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After teasing the product for over a year, Microsoft has finally released a version of their productivity suite Office for iOS. Users can now create, edit and collaborate on documents directly from their iPhone. However, the app is not quite … Continued

Global software giant Microsoft has been quizzing small business owners about their attitudes to the Cloud, and discovered that the expectations of many do not reflect their experiences. 60% of non-Cloud using companies reported that concerns about data security were … Continued

Speaking ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland earlier this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron launched his new ‘Information Economy Strategy’. This new strategy focuses on the “growth opportunities of Cloud computing”, with a specific emphasis on small … Continued

Email can be a fantastic tool for quick communication, but it’s not without its problems. The fire-and-forget nature of the medium means that many people are happy to send messages without fully considering the implications for the recipient. Everyone hates … Continued

Like any technology, business telephony has its own jargon, which can be confusing for anyone who has never dealt with it before. Here is a quick guide on some of the key terms you should master if you want to … Continued

A worrying report from polling company Ipsos MORI suggests that 91% of US office workers store documents on personal devices – and 38% of those questioned use consumer Cloud services to store and transfer company data. This open approach to … Continued

Some businesses may have resisted the move to VoIP telephony, but as the technology has matured the arguments against the technology are rapidly disappearing. Here are two great reasons your business should reconsider using a hosted VoIP solution. 1. Cheaper … Continued

If your business is too small to warrant a full-time member of staff, or even an IT support contract, you need to carefully consider how to balance the need to use technology with potential for problems. Here are two Cloud-based … Continued

For years, free consumer service Skype was regarded as “wiretap-proof”, meaning that calls were very unlikely to be intercepted or interfered with. For many small businesses, this allowed them a degree of security knowing that confidential calls could not be … Continued

A new report from the Institute of Engineering and Technology has revealed that just 14% of SMEs regard cyber security as a priority and have the required skills in house to deal with threats. However, just because almost everyone else … Continued