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Gartner Reveals Top IT Predictions for 2012 and Beyond

Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2012 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions herald changes in control for IT organizations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed.
This year’s selection process included evaluating several criteria that define a top prediction. The issues examined included relevance, [...]

Business Video - Top tips for small business success

The UK’s most innovative firms share their business secrets.

Every day across the British business landscape new companies are starting up and fresh ideas are being generated. 2011 has seen a plethora of bolder and better business ideas.  These gems can be new products and service ideas or equally new ways to improve existing offerings. The [...]

Re-launch of Free Software Directory with over 6500 programs listed

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the re-launch of its Free Software Directory at directory.fsf.org. The Directory lists over 6,500 programs that are free for any computer user to download, run, and share. It was first launched nearly a decade ago, but the new version brings a [...]

The story of Bill Roedy, the man behind MTV.

What makes business rock?

Bill Roedy, the man behind MTV, gives a preview of his new business memoirs documenting how he built a single channel into the largest media network in the world.
Its global audience is the envy of the world’s media corporations, with a network which included 200 channels and 200 digital properties in 175 [...]

Audio Podcast - Finance directors ignoring employee health

Michael Wilson and James Glover of Simply Health discuss why employers are still to be convinced of the business case for investing in health benefits and links between wellbeing and productivity.

Companies are struggling to show they care about their staff, according to a new report which reveals that employees believe employers now care less about [...]

Audio Podcast - Farm shop loyalty scheme helping local businesses take on the big boys

As an alternative loyalty scheme to rival supermarkets signs up more than 500 businesses in just six months, a local business owner under the scheme, Heather Copley talks about her experience running a small business in today’s climate.

A shopping loyalty scheme set up to get people out of supermarkets and into farm shops is gathering [...]

Audio Business Podcast - Boost Business By Getting IT Savvy

Is Social Media the key to growing your business?

UK Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMB’s) can grow and boost their business if they become more IT (Information Technology) savvy.
So says a recent survey of IT decision-makers of SMB’s, which shows that 96% of them consider IT to be crucial to business growth. And yet surprisingly, over a quarter [...]

Rackspace brings their Cloud to Europe

Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX), the world leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry, today announced the launch of its cloud infrastructure to provide customers with a European based infrastructure for their cloud-based data footprint.
“Our US-based Rackspace cloud has already been hugely successful, with over 100,000 customers globally now taking advantage of our hosted cloud [...]

Why Media Metrica Limited opted for Software as a Service (SaaS)

The Creator of Innovative Blast-mitigated Recycling Pods Puts Faith in Software as a Service (SaaS)
SAP today announced that Media Metrica Limited (trading as “Renew Solution” or simply “Renew”), the company behind the blast-mitigated recycling receptacles that broadcast real-time content on City of London’s streets scheduled for launch in 2011 has invested in SAP Business ByDesign [...]

Top ten information security trends expected in 2011

Incident and vulnerability research points to anticipated information security trends
Imperva, the global leader in data security, announced today its predictions for the top ten information security trends expected in 2011. The report, compiled by Imperva’s Application Defense Center (ADC), led by CTO Amichai Shulman, is based on analysis of incident and vulnerability data from the [...]

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