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Beware the hidden costs
Less than 10 per cent of the cost of IT goes on hardware, while the rest lurks below the surface. ‘Total cost of ownership’ calculations are supposed to take account of this. But do they?
Financing options: ‘Why would anybody want to pay cash?’
There are various ways of paying for software
Where are all the women in IT?
The number of females in the technology sector is falling. Does this matter, and what can be done about it?
Mergers and acquisitions: Technology can make – or break – a takeover
Widely different results that can follow when companies try to combine their IT systems
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Legal status of e-mail: What it means when you hit the send button
Communication via the internet offers many pitfalls, not least the varying legal approaches around the world
SMEs: How clever use of IT levels the playing field
Alibris manages to offer customers a seamless experience by stitching together several systems
Skills and learning: Girls want more than to sit at a PC
Females are more likely to take up IT if it involves teamworking, creativity and problem-solving
Comment
Why security software is increasingly labelled ‘made in Romania’
The country’s strong tradition with mathematics, plus being the first country to be hit by viruses aimed at the west, have helped to create a thriving anti-malware industry
Valley view: T-shirt award sends a message
Google is providing features. Integrating them will make it a formidable package
Is there any value in using strategic IT consultants?
They were once accused of charging fat fees for looking at clients watches and telling them the time. But the debate has moved on
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