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The cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe from the Icelandic volcano which erupted last week, made much of the continent a no-fly zone over the last 7 days. It is still unclear how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, but with planes only just starting to fly again the [...]

So even though we are just a few days into the election, the issue that will define it all has been decided. It seems that the party that will be first to the winning post will be the ones able to convince us all of their business nous.
With the deficit spiralling out of control, and [...]

Over the past twelve months the UK economy has seen many changes. Major organisations have had profits squeezed and even gone out of business, but there are ways in which every business can utilise its current IT infrastructure to become more profitable.
With many organisations the IT infrastructure has grown with the business and there has [...]

Instant Messaging, or IM as it is commonly known, is often seen as a way teenagers can chat online to each other and placed in the hands of business users could lead to lost productivity. Because of this many companies ignore the significant business benefits of the service.
If you are looking for a solution that [...]

Although the country has now officially exited the recession, businesses are still looking at ways to improve efficiency, cut costs and save money. But by simply rethinking or restructuring the technology in your office, your business could save time, money and resource.
Here are some top tips to managing recession recovery.
Outsource IT. With a managed IT [...]

According to the Office for National Statistics in the last quarter of 2009 there were over 3000 companies that were wound up. Although much lower than the previous recession it is true to say that improvements in business efficiency could of saved many companies.
Often companies ignore business efficiency in times of crisis, they concentrate on [...]

A survey of UK employers and their employees carried out late last year has reported that SMBs are missing out on the benefits of home working because they lack the technology to enable workers to do their jobs remotely.
The study revealed that while 72% of SMBs offer the opportunity to work from home, 61% of [...]

According to the BBC if 1 in 10 of the UK’s working population miss a day of work it can cost the UK economy £600 million. Recent extreme weather has meant that companies have faced significant staff shortages that have led to production lines working slowly, offices closing for the day and even in some [...]

This week most people will have been affected by the very heavy snowfall that has hit the UK – and it’s more than likely your business will have been affected in one way or another by absenteeism, whether it’s employees stranded due to snowed in cars, hazardous driving conditions, cancelled trains or parents having to [...]

In today’s corporate environment businesses need to be sure they protect personally identifiable information. As well as recovery costs and the risk of losing brand reputation associated with breaches, a key business driver for data protection is regulatory compliance and the legal implications of not following industry regulations.
The first step is to find out what [...]