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SMEs must confront IT fears
Many small businesses are falling behind the competition as technology progresses, says a new report launched today and developed by the Centre for Future Studies.
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SMEs’ computers under attack
Computers used by small businesses are attacked every 15 minutes by some form of malicious internet software, while every hour an attack occurs that could render the machines useless, according to research conducted by the BBC.
Email storage threat to UK business
Over two thirds of UK businesses now rely on email to retain vital customer information, according a recent survey of UK IT professionals. The report also found that 77 per cent of respondents felt customer information was being locked away in mailboxes, reducing its value.
Magic formula improves SMEs' IT
A formula developed by a leading psychologist can help small businesses rate their use of information and communications technology and ultimately improve efficiency and profits, claims BT Business.
Two weeks’ work in three hours?
Business technology has enabled today’s small businesses to do as much work in one day as their 1966 counterparts managed in two whole working weeks, according to recent research.
Small firms slow with business technology
When it comes to developments in information technology, many small businesses are yet to step into the modern age, with a significant proportion believing technology has not improved working life.
Steer clear of piracy
Small businesses trying to buy software on the cheap could find themselves beset by problems with security breaches, malfunction and unreliability not to mention the risk of being prosecuted by the mighty Microsoft.
Smarter working scheme to launch
UK firms are being urged to use technology to adopt smarter working practices, through a new three-year initiative that has been established by not-for-profit group the IT Forum Foundation.
Web overtakes TV
Research released by Google has revealed that the British public favour spending time on the internet to watching television. This means that the importance of providing a well designed website is greater than ever.
Mis-selling: a growing problem
According to new research from BT, more than three-quarters (78 per cent) of SMEs have been mis-sold business services, and almost two-thirds of these (59 per cent) have been misled into signing up for unwanted telephone services.
Consumers impatient with bad websites
Four out of five online shoppers give up on buying products online due to poor website performance. This so-called web rage, which has numerous causes, leads to them switching off their computers, or worse still, going to buy from a competitor.
Email threats rise
Around 2.5 per cent of all the emails sent worldwide in 2005 either contained spam, viruses or other high-tech security threats, according to new research from message management business Postini. This represents a sharp increase on the figure of 1.5 per cent reported in 2004.
Lost in transit
Owners of small and medium-sized businesses are losing roughly one day every week travelling, according to a new report from research organisation The Bathwick Group, but this time doesn't have to be wasted.
Firefox eats into Explorer
Businesses with websites, or those thinking of setting one up, should bear in mind that internet users are increasingly using browsers other than Internet Explorer, says website tester SciVisum.
Make sales through your website
UK consumers are spending a whopping £7.3 billion online every year, but the majority of small businesses are missing out on a share of this cash by being unable to make sales directly through their websites, according to research from BT in association with the Institute of Directors.