September 2000

Web control or Web anarchy?

The ignorant in pursuit of the uncontrollable.  Continue Reading

Australian database brings golden rewards

Robert Dunt

Australia's Olympic victories should come as no surprise considering a computer is being used to highlight potential...

Ailing Y2K firm thrown a lifeline

Bill Goodwin

Greenwich Mean Time, the company that catapulted Y2K guru Karl Feilder to fame, has been rescued from possible closure by...

Calling all hackers

Multi-industry body the Secure Digital Music Initiative is evaluating the effectiveness of six technologies designed to prevent the unauthorised copying, sharing and use of protected content  Continue Reading

E-business spending explosion

Investment in e-commerce systems has rocketed in the past year, according to extensive user research  Continue Reading

E-business awards: Design award

The bold and the beautiful

You can set up an impressive e-business engine, but if you don't pay due attention to content design, you'll be...

Customers find CRM suits them

Julia Vowler discovers that customer relationship management is a favourite of the financial services sector, but although they...  Continue Reading

E-business awards: SME award

The live wires of the Internet

The three companies that have made it to the shortlist in the SME E-Business Award are shining examples of...

Don't forget the human touch

A Web presence can substantially reduce business costs but savings should not be chased at the expense of customer relationships,...  Continue Reading

Contractor action plan over IR35 legislation

A contractor group is urging its members to claim for company benefits in the light of the Government's tax legislation for freelance IT staff, IR35....  Continue Reading

Baan wins £5m DARA deal

Mike Simons

The Government's Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) has lifted some of the gloom for Baan users by placing a £5m order...

Agency aims to beat IT ageism

A leading IT recruitment specialist is spearheading a campaign to outlaw ageism in recruitment, writes Antony Savvas. It is also calling for the...  Continue Reading

Online services put the heat on IT departments

As commercial banks add more online services, IT departments will feel the heat. Nick Huber reports  Continue Reading

Post Office venture aims to cut out Internet fraud

A new Internet company has teamed up with the Post Office in the hope of removing online security problems for businesses and...  Continue Reading

Budgens closes Web shop after £1m spend

Robert Dunt

Budgens, known for its local food stores, has pulled its online sales service just a year after it began.

The Web service was...

Security tops list of concerns for IT managers

IT managers are not happy about the UK's Internet trading security measures, according to the results of this week's Computer Weekly/Harvey Nash Big...  Continue Reading

PC in IT: attracting staff from outside the sector

Shortages of IT skills are attracting people into the sector from different walks of life. Guy Campos meets a former policeman...  Continue Reading