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2nd July 2009
Pirate Bay Acquisition: The Business Model For The Future?
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Outsourcing is "nearly always" effective
Published: 9th June 2009
Companies wanting to cut costs in the downturn must look at the outsourcing of key software components as a way of succeeding in this direction, it has been asserted....
Ford outsources software for cost control
Published: 9th June 2009
Several key components of software have been outsourced by a major car manufacturer as a means of controlling costs at the organisation, it has been reported....
Software licences 'must be observed by small businesses'
Published: 9th June 2009
Many small businesses, particularly in the capital, are not observing the importance of software licences and could be exposing themselves to problems in an upcoming IT audit, it has been stated....
Lack of investment in SaaS 'could prolong downturn'
Published: 8th June 2009
The financial downturn could be prolonged for small businesses not investing in cutting edge technology such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), a new report has highlighted....
IT governance 'must be prioritised' before offshoring
Published: 8th June 2009
Low-quality IT governance may lead to a number of companies looking to offshore providers, and in effect losing more money instead of saving valuable assets during the recession, an expert has said....
NECC upgrades services to help members
Published: 8th June 2009
The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has agreed to outsource its software solutions in order to make its services more accessible to the British public, it has been reported....
Twitter is 'valuable addition' to CRM policy
Published: 5th June 2009
Businesses using or wanting to adopt a customer relationship management (CRM) service ought to consider the power of Twitter as a free addition to run alongside their existing system, it is said....
IT managers 'must fight' for improved systems
Published: 5th June 2009
With technology rapidly advancing, chief information officers (CIOs) must make a much better case for investment in that area of business if they are to be successful, according to a recent survey....
Online presence 'needs hosted applications'
Published: 5th June 2009
If a company is to be successful in establishing its online presence, it needs to invest in an online hosted infrastructure, one expert has asserted....
Cloud computing is 'easy to understand and functional'
Published: 4th June 2009
The proliferation of cloud computing is understandable due to its ease of use, according to an expert in the field....
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