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Credit crunch failing to hold tech back

News More than half (53 per cent) of SMEs surveyed by tech trade body Intellect, forecast double-digit growth this year. Confidence seems to be high in the UK tech industry that it can avoid the pitfalls of the credit crunch during 2008.

Tags: growth, globalisation, intellect, credit crunch

[02 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News The Business Broadband offering is targeted at SMEs and, as with O2's Home Broadband service, comes with free 24/7 UK-based support. Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband...

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Glitch delays Windows XP SP3 release

News The software maker said there is a "compatibility issue" between the XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, a retail chain management program for SMEs. Microsoft has said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service...

Tags: xp, sp3, windows, microsoft

[30 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News Contu added that SMEs specifically are intensifying their focus on security technology and services and gradually moving from standalone applications toward integrated, multi-function products. Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness...

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News The tie-up focuses on SMEs and will, according to BT, allow them to keep up with the rapid adoption of on-demand software - or software as a service as it is also known - in larger organisations. Both sets of software are aimed at boosting client...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future

News SMEs are typically adopters of consumer technology, as opposed to multinational corporations and large businesses, which rely on enterprise software. Within two years, the brand and model of the enterprise laptop could be decided by the user, not...

Tags: it, laptop, internet, smart phones

[14 Apr 2008]

Introduction to ADSL

whitepaper Needless to say, these technologies were out of reach for small and medium business enterprises (SMEs). Until recently, the available methods for transmitting and receiving data at high capacity were equally high-cost.

Tags: broadband, low cost, capacity, dedicated

[10 Apr 2008]

SMEs not exploiting web potential

News David Wei, CEO of Alibaba.com, the global online marketplace for SMEs, said UK small businesses are hampered by opting for the perceived safety of existing relationships and channels. Wei told silicon.com said: "I think UK SMEs are used to a very...

Tags: procurement, global, alibaba.com, sme

[25 Mar 2008]

Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...

Comment I was doing desktop and comms network support for SMEs and the tight so-and-so so's seemed to think that £70 per hour was far too expensive. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the...

Tags: vista, skills, nhs, e-crime

[20 Mar 2008]

Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere

News Soca has also launched its getsafeonline.org campaign to advise SMEs on how to secure their data and systems. The head of e-crime for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), Sharon Lemon, has warned e-crime is so widespread it now plays a role...

Tags: soca, cyber crime, e-crime, campaign

[19 Mar 2008]

Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police

Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police

News Influence of big business over the unit concerned the FSB, which represents SMEs, with a spokeswoman saying larger companies may be rewarded with more say over its running in return for bigger contributions.

Tags: e-crime, cyber crime, dedicated, campaign

[17 Mar 2008]

Budget 2008: Tech companies fight for contract windfall

News The technology industry has pledged to fight for a share of a public sector contract windfall the Chancellor of the Exchequer promised to SMEs in his 2008 Budget. Thirty per cent of public contracts would be awarded to SMEs within the next five years.

Tags: budget, public sector, sme, innovation

[12 Mar 2008]

We need more tech training, says small business

News The pan-European ICT and e-business network for SMEs (PIN-SME), which represents more than 50,000 European e-businesses, also emphasised the key role of ICT in driving small-business expansion. Johan Steszgal, president of PIN-SME, said: "There is...

Tags: europe, sme, skills, medium

[09 Mar 2008]

Egyptian Government National Education Program Transforms Small Businesses

whitepaper Egyptian Government wanted to improve business and ICT skills among SMEs to foster global competition and transform education via coordination between private and public sector organizations. The challenge was to develop a management and ICT...

Tags: infrastructure management

[04 Mar 2008]

Intel and SAP cooking up treat for SMEs

News Intel and SAP, the world's biggest makers of business software and microchips, will jointly offer servers pre-packaged with SAP software aimed at medium-sized firms, the two companies said. Latest Q&As

Tags: sap, server, intel, hosted

[04 Mar 2008]

Danish Hosting Provider Migrates Clients to New Messaging Environments and Grows 30 Per Cent Year-on-Year

whitepaper The company wanted to develop a hosting solution that met the needs of SMEs for cutting-edge messaging and collaboration infrastructures. Denmark-based ScanNet provides hosting services to small and medium-sized businesses.

Tags: programming languages

[28 Feb 2008]

Tiscali CEO: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation

Comment Research conducted by the Cranfield School of Management for Tiscali found almost half (46 per cent) of SMEs surveyed feel the internet has raised the complexity of running a business and just 16 per cent believe it has increased operational...

Tags: bandwidth, broadband, tiscali, talking

[21 Feb 2008]

We Have Made the Right Move by Going With Microsoft

whitepaper With a strong focus on micro finance, it operates 324 branches across the entire archipelago, and over 4000 smaller centers in rural areas to serve low-income customers and SMEs. Bank Rakyat Indonesia is one of the largest and oldest banks.

Tags: bank management

[19 Feb 2008]

BT wi-fi phones fail to light a fuse with consumers

News It is still being actively marketed to SMEs and large businesses, both in the UK and abroad, but we have scaled back on our [consumer] marketing," the spokesperson said. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: bt, fusion, wi-fi, mode

[07 Feb 2008]

Banking hack attacks routers, warns Symantec

News Parsons said this was "a simple hack", and advised SMEs to change default security settings on routers, and educate users about clicking on suspicious links. Security company Symantec has warned of an attack involving the subversion of routers.

Tags: router, banks, hack, request

[25 Jan 2008]

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