December 2000

DotSmart launched

Microsoft has launched a new e-commerce initiative, dubbed DotSmart, which the company says is designed to help technical...  Continue Reading

E skills for the future?

Jane Dudman explains how young people in Newham have the chance to be apprentices in a scheme to lessen the blow of the IT skills...  Continue Reading

Europe blows the wireless lead

Overly concerned with security issues, European companies have been overtaken by the US in allowing staff to access corporate...  Continue Reading

B2B business is booming

If industry observers are right, B2B marketplaces look set to revolutionise the way in which businesses deal with each other  Continue Reading

Beware Web design claims

Bill Goodwin

IT directors were urged to think carefully before choosing a Web design company following allegations that some firms are...

Catching the customers

Selling on the Net is not just about the bells and whistles of flashy technology. For a company to survive it must have a brand...  Continue Reading

A competitive step too far for government?

Successful e-government services may compete with the private sector. Should they be allowed to? David Bicknell reports  Continue Reading

A global web presence: the best protection against extinction

If you're not already a global business with a Web presence, be aware that times they are a-changing. Peter Guthrie warns against...  Continue Reading

Avoiding the jungle of jargon

I've just taken over responsibility for defining my company's strategy for the Internet, and I've got to deliver a report to senior management in the...  Continue Reading

BIC says e- unity is key

Daniel Thomas

Twenty leading technology firms, including IBM, Intel and Microsoft, have formed a non-profit consortium aimed at uniting...

Can the Net solve the problem of social exclusion?

Labour education and technology minister Michael Wills believes the Internet can solve social exclusion - but getting it wrong...  Continue Reading

Blanket security and security blanket

In the first of a regular series, IT analysts from the Butler Group look at key technology areas of interest to E-Business Review...  Continue Reading

Cybercops should resist seven-year itch

We told you the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP)Act was a bad idea and now here's the proof. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has...  Continue Reading

ASP, the IT messiah?

One in five small firms plan to use an application service provider in the next year. Lindsay Nicolle asks how SMEs can ensure...  Continue Reading

Shop around for an e-marketplace

Liz Warren asks how SMEs can trade through B2B e-marketplaces in competition with large multinational companies.  Continue Reading

Overseas labour: Full of eastern promise

India is churning out more skilled IT workers than it needs. Rob McLuhan explains how this pool of talent could help meet your...  Continue Reading

Staff training via e-learning

TXU Europe has embarked on a full-scale e-learning strategy to ensure that the core skills of its 2,100 staff are ready to meet...  Continue Reading