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CIOs not taking security breaches seriously
News Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of internal audit chiefs surveyed by business consultancy Ernst & Young, don't regard data privacy and IT fraud as the most important issues. Erol Mustafa, head of IT internal audit... [27 Jun 2008]
Google targets business with Postini-based security app
News Google's offering is compelling for corporations because of the ease with which they can be up and running without any IT headaches, says Nitesh Dhanjani, senior manager and leader of application security services at... [12 May 2008]
Tech profit warnings rise as market confidence falls
News Research by Ernst & Young shows that profit warnings in the software and computer services sector of the FTSE share index rose by 44 per cent in the first quarter of 2008. James Bennet, technology director at... [14 Apr 2008]
Software sector 'worst performing in UK'
News The research by Ernst & Young covered all listed companies in the UK and found 56 profit warnings from 43 companies in the software and computer services sector - 26 per cent of the sector up one from 2006. [16 Jan 2008]
Tech pros up in arms over tax change
News But, according to James Bennet, technology director at accountancy firm Ernst & Young, the move will hit entrepreneurs and people who invest in their own companies much harder. Technology professionals have reacted... [15 Oct 2007]
Worried customers force data safety rethink
News For the first time in nine years organisations are listing privacy and data protection as a significant issue in an annual information security survey of 1,200 organisations by Ernst & Young. Prodded by worried... [14 Nov 2006]
Should companies care about data breaches?
News ChoicePoint, Ernst and Young, Medical Excess, Time Warner and UPS are all companies whose sensitive customer information has been exposed through such incidents. Large companies do not have an economic incentive to... [03 Jul 2006]
IT services giants face slowing growth
News Cap Gemini Ernst & Young - France The largest IT services vendors are growing below the overall market rate - with a few exceptions, most notably the India-headquartered players. Research out today from Datamonitor puts... [02 May 2006]
Profit warnings triple for UK software and services outfits
News Delays in contract negotiations have caused profit warnings to triple this year for UK software and computer services companies, according to new figures from Ernst & Young. Although the number of companies that issued... [10 Apr 2006]
Mobile roaming rip-off to roll on and on
News Jaye Isherwood, product manager for mobile technologies at Capgemini Ernst & Young, said: "Businesses and IT haven't had visibility of mobile telephony costs. Businesses can look forward to high and confusing roaming... [26 Jan 2006]
IT budget squeeze stifling innovation in UK plc
News James Bennet, director of technology, communications and entertainment at Ernst & Young, said: "Budgets are tightening and the power shift continues away from the CIO to the CFO. IT budget cuts and costly regulatory... [13 Jan 2006]
India grooms next gen high-tech entrepreneurs
News SID's entrepreneurship centre opened in 2003 and provides free consultancy advice from Ernst & Young for IIS students who form a start-up as well as giving them free office space and computers, internet access and... [25 Nov 2005]
Compliance brings IT security to the board table
News These are the findings from the accounting firm Ernst and Young's annual security report, which said the threat of going to jail - if found guilty of non-compliance - has made information security a boardroom subject. [02 Nov 2005]
Byte Night charity sleep-out hits new highs
News James Bennet, a co-organiser who works for Ernst & Young, said: "We're trying to somehow get close to the real experience of what it's like to sleep rough. Byte Night has for another year been heralded as a resounding... [26 Sep 2005]
IT boss is elected as Tory MP
News Afriyie is also chairman of DeHavilland Information Services, a news and information services company, and was a regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards. A millionaire IT company... [06 May 2005]
