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Kcom offers managed comms for mid-sized firms

Kcom Group is to offer managed communication services to mid-sized companies following a restructuring exercise. The communication services...

NetGear NAS supports Symantec Backup Exec Linux remote agent

NetGear ReadyNAS line of storage appliances for small to medium-sized businesses now supports the remote...

NHS Choose and Book IT system gives patients wrong appointment information

Problems with the Choose and Book system - part of the NHS's National Programme for IT - have led to more than 300 patients receiving wrong information about appointments since Friday 11 April 2008.

Microsoft launches SMB server platform

Aim to put Windows Server functionality within reach of small businesses

Testing is crucial for business continuity success

Responsive business thrives on continuity. William Knight finds that the trick to uninterrupted business is testing continuity processes before disaster strikes.

A quarter of UK firms have no disaster recovery plan, survey says

More than a quarter of UK companies do not have a disaster recovery plan in place, according to the 2008 information security breaches survey.

FSA warns financial services firms to control data access rights

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned companies to make sure they have properly configured security systems and set user policies to control access to IT systems.

Edinburgh to digitise city drains following flood warning

Edinburgh will be one of the first local authorities to comply with calls to create electronic maps of city drains following a review...

What will be the impact of BT's fibre optic network?

Anew national fibre optic network could fuel demand for bandwidth-hungry applications such as videoconferencing ,...

PC World parent company faces increased financial pressure

DSG International, the retail group that includes Dixons, high-street consumer electronics chain Currys Digital, and small business IT equipment suppliers PC World Business, MacWarehouse and Equanet, is facing financial pressure as its credit insurance has been drastically reduced.

Linux to shine in sub-$200 netbook market

Linux vendors need to focus on the netbook as a sub-$200 appliance rather than an alternative to Windows netbooks and laptops

TCO calculator saves mainframe MIPs

Businesses running IBM zSeries mainframes can now see how much they could save by offloading workloads to IBM's add-on zIIP processor. The z Integrated...

Mobile handsets to blame for dropped calls

Don't blame the network, blame the phone for dropped calls. That's the advice from Broadband-Testing ,...

Microsoft releases free Security Essentials software

Microsoft is to enter the free...

Start-ups challenge Oracle and SAP maintenance services

Enterprise software firms Oracle and SAP face a potentially dangerous threat from smaller companies, according to US financial magazine, Barron's.

Google Apps ad campaign goes global

Google is to expand a mass-market advertising campaign for its cloud-based office software services beyond the US today.

SME IT departments support personal equipment

IT departments in small and medium-sized companies are increasingly offering their staff support when they use their own IT equipment at work. According...

IT contractors in financial services upbeat despite downturn

IT contractors are not expecting a cull in the financial...

EDF Energy improves customer servicer with SAP CRM

EDF Energy's household and small business customers requiring new connections or service alterations are to benefit...

Government strengthens UK border technology systems

More than 99% of foreign nationals from outside the EU will be tracked in and out of Britain by 2010 using the e-Borders system, says...
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