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Business
08 June 2011
Poor Management Communication Holding Back UK Firms
Lack of communication between senior management and the wider business is responsible for the low motivation in the British workforce according to a recent survey by people development company, European Leaders.
Business
07 June 2011
eBay Acquires Open Source E-commerce Platform Magento
Open source e-commerce platform Magento announced on Monday that it has been acquired by eBay, according to a blog post.
Business
25 May 2011
IT Downtime Costs $26.5 Billion In Lost Revenue
It can be difficult to measure the cost of IT failures.
Business
09 May 2011
Apple Topples Google as the World's Most Valuable Brand
Apple catapults to the summit of top 100 global brands with an 84% increase in its estimated value to $153bn (£93bn)
Business
19 April 2011
IBM to Lose Million Pound Deal with AstraZeneca
Global pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca, is set go its separate ways from IBM, cutting the contract early, according to reports.
Business
18 April 2011
IT Growth Slowing Down Says WEF
The UK is lagging behind in adoption of information communications and technology (ICT) to support economic growth, according to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Business
13 April 2011
Verizon Buys Cloud Provider Terremark for $1.4b
Verizon Communications has finalised its $1.4 billion acquisition of cloud computing server provider Terremark Worldwide.
Business
08 April 2011
8.8 Million Tablets Used At SMBs
There are nearly 9 million tablets in use at small and midsize businesses in the U.S., roughly half of which were purchased by employees as consumers and later brought into the office environment, according to new research conducted by Techaisle.
Business
07 April 2011
Apple Escapes $625m Patent Fine
A judge has thrown out a ruling that would have forced Apple to pay $625m (£383m) for alleged patent infringements.
Business
05 April 2011
Google Bids $900m to Keep Patents from Rivals
Google has bid $900 million for 6,000 of Nortel's patents "to protect them from falling into litigious hands".
Business
01 April 2011
One in Five Shop on the Move with Apps
One out of every five smartphone owners do shopping on the move through mobile apps, according to new research.
Business
31 March 2011
Bribery Act Still Legal in Small Businesses
The government has announced that the Bribery Act will come into force on 1 July 2011.
Business
29 March 2011
Nokia Files More Patent Complaints Against Apple
Nokia has announced today that it filed another complaint with the U.S.
Business
29 March 2011
Ebay Buys GSI Commerce to Boost Business
In a bid to expand its business strategy, online marketplace eBay is set to buy GSI Commerce in the hopes of positioning itself at the forefront of "the next generation of commerce innovation".
Business
28 March 2011
Google Making Move into Mobile Payments
Google has revealed its working with Citigroup and Mastercard, to design a mobile payment system for its Android handsets, according to reports.
Business
24 March 2011
McAfee Chases More Firms in Sentrigo Acquisition
McAfee, on Thursday announced the acquisition of database security company Sentrigo for an undisclosed sum.
Business
22 March 2011
Companies Wasting Money on Unneeded Applications
European and US Companies are wasting millions of pounds supporting applications they do not need and 85 per cent of global IT chiefs say the excess needs to be cut.
Business
17 March 2011
LCD Display and Battery Supplies Hit by Quake
Following our story on Tuesday about the increase in the price of memory chips due to the Japan quake, it has become clear that the supply chain for more electronics is going to be affected.
Business
16 March 2011
Smartphones Added to Shopping Basket Essentials
The Office of National Statistics has included smartphones and apps to their "shopping basket" of goods used to establish the Consumer Prices Index and Retail Prices Index.
Business
15 March 2011
Smartphone Production Costs Dropped in 2010
The price of smartphone materials fell by 13 per cent last year compared to 2009, according to In-Stat, as the production of cheaper handsets increased to meet comsumer demand.
Business
15 March 2011
Japan Disaster Rises Price of Memory Chips
Memory prices are predicted to rise in the aftermath of the earthquakes and tsunami that hit Japan, according to analysts.
