Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
“ ……. the most professional pro-active guys I have dealt with – and you know I am not easily pleased…..” Richard Slatford Financial Controller Royal Academy of...
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Currently, when a call from a landline to a mobile or a cross network mobile call is made, the receiving network is allowed to make a termination charge of 4.3 pence. This charge is regulated by Ofcom and was...
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
This edition of the 'IT Cost Reduction Ideas' series focuses on software license agreement management. SAP user groups have welcomed a pricing turnaround from SAP, the world's largest business software company. It had intended to force customers to move from standard...
IT Cost Reduction Ideas: Effective software asset management helps manage Microsoft software costs
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Keeping abreast of movements in the technology market helps Expense Reduction Analysts to keep our clients at the forefront of IT cost reduction opportunities. Despite the flat economy, spending on software is set to rise by almost five per...
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Spam Survey 2009 has revealed that less than 5% of all email traffic is delivered to mailboxes. For businesses with a keen interest in IT security management and how to stop spam, the annual status report produced by the EU...
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Sterling Commerce, part of AT&T, today announced results of pan-European research investigating the factors that will drive companies to consider and adopt cloud-based business-to-business integration services. The research, carried out amongst 300 senior information technology (IT) managers across France,...
IT cost reduction ideas: HD Video Conferencing
Monday, January 11th, 2010
In the 'IT Cost Reduction Ideas' series, I want to explore the impact that High-Definition Video Conferencing is likely to have on business in the next few years. Last week, VoIP firm Skype announced a new deal which will see...
Friday, November 13th, 2009
A new survey conducted by Sabre Travel network has found that smart phones are becoming a traveller’s preferred way of managing post booking activities and finding relevant information. The majority (more than two-thirds) of travellers surveyed had a smart phone...
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Yesterday I launched the IT cost reduction 'ideas' series. This follow-up article today explores some of the more intangible benefits of cloud-based email communications. As an IT cost reduction solution, utilizing cloud computing should achieve the same or improved communication results at...
IT cost reduction ideas: email in the cloud
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
There are many different ways that your business can work towards successful IT cost reduction. The key to any successful and profitable business in today's economic climate is to be as fluid and lean as possible. In the first...