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<title><![CDATA[ BusinessZone.co.uk ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ BusinessZone offers a wealth of news and features covering all aspects of small to medium business: starting up, finances, technology, managing people and more... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Less is more ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple is one of the most innovative companies on the planet, yet it only spends 3-4% of its sales on R&D &#150; way less than competitors like Microsoft. So, how come it seems to glide over the water, while others splash around while making little headway?<br... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Start as you mean to go on:  Why early integration of technology pays off ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Starting your own business is an exciting &#150; if sometimes frightening &#150; time and no prizes for guessing what's going through the mind of an entrepreneur. From making sure the initial business idea is safe and sound to negotiating with banks and other institutions, there never seem to be enough hours in the day. At that point it is only natural that some other aspects of setting up your own company often drop off the agenda, and that does not just mean a quiet private life or a regular eight hour working day. Often this also includes the question of how and when to invest in business technology. Unfortunately, the reality is that unless your business is based on technology such as online retailing or software development, other factors simply take priority.      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/185751/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ The wrong turn up a blind alley ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Am I the only person who has been watching Yahoo! trying to evade Microsoft's attentions over the last few months and wondering what they are trying to achieve? When a company like Microsoft offers to buy your business for roughly 50% more than the pre-bid value, surely it has to be in the shareholders&#146; interest to accept the offer?    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/184964/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Home-working technology is here, so what's stopping you? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Home working is certainly not a new concept, but in my view, many companies are not making the most of what is available. True, up until a few years ago, the technology to support home-workers was arguably inadequate, but thanks to various developments &#150; notably IP-based communications and its by-products, such as home broadband, VLANs (Virtual LANs) and so on &#150; it's now possible to support home workers with services that are as reliable, flexible and sophisticated as anything found in the traditional office.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/184629/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Let's talk about VoIP security ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Let's talk about security. I can almost hear the collective sigh of despair from BusinessZone.co.uk's readers at those words. Yet dealing with security is not a topic that can be ignored, and that covers all new forms of business technology, including Voice over Internet Protocol. That's the bad news. The good news is that VoIP security does not have to be onerous, difficult or hugely complicated. And considering the benefits that VoIP provides &#150; cost savings, flexibility, more sophisticated services &#150; it's worth the effort.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/182451/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Private matters ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ I am sure that everyone will have heard the story of how a sceptical Jeremy Clarkson published his bank details in a national newspaper to demonstrate the unimportance of privacy. Not long afterwards, he discovered a &#163;500 direct debit had been setup to transfer money from his account to a charity. After that, he seemed to have got the point.   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/182450/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Happy birthday mobile ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ 3 April was a commemorative day for the mobile phone industry &#150; it was the 35th anniversary of the first mobile phone call ever made. Mobile phones have come a long way in the last three and a half decades. From a brick like device with barely a few hour... ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/182247/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Where do you go to answer your IT questions? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "What IT do I need?" is a question we often get asked at the B2B Centre and which, as e-business experts, we are not always best placed to answer. So, if we can't help, where do you go to get independent, expert advice?<br/>   <BR>You might set about searc... ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/180791/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shredding the system: Is a paperless office right for you? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The concept of the paperless office is a great theory, but perfection is difficult to achieve. Anticipated high initial costs and complicated operational and process changes makes going paperless seem unattainable and is probably enough to put most firms...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/180138/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Top tips for improving wireless networks ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Wireless networks offer many advantages for businesses, including employee mobility, convenience, increased productivity and fast network speeds. Despite this, the perception that wireless networks are less reliable than wired does seem to persist. This ...    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/179029/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Data management: Getting the basics right ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the last couple of decades, an increasing number of organisations have found themselves adopting various types of digital technologies to help them manage their business which has in turn led to an exponential amount of digital data being created th...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/179122/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Buying B2B data analysis tools ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ I have discussed previously why the need for data analysis is pretty simple. Commercial success depends on companies' ability to use insight to drive customer retention and acquisition. Understanding customers and learning from them is critical for any b...     ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/178417/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ WiFi at Work ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ You're probably familiar with WiFi, the wireless networking standard, from the numerous 'hot spots' springing up in towns and cities. Today though, the technology is expanding out of the coffee shops and airport lounges and into the office environment. T...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/177539/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Data security: A vital consideration ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The HMRC child benefit data scandal and media reports of subsequent data revelations are just the latest in a long line of high profile security breaches that have sharpened the focus on data security issues for directors of companies across all industry...        ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/176950/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Web 2.0 for SMEs ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the last four years the noise surrounding Web 2.0 has grown from a murmur to something of a fog horn. MySpace, Facebook and Bebo have grown from niche college-based networks to global phenomena, pulling in not just more students but users from many ...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/176641/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Pay as you go ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Once upon a time we all had computers that had to be connected to the corporate mainframe in order to be able to operate. Then we had computers that were distributed around the building and we all shared the processing workload on our PCs. Then we had so...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174877/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Remote working: Choosing a service provider ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Technology is key to helping businesses keep ahead of the game. From basic phones, to the internet, to more advanced methods of communicating your business, such as podcasts, new tools and applications are essential in keeping a business in the public do...   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174876/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Are you making the most of mobile working? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Flexible working and mobile working have been buzz terms in British business for a few years now. For many businesses, the idea that they can operate from a single office or site is long gone. They need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of th...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174521/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Entrepreneurs on the move ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ More and more of us are dreaming of running our own businesses. You only have to look at the popularity of TV shows like <em>The Apprentice</em> and <em>Dragons' Den</em> to see how passionate people feel about the life of an entrepreneur. Of course it i...         ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/173630/1095/1097/1096</link>
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