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IT chiefs brace for recession
News The prospect of the UK heading into a full blown recession is forcing some IT chiefs to reassess their tech strategy and investment. Six said they had, but the same number said they had decided not to, or couldn't alter their IT spending plans. [04 Aug 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security... [17 Jul 2008]
Recession fears squeeze tech budgets
News A crash in the global markets this week caused economic panic and heightened fears the UK and other economies are heading for the toughest year for more than a decade. Any resulting belt-tightening by organisations will usually hit the IT budget... [24 Jan 2008]
Dell pledges to be carbon neutral
News Nevertheless, its chief executive, Michael Dell, has said the company is heading for carbon neutrality. On the same day that Michael Dell was announcing a grand vision, IBM in the UK published a survey that showed 42 per cent of IT companies do not... [28 Sep 2007]
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
Comment As Gordon Brown heads for 10 Downing Street it is worth having another look at his old claim that IT expenditures would drive down government costs - especially with Richard Granger, the leader of the troubled NHS IT programme, heading for the... [20 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Shanghai no surprise
Comment There are plenty of product announcements and some good high-level insights about where that company - now officially the largest player in IT, execs proudly proclaimed earlier - sees mobility and wireless heading. [09 May 2007]
From CIO to consultant: Top tips for cutting the red tape
Comment This is an investment period, you'll get it back later (and more) but that trend line on your bank statement is going to be heading in the wrong direction for the first few months. Get a company credit card when you open your bank account and keep... [19 Apr 2007]
India diary, day 13: Thirsty in Bangalore
Comment I'm giving the hotel bar a miss and heading out to see what's happening on Brigade Street, which I've been told is where most of the excitement is to be found. I'd rather daringly and optimistically booked three meetings on the same day and I now... [16 Mar 2007]
Are cash machines heading for extinction?
News So what does this inevitable march of the credit and debit card mean for the ATM, the humble 'hole in the wall' where most of us pick up our paper spending money? Maybe ticketing and [phone] top-ups but I don't see banks spending money on that. [25 Apr 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Parking fiasco
Comment Written and edited on the M1 and A14 heading south and west. I for one won't be going back to the city of Leicester to spend my time or my money but my internet spending will be taking another hike. Dispatched from my home via wi-fi and optical fibre. [10 Jan 2006]
Merry e-Christmas on the way?
News Retailers could be heading for a very merry e-Christmas this year, as online shopping jumped more than 32 per cent year-over-year in the two days following the US Thanksgiving holiday. Forty-seven percent of online spending occurred between 13:00... [29 Nov 2005]
Confidence in UK IT companies at record high
News IT companies in the UK are heading for a boom, according to their accountants. In the private sector, no one is planning much capital spending. And, as Anstee points out: "This is likely to be a concern for the business-to-business firms currently... [25 May 2004]
Gates shows off Service Pack 2 security
News The features in SP2 largely continue Microsoft down the path it has been heading. Microsoft is spending more than $6bn on research and development this year, with the largest portion going to security, he said. [25 Feb 2004]
Casinos to take RFID chip gamble
News Despite such worries, RFID is heading for the mainstream, with many large companies keen to use the tagging technology to improve their supply-chain management and keep closer tabs on their stock. This rumoured tie-up was never confirmed but it led... [09 Jan 2004]
Basel II rush to drive $4bn banking IT spree
News The UK is rated as "middle ground" in terms of its preparedness for the regulations, with Switzerland and Germany heading the pack and France and Italy holding up the rear. Cubillas Ding, senior analyst at Datamonitor, said most of the software... [08 Jan 2004]
