The timing couldn’t have been better, no sooner had the Information Security 2004 exhibition got underway than the newswires began reporting on a fast spreading new virus wreaking havoc on the Internet. At a time when the security vendors were conducting something of a PR blitz, the Sasser virus a[...]
Archive for December, 2010
December 9th, 2010 - 9:04 pm § in News
IoD Reports Business Confidence Up
Figures from the Institute of Directors’ (www.iod.com) latest Business Opinion Survey suggest that business confidence in the UK is at its highest levels in four years. The survey, which covers the second quarter of 2004 indicates that IoD members who are more, rather than less, optimistic about t[...]
December 9th, 2010 - 9:01 pm § in News
EMEA workers increasingly working out of office
Research carried out on behalf of microchip manufacturer, Intel, by the Economist Intelligence Unit has shown that workers in Europe and the Middle East are increasingly working away from the office. The survey covered 600 business workers in 10 countries. On average respondents said they currently [...]
December 9th, 2010 - 8:59 pm § in News
HSE Warns of Bogus Agencies
The Health and Safety Executive has warned businesses to be wary of bogus organisations posing as official health and safety regulators. The HSE (www.hse.gov.uk) said it had received complaints about three companies from the north west of England which are contacting businesses around the country an[...]
December 9th, 2010 - 8:57 pm § in News
Business Upbeat on Broadband Britain
A slew of reports this month painted a rosy picture of Broadband Britain, highlighting the positive effects high speed internet access has already had on UK business and underlining the optimism amongst those still wanting to upgrade. A report on the state of rural broadband availability in the 30 m[...]
December 9th, 2010 - 8:55 pm § in News
News in brief
Printer specialist TallyGenicom has unveiled a new rent-free printer scheme which will allow businesses to benefit from a free colour laser for three years. The scheme requires that participating companies buy at least one of the toner packs per year at #299 as well as an initial start-up pack. The [...]
December 8th, 2010 - 8:47 pm § in News
CBI tells politicians – fix transport, education
Director general of the Confederation of British Industry (www.cbi.org.uk), Sir Digby Jones has told the major political parties that they need to pay attention to the needs of business in their election manifestos. Jones cited transport and education as the two key areas currently of highest concer[...]
December 8th, 2010 - 8:46 pm § in News
Rising Awareness of Flexible Working Rights
According to new research from the Department of Trade and Industry, more employees are becoming aware of their right to request flexible working conditions. According to the DTI’s second Felxible Working Employee Survey 2005, 65 per cent of the 3,222 workers quizzed knew that their bosses had a d[...]
December 8th, 2010 - 8:43 pm § in News
ECopy Blitzes Scanner Market
Soon the humble document scanner will be elevated to a central role in office procedures, if eCopy gets its way. At the eCopy Paper Connection Forum in Miami this month the company announced a range of new products and partnerships aimed at enabling businesses to take control of an ever growing moun[...]
December 8th, 2010 - 8:34 pm § in News
New Loan Rules for SMEs
The government has announced changes to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme which, it claims, will offer better targeted and more generous financial support for small businesses. A recent review of the scheme has yielded several recommendations which include expanding the lending limits to #250,00[...]