countries and businesses
BlackBerry ready to burst into new pastures
News RIM wants to expand the BlackBerry service, now available in more than 140 countries, in China, Latin America, Russia and Southeast Asia. RIM has peppered its smart phones, already popular with executives, with video cameras and music players to... [16 Jul 2008]
Businesses ignoring social networking potential?
News Out of 4,000 PC and mobile phone users across 18 countries Gartner found that 38 per cent connected to social networks using PCs and less than one per cent using a mobile phone. Businesses need to be more aware of the potential benefits and risks... [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News Microsoft plans for roll out across other countries in 2009. Microsoft announced its road map and pricing for web-based software suites built for big companies and growing businesses. Enabling telecommuting, which many employers and workers... [09 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News Many European countries have already deployed fibre to the home (FTTH), and a European body that deals with NGA issued a report on Friday in which it said such improvements in broadband speeds clearly resulted in more usage. [07 Jul 2008]
Rebus Software Chooses assyst for Integrated IT Service
White Paper Rebus Human Resources offer payroll, personnel and pension applications and services, including bureau-outsourcing facilities, and has more than 1700 customers in 36 countries. Axios developed and implemented assyst, a multifaceted software... [03 Jul 2008]
An Overview of the Guide to Service Level Agreements
White Paper The Consortium has over 680 members from over 28 countries. Since ASPs are relatively new, many experiences to date come from similar, but more traditional, outsourcing and managed IT services and businesses. [03 Jul 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News Countries are expected to keep their specific suffixes but, as in the example above, cities could also get individualised URLs, such as .london or .chicago. The group also voted to open public comment on a proposal that would allow countries to use... [27 Jun 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study The five-year-plus managed desktop services contract saw 60,000 devices replaced globally across seven countries, with the aim of getting the same software and hardware running across all machines and transfer of 450 staff. [10 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News Both will go on sale in 22 countries on 11 July. Apple has sold six million iPhones, Jobs said, and analysts say the business could eventually match the size of its Macintosh computer or iPod businesses. [10 Jun 2008]
Next gen broadband benefits outweigh cost
News The UK could learn from other countries about how to make the process commercially viable but should not wait longer than three to five years as the country could lose out. CEO of the BSG, Antony Walker said next generation broadband could... [09 Jun 2008]
State of Internet Security Report: Protecting Business Email
White Paper For this State of Internet Security report, Webroot surveyed 1,500 email security product decision makers in companies across seven countries. The report finds that close to 80% of U.S.businesses surveyed experienced a spam attack last year while... [09 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment If it was compulsory to carry (as in many countries) this would serve most of the stated aims of the project. But, if they wished, how many of the remaining 41 per cent of rural dwellers and businesses could get broadband, compared with the... [29 May 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Certs, dubbed 'digital fire brigades', help countries combat distributed denial of service attacks and spam generated by hijacked botnet computers. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) wants mandatory reporting on security... [27 May 2008]
EDS customers advised to look for price cuts
News EDS and HP's collective services businesses, as of the end of each company's 2007 fiscal year, had annual revenues of more than $38bn and 210,000 employees, doing business in more than 80 countries. HP and EDS customers should look at renegotiating... [21 May 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News The index polled 13,296 people across 14 countries. Consumers, governments and businesses need to address this growing problem, not least by being vigilant and taking measures to protect themselves. Identity fraud, and information theft from mobile... [20 May 2008]
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