Posted June 30, 1999
UK
Big Business is fully wired, says new report 
Every large firm in the UK now has Internet access, according to the Durlacher
Internet Report.
Business
chiefs underestimate impact of the Net
The Internet has already changed the roles of nearly half of company directors,
according to research by the Sun-Netscape Alliance.
Intranets
- the future of company communications?
An intranet - simply an internal web site within a company - is becoming
an essential business tool, with BT predicting 90% of large UK companies
will use one by 2001.
Posted June 29, 1999
Y2K:
New Survey Asks "On Course or Too Late?"
The shocking answer is 30% of the UK's largest companies are unlikely
to achieve Y2K compliance by the new year.
DIY
electricity bills cut costs
J Sainsbury has signed a three-year contract with Northern Electric in
which it will calculate its own bills, taking advantage of continued change
in utility regulations.
South-east
locations in demand - but short on supply
A study commissioned by Thames Valley Economics and undertaken by facilities
management company WS Atkins has found that matching the location needs
of businesses to the supply of suitable developments in the region is
difficult and could get worse.
Posted June 28, 1999
Change
in ownership at Trigon opens new doors 
Savills today announced that it has completed a deal giving it full ownership
of facilities management company Trigon Limited.
Call
centres - rich pickings for FM companies?
The rise of the call centre in the UK is continuing - providing rich pickings
for FM companies in the process - with two companies this week announcing
plans to create over 2,000 jobs in the technical telephone support area.
Online
cops needed to combat web crime
A governing body of computer specialists needs to be set up to combat
a rising tide of online crime, according to a major report by the UK National
Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS).
Posted June 25, 1999
Special
Report: Facilities Management and the Internet
FMs
urged to use their imaginations as the future arrives
Y2k:
Government committed to naming and shaming
Launching
newly packaged guidance on millennium compliance for building owners and
operators, Construction Minister Nick Raynsford came out strongly in favour
of naming and shaming the laggards.
Corporate
PFI on shaky ground?
SmithKilne Beecham has joined the growing list of companies which are
becoming disillusioned with corporate PFI by pulling out of a deal to
manage its £200m headquarters.
Regus
in US joint venture 
Business centre operator Regus has signed a non-exclusive
national agreement in a joint venture with Equity Office Properties Trust,
which has a network of almost 300 buildings in the US.