business

The UK Has The Most Internet-Dependent Economy

Already at 8 Percent Of GDP, the UK's online spending will reach £225 billion by 2016

12 years ago

Google Launches Campaign To Get Welsh Businesses Online

Google and the Welsh government hope to boost economy through a digital make-over

12 years ago

Two SIM Cards Feature In Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Phones

Samsung's dual-SIM Galaxy Y Duos and Pro Duos smartphones aim at users who need two phone numbers on one device

12 years ago

Amazon, Nokia and Microsoft All Considered RIM Takeover

Potential suitors for BlackBerry manufacturer increase as share price plummets.

12 years ago

AT&T Abandons £25bn Bid To Buy T-Mobile USA

The US operator AT&T has ended its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA, a merger that had drawn fire from regulators…

12 years ago

Apple Founding Documents Sell For £1m

A contract which created the original Apple Computer partnership in 1976 has sold at auction

12 years ago

Virgin Launches Flat Fee VPN Offering

Big Red VPN offers business fixed rate payment terms and unconstrained bandwidth

12 years ago

IT Project Failure A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

The biggest cause of failed IT projects could be the expectation of failure, says Thomas Coles of MSM Software

12 years ago

Whitman Wants To Keep HP Drama Out Of The Headlines

HP Discover: Meg Whitman says HP must work together and focus on its core business

12 years ago

Brits Find Big Brands On Social Networks A Turn-Off

Two-thirds of British social network users do not wish to engage with "social" businesses, a survey says

12 years ago

Microsoft Offers Commercial Kinect Developer Kit

Microsoft is to allow developers to build business apps using its hands-free Kinect gaming kit

13 years ago

EA To Extinguish Bright Light

Electronic Arts says it will try to keep staff on, as its Bright Light studio closes down

13 years ago

Lack Of Tools To Protect Firms From Social Media Use

IT professionals may have accepted social media but they lack the tools to protect against cyber-threats

13 years ago

Carol Bartz Quits Yahoo Board

Fired as Yahoo's CEO last week, Bartz has now left the company's board as well, as AOL reportedly seeks a…

13 years ago

Social CRM Targeted For Growth In 2012

Acquisition seems to be the rule to adding social CRM tools to the options for the corporate brand armoury

13 years ago

MySpace Sale Rumoured To Go Through This Week

The sale of MySpace by its owner News Corp could be imminent, according to reports in the US media

13 years ago

Illegal Spam Firms Run Like Legitimate Businesses

Spam operations are run like legal business enterprises and rely on banks’ merchant services to function

13 years ago

Government Blocked 1,000 Serious Attacks Last Year

Defence secretary reveals that serious cyber-attacks against government systems are increasing rapidly

13 years ago

Millennial Kids Will Change Everything … Once Again

The establishment always views the young as being irresponsible and a threat to the status quo but Generation Y may…

13 years ago

June Rumoured For Dell Streak Pro Tablet Release

Several reports claim Dell’s business-focused Streak Pro will offer a 10-inch screen and Honeycomb OS in June

13 years ago

Why Microsoft Might Regret Buying Skype

Microsoft doesn't need to buy Skype to reap the benefits of its service, says Peter Judge. Could this end up…

13 years ago

RIM Strikes Balance Between Personal And Pro Apps

Research In Motion's BlackBerry Balance software splits professional and personal content on a smartphone

13 years ago

TI Offers $6.5bn For National Semiconductor

Texas Instruments' bid for National Semiconductor could create the world's third-largest chip maker

13 years ago

Developers: Mac OS X ‘Lion’ Means Business

Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion' will feature multi-user screen-sharing, aimed at business users

13 years ago

eBay Buys E-Commerce Giant GSI For $2.4bn

eBay's acquisition of GSI Commerce is intended to help eBay compete with Amazon.com

13 years ago

Apple Shareholders Demand CEO Succession Plan

With Steve Jobs off sick, Apple's shareholders are knocking at the door

13 years ago

Muglia Resignation Could Harm Microsoft Morale

The resignation of Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, signals ongoing executive shakeups, says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

EC Launches Formal Google Competition Probe

The EC will investigate whether Google used its dominant search position to lock out rivals

13 years ago

IT Departments Struggle With Downtime And Security

Network downtime concerns most IT, security and operations professionals but only two-thirds have a planned response

13 years ago

Windows 7 Adoption Spurred On By General Tech Refresh

Microsoft's Windows 7 will see greater adoption by businesses in the coming years, according to Forrester Research

14 years ago