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Virtualisation: Get the contract right
Comment Lawyer Mark O'Conor offers some advice. Virtualisation promises many business benefits - but only if you structure the agreement correctly. Virtualisation offers enhanced ways to use redundant processing power but... [12 Aug 2009]
The Law & HRM: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
White Paper HR professionals also need to be aware of high risk situations presented in the workplace that may require the advice of legal counsel. The nature of Human Resources Management ("HRM") has become more... [01 May 2009]
Legal Eye: Five steps to reduce outsourcing risk
Comment Lawyer Kit Burden offers some advice. Outsourcing relationships carry some inherent uncertainty but there are ways to minimise any potential damage to your business. This month's launch of the 2009 Black Book of... [25 Mar 2009]
'Phorm's questions will be answered': EC
News Both Phorm and BT have said that Phorm's technology is legal, while BT took legal advice before trialling the technology, which it has branded 'Webwise'. Legal questions... [09 Mar 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why DRM is dead
Comment I have to say the same applies to the services and advice I purchase. What the tech industry and its legal eagles don't get is that for every man hour they expend trying to lock down hardware and... [27 Jan 2009]
David Cameron: Green light for eco tech start-ups
News The party has released a consultation on the green tech market, which aims to "unleash environmental entrepreneurship across Britain, by giving companies advice and services, including expert guidance on intellectual... [05 Jan 2009]
Legal Eye: Tech could brighten retailers' gloom
Comment Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard - Keeping customer payments and details safe in line with industry standards saw a number of significant legal developments for UK retailers that will have lasting... [10 Dec 2008]
Shared services to pull public sector through tough times
Comment Then comes the establishment of SLAs, again a difficult process without the backing of a legal contract. The National Outsourcing Association's Martyn Hart offers some advice on how to make it work. It... [09 Dec 2008]
Don't cut corners when outsourcing
Comment Quocirca's Fran Howarth offers some advice on how to get it right. The research shows that, in both those industries, around 50 per cent of interviewees had experienced projects being called off completely owing to... [06 Nov 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment They are employing good consultants at high rates of pay, then ignoring the advice. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: Australian broadband goes for a... [17 Apr 2008]
Sample Acceptable Usage Policy
White Paper To increase awareness of the benefits of an in house acceptable usage policy and encourage the implementation of (with professional legal advice) a company specific in house acceptable usage policy. The... [28 Mar 2008]
Legal Eye: Is encryption really the silver bullet?
Comment Careers advice from Tessa Hood: DLA Piper is the world's largest global legal services organisation with more than 3,600 lawyers across 64 offices and 25 countries. Earlier this month, Westminster's... [27 Mar 2008]
Microsoft strikes back at open source critics
News The SFLC published a legal analysis of Microsoft's Open Specification Promise, a document written to give developers the, green light to make open-source products based on specifications written by Microsoft. [18 Mar 2008]
Outsourcing - life after the contract
Comment While advice abounds on how to approach and set up outsourcing deals in the first place - choosing the right supplier, procurement process, due diligence and so on - we rarely think about life beyond the contract. [12 Mar 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News The businesses, ranging from media companies to architects, face the threat of costly legal action and having to buy licensed software if they fail to convince the BSA they are operating legally. During the amnesty... [07 Feb 2008]
