Useful links
Who does Information Age talk to when we need more information about developments in IT? Who do we recommend when we are asked for reliable suppliers, or good sources? Which websites do we visit? Who do we respect?
Below, we list the sites of some of our trusted sources and some of our closest partners within the IT industry. Use this list if you are looking for information or advice, or need some starting points on where to find out more. *
IT media/press sources
Business Week – www.businessweek.com/technology
Useful site for weekly business news about technology
The Economist – www.economist.com
The leading source of international business and world affairs, weekly
The Financial Times – www.ft.com
Business news from around the world, daily
Hemscott – www.hemscott.com
UK-based financial site for listed companies
The New York Times (technology section) – www.nytimes.com
Daily technology news from around the world
Out-Law – www.out-law.com
Free legal news and guidance on IT and e-commerce. A surprisingly comprehensive site given that it comes from a law firm
Line 56 – www.line56.com
Worthy source of US-based e-business news, daily
The Wall Street Journal (technology section) – www.wsj.com
Daily technology news from around the world – mostly about US listed companies
Wired – www.wired.com
The Net's leading chronicle of how technology affects our lives, culture and work
IT user groups and advisory services
www.aiim.org.uk
International group that trains and educates people in document and information management
Useful Blogs
Silicon Valley – www.siliconvalleywatcher.com
On-the-mark blog about developments in Silicon Valley
Extreme Tech – www.extremetech.com
News, reviews, commentary and how-to on the latest hard-core technology
Slashdot – www.slashdot.org
Blog about technology, especially product releases and patches
Techdirt – www.techdirt.com
Easily digestible tech news
Analyst companies
AMR Research – www.amrresearch.com
Forrester Research – www.forrester.com
Gartner – www.gartner.com
Global leader in IT analysis
Infonetics Research – www.infonetics.com
IT Jobs Watch – www.itjobswatch.co.uk
Provides a map of the UK IT job market, identifying the level of demand for particular IT skills with a guide to the average salary and contractor rates offered
Industry initiatives
Effective IT – www.effectiveIT.com
An annual programme focusing on IT strategy, established over four years.
*Should you be on the list? Email Michael Beech to suggest a link.
