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Andy Dent: Brainstorming and problem-solving with the Chamber

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a self-confessed IT geek, with extensive qualifications in talking techie and fiddling with technology, to hopefully make it work. Read

Mobile phone is the new alarm clock

Mobile phones have replaced the traditional alarm clock in the British bedroom. Read

Politicians should listen to the voice of business

It is often the business voice that adds the forgotten common sense, the necessary expertise and the balance to consultations surrounding the myriad of issues facing this region. Read

Civica's new owners 3i happy with £190m purchase

Software firm Civica will be a huge success in the private sector, its new owner 3i has said. Read

Madness to gamble with your firm's most valuable asset

Peter Mitteregger, European vice-president of specialist IT firm Credant Technologies, explains why businesses need to protect their database. Read

IRIS earns top European accolade

A Coventry software company kept its eye firmly on the prize to scoop a major award in Paris. Read

Business concerns over online profiles

More than two-thirds of business owners are concerned that how they appear online could have a negative effect on their business, according to research. Read

Creditable mark of quality for Portech and KC3

Two West Midlands companies, Portech Systems and KC3.net , are among the first in the country to be certified to Accredit UK’s software design, development and testing standard. Read

Tesco stands firm against Google ad policy

Google’s open season on company trademarks has started, which means that anyone can now buy your brand names from Google and advertise their products to people searching for yours. Read

Records storage could be costly waste of space

Birmingham businesses could be missing out on substantial cost savings by using valuable office space to store documents, according to document management specialist Crown Records Management as commercial property rents in the city remain high. Read

Customers see red with Orange

Orange has ended up bottom of a consumer satisfaction league of mobile phone companies. Read

BT gets mobile again with BlackBerry-style smart-phone

BT Group has signalled its return to the mobile market after launching a BlackBerry-style smart-phone as part of its broadband deal for users to surf the web and make calls when not at home. Read

Pressure on Yahoo to revive Microsoft deal

Yahoo!, whose shares fell 20 per cent on Monday after Microsoft dropped its $47.5 billion (£24 billion) bid for the company, is likely to face pressure and possibly a proxy battle from activist hedge funds looking to revive the deal. Read

Bumper holiday bookings with effective internet strategy

Andrew Grieve claims the internet could make 2008 a bonanza season for sections of the independent UK hospitality trade Read

Data security firm increases production fourfold

A Birmingham data security firm is crunching all the right numbers following a major expansion, which has quadrupled production and created 10 jobs in the process. Read

Encouraging growth of ICT accreditation

To encourage the growth of local ICT (information and communication technology) companies regional development agency Advantage West Midlands is funding a limited number of quality accreditations from Accredit UK. Read

Former sergeant joins Quiss

Former Army sergeant Gareth Jones has swapped a career in the army to go online with West Midlands IT outsourcing company Quiss Technology. Read

Free seminar on digital strategy

Midland digital agency Freestyle Interactive, is running a free half-day seminar on digital strategy for local businesses and brands. Read

Green machine gets into gear to grant funding wish

The UK's first green funding website exclusively for businesses has gone live - featuring more than £1.2 billion-worth of funding programmes on its free online searchable database. Read

Internet central boosted by five new additions

Staffordshire-based internet services provider Internet Central has strengthened it's technical and sales teams with five key appointments. Read

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Head of digital at WAA has his eye on the world of e-business. Read

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