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UK warned of China, India software threat: Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...; Tags: Revenue, China, India, U.K., Tools & Techniques, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, software, Inda, services; News items 2008-05-14
Search ads grew by 39% in UK in 2007: In 2007 search ads grew by 39% in United Kingdom, in line with overall growth, to Â£1.6 bln ($3.14 bln) (Â£1.2 bln ($2.35 bln) in 2006), according to Internet Advertising Bureau.Search market share remained largely the same at 57.6% (57.8% in 2006). Classified advertising grew 54% year-on-year and was worth...; Tags: Internet Search Advertising, U.K., Search, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-25
UK online ads reached $5.5 bln in 2007: Online advertising in the UK grew in 2007 with more than Â£2.8 bln ($5.5 bln) - a 38% year-on-year increase - and a market share of 15.3%, according to Internet Advertising Bureau. In 2003-2007 online advertising spend has increased by Â£2 bln ($3.9 bln). In UK advertising market the internet...; Tags: U.K., Online Advertising, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Study finds that 14 percent of U.S. consumers "borrow" free Wi-Fi: A new study from Accenture reveals that 12 percent of U.S. and U.K. respondents admit to using someone else's Wi-Fi connection. Accenture says that piggybacking is more common in the United States, with one in seven people--14 percent-- admitting to borrowing someone else's signal. And, not surprisingly, the practice is...; Tags: U.S., Accenture Ltd., U.K., Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Security, Wireless, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-04-22
51% of Americans write down their online passwords: 88% of people interviewed in the US and the UK by Accenture said personal irresponsibility is the key cause of identity theft and fraud. 70% of respondents in the UK said they don’t write down their passwords, versus 49% in the US. by AM; Tags: Password, U.K., Identity Theft, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM; Blog posts 2008-04-17

Users prevail: Microsoft undoes forced move to Multimap: Within hours of Microsoft redirecting its UK users from Live Search Maps to Multimap last week, user dissatisfaction spread like wildfire. On Monday, April 14, Microsoft responded and restored full Live Search Maps access to disgruntled users. Microsoft bought Multimap in December 2007 and...; Tags: U.K., Microsoft Corp., MSN Virtual Earth, Multimap, MultiMap Site, Team Management, Blogging, Web Browsers, Management, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Can the UK government regulate US-based social networking sites?: For some time now, the social networking phenomenon and issues around safety - child protection, identity theft etc. - have been very much in the media spot light in my home country, the UK. And the past few weeks have been no different -- except it's the UK government that's...; Tags: Network, U.K., Social Networking Site, Rory Cellan-Jones, Government, Social Networking, Vertical Industries, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-02
The world's biggest subsea robot: According to a newspaper of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, companies installing subsea cables for telecommunications companies and pipelines for the oil industry have now a new tool, the UT-1 Ultra Trencher which is the world's biggest subsea robot. This beauty weighs 60 tons in the air and has a length...; Tags: Meter, U.K., UT-1 Ultra Trencher, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-21
25 environmental threats in our future: Environmental scientists and policy makers have done some deep brainstorming sessions about our future, according to this article in New Scientist. 35 representatives from organizations involved in environmental policy, academia, scientific journalism in the UK have used what they call 'horizon scanning.' They've established a list of 25 future novel...; Tags: Scientist, Threat, U.K., Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Partnership Working Pays Off in Getting u.k. Hospitality Trading Online: The United Kingdom hospitality and licensed trade industries are enthusiastically embracing online ordering. As a result, the leading Web site operator for the trade, barbox, is netting sales of around £320 million (U.S.$627 million) a year since it was established in 2000. Its close business partnership with Microsoft, including the...; Tags: Partnership, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management; Case studies 2008-03-01
Top UK social networks in January 2008: Facebook had 8.5 mln unique UK users in January 2008, and remains the most popular social networking website in the UK, according to Nielsen Online. MySpace ranked second in terms of UK social networking websites in January 2008, with 5 mln unique users, while Bebo was ranked third with 4.1...; Tags: Network, U.K., Web Site, Social Networking, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Total Recall (exe): Connect has been providing IT support since 1993. The company has grown rapidly to become the market leader for small and medium sized businesses and organizations in London and across the UK. For a fixed monthly fee, our customers have unlimited access to our IT helpdesk and on-site support. We...; Tags: Information Technology, Media, U.K., Connect Support, Server Upgrades, Strategy, Help Desk, Servers, Hardware, Management, It Operations; Software downloads 2008-02-19
47% of UK males would give up sex for a 50″ HDTV: UK retailer Comet found out 47% of of UK males and 33% of UK women are willing to give up sex for 6 months in exchange for a 50″ HDTV. 25% mentioned they’d give up smoking for a free HDTV, and 25% said they’re willing to give up chocolate. by...; Tags: Male, HDTV, U.K., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-09
Top UK sites in December 2007: Google maintained its position as the top Web property in the UK, with nearly 29.3 mln visitors, reaching 89% of the online population, according to comScore. Microsoft ranked #2 with 27.8 mln visitors, followed by eBay with 21.7 mln visitors and Yahoo! with 21.1 mln visitors. Facebook.com broke into the...; Tags: U.K., Visitor, Channel Management, Networking, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-05
99% of South Koreans buy online: Among Internet users, the highest percentage shopping online is found in South Korea, where 99% of those with Internet access have used it to shop, followed by the UK (97%), Germany (97%), Japan (97%) with the US eighth, at 94%. Additionally, in South Korea, 79% of these Internet users have...; Tags: Internet User, South Korea, U.K., Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-03
u.k. Law Firm Improves Client Relationships With Customer Management Tool: Leading United Kingdom law firm asb law wanted to better manage and strengthen client relationships, drive profits, and create a single source of data for its business. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Aspective, the company chose Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 because it was easy to use, fast to adopt,...; Tags: Law Firm, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Litigation, Business Operations; Case studies 2008-02-01
44% of UK users bought DVDs online: 25% of Internet users bought DVDs/Videos online in Q4 2007, with UK users topping the list (44%), followed by South Africans (38%). The US was 5th at 31%, according to Nielsen. by NB; Tags: U.K., DVD, Consumer Electronics, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-01-31
6th week of holiday shopping season most active in UK, France, Germany: In the UK and France, online shopping activity built steadily throughout the season, peaking during the first half of December, according to comScore. The sixth week of the season (December 3rd - December 9th) recorded the highest level of online shopping activity, up 38% versus the base period of September...; Tags: France, U.K., Digital Equipment Corp., December, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-01-18
Facebook accounts for 1 in 50 UK Internet visits: Brits love their Facebook. According to Internet metrics firm, Hitwise Intelligence, in the month of December Facebook accounted for one in every fifty UK Internet visits, peaking on Christmas day. Furthermore, Facebook's market share in the UK has increased ten-fold over the past twelve months. ...; Tags: Facebook, Hitwise, U.K., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-01-15
'Server in the Sky': FBI international biometric db planned: Right around Christmas, I wrote about a new FBI program to build a massive, $1 billion database of biometric data. I quoted a WaPo story that said: Next month, the FBI intends to award a 10-year contract that would significantly expand the amount and kinds...; Tags: Database, FBI, Server, U.K., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-14