Business Technology

Members who are still trying to come to terms with Windows Vista will either wail in anguish or cheer the recent public unveiling of its successor, Windows 7.

Phil Peace at Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions looks at why fleet operations need technology to improve efficiencies and save money. He highlights what to look for.

The world now encourages an environment where computer crime is over-whelmed with opportunities. Martin Baldock argues that companies should be aware of how to defend themselves and produce a series of practical steps in preparation for a cyber attack.

Here is a list of lessons in the use of Excel pivot tables, improving any financial manager's abilities and boosting the possibilities of more accurate financial forecasting and reporting.

Over 5,600 professionals participated in the selection of 20 companies as offering the best satisfaction through using their software. Covering 19 categories in accounting, finance, HR and customer management some of the small players performed surprisingly well.

Norwegian reconciliation software specialist Adra has created an online version of its adramatch reconciliation software for matching accounts.

CIMA has continued its tradition of advocacy for more sophisticated financial management with the publication of a hefty guide to business intelligence (BI) tools and techniques. John Stokdyk discusses the implications that it raises.

David Carter's tutorial uses a sample database enabling companies to learn how to improve their sales orders and stock control which runs through an accounts package written in Access by live-linking Excel direct to their Access database. His analysis also utilises pivot tables. This is an introduction to a series of four tutorials.

Online planning and reporting specialist Adaptive Planning has put together a £5,000 Recession Survival Kit to help businesses revise forecasts and planning scenarios in response to the economic downturn.

Research company, Greenwich Associates, names Citi and HSBC as having the best online technology for corporate treasury departments and commercial clients globally.