All articles by Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae
E-commerce set to help European retailers overcome expansion challenges
Study by cloud-based e-commerce solutions provider finds retailers expect to overcome expansion challenges within two years.
Just 27% of companies think IT contributes to strategic business objectives
Hornbill And Service Desk Institute research shows IT is still not aligned with business strategy.
Companies are not harnessing Big Data to protect against threats
A study finds that just 35% of businesses can quickly detect security breaches and 58% store big security data for three months or less.
South African news agency comes under cyber attack
Independent Online (IOL), a news website based in South Africa, has come under cyber attack because of the media group’s alleged support of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe.
BYOD and Wi-Fi are key factors shaping the future of the mobile workforce
iPass Mobile Workforce Report shows a consistent relationship by region between BYOD policies, smartphone use and worker productivity.
CA Technologies completes Layer 7 acquisition
CA Technologies has completed the acquisition of privately-held Layer 7 Technologies, a provider of Application Programming Interface (API) security and management.
WorldPay’s Alternative Payments capabilities help capture growth in China
WorldPay, a player in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, has announced that Microsoft is using its alternative payments programme to capture growth in China, following an agreement to allow consumers in China to purchase apps and games from Windows Phone Store and Office subscriptions from O365.
Survey shows 79% of businesses experienced a mobile security incident in past year
Check Point has published its second mobile security report, revealing that 79% of businesses had a mobile security incident in the past year, in many cases incurring substantial costs.
UK businesses lead the way in secure flexible working
More than a third of SMEs have implemented policies and IT systems to manage employees’ devices for work purposes, a Citrix-commissioned YouGov survey has discovered.
Serco opts for SunGard Availability Services to aid IT infrastructure transformation
SunGard Availability Services, a provider of Information Availability services, has signed a five year contract with Serco Group, a British government services company.