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IT industry news: Business 'must engage with social media or risk dilution'
Companies must engage with social media or risk diluting their brand or even failure, according to Tim Gibbon, director at Elemental, a communications consultancy.Social media platforms enable companies...
IT industry news: Companies 'must focus more on online and mobile commerce'
Companies looking to improve sales must seriously look at the online and mobile business model as an alternative source of revenues, according to Ben Sillitoe, editor of Retail Gazette."E-retail is...
IT industry news: Social media 'needs to be seamlessly integrated into businesses'
Social media strategies need to be subtly integrated as part of the operations of a company rather than working as a separate strategy, according to Tim Gibbon, director at communications consultancy Elemental."The...
IT industry news: Urban companies 'outpace those in rural areas'
Firms in the U.K. with better access to broadband are performing better than those with less access, according to Dr. Charles Trotman, head of rural business development for the Country Land and Business...
IT industry news: Smartphone users 'must take security seriously'
Owners of mobile devices, like smartphones and tablet computers, should really take security seriously, according Con Mallon, director of regional product marketing at online protection brand, Norton....
Men better at online business networking than women, study reveals
Female professionals could gain the most from networking courses, the finding of new research suggest.While the popularity of social networking sites has soared over the past few years, according to a...
SMEs urged to recycle IT equipment
Recycling IT equipment offers small businesses a number of benefits and such firms should consider re-using their products more often.That is the view of Andrew Boddington, marketing director of regeneration...
Cloud computing 'must be controlled'
Organisations should keep tabs on how applications running on cloud computing are used, a software expert has advised.Alex Teh, the commercial director of information security firm Vigil Software, said...
Bad software updates causing IT failures
Businesses could benefit from staff software and computer training to help them avoid critical IT failures.According to a new survey by GFI Software, half of businesses have suffered at least one major...
Businesses urged to support IPv4 and IPv6
Businesses have been urged to support both IPv4 and IPv6 technologies for the time being, as both are likely to coexist for some time to come.Providing IT training for staff that will enable them to use...
Social networking site users more popular and more engaged, study finds
Businesses keen to have engaged, motivated workers who get on well with one another should consider giving them networking training and encouraging them to get online.That's the suggestion of the findings...
Government officials 'need to get online and involved with social media'
Government officials should be given social networking training so as to enable them to 'reach out to online citizens', it has been argued.With growing numbers of people around the world going...
New scheme aims to give Welsh youngsters IT training
Thousands of youngsters could be set to benefit from IT training courses as part of ongoing efforts to improve prospects for teens in south Wales.According to official figures, around ten per cent of all...
Computer training should begin in pre-school, report argues
Even pre-school children should be able to benefit from computer training, a new report has advised.Noting that the 'online environment' is steadily becoming 'increasingly complex', the...
IT industry news: Managing desktop power 'is an easy way to make IT greener'
Business can make their IT greener by managing paper and desktop power usage, according to Rhonda Ascierto, analyst at Ovum.Printing and paper management was "relatively inexpensive and straightforward...
IT industry news: Upgrading the PC 'cheaper than replacing it'
Upgrading a computer is more inexpensive than replacing it completely and it can also help consumers increase the power of their equipment, according to Roddy McLean, marketing director at memory upgrade...
IT industry news: Leadership 'key to successful IT governance process'
To implement a successful governance process chief information officers (CIOs) require both leadership and execution, according to Gartner.The research firm said great IT leaders understand process, and...
IT industry news: CIOs 'are increasingly deploying green technology'
Chief Information Officers are gradually deploying more green IT, according to new research.A survey by Ovum, an independent technology analyst, found almost three-quarters of CIOs have deployed green...
IT industry news: Users find it hard 'to spot dodgy activity on social networks'
Users may find it difficult to spot cyber attacks as they are usually sent through trusted connection, according to Con Mallon, director of regional product marketing at online protection brand Norton.He...
IT industry news: Parents 'must have more control over children's online content'
Parents should find it easier to block adult and age-restricted content from the internet, the Bailey Review of commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood recommended.Similar moves like this one...
IT industry news: Mobile payments market 'to grow in CEE'
Mobile payments in Central and Eastern Europe are set to soar in the next seven years despite a recent deceleration in the market, according to new data from Frost & Sullivan. The firm said a lack...
IT industry news: Portals 'lead online growth in Greater China'
Portals, not social networking sites, are leading online growth in Greater China (defined as Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong), according to comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world.comScore...
IT industry news: Wireless 'to drive push for automation'
Wireless technology will push the growth of home automation systems, according to ABI Research.The firm said in a new study shipments of home automation systems will total about 1.8 million worldwide in...
IT industry news: Agency 'maps cyber security measures in Europe'
European countries tackle cyber crime in varied ways with no unifying theme, according to cyber security agency ENISA."European countries are highly varied in how prepared they are for dealing with...
IT industry news: More regulation 'needed to cut high roaming costs'
Consumers need more regulation and competition to see high mobile data roaming costs slashed, according to a new Organisation from Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Analysis of pricing plans...
IT industry news: Broadband 'is beneficial to rural areas and businesses'
Small businesses and rural areas could see the real benefits of rolling broadband out across the UK, according to Clodagh Murphy, director of Eclipse Internet, which specialises in providing business solutions...
IT industry news: Retailers 'overlooking potential of changing online stores'
A considerable amount of retailers are not capitalising on the potential of changing their online operations into entertainment destinations through the use of social media and its integration, Charlotte...
IT industry news: Storage systems market 'to grow'
The worldwide enterprise storage systems market has rebounded from the recession as it grew 18 per cent in customer revenue in the last two years, according to new research from International Data Corporation...
IT industry news: Wireless services 'experiences growth'
Wireless services like mobile applications, data, voice, and streaming and broadcast video, global wireless bandwidth usage has increased ten-fold since 2008 and it seems it will continue to grow, according...
IT industry news: New government agency to tackle cyber crime
A new UK organisation is set to tackle serious and organised crime, including cyber attacks, the Home Office said in a statement.The new National Crime Agency (NCA) will also work to strengthen policing...
IT industry news: PC sales 'to weaken'
PC sales are expected to be less than a year earlier, according to technology research company Gartner.According to the company's latest forecast, PC shipments will grow 9.3 per cent this year, reaching...
IT industry news: 'More mobile broadband subscribers than fixed broadband users'
Mobile broadband subscribers have surpassed wireline broadband subscribers with 558 million vs. 500 million last year, according to Market research firm Infonetics Research.But the company highlighted...
IT industry news: Coupons.com 'receives $200m investment'
Digital coupons website, Coupons.com Incorporated, has received an investment of $200 million from institutional investors, the company said in a press release.The site, which includes online printable,...
IT industry news: Workers ‘taking too many risks with data’
Employees are putting too much business information security at risk since they are given too much freedom when taking data away from the office, according to Steve Holford, marketing director at online...
IT industry news: UK 'lagging behind mobile broadband revolution'
The UK is "dragging its heels" when it comes to mobile broadband services, according to Chris Marling, editor of Broadband Genie."We are dragging our heels terrible in the UK when it comes...
IT industry news: Internet protocol day 'provides forum of discussion'
World IPv6 Day, the first global-scale trial of the new internet protocol, IPv6 (internet protocol version 6), will generate a platform to communicate, experts have said.The event witnessed the gathering...
IT industry news: Security companies 'must manage risks from gadgets'
The rise of worker's own gadgets, like the iPad and iPhone, may pose extra risks to businesses and it is up to security technology firms to manufacture tools to deal with the surge of these objects...
IT industry news: Marketing 'uses online video as just another tool'
Online video has gradually found a solid place as a tool for internet marketing as video-on-demand allows companies to focus on their target audience and engage with them more efficiently, according to...
IT industry news: Malware techniques 'remain the same'
Despite the recent developments in the IT industry, malware software hasn't really developed in the last 25 years, according to David Emm, senior regional researcher, UK, Global Research & Analysis...
IT industry news: Viruses 'wont pose a threat to contactless mobile payments'
The development of contactless mobile payments won't suffer from a serious threat from malware, according to Mike Hawkes, chairman of the Mobile Data Association (MDA).He appeases fears that the new...
IT industry news: Personal computers 'won't be replaced by tablets'
New IT industry developments like Apple's iPad or Nokia's smartphone won't replace personal computers but will rather act as a supplement to laptop and desktop devices, according to Roddy McLean,...
IT industry news: Users of smartphones 'aren't security savvy'
Smartphone users aren't as technologically savvy when it comes to security as those with personal computers because they don't realise the value of the information their devices hold, which in...
IT industry news: Firms 'can cash in on internet expansion'
Small companies have the potential to generate more cash through their internet operations by understanding the eco system better and the latest IT industry developments, according to Phil Kingsland, site...
IT industry news: Broadband 'is a necessity nowadays'
More people increasingly regard having broadband services in their homes as essential - particularly the younger generations, according to Edd Dawson, editor of broadband.co.uk."If you aren't...
IT industry news: People need to understand privacy settings 'to avoid online bullying'
An unsophisticated knowledge of how privacy settings work on social media networks could lead to major bullying online, according to Adrienne Katz, director of Youthworks Consulting.The expert said this...
IT industry news: Mobile technology 'must penetrate restaurants'
Restaurant should take more advantage of mobile technology to provide a better service to consumers, according to Andris Berzins, chief marketing officer at web-based restaurant reservations and marketing...
