In Depth

In Depth

IT legislation and regulation

• Web sites: the facts on legal compliance

  Your guide to detecting and managing the online risk  Continue Reading

• 5 minute interview: Scott Ross; Cablefree

  Scott Ross, business development manager, Cablefree, speaks  Continue Reading

• What every business executive should know about managing IT in a regulated environment

  Regulatory compliance has become a business risk. In the US the Food and Drugs Administration has forced a number of US companies...  Continue Reading

• Dicing with data laws

  The legislature has taken a growing interest in data and network traffic over the past few years. Lindsay Nicolle finds IT...  Continue Reading

• Don't leave loose ends in contracts

  In the wake of the financial difficulties suffered by large suppliers such as WorldCom and KPNQwest, you would be best advised to...  Continue Reading

• Scottish ITer keeps the World Cup's lines open

  The party is over and the curtain has come down on the World Cup for another four years. ITer Scott Davidson is coming home along...  Continue Reading

• Holidaymakers take plunge into Internet booking pool

  UK holidaymakers are adopting a more self-service approach to travel and are increasingly turning to the Internet to book their...  Continue Reading

• Opinion: Users are still wary of cookies

  The European Parliament's vote to allow the use of cookies to study online user behaviour may be in companies' best interests,...  Continue Reading

• Conflict in communications law

  How to keep on the right side of the law while obeying the principles of data protection.  Continue Reading

• The Net is "poised to trigger change"

  Scepticism about the impact of new technology on UK productivity could set back efforts to improve the UK's economic performance,...  Continue Reading

• A fast track to Net buying benefits

  Using the Internet to make your supply chain more efficient is a possibility - but keep it simple, writes Liz Warren  Continue Reading

• Untie those purse strings

  The board needs convincing that your IT investment will be worth every penny spent.  Continue Reading

• Barbed and wired:Picture this

  how do you tell the difference between a company that is merely trying to market itself and one that is trying to project its...  Continue Reading

• Future of outsourcing depends on trust

  In the early 1990s outsourcing usually meant facilities management, but firms today are increasingly looking to third-party...  Continue Reading

• Smart projects: Video links feed courtroom drama

  Videoconferencing systems are being used to save time and money in the High Court, writes Karl Cushing.  Continue Reading