
Now is the time to plan your collaborative strategy

Web 2.0 can act as a valuable communication tool for managers

Social software tools offer a superb opportunity for firms brave enough to embrace them, writes Joe Devo

Mark Kobayashi-Hillary says social networking brings business benefits MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Bebo, Flickr, blogs and podcasts: is your organisation actively engaged in the blogosphere, or do you still think that interactive social networks are for teenagers to burn the hours they used to spend watching television?

Second Life gives life to a new virtual experience

Our panel of IT leaders provide their opinions and ideas on major issues affecting technology in business. This month, we focus on research and development and the benefits of automation

Rewards change for IT leaders when they step up into senior executive roles
Executive benefits promise much, but firms must have the right structure in place

A sensitive approach to managing business change will encourage a positive staff response and a successful project

Change must be supported by education

Cultural change must be dealt with carefully
Planning and flexibility will maximise success

A happy team is a productive team. Gary Flood looks at giving your workers that much-needed boost

Positive feedback can go a long way

Richard Webb of Smiths News tells Charlotte Moore how IT helps maintain the reliable nature of newspaper delivery
How to define innovation
Know exactly what you want
Reshuffle resources and contracts
Hire external expertise
Join forces with others with similar needs

Wikis and blogs have an important role to play in business communications
Exploiting the true value of ideas while preventing their theft is a challenge and a legal minefield. We look at how to control intellectual property.