Technology from computer hardware, computer software, Saas, voip, cloud computing, smartphones to help small and medium sized businesses grow
E-commerce businesses focus time and money on providing customers with efficient and flexible delivery options. However, many companies neglect to extend this attention to the return of unwanted goods. Paul Galpin, Managing Director of P2P Mailing, looks at the importance of assessing and managing this vital process.
One in three organisations has suffered one or more Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the last 12 months claims new research
Forget Angry Birds! Your smartphone can really help you do business more efficiently. Russell Berry from AppCreatives.co.uk explains why the drive for mobility is part of the business technology agenda for most companies today.
It has been confirmed today that Nominet, the registry body which looks after the management of the .uk internet namespace, will take forward the application for .cymru & .wales
Research In Motion has finally announced that the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 has finally been released. RIM claim that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will ‘deliver an enhanced tablet experience and allows you to use the PlayBook in new ways throughout the day’. Surely the most important function is that in now has email capability?
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is regarded by many as the best smartphone on the market at the moment. Yes even better than those models which feature a piece of fruit in their name!
So with mobile being the essential tool that every SME must be embracing I have put down my BlackBerry and spent a week in Android world with this Samsung Galaxy S2 to see if it really will help change your working life.
Elance, the Internet platform used by businesses to gain instant access to over one million independent workers online, and Enterprise Nation, the small business support company, have partnered, offering UK startups and small businesses over $100,000 to help them grow their companies.
GoCardless, the new service which allows you to collect money directly from your customers’ bank accounts has gone live providing a real, and cost effective, alternative to accepting credit and debit cards.
One mobile for work, one mobile for home is set to be the norm for UK employees in the years to come with less than half of the 5,000 businesses asked said they expect employees to use their personal devices at work in the future – down from 63 per cent last year.
Android looks set to replace Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to business within the next 12 months, according to research published today. However, despite a clear vie for ultimate supremacy between these two platforms neither should be excluded when looking to develop apps for your business.
Several pieces of research have emerged that show many small businesses are failing to maximise the online opportunities available to them, despite the rise in e-commerce and digital marketing.
Apple iPad users will be soon be able to run a Windows 7 desktop and Microsoft Office apps on their tablets, thanks to new software from the California-based OnLive.
Google has unveiled a new look for its homepage in what is being described as one of the firms ‘biggest changes to date of its homepage’. The revamp, which has been rolled out to a few selected users, has been designed to showcase all of Google’s other products to users – without having taking up too much of the homepage.
Google Wallet — the system that lets you pay for goods and services by tapping your phone on a reader — could well arrive in the UK before this summer’s Olympics.
‘Companies everywhere are recognising that video has become the factor that can provide an edge over the competition’ – the wise words of James Leal-Valias, creative director at iStockphoto, writing for Business Matters a few weeks ago under the title ‘Design for Small Business: Integrating Online into Your Marketing Mix’.
