Government bodies must now comply with Open Standard Principles for IT, minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has announced. The Open Standard Principles are an agreed set of standards designed to make government IT more open, ...
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Intuit has integrated the online marketing software gained through its$423.5 million acquisition of Demandforce with its QuickBooks accounting software,giving small businesses a way to make closer connections with customers,the company ...
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There is a program for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) commercial customers in Lake County by Lake County Energy Watch, to help improve energy efficiency and save money. The Energy Fitness Program offers lighting retrofits at no- ...
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As many anticipate the rush of sales that are associated with Black Friday, American Express continues to promote local commerce with Small Business Saturday. As an online marketing resource, Dynamix7.com expands on the advantages of this ...
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Crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter,which lists projects that are seeking financial backing,has expanded to the UK. The site,which operates on a 5%commission on each successful pledge,has raised more than$340m in the US,where it was ...
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Small to medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)suffer more from malware than larger organisations,but their security procedures are lagging behind,says security firm,Kaspersky Lab. SMEs are typically more vulnerable to viruses,worms,spyware and ...
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In a slow economy, one Pacific firm continues to grow its business. Presleys Glass, a family-owned and -operated glass installation firm, is finding new customers in home improvements, such as glass shower doors and enclosures. The company ...
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EE has released its tariffs for the UK's first 4G contracts, which will be available from the end of October. EE – created from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange and formerly known as Everything Everywhere – has outlined price ...
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Almost half of small businesses in the UK will use IT to become more efficient,according to an Economist Intelligence Unit study. The global study,based on a survey of 1,072 small and medium-sized enterprises(SME)for SAP found that the ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should "tread carefully" before bringing an antitrust complaint against Google, a veteran U.S. lawmaker said as news reports suggested the agency is ready to move forward. Representative Jared Polis, a ...
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Computerworld - A new survey of 753 mobile device users and IT professionals in U.S. small businesses revealed that most are unfamiliar with mobile device management (MDM) technology, even though 79% have deployed smartphones to at least ...
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Former schools minister Andrew Adonis has rallied against the failure of small businesses to take on school leavers for apprenticeships and work experience. Speaking to an audience of small business owners, Adonis said it was too easy for ...
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An international gang of cyber crooks is plotting a major campaign to steal money from the online accounts of thousands of consumers at 30 or more major U.S.banks,security firm RSA warned. In an advisory Thursday,RSA said it has ...
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In large technology departments,dysfunctional relationships breed like mushrooms in a dank basement.Your dev and ops teams are no longer on speaking terms,while your junior and senior developers can't seem to agree on anything.IT and legal ...
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Glassopolis recently earned a$100,000 award at the recent Challenge Competition for its conception of Fireswiss,a fire-rated glass product.The event was sponsored by the Toronto-based Globe and Mail and Telus. According to information ...
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