IT Week Staff

Everyone has their own rate of inflation. The Bank of England can only use one target

As recession fears creep into the corporate psyche, people are feeling the need to be seen in the office

Whether it’s FDs or auditors, someone has to take the first step and be responsible for passing on bad news

Fair value body blow has left the banking industry on the ropes. But there’s still plenty of fight left

Sometimes I think we did ‘disaster’ better in the 70s. Somehow the first oil crisis seemed scary as well as painful...

Every office has its divas ­ from the colleague who throws tantrums to the boss who needs handling with kid gloves. How do you, a sane, rational person, deal with them?

There can be few former heads of international accounting firms who get the kind of send off that Kieran Poynter did last week

The credibility of credit report data may not be as safe as you think

Transparent data can only aid the diversity agenda

Is that the ghost of Cap’n Bob stalking the profession again?

Enterprise IT managers have a crucial role to play in steering the UK into the broadband fast lane

Would Microsoft’s internet strategy be in such a mess if it had listened to IT Week five years ago?

Businesses' new found focus on the environment may be welcome, but according to Conrad MacKerron, it is taking attention away from workers' rights issues – and the credibility of the entire green business movement could be at risk

New legislation may not be high on retailers agendas

The computing giant risks being left in the past

The merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand created the blueprint for the Big Four: global assurance and advisory businesses built on solid audit foundations with plenty to offer the world’s biggest and most ambitious companies

Problem with your Wifi router and AOL connection? Join the back of the queue, says Barry Fox

It may be a year old, but as Dell's Jonathan Perry explains, firms looking to get rid of their old IT kit still need to pay attention to the WEEE directive

Telling customers about your environmental targets is all well and good but, as Paul Thomas argues, they are meaningless if you do not know how they are to be achieved

The education sector offers a wealth of opportunities to channel players, writes Doug Woodburn