Research firm TheInfoPro has revealed that hardware giant Dell is going from strength to strength after server spending dropped globally during the economic crisis. The report, released earlier this week, surveyed 252 decision makers from Fortune 1000 companies and considered the financial results of top hardware suppliers. Reporting a 61 per cent increase in server [...]

I have always been impressed by visionary companies that look far into the future. The main difference between them and others within their industry is the passion for building something great that will last for generations to come. Richard Branson is building Virgin not just for his children and their generation but for his great, [...]

Last week, Lawrence Jones, UKFast’s MD was involved in a lively round table discussion with The Business Desk. The event was hosted by DLA Piper at their offices in Barbirolli Square in Manchester and Chired by Business Desk Editor, Chris Barry. Around the table were a selection of the North West’s business leaders representing some [...]

Proving that silver surfers are not necessarily inhibited by technology if the content is attractive enough, those aged over 50 now account for more 31 per cent of the total people online. As grandparents join social media sites as a new way to connect with their family and friends, the presence of over 50s online [...]

Murdoch’s bold move into paid for news online gets its first results. Our recent round table suggested that people would take an instant dislike to paying for their news. It was argued that there would always be someone who could offer the same news for free online however, some experts suggested that if anyone could [...]

UKFast has been a pioneer of online growth and innovation since its inception ten years ago. Our primary focus is to help our customers accelerate their online business, because if our customers grow, so do we. New research by website optimisation software firm Aptimize has shown that websites of even the top UK brands are [...]

Since last commenting on the fun and friendly atmosphere in the UKFast offices we have had in-house fancy dress themes of Hawaiian tropics, pyjama parties and St George’s Day (which included some rather fearsome dragons). The team has also been working hard to maintain the upbeat mood outside of our Manchester office as well, visiting [...]

Today marks a milestone in the history of the internet as ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has rolled out a system that allows full domain names with no Latin characters in them. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first three countries to benefit from this advancement, while [...]

As the nation takes to the polls for the closest election in a generation, the true winner of the first digital election has already been identified as social media. Following its influential role in Barack Obama’s 2008 US election campaign, the key party leaders have all identified Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as ways to engage [...]

A recent study by NetApplications has revealed that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is continuing to lose market share while Google Chrome has seen a sharp rise in popularity. Experts are largely attributing the shift to the security concerns surrounding IE, combined with the successful advertising and ever faster new releases from Google. That’s right; it seems [...]