News Archive

Ebusiness news archive from December 2003
Near miss or disaster

In aviation a near miss in mid air is euphemistically described as a “temporary loss of normal safety separation”. For business, with one of the busiest periods of the year almost out of the way, now is the time to consider whether avoiding action is required in 2004.
24 December 2003


Leaking info

Sensitive commercial information that you’d prefer customers, suppliers or rivals to see may be leaking out of your business every time you send an email attachment or create a downloadable document for your web site.
22 December 2003


Broadband for Chrimbo

Cullen, Fochabers, Fortrose, Grantown-on-Spey and Hopeman woke up to an early Christmas present - broadband!
17 December 2003


Making the most of your info

An oft-quoted business adage is that it is more expensive to win new customers than it is to retain existing ones. Depending on your line of business, the cost of winning new clients could be anything between five and ten times the expense of keeping an existing customer happy.
12 December 2003


Quick guide to new spam law

What do the new measures to cut down spam mean to your company and its email communications with customers? Find out more.
06 December 2003


Outlawing spam

The UK takes further steps to combat spam next week by enforcing new legislation that will see offenders being hit with fines of up to £5,000 for each breach.
06 December 2003