Stephen Pritchard
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Business printing: A4, A3, or 3D?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Falling costs and smaller kit are driving adoption of 3D printers. Soon businesses could buy them as readily as photocopiers.
Blackberry's fire sale, and the phablet that could save it
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth BlackBerry may have agreed a sale to its largest shareholder, but its largest phone yet could help save the brand.
How will 4K and Ultra HD TV affect corporate networks?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Ultra HD TV is coming and the internet will need to adapt to cope.
Rural broadband: no more dial tone
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth BT has switched off its dial-up internet access. But the UK still lacks a proper rural broadband strategy.
What does Microsoft buying Nokia mean for the OEM community?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Microsoft buying Nokia's handset business has been on the cards for a while. But could it affect the software company's OEM relations?
Mobile banking: risk or reward?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth A new regulatory report looks at mobile banking and payments' growing popularity, but also their downsides.
Cloud's crisis of confidence
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth A series of outages at online services serves as a reminder of consumer services' fragility.
BlackBerry puts up For Sale sign
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth The smartphone maker is considering strategic alternatives, which could include a sale. Where does this leave its business users?
The big 4G network switch on
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Now Vodafone and O2 have announced their 4G launch dates, is the technology viable for business?
Looking for profit in the Internet of Things
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: How can CIOs make the most of the opportunities presented by the Internet of Things?
You're hired! Video joins the business world
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth In just a decade, video has grown to one of the largest generators of Internet traffic. Businesses are now starting to put it to more use.
Five years of app stores, and software has changed forever
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Apple's pioneering App Store has changed the way consumers buy software. And businesses are following.
Double or drop: is faster 4G the answer?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Faster speeds alone won't be enough to tempt business users to switch to 4G.
Enterprise IT’s summer of love
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Technology vendors come together to make clouds, not war. But where does that leave customers?
Government IT: Secrets and clouds
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: A new service will allow civil servants to use Microsoft Office as a cloud computing service.
Putting value on Big Data
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Data is clearly valuable to the companies that collect it. But how valuable is it to the wider economy?
Measuring Britain’s rural dial tone
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth The Countryside Alliance has stepped in to the debate about rural communities’ access to communications.
Apple v Microsoft: the fight for the living room
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth The next battleground for technology firms will be the lounge, not the office.
How hiring people with autism could benefit IT
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Autistic adults can struggle in mainstream employment. But tech firms are making use of their skills.
Even tech companies gain by sticking to their knitting
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Technology firms are usually praised for innovation. But sometimes, it's best to get the basics right.
Software to rent, not buy
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Adobe is moving its professional Creative Suite software to a rental-only model. How will that affect business users?
BYOD, or no job, no device?
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Research by Gartner suggests employees may be forced to buy their own IT. This may cause business more problems than it solves.
IBM server sale is a logical result of commodity IT
By Stephen Pritchard published
In-depth Inside the enterprise: If IBM sells its server business to Lenovo, it will further prove the money is not in hardware.