The rip-and-replace school of software buying has fallen out of favor in the UK as companies look for ways to fit together the existing pieces of their IT jigsaw together, reveals a survey.
When half of IT people think that IT is not responsible for an organisation's CO2 emissions, something is going awry. So where have things gone wrong? Antony Young, director of services, security and networking at Bell Micro discusses.
SME's should choose short domain names that reflect the product they sell, a start-up advisory body has said today. SME's have been advised against using domain names that feature the name of their company, unless it is a reflection of the product they are selling.
An independent advisory body for SME's has said that running a business from home can provide significant cost savings.
The National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA) has said that developments in the internet have released some of the financial strain business owners face in getting their companies off the ground.
Statistics by Flexibility found that the number of employees working from home had risen by 11 per cent in 2005.
NFEA chief executive George Derbyshire said: 'The NFEA network of enterprise agencies is now seeing a larger number of new business start-ups operating their businesses without the use of a traditional office.'
He added: 'Of course, many of today's business operations can be run with a mobile or by email.'
Users of Internet-based phone service Skype will be able to make unlimited calls to international landline phones in 34 countries for $9.95 a month, under a new plan the company is introducing today. The package will include all domestic calls as well as those to mobile phones in Canada. LeadSure will keep you updated on when this offer extends to the UK.