Where do users figure in M&A calculations?
05 Dec 2007Some vendors act as though selling out is a necessity and is even good for customers, but is that true?
Why is Apple shunning the Climate Savers?
30 Nov 2007All the IT industry's big names have joined up to the influential Climate Savers Computing Initiative, except, that is, for Apple
A framework for averting disaster
09 Nov 2007The new BSI disaster recovery standard should help firms to ensure their continuity plans stay fit for purpose
Web 2.0 enthusiasm must be controlled
30 Jul 2007In their eagerness to exploit Web 2.0, firms must be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the dot-com bubble
Unethical vendors becoming a bad joke
13 Jul 2007In an increasingly competitive market, suppliers with a high social responsibility rating will have the last laugh
Google should snap up Salesforce
02 Jul 2007Google’s financial clout and youthful ambition would help the software-as-a-service firm attract blue-chips
Is Fusion beyond Oracle’s reach?
19 Apr 2007Larry Ellison’s plan for global enterprise software domination may be a little too ambitious even for him
Apple catches the eye of corporates
11 Apr 2007Steve Jobs’ rebuilt company has a puncher’s chance of making serious inroads into the business market
Green IT is not a black-and-white issue
08 Mar 2007Technology's energy consumption is subject to intense scrutiny, but it is too early to allot blame
Twenty years late, flexi-work is coming
23 Feb 2007After decades of hands-off attitudes, politicians might be ready to get serious about flexible working
Words won't bridge the e-skills gap
09 Feb 2007Gordon Brown talks a good talk on sharpening the UK's ICT skills but it is not clear what he will do
Firms benefit from converging sectors
11 Jan 2007Growing synergy between corporate IT specialists and consumer electronics firms is a welcome trend
The Queen addresses her IT subjects
14 Dec 2006Her Majesty turns her attention to an annus horribilis for IT workers, managers and suppliers
Windows celebrates 21 eventful years
04 Dec 2006Microsoft’s operating system landed when Starship was No 1 and still flies high on users’ radars
Interoperability is a tough proposition
20 Nov 2006Microsoft’s recent alliance with other vendors is unlikely to deliver more than cosmetic changes
Ruthless Oracle aims to behead Red Hat
06 Nov 2006The open-source specialist has good reason to be worried about Oracle’s plan to support Linux
Software needs help to be born again
26 Oct 2006Salesforce.com has the passion but lacks a Google-sized power base to challenge SAP and Oracle
What do you really want from Santa?
06 Oct 2006Preparations for the festive season have started already, so it is time to write a Christmas wishlist
Battery and theft in the West End
27 Sep 2006Typically, laptop batteries still only hold half a day's charge, which poses a problem for travellers
Mobile IT advances through charity
07 Sep 2006The arrival of low-cost laptops for deprived kids could have welcome spin-offs for business buyers



