Green politics, once a minority interest, has become part of mainstream political and business life. Supermarkets compete on how much recycled plastic they use in their bags, and sell increasing quantities of organic food. IT may not have been greatly affected so far, but it soon will be.
Company directors will need to ensure their businesses have the right IT systems in place to store and retrieve data to comply with the new Companies Act.
UK broadband operators met competitiveness minister, Stephen Timms, last week to discuss how to increase investment in building faster next-generation broadband networks in the UK.
Nearly 33% of websites are infected with downloadable malware, after infection rates almost doubled in the past year, according to research from the Sans Institute.
They may seem to poach your best staff, change technology standards on a whim and make contracts impenetrable, but it is hard to run an IT department without talking to IT suppliers.