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Beware Consequences to your Business if you run Windows XP

Apr 18, 2013 14:24 BST UK IT Association Microsoft have confirmed they have no plans to extend the deadline to the ending of support for Windows XP users past April 8th 2014 and this could lead to a few nasty shocks for those that are still using the XP operating system after that date.

PC Sales Suffer Largest Drop Since Records Began

Apr 11, 2013 16:16 BST UK IT Association Global PC sales declined by 14.3% in the first quarter of the year, representing the biggest fall in sales since records began in 1994. It is also the fourth quarter in a row that year in year sales of personal computers has fallen.

Are you Creating a Backdoor into your System?

Mar 15, 2013 13:39 GMT UK IT Association We have all downloaded third party software to our home computers, laptops or mobile devices in the past. Most computers even come with it installed. Java, Firefox and Adobe Reader are all popular examples of third party applications that you may have installed on your system. But how many of us consider our system security when installing popular applications?

Mar 14, 2013 11:25 GMT UK IT Association It was no surprise to discover over the weekend that SMEs and start-ups are turning their backs on the Tech City circus because the bidding process is too complicated and too expensive. So we are more than pleased to recognise the work of a local businessman in Croydon who has started a grass roots campaign to get help and support to SMEs and start-ups.

Mar 11, 2013 10:54 GMT UK IT Association With March seeing the beginning of a consultancy period for the Governments Cyber Security Organisational Standards, and given the recent events at Evernote we understand that is will be an area of concern for our members and their customers- read more on why we support the IASME standard.

Mar 06, 2013 15:19 GMT UK IT Association Urgent - You need to act today if you want to help keep .cloud open to all.Deadline is tomorrow to register your objection to a proposal to ...... The UK IT Association (UKITA) are joining with its strategic alliance partner the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) to try to prevent new Top Level Domains (TLD’s) becoming closed registered owner and controlled by large multi-national companies.

Mar 06, 2013 11:44 GMT UK IT Association The news that telecoms firms globally will be making more money from data revenues than from traditional telephony by 2018 will not come as a revelation to many. Yet the lack of technology standards may prove to be a barrier to the connectivity of devices

Feb 21, 2013 13:40 GMT UK IT Association • FPB survey highlights e-invoicing as key area for SME’s • 47% of members say they will be using e-invoicing within 12 months • Comment from Celeris Ltd, a UKITA member

Feb 21, 2013 13:00 GMT UK IT Association The UK Government have been left red faced as the 4G auction raised £1.2billion less than they had forecast in their Autumn Statement. The £2.3billion auction saw Vodafone spend the most, bidding £790million to secure blocks in both available wavelengths.

Feb 20, 2013 15:50 GMT UK IT Association The European Council reached agreement on EU expenditure for 2014-2020, and much of the cut in spending comes directly from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), a fund set up to increase technology take-up across the EU. Small and Medium Enterprises across Europe are alarmed that this could mean they fall behind competitors.