For outsourcing SME confidence is more important than dumping prices 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Already 72 percent of all small and medium-sized entities (SME) have outsourced part of their business units to external service providers. Another 33 percent are planning to engange in outsourcing with 57 percent of them considering cost cuts as the biggest advantage, 52 percent the focussing on the core business and 45 percent see the …
One third of German companies use Linux 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Two reports show that Linux is becoming increasingly important to small and medium-sized entities (SME). As was revealed by ZDNet.de, the operating system Linux has been growing for three consecutive years at a two-digit rate. According to a survey by the IDC carried out in February 2006, Linux with a global turnover of 5.7 billion …
Windows 98 and ME reduce creditworthiness 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to Jupiter Research the outdated Windows versions 98 and ME are still used to a considerable extent on second and third computers, in particular by small and medium-sized companies. Microsoft, however, announced that for these versions security updates will only be available until July 2006. Thus, any use beyond that date will result in …
CiM cautions against excessive licensing of software 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Franz Neumeier, editor-in-chief of the magazine Computer im Mittelstand (CiM) in the editorial of the most recent issue asks a delicate question: “Do you have a complete overview of the software effectively installed on the computers in your company?” People who can answer this question in the affirmative are the exception.
Wirtschaftswoche magazine reveals the appeal of India to SME 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the initiative Perspektive Mittelstand the German economy directs its attention to the East. Not only, however, does this attention comprise Middle and Eastern Europe, but it has already reached China and India. These markets currently present a particularly high growth.
Portal provides guidance to SME on Mezzanine financing 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot In an interesting guide on the Perspektive Mittelstand portal Dr. Jürgen Kaack, managing director of the STZ-Consulting Group informs on important aspects of the so-called Mezzanine financing ⇒ Wikipedia).
69 percent of SME interested in on-demand software 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot On-demand software(⇒ Wikipedia) is playing an increasingly important role in small and medium-sized entities (SME). This is the result of a corresponding survey commissioned by salesforce.com carried out among 1000 SME. According to the survey 69 percent of the companies questioned generally consider web-based business solutions to be of interest, with major SME employing more …
Outsourcing of IT services worthwhile for SME 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot For major enterprises the development of software in India or South Africa Software has been the rule for quite a long time. But this approach is not profitable to small and medium-sized entities (SME) and the risks are too big, aren´t they? Experts think that this is not true. On the contrary, the outsourcing of …
Discretion protects SME doing business in crisis areas 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Small and medium-sized entities (SME) are in a dilemma, if they are offered lucrative contracts in crisis areas. On the one hand they cannot afford to turn down such opportunities, on the other hand they hardly dispose of the means enabling professional protection of their employess on the scene. A typical example is the recent, …
Magazine rectifies prejudices against small and medium-sized companies 11. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Bundesagentur für Arbeit in an extensive article directs the attention of the readers of the Uni Magazin to the good career opportunities and particularities presented by small and medium-sized companies while at the same time rectifying some frequent prejudices felt among the public and in particular among the future graduates at universities and colleges. …