small business
RSS small businessIn brief: Ecommerce to boost European bandwidth demand
News Business-to-business ecommerce is set to cause a huge surge in demand for Internet access in Europe over the next two years, according to the latest research from Forrester. Larger firms, piling the... [03 Aug 1998]
Web portals: here today, gone tomorrow?
Comment Web publishing is well known as an industry of trial and error, but its first coherent business model has just emerged from the haze: Web portals. Compiling content is not a new concept - Yahoo has been doing it for... [29 Jul 1998]
Lotus fanfares SmartSuite Millennium Edition
News But SmartSuite is appealing to consumers and the small business market. Lotus has launched the next release of its desktop productivity suite of applications - SmartSuite Millennium Edition. The company... [22 Jul 1998]
Over half UK SMEs are failing to prepare for the euro
News Given that many of the large multinationals including Rover, ICI, Unilever and British Steel will demand that their small suppliers conduct business with them in euros, these companies must get their IT... [20 Jul 1998]
In brief: SMEs targeted under software piracy campaign
News Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to work with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to combat piracy. Siobhan Carroll, BSA UK campaign manager, told Silicon News: "Our strategy is... [17 Jul 1998]
In brief: 3Com appoints president and chief operating officer
News Claflin's role will include overlooking the company's networking business with four business units reporting to him: large enterprise, small to medium enterprise, carrier systems and... [17 Jul 1998]
In brief: Acer and Microsoft plan small business server
News Acer and Microsoft are planning to join forces to deliver a small business server package. The system will be made up of the AcerAltos 330S server, ASM Pro server management software and the Microsoft... [17 Jul 1998]
Tarifica report explores the jungle of ecommerce
News The giraffes are thriving companies which see the Internet as a natural extension of their business. And the terriers are small, aggressive niche companies that find the Internet breaks down the global... [16 Jul 1998]
UK Treasury plans euro advertising push
News Customers will clearly see differences in price across Europe, and may well take their business elsewhere," said Keseru. We want people to set up financial support for the euro, and then to form a... [13 Jul 1998]
Analysis: why the business world won't want the XC
Comment But Acer has underestimated the importance of the business market in its extravagant calculations. For the home and business environments there is the Desktop X500. Well, reading the... [10 Jul 1998]
In brief: 3Com bosses launch break-away venture
News Janice Roberts, 3Com senior vice president of global marketing and business development, said: "Jeff and Donna have decided to return to the small entrepreneurial world, and to create a new start-up... [08 Jul 1998]
Business chiefs call for ecommerce dialogue
News Business leaders have called for greater cooperation between the private and public sectors in Europe. Martin Bangemann, EU Commissioner for Telecoms and IT, organised the meeting with the aim of creating what he called... [03 Jul 1998]
Yellow Pages and Equifax to offer business info to small firms
News Yellow Pages and Equifax have announced a direct marketing alliance that offers business information to small firms. Yellow Pages will combine its directory of business locations with... [01 Jul 1998]
EDI gets boost from Ovum
News EDI (electronic data interchange) looks set to be transformed into a business tool for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) according to Ovum's latest report. Beth Barling, co-author of the report,... [30 Jun 1998]
