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Content Management: Computhink unveils new ViewWise Web Access Client
To access content whenever and wherever a Web browser is available
Green IT: Cloud will spur server spend, says IDC
Private clouds will see wider adoption than public
Content Management: WebWorks introduces enterprise content publishing offering
Features built-in support for the Apple iPad and ePUB standard
Content Management: Cofio unveils AIMstor 2.2 to unify data protection technologies
Real-time backup and deduplication offering for Windows and Linux environments
Content Management: Adobe acquires Day Software for $240m
To strengthen web based enterprise software offerings
Content Management: UK businesses and workers split on Enterprise 2.0: study
It's not just about using Facebook in the office
Green IT: BPUT enters into virtualisation agreement with Canon Dalian
To launch its integrated datacentre virtualisation offerings
Green IT: CVDT wins virtualisation contract from Guangdong Power Grid
Provides integrated datacentre virtualisation offering for the Guangdong Power Grid Information Center
Green IT: IT cost management, virtualisation tops list of enterprise IT concerns: SHARE Survey
Virtualisation ranked as the second biggest concern, with server virtualisation the primary focus
Content Management: SuccessFactors acquires CubeTree
Accelerates company-wide collaboration with social business networking capabilities

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Trident bill must be paid by MoD, George Osborne tells Liam Fox

The loss of either HMS Queen Elizabeth, due to launch in 2016, or HMS Prince of Wales, due to come into service in 2018, would be a humiliating blow for the Navy.
Coalition to tear up welfare system: Tax credits to go in biggest reform in decades

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said today the complexity of the benefits system was the reason that Britain had one of the highest rates of workless households in Europe.
TalkTalk ties up with Vodafone to offer mobile phone services

TalkTalk, the UK's second biggest broadband group, has announced a new deal with Vodafone that will see it offering a range of mobile phone services to its customers.
Rentokil keeps full-year goals despite pricing pressures

Cleaning and pest control group Rentokil Initial maintained on Friday its full-year goals despite tough trading conditions across several markets.
Shell shines as it overshadows BP

Shell left rival BP floundering in its wake as it unveiled a strong 35 per cent rise in second quarter profits and said it would offload about £5billion in assets.
Banks starve businesses of cash... but there's no shortage of money for bonuses

Bank of England figures show that net lending to businesses was negative for ten of the last 12 months.
Voters to veto big council tax rises

Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles will today set out plans to make councils get approval from the public every time they want to impose 'excessive' increases in bills.
British Airways plunges £164m into the red as cabin crew rebels plan 12 days of Christmas strike

The combination of the bitter industrial dispute with the Unite union and the closure of most of European airspace for almost a week in April cost the airline around £250 million over the quarter.
Rank hits jackpot as customers flood in

Rank Group came up trumps in the first half of the year, as it attracted more punters through the doors of its Mecca Bingo halls.
Government plans to scrap retirement at 65 'will line pockets of lawyers'

Bosses furious at the move fear they will be hit with a spate of grievance claims by older employees who may feel they have been unfairly dismissed.
House prices fall for first time in six months due to shortage of buyers

Uncertainty over jobs and the economic crisis has fuelled a fall in property prices because people are no longer looking to move.
MARKET REPORT: Peel Hunt staff backing buyout

It's refreshing to hear that loyal staff at stockbroker Peel Hunt have, in some cases, put everything on the line to help buy itself out from its parent, Belgian bank KBC. Peel Hunt yesterday confirmed a £74million buy-out from KBC, which sees most of its 136 staff become shareholders and owning 75 per cent of the equity.
Santander's job pledge to counter complaints

Santander is hiring more than 600 extra frontline staff following a litany of customer complaints at the Spanish bank's UK business, exposed by the Daily Mail.
Rolls-Royce propels first-half earnings up by 55pc

Rolls-Royce reported a stronger-than-expected 4 per cent rise in first-half profits as the company was propelled by a strong performance at its marine business.
BAE Systems defends itself from cuts

BAE Systems has its sights trained on growth in weapons support and maintenance in order to offset expected cuts in European defence budgets.
BT shrinks its pension black hole by £2.4bn

BT has seen its pension deficit tumble by £2.4billion due to the booming recovery in the stock market.
Soaring BSkyB could force News Corp to raise its offer

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation may be forced to raise its £7-per-share offer for BSkyB after the pay-TV giant announced blockbuster results.
AstraZeneca gives investors a boost

AstraZeneca cheered investors as it doubled the value of its share buyback scheme, raised its full-year profits forecast and confirmed that a key new drug was close to being approved.

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Facebook privacy fears as details of millions of users published on Pirate Bay

Facebook privacy fears as details of millions of users published on Pirate Bay - An online security consultant who wished to highlight the social networking site’s privacy issues published a list of data taken from more than 100million users’ profiles. [

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Great Britain squeeze into final

Great Britain squeeze into final - A 14-point haul from Scott Nicholls secures a memorable victory for Great Britain and books their place in the World Cup finals. [Sports]
Second-home owners face losing tax break

Second-home owners face losing tax break - Holiday-homeowners in the UK who rent out their properties for a few months stand to lose benefits under Treasury proposals, which would slash the costs of the breaks to £10m a year [FT Personal Finance]
Amazon launches wireless-only Kindle in bid to take on Apple's iPad

Amazon launches wireless-only Kindle in bid to take on Apple's iPad - The firm is hoping that £109 price tag will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple's iPad gains ground. [Tech]
Hostel plans abandoned

Hostel plans abandoned - Aberdeen City Council's controversial plans for a homeless hostel have been abandoned, amid a legal wrangle. [Scotland and North East]
BT profit up despite revenue fall

BT profit up despite revenue fall - BT reports what it describes as "acceptable" quarterly results, with profits sharply higher despite a fall in revenue. [Business News]
New High Street bank opens

New High Street bank opens - The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opens in London. [London News]
Helicopter that changes into a 4x4

Helicopter that changes into a 4x4 - The company says that almost any soldier could drive and fly it, and that they wouldn't need a pilot's licence. [Tech]
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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
Fugitive tycoon Nadir given bail
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, is granted bail.
Strikes and ash extend BA losses
BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
US sees paper profit on bail-outs
Assets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
Disney sells Miramax film studios
Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.
Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
Deadline for tax credits renewal
Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.
US GDP figures show 2.4% growth
The US economy grew 2.4% during the second quarter, according to figures published by the US government.
Iran sanctions: Turkey's dilemma
Turkey is facing a difficult decision after the EU approved an embargo on foreign trade with Iran this week.
IDS: Welfare system 'close to breaking'
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says welfare reform will be "humanizing" rather than "finger wagging"
Fuel protests: 'Three days from anarchy'
Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned
Chip sales boost Samsung profits
Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.
Novel take on French home shortage
Young French people having difficulty finding affordable housing are being given the chance to help older members of society and put a roof over their own heads.
Picking up Penguins for 75 years
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
Pensions timebomb
Russians fear the benefits system will cease to exist
Puerto Rico struggles in the downturn
With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico.
Industry toasts rise in beer sales, but pubs miss out
Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.
Hit by sanctions
Black market boom as Dubai curbs trade with Iran

BCC

Government action must improve relationship banking with business
The Business Secretary has today released a joint consultation paper with the Treasury which sets out options to help boost lending to businesses. Commenting, David Frost, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce
Business support for decisive deficit reduction
A clear majority of businesses surveyed believe the emergency Budget struck the right balance between spending cuts and tax rises, according to the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Monthly Business Survey
Strong GDP figures must not lead to early interest rate rise
Commenting on the preliminary GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2010, published today by the ONS
Strong skills base essential for growth of UK firms
The Government has launched a consultation on the future direction of skills policy, called “Skills for Sustainable Growth”
Positive retail sales must not lead to complacency
Commenting on the retail sales figures for June published today by the ONS
MPC minutes reinforce case for low interest rates
Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes published today by the Bank of England
Business supports the creation of an Office for Tax Simplification
Commenting on the creation of the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS)
New data highlights difficulties facing the economy
Commenting on the public finance figures published today by the ONS, and the bank lending figures released by the Bank of England
751 businesses given platform to directly lobby European Parliament
On October 14th, 751 business leaders from across the 27 EU member states will gather in the hemicycle of the European Parliament to debate and vote on issues affecting their companies in the wake of the global recession.
Positive labour market figures must be supported
Commenting on the labour market figures released today by the ONS
MPC must keep interest rates low despite mixed inflation figures
Commenting on the June inflation figures, published today by the ONS
Revised GDP figures highlight major challenges facing the economy
Commenting on the revised and delayed GDP figures for the first quarter of 2010
Rebalancing the economy towards exports must accelerate
Commenting on the May trade figures published today by the ONS
BCC supports decision to keep interest rates on hold
Commenting on today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision
Manufacturing recovery is on the right track
Commenting on the manufacturing output figures for May
BCC Economic Survey points to continued UK growth
Results from the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Economic Survey suggest that the UK economy saw further growth in the second quarter of 2010, building on the improvement in the first three months of the year.
Low interest rates are critical to recovery
Commenting on the choices facing the Monetary Policy Committee at its July meeting this Thursday

FSB

Boom in small businesses but with a legal sting in the tail
With the UK facing high unemployment, the Federation of Small Businesses is expecting a boom in people going it alone this year.
FSB set to be a key business partner with new local enterprise partnerships
Small businesses are set to be at the heart of the newly created local enterprise partnerships following a meeting between the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) earlier this week.
LBRO needs revamping, not scrapping, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomes the review into the performance of the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) but is concerned this vital regulatory burden busting body will be scrapped.
Business confidence still fragile for small businesses, say FSB
Business confidence has worsened over the second quarter of 2010 suggesting that the recovery is still fragile and more should be done to support private sector growth, according to the FSB ‘Voice of Small Business Index', published today.
Royal Mail is still not delivering two years on, says FSB
In its response to the consultation ‘Review of developments in the postal market and Royal Mail since 2008', the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is disappointed that the situation with Royal Mail remains the same as in 2008, and that the same key issues highlighted then are still prevalent now.
FSB leads call to scrap the extension of rules on working time to self-employed lorry drivers
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), supported by 100 influential business leaders and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), has called on the European Commission to stand firm in its proposal not to include self-employed lorry drivers within European rules on working time.
FSB welcomes moves to reduce regulatory burden
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today welcomed the Coalition Government's launch of the ‘Your Freedom' website.
FSB reaction to the first Coalition Government Emergency Budget
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), today (22 June) welcomed many of the measures that the Chancellor has announced in the Emergency Budget, but expressed concern that rises in Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICS) were not completely reversed.
Budget should strike the right balance on VAT, say small businesses
As the Chancellor prepares to give his first Budget speech on Tuesday, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging him to strike the right balance with any tax increases.
Emergency Budget should ‘think small first', says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today written to the Chancellor, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP ahead of the Emergency Budget on 22 June, urging the Coalition Government to ‘think small first'.
One million small businesses dissatisfied with their high street bank, says FSB
Research shows that over a quarter of small businesses have been dissatisfied with the support offered by their high street bank in the last 12 months.
Working time regulations will hinder entrepreneurship warns the FSB
Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday 16 June, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is concerned that MEPs are about to set a dangerous precedent by regulating the working time of self-employed heavy goods vehicle drivers, which could threaten entrepreneurship across Europe.
Businesses need to be on the ball with TV Licensing, says FSB
On the eve before the World Cup kicks off, new figures show that over half of small firms will be letting their staff watch key matches, however 32 per cent are unaware they need a TV Licence to watch the games online, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
FSB welcomes attack on red tape
The coalition Government's proposals to slash the red tape stifling business growth is welcome news for the UK's 4.8 million small firms, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
FSB supports small firms to avoid legal strife during the World Cup
With the World Cup approaching, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Abbey Legal Protection have produced guidance on how small firms can avoid employment issues during this high-profile month long tournament.
FSB response to the Queen's Speech 2010
In the first Queen's Speech of the new coalition Government the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomes moves to safeguard jobs and support the economy as well as investing in high-speed broadband.
Broadband should be a universal service obligation, says FSB
The Government must make basic broadband speeds a universal service obligation to help small firms grow and strengthen recovery, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said.
Budget must deliver plans on deficit reduction, say FSB members
The Government must outline robust plans for reducing the UK's budget deficit said 93 per cent of small businesses surveyed in an FSB-ICM poll published today, as the Chancellor announced the emergency budget will take place on 22 June.
FSB welcomes coalition Government
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today welcomes the new coalition Government formed by the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party, and congratulates David Cameron on becoming the UK's new Prime Minister and Nick Clegg as the new Deputy Prime Minister.

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BIS responds to Science and Technology Select Committees’ reports

The Government has published two command papers today setting out its response to reports published during the previous Parliament by the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee on Impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research and the Lords Science and Technology Select Committee on Setting priorities for publicly funded research.
Hearing Aid Council to close

The Hearing Aid Council (HAC) will close its doors formally as a Non-departmental Public Body on 1August 2010.
EAS cracks down on rogue model agencies

Two former modelling agency Directors have been banned from running an employment agency for a total of twelve years following action taken by the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS).
Vince Cable appoints new Chief Executive for the Medical Research Council and reappoints the Chair

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable today announced the appointment of Sir John Savill as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Extension of the UK India Education and Research Initiative

Today, the Prime Minister David Cameron and Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh agreed to the extension of the successful UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), which has already created almost 600 new partnerships between UK and Indian institutions at all levels of the education system. The new programme will be funded by both Governments.
UK firms announce multi-million pound deals in India

Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable has welcomed a series of multi-million pound deals that were announced on Thursday morning in New Delhi between UK and Indian firms. The deals will support hundreds of jobs in the UK.
Minister announces further investment in marine renewables during Wave Hub visit

Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk has today announced a £1.5 million investment in the development of wave energy technology during a visit to the South West RDA’s Wave Hub project at Hayle.
Millions of fake items seized in fight against counterfeiting and piracy

A regional breakdown of the fight against piracy and counterfeiting in the UK has been revealed in a new report published today.
New Director for Office of Manpower Economics

Simon Fraser, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced today that Geoff Dart will become the new Director of the Office of Manpower Economics (OME).
New Chief Executive announced for the Economic and Social Research Council

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable today announced the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
More choice on when to stop working - default retirement age retired

The Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be consigned to the history books by October 2011 under proposals published for consultation by the Government today.
UK and India seeking cooperation on science and technology

The UK and India are planning wide-ranging agreements in science and technology to cement bilateral cooperation in medicine, R&D, ICT, energy and education to the benefit of both counties.
Business Leaders and Local Authorities gather to discuss Local Enterprise Partnerships

Minister for Regional and local economic development, Mark Prisk and Minister for Decentralisation, Greg Clark, today hosted a round table event with business groups, local authorities and think tanks to listen to their views on the creation of local enterprise partnerships.
BIS boosts investment in refuelling and recharging stations for green vehicles

Six successful bidders will share £660,000 match funding from the Department of Business for gas refuelling or electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects.
Green light to ultra low carbon car consumer incentive

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed today that motorists will receive up to £5,000 towards purchase of an ultra-low carbon car from January 2011.