'paying too much for their broadband'

A number of small businesses and consumers could be paying too much for their .....

Online criminals 'repackaging malware'

Internet criminals are more and more choosing to use malware packers to attack business .....

UK firms 'struggling to comply with regulations'

IT professionals working at UK companies are finding it difficult to meet regulatory compliance .....

Most organisations get significant value from IT

A new survey of nearly 800 enterprise executives from companies around the world has .....

Leading firms delivering 'self-service BI capabilities'

Top enterprises are using a mixture of capabilities to achieve improved business intelligence (BI) .....

Retailers 'lacking cross-channel systems integration'

Nearly two thirds of all retail enterprises do not have a cross-channel initiative for .....

Global IT services revenue up 11% in 2007

Worldwide revenue generated by the provision of IT services climbed to $748 billion (£385 .....

Bespoke broadband service to be released

An IT services provider has launched a new broadband platform that allows customers to .....

New communications application launched for SMEs

A new mobile and internet communications application ideal for the needs of small and .....

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 .....

Mobile network connections 'to expand massively in next few years'

The number of mobile network connections used by devices for machine-to-machine communication will grow .....

Mobile operators to begin femtocell deployments in 2008

More than 100,000 femtocell units will ship in 2008, but the market won't get .....

Customer satisfaction key to determining outsourcing decision

Although outsourcing help desk services can reduce costs by as much as 30 to .....

Future of Virtualisation 'Lies in Mobility'

With the rapid uptake of virtualisation having lowered capital costs and reduced operational costs .....

Workforce performance management market 'growing'

The market for workforce performance management (WPM) software and services will grow to $2.55 .....

IT directors 'delaying Windows Vista rollout'

Only a few UK IT directors are planning to install Windows Vista in their .....

Companies 'must deliver on flexible working'

Now that they have the technological means to deliver remote and mobile working solutions, .....

Hackers 'turning towards hardware'

A number of computer hackers have begun creating malicious hardware which is much more .....

IT Emissions to Quadruple by 2020

Carbon emissions from datacentre operations will quadruple over the next 12 years, with the .....

Lazy programming 'leads to hacker attacks'

Poor programming practices by web developers have been blamed for the recent string of .....

Aim technology unveils on-demand applications

Analytical performance management software solutions provider Aim Technology has announced that it is to .....

Enterprise mobility a 'top investment priority'

In 2008, enterprise mobility will remain one of the top investment priorities among most .....

Firms 'cannot afford to ignore social networks'

With the increased consumer traffic being generated by social networks, retailers must develop a .....

SMEs using mobiles to secure added business

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are using mobile technology to keep up to date .....

Vendors announce 'virtualised firewalls'

IT security vendor Secure Computing has announced a new partnership with VMware to provide .....

IT crucial to delivery of globalised business services

Enterprises will need to utilise software-as-a-service (SaaS) and distributed computing if they are to .....

Organisations integrating automated software into contact centres

Open standard Interactive Voice Response (IVR) software solutions are proliferating enterprise contact centres at .....

RFID readers 'becoming more innovative'

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers are becoming more integrated and more innovative, a new .....

Consumers predominantly email and search on internet

Although consumers are becoming increasingly interested in internet video and web 2.0 technologies such .....

Simple steps to protect from online ID fraud

Simple tasks, such as ensuring that sensitive documents are properly disposed of, and making .....

IT 'safe' from economic concerns

In the wake of fears over the current economic climate, analyst Gartner has predicted .....

Developer launches new BI dashboard analytic tool

Software developer Tibco has launched a new business intelligence (BI) solution that promises to .....

Analyst to highlight importance of CRM with new award

Research company Gartner has announced a new partnership with 1to1 Customer Awards to establish .....

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to ship in 2009

The high-speed universal serial bus (USB) market is set to be shaken up next .....

UC emerges as business growth accelerator

Unified Communications (UC) solutions are driving enterprise business growth by allowing companies to improve .....

Mobile banking offers new opportunities

While there are a number of ways that customers can interact with their bank, .....

Consumers using social media to share customer experiences

With social media usage expanding, consumers are beginning to use these channels to share .....

Outsourcing to drive western European IT services market

IDC has forecast that outsourcing will continue to drive growth in the market for .....

UK enterprises 'rejecting rip-and-replace software strategies'

Over half of all UK enterprises have rejected the rip-and-replace approach to software upgrades, .....

Worldwide RDBMS market experiencing continued growth

The global market for relational database management systems (RDBMS) grew rapidly throughout 2007 at .....

GPS technology 'to become increasingly important'

Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS) technology is being embedded into a ever-widening selection of .....

Opportunities available to women in IT

The skills shortage currently being suffered by the UK's technology industry has opened the .....

UK 'demanding faster broadband'

Internet service providers should ensure above anything else that they deliver on promised download .....

IT budget spend increasing fastest in medium enterprises

More medium sized enterprises are increasing their IT budgets in 2008 than large enterprises, .....

Web 2.0 to drive further growth of SOA middleware

Along with the proliferation of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), web 2.0 will drive new .....

Mobile device market 'exceeding expectations'

Despite fears about the economic climate, shipments of mobile devices grew by 13.7 per .....

Next 12 months 'critical period' in future of WiMax

With more than 200 new WiMax infrastructure deployments underway and the first WiMax-capable mobile .....

Mobile manufacturers must ensure 'open marketplace'

Mobile manufacturing enterprises need to ensure that there is a wide choice across the .....

Women 'must be encouraged into IT industry'

A career in the IT industry can provide women with a wide range of .....

Green IT schemes 'reliant on carbon credits'

Almost two thirds of enterprise IT leaders are planning to purchase carbon credits in .....

Payment card security standards 'improved' for web

Enterprises dealing with credit and debit card information online will have to increase the .....

Staff 'turned off social networks at work'

Nearly two thirds (65.9 per cent) of British employees believe that, far from being .....

Global mobile phone market 'continues to grow'

The worldwide market for mobile phones shipped 291.6 million units during the first quarter .....

IBM unveils web 2.0 server

IBM has unveiled a new, energy-efficient server tailored to the specific needs of the .....

Inspection of internet traffic 'difficult to enforce'

With the government placing pressure on ISPs to find a solution to the growing .....

Datacentres 'failing energy efficiency tests'

Two thirds of IT staff believe that the energy efficiency of their datacentres is .....

Mobile users benefit from 'High Speed Bluetooth'

Business and consumer mobile users will benefit from the implementation of 'High Speed Bluetooth', .....

CIOs 'grasping broader business issues'

Information technology executives (CIOs) are becoming more closely aligned with non-IT high level personnel .....

Virtualisation 'most important trend for servers'

Over the next few years, virtualisation will be the single most important trend for .....

UC projects 'should focus on increasing business agility'

Organisations considering installing a unified communications (UC) system should do so to increase business .....

FSA expresses data security concerns

The Financial Services Authority has revealed that it is concerned many business organisations are .....

Online card fraud increasing

The value of online 'card not present' fraud in 2007 rose to £500 million .....

SMEs 'should choose short domain names'

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should choose website domain names that are short and .....

Video over IP services 'raise internet infrastructure concern'

With broadcasters beginning to consider the internet as a primary medium for content broadcast, .....

European IT security spending to increase

Despite fears concerning economic slowdown, European security spending will continue to grow at a .....

Businesses 'underestimate power of IM'

Organisations are failing to give proper consideration to the various ways in which instant .....

Poor workflow 'prohibiting companies'

A number of businesses are being hindered by a poor information flow that prohibits .....

Mobile location-based services 'set to be big in Europe'

With 3G mobile services being adopted throughout Europe at a steady rate, there will .....

CRM market to remain strong in 2008

Worldwide revenue from the customer relationship management (CRM) software market will reach $8.9 billion .....

Security software revenue to grow in 2008

A growing awareness of the damage that security breaches can cause, as well as .....

Handset manufacturer backs mobile virtualisation

A major mobile handset manufacturer has put its financial weight behind software that enables .....

Consolidation 'strengthening online advertising'

Both independent and conglomerate networks will remain key players in the online advertising market, .....

Enterprises 'undervalue role of IT in green initiatives'

Global companies are overlooking the potential for IT and communications to contribute towards a .....

Global enterprise web 2.0 spending 'to surge' in future

Enterprise spending on web 2.0 technologies will sky-rocket over the next five years, growing .....

Open-source operating system to grow in mobile arena

By 2013, nearly 20 per cent of mid- and high-end mobile devices will run .....

Mobile payment users to reach 33 million in 2008

By the end of this year, there will be an estimated 32.9 million people .....

Companies 'investing in sustainability and green IT'

Enterprises in the manufacturing industry are using IT vendors and applications that sustainability programs .....

Mobile carrier launches new broadband service

A major mobile carrier has launched a new mobile broadband service for its UK .....

Search engines 'should be open' about information storage

Internet search engines should be clearer about the personal information they store on users .....

Centralised applications 'key to information security'

Centralising business-crucial applications and processes is paramount to ensuring an adequate level of information .....

Intruders 'penetrating corporate defences'

The number of large UK companies finding unauthorised personnel on their internal networks has .....

Insurers investing in CRM strategies

Increased competition, product commoditization and a greater focus on customers are causing insurers across .....

Mobile device management dervices 'to become big business'

The growing reliance of businesses on mobile products and solutions has created a new .....

European PC sales 'strong'

In the first quarter of 2008, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) saw .....

Open source applications 'expanding in importance'

According to a new report from research company IDC, open source software and related .....

Firms 'worried by IT skills gap'

Over half of all UK employers (53 per cent) fear that they will not .....

'Mobile computer connections encourage enterprise mobility'

The global enterprise market was worth $103 billion (£51.7 billion) in 2007, and will .....

IT managers moving from strict SLAs to flexible outsourcing contracts

Chief information officers are moving away from strict and regimented outsourcing service level agreements .....

Employees 'trading passwords for confectionary'

As many as a fifth of UK employees would give their corporate passwords to .....

Green IT 'preoccupying CIOs'

The adoption of eco-friendly computing practices is emerging as a top priority for IT .....

CIOs advised to respond decisively to economy

In the current uncertain economic climate, chief information officers should ensure that they are .....

Collaboration Generates a Third of Partner Revenues

Collaboration between channel partners generates nearly a third (31 per cent) of their revenue, .....

Internet users 'uncomfortable with personal info collection'

The majority of adults are uncomfortable with the idea that websites are using information .....

Mobile banking 'set to rise'

There will be a ten-fold increase in the number of people conducting banking activities .....

Regulations increasing demand for information security specialists

Regulations and concerns about risk are driving demand for skilled information security professionals, according .....

Datacentre energy consumption 'not top priority'

Organisations claim that achieving environmentally responsible operations and reducing datacentre energy consumption are concerns, .....

Search becoming 'increasingly critical in mobile arena'

In the same way that search is now a critical part of the desktop .....

Web 2.0 business developments 'under way'

Web 2.0 technologies have not just reshaped the way that developers interact with their .....

PC shipments 'grow healthily in Q1 2008'

Worldwide PC shipments grew by 14.6 per cent during the first quarter of 2008, .....

Mobile internet 'becoming more commonplace'

Browsing the internet via mobile phones is becoming more desirable to European consumers, particularly .....

Teaches 'need training to teach IT skills'

Teachers at all levels are struggling to keep up with children technologically and need .....

Remote working exposes 'network soft spot'

Organisations are not following security guidelines when it comes to supervising their remote workers, .....

Security systems 'must account for social networking'

Social networking has fundamentally altered the way that many people use the internet and .....

Website language strategies 'help expand global reach'

With less than a third of all internet users speaking English, companies with global .....

European ISPs driving networking

Broadband service providers in Europe are driving up demand for home networking solutions, according .....

PNDs to feature 'real-time two-way connectivity'

More than one third (34 per cent) of all portable navigation device (PND) solutions .....

Enterprises 'face barriers switching from desktop PCs to HPC servers'

Large and small companies choosing to switch from desktop computers to high performance computing .....

Phishing scams up 200% in first quarter of 2008

More than 10,000 phishing incidents were reported in the UK during the first quarter .....

Losing data can harm small businesses' reputation

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are not adequately protected from the risk of .....

UK firms 'unaware of information security standards'

Most UK professionals in charge of information security at their organisations are unaware of .....

Milestone reached on road to high-speed mobile broadband

Some of the world's largest technology companies have agreed to commit to a licensing .....

Enterprises at risk from employee file transfers

Organisations have been warned that their networks are at risk from employees using third-party .....

Consumer network storage market 'rapidly expanding'

The market for network storage among consumers is growing rapidly, due to the increased .....

On-demand CRM 'enters SaaS arena'

Software as a service (SaaS) platforms are increasingly being adopted by vendors and customers .....

Mobile technology 'empowering sales force'

Companies are increasingly moving to provide their sales force with the technological tools required .....

Open source to further enable SaaS platform

Within two years, 90 per cent of software as a service (SaaS) providers will .....

Broadband suppliers shouldn't overlook 'silver surfers'

Internet service providers (ISPs) and advertisers should consider making greater efforts to tap into .....

DriveSentry develops protection for removable disks

Security software firm DriveSentry has created a new application to help fight against malware .....

Mobile browsers 'set to explode'

A growing number of smart mobile devices are incorporating advanced browsers that support the .....

Accounts payable 'automation brings strategic value'

IT departments are increasingly automating their organisations' accounts payable (A/P) systems in order to .....

Most networked global economies revealed

The UK is the 13th most networked economy in the world, according to the .....

SMEs pressured into adopting CRM solutions

Leading small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have to implement customer relationship management (CRM) processes .....

Companies advised on anti-fraud measures

Businesses must take the initiative in combating data theft and fraud if they are .....

Datacentre managers 'must cut energy costs'

Managers of corporate datacentres are coming under increasing pressure from their businesses to increase .....

Business-IT 'perception gap remains'

Despite the growing inter-dependence between business and IT, there is a major gap between .....

VoIP deployments 'must be properly managed'

The full benefits of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) implementations will only be enjoyed .....

FMC 'driving increased enterprise mobility'

Fixed and mobile convergence (FMC) solutions that provide both telephony services in a single .....

Massive rise in malware forecast for 2008

Businesses and consumers are likely to see a ten-fold increase in the amount of .....

Firms 'struggling to keep up with criminals'

The innovation of criminals is making it increasingly difficult for organisations to keep up .....

CSOs fear application vulnerabilities

Three-quarters of chief security officers fear that the applications used by their organisation contain .....

UK web applications 'fail security tests'

British enterprises implementing web applications are not adequately dealing with weak encryption or cross-site .....

Non-password user authentication 'brings benefits'

Organisations that have replaced passwords with stronger user authentication methods not only suffer fewer .....

Emerging technologies 'to challenge' IT industry

Over the next 25 years, a number of "IT Grand Challenges" will come into .....

Mobile broadband 'development depends on devices'

Successful growth of mobile broadband is dependent upon mobile operators and device manufacturers filling .....

Flat-rate price plans 'challenge network operators'

In the interest of attracting new subscribers and keeping existing ones, mobile operators are .....

Storage virtualisation market 'set for growth'

A new survey from F5 Networks, a leading supplier of application delivery networking, has .....

Proactive password management 'reduces security threats'

Organisations that take a proactive approach to password management throughout their entire lifecycle experience .....

Mobile technology vendors 'must address social trends'

Most mobile devices are designed by men for men, despite the fact that 68 .....

CIOs 'should prepare for industrialisation of IT'

Organisations should try to capitalise on falling prices of products and services that accompany .....

HP unveils new mini-laptop

Providing competition to the Asus Eee PC, HP has revealed its own low-cost miniature .....

GSM 'being replaced by UMTS 3G technologies'

Global subscriber growth for GSM services will decline from a year-on-year rate of 22 .....

Leading enterprises 'improving BI management for strategic gains'

Best-in-class companies are employing an array of capabilities to achieve improved data management performance .....

Top firms to have formal technology innovation process by 2010

Two thirds of global 1000 organisations will have formalised technology innovation process in place .....

IT leaders 'should prepare for new wave of innovation'

IT leaders have an opportunity to stimulate growth in their organisation by turning fear .....

Consumers 'demanding more from internet than ever originally intended'

Internet-enabled consumers across the world are demanding more from their broadband connections than was .....

New online payment companies 'surplus to requirements'

Few people will choose to use the new online payment services that allow them .....

Enterprises 'failing to secure wireless networks'

Nearly a quarter of all firms are operating unprotected wireless networks, according to a .....

Security chiefs 'should maintain business focus'

Enterprise security heads can gain strategic influence in their organisations by successfully conveying security .....

Intel to launch SSDs later this year

In a shock announcement at this year's Intel Developer Forum, chip manufacturer Intel announced .....

Business continuity management leads to strategic gains

Companies in Europe and the UK are benefitting from their business continuity management (BCM) .....

M2M communication 'a catalyst for business process innovation'

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, which has been focused on wired and wireless communication technologies for .....

Businesses 'taking risks discussing corporate information in public'

Business people are taking needless risks discussing confidential business information and corporate affairs in .....

Market conditions 'right for mobile internet devices'

The market for mobile internet devices (MIDs) will explode in the next few years, .....

'Last mile' WiMax to replace DSL

Studying the global opportunities facing WiMax 802.16e in the years ahead, Juniper Research has .....

Enterprise applications to increase mobile LBS revenue

Mobile location based services (LBS) are finally gaining traction among wireless business and consumer .....

IT budget growth 'remains stable'

Although there have been concerns over the state of the economy, new research from .....

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales up in 2007

Worldwide capital equipment spending grew to $44.5 billion in 2007 (£22.3 billion), a 5.9 .....

European organisations 'prepared for SaaS'

A new survey of 2,007 IT decision makers from research company IDC has revealed .....

Mobile payments 'unlikely to catch on in near future'

Some of the projections that have been made regarding the future success of mobile .....

UK firms 'questioning value of green IT policies'

New independent research has revealed that, while IT is seen to be responsible for .....

Google improves its hosted apps offering

Internet giant Google has announced its intention to expand in the business desktop application .....

Employees 'not to blame for IT data breaches'

Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single individual .....

Customer services departments 'stretched by email expectations'

Customer expectations of the time it takes a customer services department to respond to .....

Virtualisation to significantly change infrastructure and operations through 2012

A new report from Gartner has concluded that virtualisation will completely change the way .....

Cutting back green initiatives 'can be costly'

While many organisations may be tempted to scale back their green initiatives as part .....

Network management 'wastes tech time'

IT departments have to dedicate a growing proportion of their time tackling network performance .....

Spotfire delivers new BI mashup

Spotfire, the business intelligence (BI) division of software company Tibco, has released a new .....

Worldwide broadband market 'sky rocketing'

The worldwide market for mobile broadband has increased tenfold over the last twelve months, .....

Software developers 'evaluate creative programs'

Some 95 per cent of software development professionals download evaluation copies of new software .....

Worldwide 'BI spending to grow in 2008'

Despite the high level of consolidation among business intelligence (BI) vendors last year, BI .....

SMBs embracing UTM Devices

End-users are increasingly choosing to switch from Small Office Home Office (SOHO) routers to .....

Smaller businesses 'use search engines for internet resources'

With a growing number of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) taking to the .....

Wi-Fi chipset shipments 'set to increase dramatically'

As more businesses and consumers adopt wireless (Wi-Fi) technologies, ABI Research estimates that some .....

IT executives 'proactive in driving operational success'

IT executives are playing an increasingly important role in establishing the end-to-end visibility into .....

Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased in 2007

Total global semiconductor revenue increased by 3.8 per cent in 2007 to total $273.9 .....

Enterprises 'should switch to high definition videoconferencing'

With the worldwide videoconferencing market set for 20 to 30 per cent growth in .....

Heavy-handed security 'inhibiting employees'

A large proportion of employees have been forced to circumvent their organisation's IT security .....

Greater IT freedom causing security problems

The allowance of firms to give personnel greater access to IT systems is posing .....

New ProLiant servers introduced by HP

Hewlett Packard has launched new servers deigned to help businesses improve their security.!! The .....

IT departments finding it difficult to be eco-friendly

The UK's IT departments have discovered that it isn't always easy being green, new .....

Hardware failures most common cause of IT disruption

The most common cause of disruption to IT services is still hardware failures, a .....

New BI tool developed by Information Builders

A new business intelligence tool which provides "geographic BI" has been developed by Information .....

Trampoline launches new business intelligence system based on social networks

Trampoline Systems has unveiled a new set of tools which are designed to help .....

IT leaders 'call for chartered qualifications'

Chief information officers (CIOs) and IT managers have criticised the state of qualifications within .....

IT departments 'to become extinct' within five years

Hosted applications and virtual desktops will make IT departments at many organisations redundant within .....

Mobile internet 'usage on the increase in Europe'

Some 38 per cent of all business and consumer mobile phone users in Western .....

CIOs 'should not cut outsourcing costs'

UK businesses that try to cut the costs of their outsourcing deals by too .....

Businesses 'increasing use of unified communications technology'

Small and medium sized European businesses are expected to rapidly increase their adoption of .....

Broadband providers 'promoting unrealistic products'

Businesses could be forced to switch their internet service provider (ISP) if companies operating .....

Britain should 'fast-track broadband roll-outs'

British businesses could access super-fast broadband much more quickly if the UK used local .....

Mid-flight mobile communications allowed

Ofcom has announced plans to allow airlines the chance to offer mobile communication services .....

Malware threat 'continues to grow'

Businesses need to exercise greater caution if they are to adequately protect themselves from .....

Brits spend record £4.2bn online in February

Online UK spending in February rose to a record high of more than £4.2 .....

Google adds BI to hosted services

With the space for hosted web services rapidly heating up, web giant Google has .....

CISOs 'failing to align priorities with business objectives'

Although chief information security officers (CISOs) are aware that their priorities must align with .....

Thin client technology 'reducing European carbon output'

It has been estimated that thin client technology contributed to the reduction of carbon .....

British workforce calls for 'green IT'

Most of the British workforce would prefer to work in companies that are environmentally .....

Malware threat 'continues to grow'

Businesses need to exercise greater caution if they are to adequately protect themselves from .....

Organisations 'fear climate change will threaten business'

The vast majority of organisations feel that climate change could pose a major threat .....

Mobile messaging 'driven by innovation and customisation'

The growing global popularity of SMS, mobile email and mobile access to social networking .....

Security vendors consolidating to offer 'holistic solutions'

With the worldwide IT security industry undergoing a period of sustained consolidation, the globe's .....

Social media a 'vital' component of corporate communications

Rather than being a fleeting trend in the corporate space, social media is a .....

Complex datacentres 'require automation of service management'

IT managers and their teams are finding it difficult to cope with the operational .....

Changing technologies 'challenging firms' ability to focus on customers'

Information, communications and entertainment (ICE) companies require a customer-centric business approach if they are .....

PC market to grow by 11% in 2008

Worldwide PC shipments have been forecast to reach 293 million units in 2008, a .....

Phishing attacks 'on the rise in 2008'

The number of phishing attacks targeting customers of financial services has increased significantly so .....

BSI develops new business continuity standard

The new British standard for business continuity will help organisations protect their image and .....

Businesses 'failing to secure VoIP'

Despite the fact that Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions are quickly becoming a staple .....

Datacentre managers 'unaware of power consumption levels'

Datacentres are not being properly looked after by an alarming number of organisations, according .....

Web-hosting sector 'facing rapid change'

The mass-market hosting sector is transforming rapidly due to the global proliferation of broadband .....

Report highlights mobile payment security concerns

Speed and convenience are the primary factors encouraging businesses and consumers to adopt mobile .....

In-building wireless systems revenue 'set for growth'

A new report from ABI Research has forecast that worldwide revenues from the deployment .....

Application delivery personnel 'crucial to organisations'

With application delivery networks (ADNs) becoming increasingly important to organisations looking to get the .....

IBM to offer 'cloud computing service'

IBM and the Industrial Development Agency of Ireland have announced plans to build Europe's .....

Firefox 3 'due for release shortly'

Mozilla has announced that version three of its popular web browser Firefox is set .....

Fixed Mobile Convergence gateways 'under development'

A new generation of multi-functional, universal gateways, currently being developed by several vendors, will .....

Analyst says a billion GPS chips expected to ship in 2013

With the increasing popularity in services based on satellite navigation among both business workers .....

Enterprise email hosting 'set for super growth'

The market for hosted email services is set for rapid growth as new vendors .....

Emerging technologies 'reducing IT's role in BI'

By 2012, the emergence of new technologies will make it easier to build and .....

New survey reveals CIO shopping list 2008

The latest Forecast for Management survey from technology research company IDC has revealed the .....

Data loss prevention a 'critical part of IPC strategies'

With information an ever more valuable commodity, new research from IDC has revealed that .....

Government warns against businesses relying on internet

British companies have so great a dependence on the internet that more than half .....

Information analysis 'can combat recession'

Gartner has advised IT workers to encourage the use of business metrics software in .....

Data centres will be swamped by business demands

The demand for business applications and services is growing so rapidly that data centres .....

Revenues for mobile searches set to increase

Global revenues for searches conducted on mobile devices are set to increase considerably in .....

Being influential a problem for many CIOs

Chief IT Officers (CIOs) find it difficult to put across pressing issues relating to .....

SOA being implemented by almost half of UK firms

A service-orientated architecture (SOA) is being implemented for the IT operations of almost half .....

UK needs to become an 'innovative nation'

UK-based business leaders need to make more of an effort to drive innovation at .....

Symbian ruling good news for software industry, say lawyers

A recent High Court ruling which found that the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) .....

BI platform updated by SAS

The business intelligence platform of SAS has been updated to help users access their .....

XML still needs to develop as a business tool

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) still has a way to go before it achieves .....

Email worst form of customer service

Email is the worst channel for a customer service response in the UK, new .....

Berners Lee: Internet privacy is essential

Internet service providers (ISPs) have no right to try to sell the browsing data .....

London is top Wi-Fi destination

More people use Wi-Fi networks in London than in any other city in the .....

Websites set to capitalise on phone popularity

An increasing number of 3G-enabled mobile devices will lead to a rise in mobile-compatible .....

Role of IT in BPO 'misunderstood by many'

Despite the fact that a growing number of business process outsourcing (BPO) decision makers .....

Workstation market experiences 'record growth'

The final quarter of 2007 saw record growth in the workstation market, with 847,900 .....

Ultra-wideband networking equipment 'taking off' in 2008

After several costly delays, ultra-wideband (UWB) should finally see a market launch in 2008, .....

IMS to provide mobile operators with new revenue opportunities

Mobile operators will generate an estimated $300 billion (£149 billion) in extra revenue over .....

Green initiatives 'impacting' organisations

A survey of over 4,500 respondents from leading organisations around the world has revealed .....

Online TV usage 'set for growth'

Internet service providers and media content providers offering IP TV services could see massive .....

Changing business requirements 'could require changing websites'

Business owners should keep in mind that as their business requirements change, the capabilities .....

US internet population surpassed by China's

The number of people using the internet in China is now the largest in .....

Remote workers cause IT security concerns

The potential security threats posed by remote workers are increasingly becoming a cause for .....

Gates: Wi-Fi networks should be given more space

Communications regulators should free up empty television airwaves so that they can be utilised .....

IT mangers not encouraged enough to be green

UK-based IT managers are not being given enough encouragement to reduce the power consumption .....

Social networks banned by more firms

An increasing number of UK-based businesses are banning their employees from logging onto social .....

IT managers increasingly demand security skills

The most important skill for IT professionals to have is security, a new study .....

IT suppliers lacking in business continuity planning

An annual report from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) into the state of business .....

Testing and metrics 'key to SOA business value'

Comprehensive performance measurement and testing are the best methods of maximising the business value .....

GRC initiatives bring business and technology benefits

Only 53 per cent of organisations adequately protect their sensitive information from insider abuse, .....

Enterprises should secure web 2.0 ecosystem for employees

Rather than blocking employees' access to web 2.0 technologies and services, enterprises should better .....

Active archiving 'integral to information management initiatives'

Active archiving solutions, once directed merely at email, are becoming more comprehensive and an .....

Further PC market growth predicted

Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to grow by 12.8 per cent in 2008, climbing .....

Digital shadows 'cast larger than digital footprint'

The amount of digital information about people on the internet has surpassed the amount .....

Security and email 'top concerns' for SMEs

Small and medium businesses (SMES) are most concerned by security and email management when .....

Establishing corporate Second Life presence should be carefully considered

Businesses should think very carefully before deploying a corporate presence in Second Life.!! Gartner .....

85% of world's data protected by businesses

The responsibility for maintaining and protecting a huge amount of the digital world lies .....

Foreign IT workers on the rise

The number of foreign workers entering the IT industry in the UK is continuing .....

Networking innovations should not bypass firms, says Gartner

Firms need to keep abreast of networking innovations, Gartner has asserted.!! The analyst made .....

Innovation a problem for IT leaders

A large number of CIOs are failing to push their organisations in terms of .....

Certain conditions must be met before VoIP is implemented

European firms considering making use of VoIP need to ensure that they are adequately .....

Wi-Fi hotpsots will be phased out

The popularity of Wi-Fi hotspots is set to dwindle as mobile internet services improve.!! .....

Spam trends reveal UK is low on per capita table

The UK may be the ninth largest producer of spam in the world, but .....

Socialisation has helped develop internet

Technological advances cannot be solely accredited for the success of the internet.!! That is .....

IT spending unlikely to be affected by inflation

Investment in IT is set to increase this year, new research has indicated.!! A .....

Demand for laptops will drive PC market growth

A growing demand for laptops and notebooks will continue to push growth of the .....

European firms know IT departments need to be green

An overwhelming number of businesses in Europe, particularly in the UK, are aware that .....

150m domain names registered in 2007

The internet grew by 153 million domain names in 2007 with the base of .....

Mobile SFA set for growth in Europe

A large number of businesses are ready to invest into mobile applications and in .....

Wireless expense management 'reducing mobility lifecycle costs'

Enterprises are using wireless expense management (WEM) technology to reduce the costs of their .....

Top firms 'investing in improved branch office networks'

Progressive organisations are making a concerted effort to support their remote branch office workforce .....

Storage software market 'driven by archiving demand'

The latest quarterly report from IDC has revealed that the worldwide storage software market .....

Consumers 'must be educated of online fraud risk'

The only way to ensure that consumers avoid fraud when making a transaction online .....

Municipal wireless networks 'expanding global services area'

New research has indicated that municipal wireless networks (Wi-Fi), which provide wireless internet access .....

European enterprises 'encouraging adoption of green IT services'

Leading organisations from Europe are making a sustained drive to go green, and tasking .....

NFC expanding as mobile phone ticketing reaches new audiences

Near Field Communications (NFC) technology will be given a huge boost by the success .....

SaaS web content management 'less popular in Europe'

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) web content management is taking off in North America as web 2.0 .....

More people applying for IT positions

The number of people applying for jobs in IT has risen by 17 per .....

Top firms demanding industry-specific ERP solutions

New research from Aberdeen has revealed that top manufacturing enterprises require specific features in .....

BT to provide communications for London Olympics

BT has become the Official Communications Services Partner to the 2012 London Olympics, it .....

Identity theft worth £361bn in UK

British consumers are potentially worth £361 billion to cybercriminals through identity theft, according to .....

Anti-malware 'failing to protect enterprises'

Organisations that operate with sensitive data are not being afforded adequate protection from their .....

Microsoft to offer hosted online business software services

Software developer Microsoft has announced that it will be launching its own cloud computing .....

Mobile broadband to overtake fixed line by 2010

Uptake of mobile broadband connections among businesses and consumers is accelerating at such as .....

Information management 'crucial to business success'

Business enterprise could save millions of pounds every year by fully exploiting the data .....

Top OEMs 'account for third of all semiconductor consumption'

The leading 10 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) accounted for $91 billion (£45 billion) of .....

Enterprise businesses 'demanding greater storage capacity'

Worldwide revenue from external disk storage systems grew by a year-on-year margin of 9.8 .....

IPTV subscriptions to 'increase dramatically'

Value-added internet service providers and media content providers would do well to invest in .....

ISP expands coverage for business and home users

An internet service provider (ISP) offering some of the fastest ASDL broadband speeds has .....

Spyware posing 'real threat' to SMB productivity

Small companies operating workstations that are infected with spyware could suffer from massively reduced .....

Company size linked to security spending

The size of a company has a direct bearing on security spending strategy, according .....

Business travellers trading planes for trains with Wi-Fi access

Last year held great significance for the Ultra Mobile Devices (UMD) market, as new .....

UMD market looking to converge on clear standards

Last year held great significance for the Ultra Mobile Devices (UMD) market, as new .....

Enterprise mashups to alter IT-business partnership

Enterprise mashups, web applications combining data and functionality from multiple sources, will have a .....

Global talent staffing services market to exceed £60bn

Despite economic uncertainty, the market for worldwide talent acquisition and staffing services will increase .....

FSA urges firms to record calls

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made it necessary for all UK investment firms .....

UK firms lacking business continuity plans

More than one fifth of large businesses operating within the UK have no detailed .....

Hackers target social network users at work

Internet criminals are increasingly targeting social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, with .....

UK firms under-utilising employee computer skills

A new report from database software supplier Filemaker has claimed that most businesses operating .....

Scribe releases new CRM adapter

Configurable data integration software provider Scribe Software, has released Scribe Adapter 4.0 for Microsoft .....

Banks to 'spend big' on business intelligence technology

Retail banks in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific will spend .....

SaaS adoption rising among smaller firms

A growing number of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are adopting software-as-a-service (SaaS) .....

Social software 'challenging organisations'

Social software technologies are becoming crucial in supporting and strengthening collaboration in businesses, and .....

Local government websites 'inaccessible to disabled'

Less than one in ten local government websites are fully accessible to people with .....

'Third-gen' flexible working prevented by IT skills shortage

Nearly three quarters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) now offer their employees .....

ITIL framework 'gaining ground in Europe'

Two thirds of organisations have adopted the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practice .....

3G infrastructure sharing 'inevitable'

Sharing of 3G networks will soon be viewed as a common occurrence in developed .....

Operations and business support systems 'crucial to CSPs'

Global communications service providers (CSPs) are increasingly coming to terms with the fact that .....

Broadband opportunities 'shifting to fibre-based services'

Wireline broadband services are shifting in established markets to fibre-based services, as existing services .....

Mobile WiMax 'strengthened by diminishing time-to-market'

Service providers with available spectrum, capital and access to enough locations to place base .....

IT organisations advised on cost savings

Technology analyst Gartner has published a new set of guidelines advising IT organisations on .....

Future broadband 'should be financed collaboratively'

Financial cooperation between the government and communications providers is essential if next-generation broadband is .....

ISPs 'should take responsibility for counterfeit goods'

Online retail and auction sites such as eBay are the biggest source of counterfeit .....

Executives place priority on ensuring business continuity

C-level executives and IT professionals feel threats to business continuity are increasing, and are .....

Services to be differentiating factor for femtocell providers

With consumers placing a higher premium on quality and benefits of services rather than .....

90 million 4G subscribers by 2013

The total number of subscribers to 4G mobile communications standards, including Long Term Evolution .....

Worldwide RFID revenue to increase in 2008

Worldwide revenue from the radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies market will total $1.2 billion .....

Organisations using IT outsourcing to enhance business value

A growing number of organisations around the world are utilising IT outsourcing contracts to .....

Internet users not confident of online security

Web users in Europe and North America have a basic concept of online security .....

Social networks to focus on specialised interests to maintain relevance

Social networking websites will increasingly come to focus on the specialised interests of smaller .....

Hidden spam costs 'growing'

Less than one in ten spam messages reach users' inboxes, but the amount being .....

UK firms adopting IP telephony

Enterprises across the UK are taking up Voice over IP (VoIP) services, but have .....

Partnerships 'crucial in emerging VoWi-Fi market'

Trends in the market for Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) are coming to bear on .....

CIOs 'should plan for IT modernisation in 2008'

Chief information officers (CIOs) and technology management professionals should look to implement modernising strategic .....

Worldwide mobile phone sales increased in 2007

Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached 1.15 billion units in 2007, a 16 per .....

Data protection projects 'driving disk storage spending'

Disaster recovery projects and disk-based data protection initiatives will serve to increase enterprise spending .....

iPhone sales on target for 10 million by year-end

Apple reaffirmed this week that it plans to have sold 10 million iPhone's by .....

User-generated content to impact location-based services and navigation market

With user-generated content having revolutionised the ways in which consumers and businesses utilise the .....

Hosted contact centres increasingly appealing

The concept of hosted contact centre operations is becoming more and more appealing to .....

Domain name helps firms achieve online presence

The online presence of a business can be significantly boosted if it adopts a .....

Online criminals becoming 'more sophisticated'

As increasing numbers of people use internet-based services, criminals are relying on ever-more developed .....

Consumer devices and social networks will fuel IT change

Change in the IT industry is set to be fuelled by an influx of .....

Intellect to conduct study to help businesses 'go green'

Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, has announced plans to conduct .....

Recession should push IT managers to cut costs

IT managers should be prepared to cut costs as the prospect of a recessions .....

Social networking activity declines over Christmas

Popular social networking website Facebook may have reached a peak in the UK, according .....

Cellular infrastructure market leveling out in 2008

The market for cellular infrastructure will begin to flatten out this year, after a .....

Data breaches cost enterprises £47 per record

The average cost of a data breach to British organisations is £47 per record, .....

IT outsourcing agreements focusing on cost

More than eight in 10 IT outsourcing agreements produce a return on investment of .....

ISPs warned over illegal downloads

Internet service providers have been warned by the UK government that they could be .....

Industry ponders possibilities for next-gen broadband

The government has launched an independent review into ways that the broadband industry can .....

Mobile operators take social networks into consideration

As social networking becomes an increasingly mobile phenomenon, social networking sites (SNS) will play .....

HPC servers 'exhibit strong growth'

The market for high performance computing (HPC) servers grew by 15.5 per cent during .....

E-commerce satisfaction 'high' among consumers

Customer satisfaction with online commerce is at its highest ever level, according to a .....

Businesses 'turning to open source applications'

A new IT user panel made up of 12 chief information officers (CIOs) has .....

Service orientated architecture required for full view of customers

Organisations must implement service orientated architecture (SOA) systems if they are to acquire a .....

Higher education institutions deploying CRM solutions

Higher education institutions around the globe are turning to customer relationship management (CRM) technology .....

Technology barriers to mobile-commerce 'falling'

Improvements in mobile technology, such as faster data speeds, are prompting many enterprises to .....

Worldwide server shipment growth witnessed in 2007

Global server shipments increased by 7.4 per cent in 2007, while worldwide revenue grew .....

Microsoft unveils new server platform for SMEs

Software developer Microsoft has unveiled Windows Essential Server Solutions, a new range of products .....

Remote access applications 'improve SMB productivity'

Small and medium sized businesses could lower their costs and improve their sales by .....

IT contractors upbeat, despite economic fears

IT contractors are remaining positive about their job prospects in the UK, despite fears .....

Emerging regions to be major force of IT growth by 2011

IT spending is rising in emerging regions at a much greater rate than in .....

UK is sixth largest malware producer, Russia leads

The UK is responsible for 5.34 per cent of all malicious code on the .....

Banks 'must meet clients' online expectations' as internet banking grows

More than a quarter of the adult UK population – 14 million people – .....

Staff shortages concerning IT executives

A potential shortage of qualified IT workers in the organisation is the top IT-related .....

Successful BI deployments 'lead to increase in gross margin'

Leading retail companies are nearly two times as likely as their peers to have .....

Companies turning CRM focus to SaaS solutions

Business enterprises are turning to software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions in order to provide their workforces .....

Printer, copier and multifunctional product market expanded in 2007

The combined printer, copier and multifunctional product (MFP) market totalled 52.6 million units in .....

Enterprise search vendors 'evolving beyond search products'

Enterprise search vendors are evolving quicker than their actual products, a report from analyst .....

Global purchases of IT goods 'to grow in 2008'

Worldwide purchases of IT equipment and services will grow by six per cent during .....

UK firms failing to establish green IT procurement policies

Although UK enterprises are gradually becoming greener, IT costs are still more of a .....

CRM-focused companies transforming due to 'Generation Virtual'

Traditional methods of selling products to customers, based on demographic information, are becoming irrelevant .....

BMP market adapting to users demands

Collaboration has become a key part of the Business Process Management (BPM) market, with .....

Average UK broadband speed below 3Mbps

Following a nationwide test of broadband speeds carried out in January, it has been .....

Online consumer habits tending towards internet

Consumers with a broadband internet connection are now spending nearly twice as much time .....

IT managers 'working overtime'

IT managers are among those senior level staff working long overtime, despite it reducing .....

SMBs to emphasise SaaS and managed IT services

Plotting its top IT predictions for the global small and medium sized business (SMB) .....

Ecommerce boom to continue in UK during 2008

Approximately 40 per cent of all Western European online sales in 2008 will be .....

Enterprise information integration 'delivers business value'

Companies are deriving significant business benefits from investing into enterprise information integration (EII) solutions, .....

Leading organisations using managed security services

A survey of nearly 200 security professionals has revealed that organisations getting the best .....

Collective approach to electronic waste 'required'

Organisations must do more to responsibly dispose of their obsolete IT systems an analyst .....

Analyst outlines PC and Mobile phone supply chain predictions

Research company IDC has published its newest predictions for the mobile and PC supply .....

Storage replication software market dynamics 'shifting'

The makeup of the market for storage replication software are changing, as demand for .....

Europe becomes global leader in embedded IPC market

The global market for industrial PCs (IPCs) is expected to expand beyond $2 billion .....

Top firms use technology to improve SLA compliance

Leading worldwide service firms are using centralized management systems and globally-enabled technology solutions to .....

Green initiatives 'lowering costs in the datacentre'

The main factors driving enterprise adoption of green infrastructure solutions are the increasing cost .....

Western European PC shipments see fourth quarter growth

The number of PCs shipped in Western Europe during the fourth quarter of 2007 .....

Worldwide location based services to grow rapidly in 2008

Global business and consumer subscribers to location-based communications services on mobile devices will increase .....

Internet 'provides platform for malicious attacks'

Internet users are increasingly running into trouble with malware and viruses simply by visiting .....

UK broadband market could face de-regulation

The European Commission has accepted proposals put forward by UK telecoms regulator Ofcom for .....

Wireless LAN equipment 'crucial to IP video services'

The market for wireless LAN equipment will close to double in the next five .....

Fixed mobile convergence to 'become standard' by 2012

With operators deploying a constantly growing number of converged services on fixed and mobile .....

Enterprise software industry to grow in 2008

The software industry is expected to grow substantially in 2008, with revenue from worldwide .....

Organisations 'must align pay practices with IT strategy to retain talent'

With leading enterprises turning to IT in order to drive business growth in 2008, .....

Enterprise applications market 'fueled by consolidation'

Ongoing consolidation in the worldwide market for enterprise applications could become a permanent fixture .....

Climate change to 'drive IT investment'

Utilities companies will place greater emphasis on climate change and the security of their .....

Financial CIOs to 'have green agenda by 2010'

More than half of all chief information officers (CIOs) and technology heads in the .....

Scottish Power Saving with Virtualised Call Centre

Energy provider Scottish Power has increased the capacity of its call centre by ten .....

US teenagers increasingly ignorant about IT piracy laws

Approximately half of the teenagers in the US are not aware of their country's .....

Consumers concerned by security of mobile devices

Rising concern among consumers about the risks associated with accessing the internet with mobile .....

Mobile communications market may be regulated

European mobile operators have again been told that the mobile communications market may be .....

Nokia handsets to have Google Search

Google's search tool is to be integrated into Nokia Search in a bid to .....

Many IT professionals happy in their jobs

IT personnel in the UK are generally happy in their current positions, a new .....

Offline marketing could boost internet security

Offline marketing could be used to help educate internet users on the dangers of .....

EU commission to deregulate broadband market

The EU commission has decided to endorse proposals made by Ofcom to deregulate the .....

Energy efficiency key for climate goals of technology sector

Some of the world's most pressing environmental issues can be addressed by improving the .....

Confidence in recruitment returns for e-sourcing company

Curtis Fitch Ltd has regained its confidence in recruitment after establishing a strong partnership .....

Govt should cautiously implement new police IT

The government should "tread carefully" when it implements its plans to streamline the IT .....

Beware online Valentines

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that Valentine's Day e-greetings from unknown .....

UK moves down spam production table

The UK is the 12th largest producer of spam in the world, according to .....

UK Broadband Users 'Afraid to Switch' Provider

A large number of broadband customers in the UK would like to change their .....

UK considers banning illegal downloaders from the net

UK residents who illegally download music and films from the internet could be banned .....

186k moves customer support to the UK

Internet service provider 184K has relocated its customer support to the UK in a .....

PCs need protection before banking online

A computer must be protected with antivirus, antispyware and firewall software before it is .....

Generic domain names 'not necessarily more reputable'

Top level generic domain names do not necessarily have a better reputation than top .....

Social network users 'not being sensible'

People who use social networking sites are being too lax with their personal information.!! .....

UK businesses should not be worried by overseas internet problems

The recent internet troubles that have hit foreign countries are no cause for concern .....

Mobiles should be for business and pleasure

Mobile phones used purely for business are a thing of the past, according to .....

Maidstone to receive UK's first Mobile Wimax service

The Mobile Wimax Acceleration Group (M-WAG) will roll out the first mobile Wimax service .....

Small firms accept need for customer relationship management

A number of small and medium-sized enterprises are aware that to effectively deal with .....

IT departments warned of encryption threat

Hackers could use advanced encryption technology to instigate new forms of computer attacks, a .....

UK IT market grows by 4.7%

The UK IT market grew by 4.7 per cent during 2007, driven primarily by .....

Enterprise search technologies continues to 'evolve'

As enterprises attempt to manage and search the content stored within their organisations in .....

Worldwide router market set for growth

The worldwide router market saw accelerated growth in 2007 and is set for five .....

Top organisations utilising social media monitoring

Best-in-class enterprises are deriving actionable insight from the web-based activities of their consumers, by .....

Digital asset management leads to increased employee productivity

Enterprises that use digital asset management to ensure their marketing channels are operating at .....

Businesses 'overlooking mobile communications'

Businesses across Europe and North America are failing to get the most out of .....

Broadband provider offers new business services

An internet service provider has introduced a new range of ADSL+2 broadband packages for .....

Growing market for MIDs

A wide variety of consumer segments are dramatically increasing the uptake of always-connected Mobile .....

Converged device market 'fastest growing technology segment'

Global smart mobile device shipments rose to 118 million in 2007, an increase of .....

Leading enterprises derive business value from website accessibility

Top companies strategically invested in removing IT barriers to online customer interaction are deriving .....

Unified communications market set for future growth

Environmental, social and economic factors will all serve to drive growth in the unified .....

Wholesale price of GPS-enabled handsets to fall by 2010

Advancements by chipset manufacturers that allow the integration of GPS into handsets at lower .....

Banks promoting contactless payment technology

Banks and credit card providers have heavily marketed contactless credit and debit card payments, .....

Mobile web usage grows

Latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) show that mobile data usage is .....

Mobile voice traffic to overtake fixed-line mid-2008

Driven predominantly by the UK and France, the volume of mobile voice calls in .....

TCC formula 'should be used for IT procurement'

Enterprises looking to purchase business software such as customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise .....

Enterprise search technology to boost customer understanding

By managing information through the implementation of enterprise search technology, brokerages can form a .....

CIOs must 'expand beyond technical skill'

New research from Gartner has reinforced the emerging message in the IT sector that .....

Competition for BPM provision to increase in year ahead

This year, competition from business process management (BPM) platform vendors will be much greater, .....

NAC market set for changes in 2008

After five years of slow growth, the network access control (NAC) market is set .....

Mobile operator targeting enterprises

A Spanish-owned mobile operator has launched a new professional services unit in order to .....

EU backs cloud computing initiative

The European Union has backed a new £13 million research programme to develop new .....

SMEs struggling to attract top IT talent

In the face of stiff competition from larger enterprises, small and medium sized companies .....

Consumer businesses have no defined information security strategy

Some 80 per cent of the companies operating in the consumer business retail industry .....

Banks must 'do more' to secure online transactions

Many high street banks and building societies are failing to take adequate steps to .....

Scientists create energy efficient processors

A new chip has been developed by scientists at MIT, in the United States, .....

New technologies required to measure enterprise carbon footprint

European businesses should invest in new methods of easily and consistently measuring their impact .....

Information access management processes present potential business risk

The majority of IT leaders believe that employees, temporary employees and independent contractors are .....

Network vendor selection influenced by reliability and scalability

Enterprise managers consider reliable performance and scalability as the most important things to keep .....

Google to sell online SaaS security tools

Web giant Google has introduced a new range of email security and storage products .....

Spammers 'unusually active' in January

Figures for January have revealed that spam levels were almost identical to those seen .....

Security industry to create malware test standard

A number of the largest IT security companies have grouped together to improve the .....

Enterprise executives unconcerned about IT governance

Despite increasing pressure from governments and technology compliance regulatory bodies, only one in ten .....

More than 200 operators deploying WiMax worldwide

Both fixed and mobile WiMax services will help to bring broadband access services to .....

Removable HDD market to see increased growth

The worldwide removable hard disk drive (R-HDD) market will see shipments increase at a .....

Broadband prices reach new low

Broadband prices in the UK have hit an all-time low, according to a study .....

Analyst reveals technology sector predictions for SMBs

Looking ahead for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the technology market, research .....

Mass UK internet outage 'highly unlikely'

Following massive disruptions to internet services in Egypt, India and the Middle East on .....

Consumer technology 'can increase SMB productivity'

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) could boost their productivity by 30 to 40 .....

Microsoft bids for Yahoo!

In an attempt to improve its market share in the online advertising market and .....

Hackers targeting security conscious IT employees

Distributors of malware are increasingly setting up security blogs in order to attract internet .....

Skills shortage prompts IT enterprises to outsource

Recent reports suggesting a potential drop in the number of new technology professionals over .....

Consortium set to establish datacentre energy management standard

Datacentre efficiency consortium The Green Grid has signed a new agreement with the Distributed .....

Wi-Fi RTLS expand deployments for added revenue

To be fully productive Wi-Fi Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) require a greater deployment of .....

CIOs 'assessed on ability to drive revenue'

In today's organisations, chief information officers (CIOs) are increasingly being assessed on how well .....

Web 2.0 risks 'being ignored'

The risks presented by web 2.0 applications are not fully understood, yet companies are .....

Top enterprises push for greater web 2.0 security

Some of the world's biggest organisations have come out in support of a new .....

Open-source browser grows in popularity

More enterprises and consumers are utilising open-source internet browser Firefox, which now accounts for .....

Sata-300 improves HDD market share

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) sector saw Sata-300 as the leading disk interface .....

Analyst predicts IT trends for 2008 and beyond

Gartner has published a report of its top predictions for the IT industry and .....

Government to sell spectrum

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced plans to allow the ministry of defence (MoD) and .....

Middle managers 'confusing enterprise IT strategy'

Chief information officers (CIOs) are unable to form clear IT policies because there are .....

EU court backs ISPs over file-sharing stance

The European Union's top court ruled this week that, in civil cases, internet service .....

Non-games software market has best year in 10

Retails of non-games software increased by 15 per cent in 2007, the best year .....

IT managers fear network downtime more than security breaches

Fears concerning security breaches are moving down most IT managers' list of top concerns, .....

Spammers becoming more 'business smart'

Spammers have become more financially intelligent this year, and are taking advantage of news .....

Industry expert calls for standardised approach to femtocells

The Femto Forum, an independent body established to promote the deployment of femtocells worldwide, .....

Mobile phone transactions to reach £300bn

Financial transactions made using mobile phones and devices will generate more than £296 billion .....

Organisations should plan datacentre upgrades

With the release of new Windows server software just weeks away, research firm IDC .....

Staff 'play a part' in IT security threat

Employees can be an 'unwitting' threat to an organisation's IT security because they are .....

Integration and low-cost handsets 'offset application processor growth'

As the wireless handset market continues to grow, application processors are becoming central to .....

Government announces new broadband minister

Following a cabinet reshuffle which saw Stephen Timms move to the Department for Work .....

Online shopping population 'soaring'

More than 85 per cent of the world's internet population has made a purchase .....

Enterprises 'should exercise caution' when implementing web 2.0

Business enterprises should accept web 2.0 working practices but keep in mind the possible .....

European enterprises 'ahead on green IT initiatives'

In terms of implementing a green IT policy, enterprises based predominantly in Europe are .....

Spam accounting for 96.4% of email

Spam levels have risen for the sixth consecutive quarter and now account for more .....

Corporate training schemes 'emphasise management and leadership'

Although management is but a small part of the corporate workforce, it is allocated .....

Enterprise demand for VoIP 'driving IP Phone sales'

Revenue from the sale of Internet Protocol (IP) Phones is expected to double over .....

VDSL and PON deployments to double by 2012

Global deployments of Very High Speed DSL (VDSL) and Passive Optical Networks (PON) equipment .....

Firms urged to use encryption

Businesses should ensure they utilise encryption and other security measures to narrow the 'window .....

Windows Vista global sales exceed 100 million

Microsoft has sold more than 100 million units of Windows Vista since it was .....

UK broadband users 'tired of sluggish speeds'

More than one quarter of UK broadband customers are unsatisfied with their service, while .....

IT piracy costing billions in UK

Reducing the amount of pirated software being used in the UK by just 10 .....

Demand for technology professionals 'strong'

The IT and telecoms sector is enjoying a period of heady growth in the .....

UK enterprises 'growing dissatisfied with ISPs'

One in every ten business broadband subscribers has opted to change internet service providers .....

BI dashboards should be 'tailored to human behaviour'

As the business intelligence (BI) industry continues to advance and dashboards evolve, technology issues .....

GPS-enabled handsets to 'supplement' PND market

Mobile handsets with navigation functionality will reach annual global sales of 96 million units .....

Energy companies advised to evaluate ETRM software

Energy Insights has advised executives at energy firms to evaluate their IT suppliers in .....

Yahoo! makes up ground on Google in online search

While search giant Google may still have more unique visitors than rival firm Yahoo!, .....

Global mobile entertainment service market to triple by 2012

The market for mobile entertainment will rise from $20 billion (£10.1 billion) in 2007 .....

European technology M&A 'rises in 2007'

The overall value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the European technology sector .....

UK diversity to boost IT security sector

Cultural diversity in the UK could create large opportunities for the security channel to .....

Mash-ups provide new potential for IT strategy development

Mash-ups – web-based applications that integrate data and functionality from more than one source .....

Storm malware 'still a major threat' to enterprises

A year after it was first unleashed onto the internet, the Storm worm malware .....

Firms adding multilingual function to technology for 'greater competitive edge'

This year, the technology industry will see a continuation of the trend for the .....

Open source software 'has potential to change education industry'

A number of organisations involved in education all over the world are turning to .....

CMDB deployment offers 'tangible results at lower costs'

Configuration management database (CMDB) deployment can bring "tremendous value" to enterprises, according to new .....

IT managers warned of 'router attacks'

Security company Symantec has warned IT organisations and departments of a new type of .....

Most malware from 'legitimate websites'

The majority of internet sites serving malicious code are legitimate domains that have been .....

World rack market growth reveals enterprise IT trends

The worldwide rack and rack options market is growing quickly, due to changing infrastructure .....

Wireless hotspot operators revising strategy

The success of wireless hotspots in the future will be defined not only by .....

Mobile handset market sees continued growth

Despite fears of economic downturn in the mobile handsets market, a total of 1.15 .....

Company unveils new 'facial recognition' software

Swedish company Polar Rose has unveiled plans to make its new facial recognition service .....

Datacentres 'unmanned by 2012'

It experts from Fujitsu Siemens have predicted that most datacentres will be fully automated .....

Top Analytics 'Crucial' to Online Retailers

New research has revealed that it is crucial for online retailers to utilise the .....

SMBs 'failing to get most out of technology'

The majority (85 per cent) of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are losing out .....

Superspeed broadband network proposed for sewer system

The UK could have its first city wide fibre-optic broadband network connected by cables .....

Green computer software promises 'energy savings'

A new computer programme designed by a software developer in Scotland promises to provide .....

SIM manufacturers 'adopting' new technologies

As they look to find new revenue streams, silicon and smart card manufacturers are .....

Social software technologies of 'growing importance' to the enterprise

Although still in their infancy, the use of social software technologies is becoming an .....

Global network security appliance and software market 'growing'

Worldwide network security appliance and software revenue increased by three per cent in the .....

RFID integrators must adapt to new challenges

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology integrators must prepare themselves to adapt to new challenges .....

Favourable future for IT in Western European utility firms

Some 41 per cent of Western European utilities companies will increase their IT spending .....

'Consider uses' when buying laptop

Anyone thinking about buying a new laptop should think carefully about exactly what they .....

UK media brands increase global audience online

Traditional media companies in the UK are utilising the internet to increase their global .....

SMBs to increase IT spending in 2008

The majority (64 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are set to .....

Femtocells to reach 40 million subscribers by 2011

Femtocell technology – base stations that boost 3G network coverage indoors by utilising broadband .....

Enterprises should deploy data specialists to optimise business

Organisations looking to improve the quality of business data should establish data stewardship positions .....

Website localisation leads to global expansion

Companies best positioned to successfully compete in the global marketplace have not only developed .....

Sales and marketing software integration results in increased revenue

Organisations are focusing on new ways to integrate sales and marketing departments, as pressure .....

CIOs expecting 'significant changes' in next three years

The majority (85 per cent) of chief information officers (CIOs) expect to see significant .....

IT organisations switching to 'chargeback' model

As enterprises shift to on-demand service orientated architectures (SOAs) and usage-based pricing policies, a .....

London IT salaries rise by 4.3% in 2007

IT salaries in London continued to grow at a faster rate than those in .....

IT contractors 'confident of year ahead'

Freelance IT professionals are confident about their job security and the prospects available to .....

Global PC microprocessor market expanding

The worldwide market for PC microprocessor shipments grew by 8.5 per cent in the .....

Social networking 'to go mobile'

Social networking website Facebook could soon find itself on millions of mobile handsets, in .....

Social networking costing British economy £6.5bn a year

The use of social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, during office .....

Online fraud concerns prompt changing consumer behaviour

Organisations are implementing new strategies, capabilities and technologies in order to tackle fraud, as .....

Mobile IM use set to grow

Mobile instant messaging (IM) adoption in Europe is set to increase significantly over the .....

Britons urged to check mobile package

People in the UK should double check their mobile phone contract to ensure they .....

Schools 'must address' internet plagiarism

Sixth formers using the internet to plagiarise schoolwork is a major problem for more .....

Venture capitalists investing in clean technologies

IT venture capitalists (VCs) are increasingly choosing to invest funds into clean-technology and internet-specific .....

GPS devices and systems to surpass 900m by 2013

The use of GPS technology in a variety of consumer, business and industrial environments, .....

Emea PC market sees strong year-end growth

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea) saw strong fourth quarter growth of 14.4 .....

Speech self-service 'key strategic priority' for top enterprises

The implementation of speech self-service will be them main strategic priority among contact centres .....

Nominet to invest in internet research and development initiatives

Nominet, the organisation that runs the .uk domain, has announced the establishment of a .....

UK online spending reaches 'record high'

Online shopping increased by 54 per cent in 2007 with sales worth £46.6 billion, .....

Email access 'most desired service' for mobile phones

Email access is the most wanted service for mobile phone users, according to a .....

Small firms 'using little computer energy'

When it comes to implementing green measures in the workplace, small companies trying to .....

Internet 'transformed' direct marketing

The internet has made the greatest difference to the implementation and impact of direct .....

Online Brits desert high street

Year-on-year online sales increased by nearly 50 per cent during December, the IMRG Capgemini .....

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Enterprises implementing PDF/A standard for document archival

Companies are increasingly utililsing the PDF/A archiving standard when it comes to the long-term .....

User-determined computing 'influences' CIO investment priorities

Chief executives (CEOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) making decisions about IT investments need .....

Leading enterprises integrate IT and physical security

Best-in-class organisations are integrating both IT and physical security, as they look to implement .....

Mobile data applications market set for further expansion

After two years in which revenue growth for mobile business applications was close to .....

Internet 'driving' growth in emerging economies

Web-based technologies are providing the driving force behind the economic and social development in .....

VoIP use 'expanding'

Businesses are making greater use of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications solutions, according .....

Firms 'can capitalise' on software strategies

Companies are increasingly looking to tailored software solutions to address operational issues, rather than .....

Website investment 'crucial' for retail sector

IT directors at retail firms will face increasing pressure to invest in their corporate .....

Green IT can reduce enterprise costs by one fifth

IT managers could reduce their costs by up to 20 per cent just by .....

Asset tracking 'top IT investment' in 2007

Automated software asset tracking was the top technology investment among British enterprises in 2007, .....

PC market 'grew steadily' in fourth quarter

Worldwide PC shipments grew by 15.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2007, .....

Generic domain names 'vital' to businesses

Having a generic domain name is "hugely important" to businesses when it comes to .....

Wi-Max to exist 'alongside' broadband

Wi-Max is likely to exist as an extra technology, rather than exceeding broadband in .....

BT buys marina Wi-Fi firm

BT has bought Europe's biggest marina Wi-Fi network operator in an effort to expand .....

Apple adds ultra-thin 'Air'

Apple revealed "The World's Thinnest Notebook", the MacBook Air, yesterday at the computer-maker's annual .....

European GPS-enabled handset market 'set for huge growth'

The number of GPS-enabled handsets in Europe will increase by a factor of 18 .....

IT organisations 'turning to business service management'

IT departments are increasingly utilising Business Service Management (BSM) solutions, as they attempt to .....

Top firms blend software approaches 'to improve business efficiency'

Enterprises can gain a competitive advantage by reducing cost, risk and improving efficiencies if .....

Wi-Fi to be utilised in sensor networking sector

A report from ABI Research has indicated that new techniques are being developed to .....

UK's fastest supercomputer takes processing to 'another level'

The most advanced supercomputer in the UK has been unveiled in Edinburgh, with the .....

Service firms cut response times with location-enabled tools

Leading service and manufacturing companies are able to reduce response times by up to .....

Enterprises gaining business benefits from RFID solutions

Companies that utilise radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies are enjoying a range of significant .....

Global number of mobile workers to exceed one billion

Advances in mobile networking technologies and pressures on enterprises to provide employees with a .....