The most recent articles from VNU Business Publications

Small businesses in the dark over managed services

Ian Williams — 2008-11-03T06:15:00.000Z

Ian Williams, Computing, Monday 3 November 2008 at 06:15:00

Lack of awareness and fear of change is holding companies back

Small businesses are missing out on affordable access to enterprise applications available to them through managed and hosted services. This was the conclusion of roundtable hosted by Microsoft, following research...

Computing Awards - Best small business IT strategy shortlist

David Neal — 2008-10-24T06:45:00.000Z

David Neal, Computing, Friday 24 October 2008 at 06:45:00

We are aiming to recognise the best use of IT in small businesses

Computing Awards for Excellence - Best small business IT strategy shortlist TDX Group Debt management specialist TDX aligned its time-to-market delivery strategy using agile and offshore resources to the exacting...

UK SMEs more open to emerging tech

Phil Muncaster — 2008-09-15T16:48:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, Computing, Monday 15 September 2008 at 16:48:00

New CompTIA study finds UK SMEs constantly evaluating new technologies

UK small and mid-sized firms are more open to emerging technologies and the benefits of green IT than their global competitors, according to new research by industry association CompTIA released...

Reding demands European IT research boost

Tom Young — 2008-09-04T16:50:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 16:50:00

R&D in IT sector 'underperforming', says commissioner

The European Commission has begun a public consultation on the best strategies to improve Europe's IT industry. The consultation is part of the Commission's response to the recent report headed...

Microsoft rejigs Small Business Server pricing

Martin Courtney — 2008-05-14T15:28:00.000Z

Martin Courtney, Computing, Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 15:28:00

Bumps up SBS 2008 purchase price but says lower client access licence will save some firms money

Microsoft has revamped its pricing model for the next version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) in a move which the software giant says will lower the overall purchase costs...

SMEs to have free access to public sector IT contracts

Tom Young — 2008-05-01T16:45:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 16:45:00

Trial will help improve small business access to public sector

A trial has started today aimed at providing SMEs with better access to government IT and other types of contracts....

SMEs have mixed feelings about the internet

Tom Young — 2008-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 8 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Small businesses feel the web increases the complexity of their day-to-day business

Nearly all UK small businesses (97 per cent) have embraced the internet, but only 16 per cent feel it has increased their operational efficiency, according to research....

Computing Awards: Best Small Business IT Strategy shortlist

Janie Davies — 2007-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 25 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Which smaller firms have the best IT plans in place?

Computing Awards for Excellence: Best Small Business IT Strategy shortlist Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance (CIF) developed its IDeal system to offer clients a completely paperless invoice discounting product,...

A creative environment

David Hall — 2007-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

David Hall, Computing, Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Entrepreneurs’ talent for recognising and exploiting the business opportunity must be encouraged

For many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) their biggest challenge is growing the business while managing limited resources. Such is the entrepreneurial innovation challenge – creating value from practically nothing....

The great leap forward

Bryan Glick — 2007-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00

A Computing web seminar looked at how small firms can capitalise on their ability to innovate

For many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the biggest challenge is growing the business while managing with limited resources. Successful organisations have proved that the key to accelerating growth is...

IT innovation in an SME

Lisa Kelly — 2007-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Lisa Kelly, Computing, Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00

How one organisation is approaching the challenge of IT-enabled change

‘You must have a strategy to innovate and experiment that comes from the top down,’ says Chris Jones, head of business projects for Napp Pharmaceutical....

Case study: Napp Pharmaceutical

Lisa Kelly — 2007-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Lisa Kelly, Computing, Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00

How one SME is using innovative technologies to transform its business processes

Despite the strict regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical sector, Napp Pharmaceutical makes room for IT innovation by improving processes, increasing collaboration and introducing more efficient ways of working....

The small wonder of innovation

Bryan Glick — 2007-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 10 May 2007 at 00:00:00

New business ideas are key to keeping small businesses afloat, but where can IT leaders turn for support and advice?

Last year, the government apparently spent £12bn on supporting small businesses. If you are an IT manager in a small business, you and your fellow executives might wonder what happened...

Users turned off by slow web sites

Tom Young — 2007-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Wednesday 9 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Over half of users will not wait longer than 30 seconds

Nine out of 10 people switch to a competitor if a web site fails to load, according to new research. Over half (53 per cent) of those surveyed will only wait for up...

Virus targets USB sticks

Tom Young — 2007-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 4 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Worm automatically installs itself when device is plugged in

A new family of worms is spreadsing by copying itself on to removable drives such as USB memory sticks, according to vendor Sophos....