Exchequer Software Grants Exchequer Software has launched a grants scheme for SMEs wishing to invest in the company’s Exchequer Enterprise business and accounting software. The grants, worth £250,000, will essentially take the form of discounts on the company’s software and will be made availab[...]
Archive for November, 2010
November 8th, 2010 - 8:58 pm § in News
Business Web Sites Legal Threat
A report from the Disability Rights Commission (www.drc-gb.org) has slammed British web sites for ignoring accessibility standards and warns that the DRC will take legal action against those who fail to make improvements. The report highlights the findings of a formal investigation into web accessib[...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:57 pm § in News
HR outsourcing can reduce risk for small business
Small businesses which lack in-house human resources expertise are routinely running the gauntlet of complicated employment laws and exposing themselves to the risk of heavy penalties, including fines and imprisonment. According to HR outsourcing firm, Vizual Human Resources (www.vizualhr.com), empl[...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:55 pm § in News
NTL SME VPN
Broadband Internet supplier, NTL Business (http://business.ntl.com), has unveiled a range of Virtual Private Network products for the small business market under the brand name Broadband Power. For businesses that operate offices in separate locations, VPNs provide a way of linking all employees to [...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:53 pm § in Reviews
Product of the Month: Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS Datacard
Getting your laptop hooked up to the Internet while you’re away from the office has never been quite as simple as it should. It’s not so bad if you’re somewhere where you set up a dial-up connection but this is a far from perfect solution, ideally people should simply be able to get online whe[...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:52 pm § in News
RAF uses Brainstorming Software
RAF Strike Command, the organisation responsible for coordinating the activities of all the UK’s military aircraft from fighters to transporters, has adopted ‘brainstorming’ software to help plan its operations. MindManager from MindJet (www.mindjet.co.uk) is described as a visual brainstormin[...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:51 pm § in News
Lampposts could be used as wireless base stations
The humble lamp-post could soon become the key component in a high-bandwidth wireless network stretching the length and breadth of the UK. The Highways Agency needs a new voice and data network for its traffic control systems, because the present copper and fibre-optic network which runs along most [...]
November 8th, 2010 - 8:49 pm § in News
Business confidentiality under threat from viruses
According to a report from Internet security firm Symantec (www.symantec.com), the second half of last year saw a dramatic increase in the threat to business confidentiality posed by computer viruses. The company’s latest Internet Security Threat Report states that the period of July to December 2[...]