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  • Accy software vendor adds debtor auto hassle
    Auto-chasing of late payers Small business accountancy provider KashFlow is extending its platform with Getting-Paid, an online service which automatically chases slow payers.…
  • UK will save its 48-hour opt-out, says employment lawyer
    Haven't you got homes to go to? The European Parliament has voted to end the UK's opt-out of laws banning people from working for more than 48 hours a week, but a leading employment lawyer has said that the opt-out is likely to remain in place.…
  • 'Complacent' businesses turn blind eye on IP crime, says UK.gov
    Viva Hooky Street! The government has accused UK businesses of not doing enough to protect their intellectual property.…
  • Scottish firm pays £120,000 over unlicensed software
    See what happens when you take the low road... Updated A company in Renfrewshire, Scotland has paid almost £120,000 to settle claims that it had too few licences for the software installed on approximately 100 computers. The company would have been sued for copyright infringement if it had not settled.…
  • Online storage start-up pitches 'USB stick on the internet'
    Lets small biz try out its big idea for free Livedrive.com is offering small businesses a simpler way to create online back-ups of their files and data.…
  • Russian's emoticon trade mark won't wash with EU
    You winker A Russian businessman says that he has trade marked the emoticon and that commercial uses of punctuation marks to convey a wink will require a licence costing over $10,000. But a trade mark attorney said that his demands will be irrelevant to uses in the EU.…
  • ADSL - the VoIP killer
    Weak link in reliability chain Over half of UK businesses are avoiding VoIP 'cos their ADSL broadband connections to branch offices aren't up to scratch, according to research coming out of Enterprise-VoIP specialists Viatel.…
  • Abbey IT upgrade 'chaos' hits small biz banking
    Frozen money A weekend IT upgrade at Abbey's business banking division left customers unable to login or transfer money in or out of their accounts on Monday.…
  • EC to amend VAT Directive
    Battles 'missing trader' fraud The European Commission has proposed (pdf) a series of measures, including changes to the VAT Directive, to prevent and detect VAT fraud.…
  • Mandy writes cheque for UK tech biz
    Funds for small biz Lord Mandelson of Foy has announced a £30m fund to invest in small and medium UK technology firms.…