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December 20, 2004 20 Dec'04
UK’s SMEs baffled by telecoms terminology

Tiscali Business Services UK has announced the results of a survey of 250 SMEs from across the UK showing that over half are...
December 20, 2004 20 Dec'04
Sonic boom for SME security

SonicWALL has launched an integrated security and Lan switching appliance targeted directly at SMEs.
December 08, 2004 08 Dec'04
Oracle offers latest BI platform

Oracle has unveiled Business Intelligence 10g, a standalone product that executives said will provide query, reporting and...
December 08, 2004 08 Dec'04
IT at heart of Jersey reorganisation

The Island of Jersey government is striving to save £20 million over five year by investing in IT and re-engineering its business...

December 07, 2004 07 Dec'04
FrontRange unveils IP Contact Centre for SMEs

FrontRange has launched the latest version of its SME leader’s IP-based contact centre solution.
December 07, 2004 07 Dec'04
More threats, more intrusion prevention

Worms, viruses and denial of service attacks continue to plague internet users, and businesses will continue to protect...
December 07, 2004 07 Dec'04
Microsoft and BT target SMEs with pay-as-you-go e-mail service

Microsoft and BT have launched a pay-as-you-go business service for small and medium-sized businesses that want e-mail and shared...
December 07, 2004 07 Dec'04
AOL to adapt WebEx for AIM personal customers

AOL and WebEx are exploring ways to make some of the online meeting services they offer to business users of AOL's AIM instant...
December 01, 2004 01 Dec'04
GPRS plagued by Byzantine pricing

SMEs using European GPRS or 2.5G data services face highly complex pricing structures.
November 24, 2004 24 Nov'04
The e-mails shall get through!

BorderWare Technologies has released a tool for businesses seeking to mitigate the risk of unanticipated e-mail disruptions.

November 24, 2004 24 Nov'04
Greater virus protection

Kaspersky Lab has targeted the SME market with its launch of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows File Servers and Kaspersky...
November 22, 2004 22 Nov'04
Firefox ignites web browser market

The release of Firefox 1.0 has sparked new activity in the web browser market.
November 18, 2004 18 Nov'04
3G: Anything in it for businesses?

Consumers have been promised a lot from the high-speed third-generation cellular networks being rolled out around the world, but...
November 09, 2004 09 Nov'04
Silicon Valley casts envious eyes on Europe

After a stormy few years, Silicon Valley startups and old hands are looking with enthusiasm to Europe, where they see markets...
November 09, 2004 09 Nov'04
BT spends £520m on Infonet purchase

BT Group is trying for a third time to crack the US market with the purchase of Infonet Services for $965m (£520m).
November 08, 2004 08 Nov'04
Trillian 3.0 sends business message

The upcoming version 3.0 of the Trillian instant messaging application will incorporate video and audio chat, enhanced session...
November 04, 2004 04 Nov'04
Freecom's remote control

ISP Freecom.net has signed a deal with BT to enable it to offer remote office working facilities to its 7,000 SME customers.
November 04, 2004 04 Nov'04
UK gets the WIP hand

WIPphone, a provider of voice over IP services for residential and SME customers, is entering the UK market.
November 03, 2004 03 Nov'04
Linksys adds to VoIP range

Linksys is to give the voice-over-IP business a boost, with a range of VoIP products due by the end of this year.
November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04
Chinese startup opens up Linux phone market

After launching two of the world's first Linux smartphones, China's E28 is offering handset makers the opportunity to licence its...
October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04
Ricoh withdrawing from optical disc drive business

Ricoh is withdrawing from the optical disc drive business, citing price competition and declining sales in Japan, and...
October 19, 2004 19 Oct'04
Broadband has boosted profits, say directors

Broadband is helping boost the profitability of UK business, according to a survey of Institute of Directors members.
October 15, 2004 15 Oct'04
BT blocks web scams

Small businesses concerned that their staff may inadvertently connect to rogue internet diallers at a cost of £1.50 a minute...
October 14, 2004 14 Oct'04
SAP to increase focus on business intelligence software

SAP plans to expand its focus on business intelligence software over the next year.
October 11, 2004 11 Oct'04
HP to roll out managed SMB services next year

Hewlett-Packard will begin selling managed IT and communications services next year to small and medium-size businesses.
October 06, 2004 06 Oct'04
Businesses ignoring security flaw

Most businesses don't see employee use of spyware, file sharing, and instant messaging on corporate networks as "major problems",...
October 06, 2004 06 Oct'04
Siebel blueprint will help customers get the most out of CRM

Siebel is to introduce a business blueprint that offers customers a six-step services framework to expand customer relationship...
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Hitachi targets SMEs with bundled San and McData iSCSI switch

Hitachi Data Systems has partnered with McData to offer small-and medium-sized enterprises a lower-cost alternative for Fibre...
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Global back-up service targets SMEs

Toronto-based Global Data Vaulting has unveiled a managed data backup service targeting businesses of all sizes.
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Data and security key issues in BI roll-out

Companies see big operational benefits in implementing business intelligence software but only after overcoming numerous...
September 28, 2004 28 Sep'04
Read the small print

The public spat over billing accuracy between mmO2 and business phone services company OpenAir is a further illustration as to...
September 28, 2004 28 Sep'04
Cooking up improved Wan

Cookson Group, a global materials technology company is adopting new wide area network technology for its businesses that will...
September 28, 2004 28 Sep'04
IDC Forum: Has IT lost its strategic edge?

The debate over whether IT gives businesses a competitive advantage roared into life again this week when two industry observers...
September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04
Red Tape tying down SMEs

SMEs in the IT and communications sector are losing 12 working weeks a year to red tape, according to a report published by...
September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04
Business start up boost

A scheme to help people with business ideas start up from home has been piloted in the Luton and Dunstable area, and this month...
September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04
3Com locks down the network

3Com has introduced a new range of network switches designed to deliver easier and more secure networking to small businesses.
September 22, 2004 22 Sep'04
Alcatel offers more bandwidth for home entertainment services

French equipment manufacturer Alcatel has turned a new channel on the home entertainment and communications market by offering an...
September 14, 2004 14 Sep'04
3Com to enter router market again

The one-time networking giant 3Com is making another assault on the router market.
September 06, 2004 06 Sep'04
Sun offers more intergration with Hyperion's BI application

Sun Microsystems and Hyperion Solutions have joined forces to further integrate Sun's Solaris platform with Hyperion's business...
September 02, 2004 02 Sep'04
Veritas moves into e-mail archiving market

Veritas Software has purchased KVault Software (KVS) for $225m to move into the e-mail archiving market.
September 01, 2004 01 Sep'04
Mercury eclipses competitors

Mercury Interactive Corporation, a global leader in business technology optimisation (BTO), announced that two of its Quality...
August 24, 2004 24 Aug'04
AutomatedQA educates the market

Hot on the heels of winning awards for the capabilities of its products, AutomatedQA has launched a range of white papers to aid...
August 24, 2004 24 Aug'04
BTO market to grow to more than $3bn by end of year

A survey by the Yankee Group has shown that by the end of the year a rapid 21% increase in business for business technology...
August 23, 2004 23 Aug'04
Ethernet is getting more expensive

The price of Ethernet has risen for the first time in several years even though people are buying more switches, says market...
August 17, 2004 17 Aug'04
CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer

Computer Associates International has acquired PestPatrol, a firm marketing antispyware software to enterprises, small businesses...
August 10, 2004 10 Aug'04
McAfee updates encryption server software

McAfee is releasing a new version of its E-Business Server data encryption software that it claims will make it easier for...
August 06, 2004 06 Aug'04
CA offers $1m for open-source developers to build Ingres migration tools

Computer Associates (CA) has asked open-source software developers to help businesses migrate to its Ingres relational database...
August 04, 2004 04 Aug'04
SunGard, EVault team up to secure online data back up

SunGard Availability Services and EVault have inked a partnership aimed at the growing market for securing online data backup and...
July 30, 2004 30 Jul'04
Gates sees security as an asset

Microsoft is looking to turn security from a concern into a business asset and an opportunity for the company through software...
July 29, 2004 29 Jul'04
MCI launches new service-level agreements

MCI has announced new service-level agreements for internet service performance in a move aimed at giving business customers...
July 12, 2004 12 Jul'04
Bacs' IT to put it at heart of Europe

UK clearing house Bacs has outlined plans to place itself at the heart of the European payment market following a shake-up of its...
June 29, 2004 29 Jun'04
VeriSign introduces e-mail, antiphishing services

New services from Internet infrastructure company VeriSign Inc. will help businesses fight unsolicited commercial ("spam")...
June 23, 2004 23 Jun'04
Microsoft issues bug-fix pack for reporting

Microsoft is releasing the first service pack for the SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services business intelligence platform.
June 22, 2004 22 Jun'04
Microstrategy back on track with business intelligence success

Sounder financial base promises secure future for products
June 18, 2004 18 Jun'04
Board reshuffles at Fujitsu Siemens

A new chief executive will take over at Siemens Business Services next month.
June 17, 2004 17 Jun'04
Sprint announces lay-offs to stay competitive

Sprint will cut 1,100 jobs over the next several months in order to be more competitive in the long-distance market.
June 10, 2004 10 Jun'04
Hyperion links Brio and Essbase in its business intelligence suite

Hyperion offers full online analytical processing capability.
June 09, 2004 09 Jun'04
Sonic releases SOA development tool

Sonic Software will ship Sonic Business Integration Suite 5.5, which utilises the company's "Continuous Availability...
June 02, 2004 02 Jun'04
BT focuses on global expansion

BT is “re-focusing” on expanding business globally, as its traditional revenue stream in the UK is under threat.
May 28, 2004 28 May'04
IP phone switches seize market share

More mature products and support for existing phones are helping IP private branch exchanges move into the mainstream, according...
May 27, 2004 27 May'04
CA unveils network vulnerability service

Subscription-based service will help businesses find and solve system vulnerabilities
May 12, 2004 12 May'04
SAS launches marketing automation program

SAS Institute has unveiled Marketing Automation (MA) 4, a software package designed to make marketing initiatives simple for the...
May 05, 2004 05 May'04
Oasis approves XML business doc spec

Oasis has approved Universal Business Language (UBL) 1.0 as a Committee Draft, meaning the XML business documents specification...
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Better SLAs needed for UK firms, says study

A YouGov report has claimed that UK business are failing to measure the performance of their IT systems accurately.
April 27, 2004 27 Apr'04
Microsoft acquires business intelligence firm

Microsoft has acquired privately held ActiveViews to improve its business intelligence offerings.
April 26, 2004 26 Apr'04
IT aligns closer with the business

IT departments are more closely aligned with the rest of the business than ever before, according to a survey of UK chief...
April 22, 2004 22 Apr'04
IT no longer viewed in isolation, say UK CIOs

IT departments are now more closely aligned to the rest of the business than ever before, a survey of more than 100 heads of IT...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
SAS 9 offers more end-user appeal

The SAS Institute is repositioning its SAS 9 business intelligence tool as a completely rearchitected system which offers data...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
SAS unveils new BI platform, apps

SAS Institute unveiled its SAS 9 business intelligence platform on Tuesday. It includes data integration, enhanced analytics, and...
March 31, 2004 31 Mar'04
Disruptions continue after BT fire

BT engineers are still working around the clock to repair 130,000 business and consumer phone lines and disrupted data services,...
March 31, 2004 31 Mar'04
SAS launches BI platform and apps

SAS Institute unveiled its SAS 9 business intelligence platform yesterday.
March 25, 2004 25 Mar'04
Mitel and Marconi partner for IP comms drive

Mitel Networks, a global provider of business communications solutions, and Marconi, a global telecommunications equipment,...
March 25, 2004 25 Mar'04
3Com targets SMEs with latest switch

3Com's latest switch family, the SuperStack 3 Switch 3200, targets small- and medium-sized organisations looking to improve their...
March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04
HP expands SME services push

Hewlett-Packard is expected to unveil an expanded programme of products and services for small and medium-size business customers...
March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04
Study says security appliances are the way forward

Small businesses are rolling out security appliances in place of security software, to reduce the cost of increasingly complex...
March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04
Alcatel moves into voice over Wi-Fi

Alcatel has announced moves into the voice over Wi-Fi market.
February 25, 2004 25 Feb'04
Hyperion enhances business intelligence platform

Business intelligence software maker Hyperion Solutions has revamped its software lineup to boost corporate performance...
February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04
Alcatel launches OmniTouch suite

Alcatel has launched OmniTouch Unified Communication, an open standards-based software suite to optimise business communication....
February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04
Avaya products bolster real-time collaboration

Avaya has introduced products designed to help businesses improve productivity by boosting the effectiveness of real-time...
February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04
Sirocom offers flexible IP-over-ethernet service

Virtual network operator Sirocom is moving into the virtual private network market by offering a flexible IP-over-ethernet...
January 30, 2004 30 Jan'04
How do I get the board to define a strategy?

I know we need to align our IT strategy with the firm's business strategy, but my department has great difficulty obtaining a...
January 29, 2004 29 Jan'04
UK to get business-orientated 3G network

Vodafone will begin trials of a data-only service in some areas, with a commercial launch in the spring.
January 29, 2004 29 Jan'04
Oracle targets Windows database market

Oracle hopes to take on Microsoft to claim a larger share of the market for databases sold on the Windows operating system.
January 14, 2004 14 Jan'04
3Com releases super-switch with built-in security

3Com claims its super-switch, which is targeting medium to large businesses, also offers firewall, anti-virus, content-filtering...
January 05, 2004 05 Jan'04
AOL offers Netscape low-cost internet service

America Online has entered the low-priced internet service provider market with Netscape-branded service costing users around $10...
December 02, 2003 02 Dec'03
Universal Business Language 1.0 now in beta

Universal Business Language 1.0, which is intended as a common XML message format for e-commerce, is now available for public...
November 28, 2003 28 Nov'03
Royal Mail's new CIO says people come first

Winning the hearts and minds of the workforce is the most important challenge in effecting business transformation, said David...
November 10, 2003 10 Nov'03
IT is for business, not cutting costs

IT investment must be focused on improving business processes rather than simply saving money, analyst group Gartner told...
November 05, 2003 05 Nov'03
Avaya and Extreme to deliver converged IP products

Avaya and Extreme Networks have announced a multiyear, multimillion-dollar agreement to develop, market and sell communications...
November 04, 2003 04 Nov'03
EMC and Nortel join forces on data recovery

EMC and Nortel Networks are to deliver a joint business continuity service to enable better remote mirroring of enterprise data.
October 31, 2003 31 Oct'03
SMEs disagree on spam approach

Small-business owners have disagreed on what action the US Congress should take on spam.
October 23, 2003 23 Oct'03
Firms sharpen business tools offerings

The SAS Institute has unveiled what it calls the Information Evolution Model (IEM), a framework designed to help companies...
October 21, 2003 21 Oct'03
Oasis forms ebXML business process committee

Oasis has formed an ebXML Business Process Technical Committee to further define the ebXML BPSS (e-business XML Business Process...
October 16, 2003 16 Oct'03
BMC signs three partners for software strategy

BMC Software is teaming up with Symantec, EMC and Accenture to develop products and services for its Business Service Management...
October 14, 2003 14 Oct'03
Alcatel and HP offer bundled comms to SMEs

Hewlett-Packard and Alcatel are targeting mid-sized companies with a bundled IT and communication service programme.
October 10, 2003 10 Oct'03
CIOs fail to put a price on data loss

Sixty seven per cent of IT chiefs find it difficult to calculate the cost of losing data, according to a survey by market...
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
Motorola to spin off semiconductor business

Motorola's embedded and networking semiconductor business will be spun off as a separate entity.
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
Hyperion fills in blanks with Brio acquisition

With its purchase of Brio Software expected to close later this month, business intelligence software maker Hyperion Solutions is...
September 29, 2003 29 Sep'03
Motorola builds security into network chips

Motorola is building security engines into processors made for network gear in homes and small and medium-sized businesses.
September 29, 2003 29 Sep'03
3Com returns to router business

3Com is returning to the router business after a three-year absence in response to customer demand.