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

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

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 affectin

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

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 foun

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 asse

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is being adopted by many more companies due to the vast range of benefits it brings them, according to a market expert.Patrick Barnard, the senior web editor of TMCnet, explained that a number of organisations have identi

If a company does not take outsourcing seriously, they could be doing something which is detrimental to the organisation's growth and productivity after the recession, it has been stated.Carol Lewis of the Times interviewed a range of providers to un

Companies looking to lower costs in the workplace will find undeniable savings with outsourced business software, according to an industry expert.Michelle Carr, the managing director of Small Business Evolution, said that her organisation had seen tr

A company hoping to invest in software-as-a-service (SaaS) as a means of outsourcing their IT governance needs to ensure that it works well, according to an expert in the field.Andy Cocks made his comments to ZDNet Asia while attending the Springboar