December 2011

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  UK is global leader in e-commerce industry

  The UK's e-commerce industry is one of the most mature globally, according to research.  Continue Reading

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  SAP buys SaaS firm SuccessFactors in $3.4bn deal

  Enterprise software company SAP announces a $3.4bn deal to acquire software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider SuccessFactors.  Continue Reading

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  Virgin Media plans mini-masts to overcome Wi-Fi overload

  Virgin Media plans to use mini-masts in the home to overcome anticipated Wi-Fi signal overloads as an increasing number of mobile and other devices connect to the internet.  Continue Reading

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  How can employers keep career-break parents up-to-speed?

  How can employers help keep career break parents up-to-speed? Maggie Berry, WomeninTechnology.co.uk's MD, guest blogs  Continue Reading

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  Senator Al Franken gives Carrier IQ two weeks to explain phone snooping

  US senator Al Franken has given mobile phone diagnostic software maker Carrier IQ two weeks to explain allegations that its software logs keystrokes on the devices on which it is installed.  Continue Reading

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  Sound: the next (social media) killer app?

  Could audio "sound" be the next killer app?  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  The case for ongoing end-user security awareness training

  Expert Michael Cobb makes the case for year-round end-user security awareness training.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Towards a market-driven, investment led, economic recovery

  We need to assume "open" markets which give a level playing field for the small and medium size businesses and not-for-profit charities, co-operatives and community enterprises who may well be ...  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Spending on IT projects to drop in Europe in 2012

  European businesses and public sector organisations will significantly cut their IT project spending in 2012 following a spending surge in 2011.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Is government finally realising IT's true value?

  It's been a week of economic doom and gloom for the UK, after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed the parlous state of the country's finances in his Autumn Statement. Putting aside ...  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Swiss bank balances tablet security issues with performance, cost

  When a Swiss bank needed solve its tablet security issues, it found a way to secure its devices without sacrificing performance by using virtualisation.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Police, camera, open source!

  Open source integration and messaging company FuseSource has put out an all points bulletin detailing work with 'automotive IT' specialist Apex Networks.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Campaigners hit out against government open data plans

  Open data campaigners have hit out at the government’s decision not to make all its datasets publicly available under new measures to push through its open data agenda.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  What are the outsourcing options for the SME?

  The pace of change of technology can cause the small and medium enterprise (SME) critical issues which outsourcing can only address with carefully researched decisions.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  How serious is the government about open data?

  The government’s release of a new tranche of public datasets has been welcomed by industry. But what does it mean for citizens and businesses?  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Yahoo shares jump following Alibaba takeover reports

  Yahoo shares have risen following reports that Chinese internet firm Alibaba is positioning itself to make a takeover bid.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  vCenter Operations usage for vSphere 5 intelligent policy management

  VCenter Operations implements the Auto Deploy feature of vSphere 5 for intelligent policy management. Here’s how you can use vCenter Operations optimally.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Aircel’s SAP business intelligence strategy to transform marketing

  Deployment of SAP business intelligence right at the outset helped Aircel reap multiple benefits from SAP BI at operational as well as analytical levels.  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Agile design process takes business to the doghouse and the cloud

  When faced with the challenge of designing and deploying a new system, 99designs turned to their won rapid development methodology and the cloud  Continue Reading

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Capturing the ICT dividend

  This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked – and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.  Continue Reading