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9th June 2009
Outsourcing is ''nearly always'' effective
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.Dave Baldwin, the managing director of Getronics, told CRN that many businesses are ...Read more....
9th June 2009
Ford outsources software for cost control
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.Ford, the world's largest car maker after Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen, is adopting a ...Read more....
9th June 2009
Software licences 'must be observed by small businesses'
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.Julian Swan, the director of compliance marketing for ...Read more....
8th June 2009
Lack of investment in SaaS 'could prolong downturn'
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.Ardent Solutions, a consultancy looking into the IT-related issues now affecting ...Read more....
8th June 2009
IT governance 'must be prioritised' before offshoring
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.Making his comments to Computing at the Forrester IT ...Read more....
8th June 2009
NECC upgrades services to help members
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.In agreeing to the deal with a local company, the NECC will have its ...Read more....
5th June 2009
Twitter is 'valuable addition' to CRM policy
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. Rick Cook of Inside CRM explained that Twitter is ...Read more....
5th June 2009
IT managers 'must fight' for improved systems
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. Research by recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash found ...Read more....
5th June 2009
Online presence 'needs hosted applications'
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. Data centre specialist iomart Group revealed that cloud computing applications such as software asset ...Read more....
4th June 2009
Cloud computing is 'easy to understand and functional'
The proliferation of cloud computing is understandable due to its ease of use, according to an expert in the field.Dean Miles, the general manager of Gooroo Software, explained to Fresh Business Thinking that the programs provided by cloud computing - ...Read more....
