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Plastic Logic to launch reader

Almost a decade after the company was set up, electronics innovator Plastic Logic is ready to launch its first product.

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Unified communications

If you liked VoIP, you'll like this.

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Next big thing: automated call-centres

Along with airport car parks and fake tan, call centres are one of the great ills of the modern world. A company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Artingence, believes it has discovered the antidote.

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Save money with the latest communications technology

New 'unified communications' technologies, such as internet telephony, online white-boarding and 'presence' engines, can offer your business large cost savings

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Deduplication

Too much information can really bring your business down. The amount of data stored by businesses may surpass the world’s storage capacity by 2010, claims market research firm IDC.

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Green power

‘It’s not about green as much as it is reducing operating costs,’ says Kevin Klustner, the CEO of energy management specialist Verdiem. ‘The green component is interesting and relevant and topical, but in the end it saves money.’

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Insider security threats: top tips

The recent exposure of insider trading at The Body Shop demonstrates that the greatest security threats to a business can come from within.

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Exploding laptops

Hazel Blears made headlines when a laptop containing sensitive files was stolen from her constituency office. Here's how she could have protected the data.

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Insider security threats: top tips

The recent exposure of insider trading at The Body Shop demonstrates that the greatest security threats to a business can come from within.

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Exploding laptops

Hazel Blears made headlines when a laptop containing sensitive files was stolen from her constituency office. Here's how she could have protected the data.

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Getting away from it all

There comes a point when you need to switch off from the world of work and have a little “me time”. Three owner-managers reveal how they kick back and relax.

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VoIP via your mobile

Technology moves quickly and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is no longer tied to the desktop PC. It's now possible to make VoIP calls on a handheld device such as a mobile, which saves lugging a laptop around as well as cutting the cost of international calls.

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Car-sharing: the benefits

It may be the adult equivalent of the school bus, but there are practical benefits to car sharing that may make it an attractive prospect for your business.

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Trailer park stash

Data centres are considered the preserve of a large enterprise that has the scale to justify such a costly piece of high-tech real estate, with specialist power supplies, reinforced flooring, and air and temperature controls.