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News UK small firms which use direct marketing methods could be bankrupted by the high cost of complying with the latest telecoms regulations, according to a spokesman for the Federation of... [04 Jun 1999]
Sage covers small firms for IT loss
News The plan, which is open to Sage customers, costs £130 per year for firms with less than £10,000 of IT equipment. UK firm, Sage Software, has launched an IT insurance scheme for small businesses. It... [03 Jun 1999]
HP online push targets small firms
News To keep its resellers happy, HP has also launched a Web site informing customers of the reasons why resellers are valuable, as well as an advice column for small firms looking to buy IT. It has created... [01 Jun 1999]
Small firms head for Y2K sprint finish
News The survey claims over three million small firms are waiting until the last minute to implement any changes, and predicts that Y2K spending will continue to rise as the deadline draws near. Raymond... [25 May 1999]
Vendors slammed for failing small firms
News Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are being poorly served by "paternalistic" IT vendors and resellers, according to research house, Spikes Cavell. His comments came as Samsung Telecoms held a roundtable meeting to... [20 May 1999]
Gateway launches US channel
News Gateway will retain its direct model for small and medium-sized firms and the home and education markets, but is looking to resellers for the enterprise market. PC vendor, Gateway, is to set up an... [19 May 1999]
IBM to ship low-end Netfinity
News According to the Malaysian Business Times, the Netfinity 1000 will cost under £700 and be positioned as an ecommerce and Web platform for small firms. IBM is set to release a low-end Netfinity server... [17 May 1999]
SAP unveils Net strategy
News The strategy, called mySAP.com, consists of four elements: Employee Workplace, a personalised, role-based user interface; the Business Scenarios range of Internet and intranet products; a portal site at http://www.mysap.com offering an... [05 May 1999]
UK government launches security kitemark
News UK small firms minister, Michael Wills, marked a government drive to improve corporate computing security practices through the launch of an accreditation scheme based on the BS7799 security standard. [28 Apr 1999]
UK SMEs benefit from online legal advice
News Dixons' free Internet service provider, Freeserve, and Epoch Software are launching an online legal service today that they claim will halve legal bills for UK small firms. Freeserve Desktop Lawyer lets... [26 Apr 1999]
SMEs warned to start euro preparations
News In an interview published on Silicon.com's SME Channel today, Ahmad warns small firms that they need to conduct a euro impact study. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) need to... [23 Apr 1999]
Free ISP targets SMEs with high-speed links
News The UK's latest free Internet access service - Freewire - launched this week, and is among the first to target small firms with high-speed Net services. The Freewire service actually looks ideal for a... [26 Mar 1999]
A Budget for entrepreneurs?
Comment We want a culture of survival, where insolvency firms hold off for at least 28 days before selling off assets," he said. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch a Small Business Service... [19 Mar 1999]
BSA launches latest anti-piracy crackdown
News Among firms to feel the wrath of the BSA during 1998 was Internet giant, AOL. Crackdown 99 is aimed at 80,000 small businesses. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has launched another campaign to stamp... [16 Mar 1999]
Netbet plans stock market gamble
News High street bookmaker William Hill aborted its planned flotation last week, being sold instead to two venture capital firms. In an attempt to attract larger investors, the share price was scaled back; this led instead to... [23 Feb 1999]
