Island Business Online

For many business owners, extending the life-cycle of IT equipment beyond the traditional three years has been an important requirement during the last few years, writes columnist Jonathan Thorton.

When discussing internet performance it is common for companies to quote the speed measured in Mbps, for example download at up to 8 Mbps, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

Boo.com was a fashion website launched in the autumn of 1999 and in many ways a prime example of dotcom fever, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

Throughout recent years there have been several rumours of an Apple tablet device and these were confirmed in January when the new Apple iPad was announced by Chief Executive Steve Jobs, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

Last month marked the tenth anniversary of the "dotcom bubble spike" which triggered massive falls on the Nasdaq index of leading technology companies, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

The World Wide Web offers a wide range of benefits for business; however, recent publicised attacks against companies such as Google have highlighted the growing threat from malware infected websites and the potential to cause widespread damage to an organisation, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

For most small business owners focusing on running the business is top priority, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.

'Working smarter not harder' has always been an important business principle, increasing productivity for employees and owners alike whilst not sacrificing that all important balance between work and home life, writes columnist Jonathan Thornton.