Chancellor Gordon Brown promised a budget for ecommerce, and yesterday he proceeded to set out a raft of measures designed to turn the UK into an ecommerce economy and "catch up with the US". He announced capital gains tax cuts to increase...
We wrote about a Gartner Group/Cisco survey on Thursday, which claimed that the European internet economy will be worth $1.2tr by 2004, with old economy companies expected to drive the expansion. One of the advantages of being an 'old' economy...
But conversely, dot-coms will need to learn execution skills from the old economy if they are to survive. At a SAP roundtable debate in London yesterday, business leaders concluded traditional companies need one or two individuals who will champion...
He also says that despite the current economy for technology stocks, investors have experienced a high return on investment in unlisted companies. He cites Autonomy Software, which has lost both its place in the FTSE 100 index and Apax as an...
In the first of a trilogy on new economy winners and losers, Martin Brampton exposes the 1990s as the decade when we got more of the same - slow growth dressed up as success. Indeed, this is all part of a long-term trend where the entire world...
Increased IT outsourcing during the next five years could boost the British economy, increasing GDP by £16bn and narrowing the 'productivity gap', according to new research. Douglas McWilliams, CEO of the CEBR, said in the report: "Overall, the...