The Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)has published new guidelines that underline businesses'sole responsibility for the protection of data,even if it has been outsourced to third-party cloud network providers. As more businesses ...
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Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services,research shows. Security(82%)and privacy(69%)top concerns when it comes to migrating to the cloud for the third year in a row,according ...
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UK businesses are failing to protect themselves against the risks posed by staff using personal devices in the workplace. Two thirds of UK IT managers are concerned that the use of personally owned devices in the workplace poses a ...
Tags: personal devices, IT services, Equanet, company data
A comprehensive annual survey of £14bn worth of UK IT services contacts has revealed a continued appetite to outsource, new reasons for doing so and different ways of doing it. In its sixth year, KPMG's annual UK IT Service Provider ...
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The number of first-time users of cloud computing services in the UK has increased by 27%from last year,according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum(CIF). But the CIF survey showed that,while the rate of adoption has ...
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Maria Miller has already looked to make her mark as Culture Secretary as the government promises to remove the need for local councils'approval to install broadband cabinets. Miller,who replaced Jeremy Hunt as part of the ministerial ...
The government's spy agency,GCHQ,is to launch a programme today that aims to help business leaders in their attempts to tackle the growing threat of cyber attacks. The programme,dubbed Cyber Security for Business,will be the first time ...
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Phoenix IT today confirmed it was investigating issues within its own accounting that could lead to a £14m reduction in its net assets. The firm, which provides managed hosting, cloud and networking services to UK businesses, ...
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This initiative provides UK businesses with an easy and simple way to replace broken,damaged or bent cladders and trade them in for safe new ones.Since its launch,Ladder Exchange has resulted in over 8,000 dodgy ladders being removed from ...
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The UK economy could continue to suffer as businesses are failing to invest in technology and innovation. IT finance provider Syscap analysed figures from the Office for National Statistics to find that,in the first quarter of ...
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The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has started a 12-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory CE marking next year. From July 1, 2013, all UK manufacturers of windows, external doors and any other construction product covered ...
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UK cities and urban areas are being asked by the government to demonstrate how they could become the city of tomorrow in using technology to integrate infrastructure. The future cities demonstrator project will see 20 local governments ...
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PRE-TAX PROFITS at timber processing group Glennon Bros last year increased by 55 per cent to ?.8 million. The Longford group won the industry section in the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year award last year. Results filed at the ...
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The Carbon Trust is looking to partner up with energy-efficient lighting suppliers through its new supplier accreditation scheme. The Carbon Trust Implementation scheme is designed to help UK businesses reduce their energy costs by ...
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On the evening of February 2nd, Made-in-China.com attended The Launch Event of the Development Office of the West Midlands Region Networking and Buffet Reception with their 11 members in Shanghai JW Marriot Hotel. This event is the ...
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