William M Mercer has expanded and re-designed its on-line pension information service. In future, material will be published on-line at the same time as it is made available to Mercer’s own consultants. The site will also feature a new hot topics section with latest information on issues such as stakeholder funding, state benefits, trusteeship and contracting out.
Access abuse on the Internet alert
Web Watcher is a software package, developed by Cochrane Research, to stop employees from abusing access to the Internet. The software enables the relevant managers to be notified by e-mail the moment an employee visits a web site that isn’t considered business-oriented. The package is available from the Cochrane site (or via telephone 0870 800 6208) with a starter edition for five users priced at £99.
Exploit the potential of e-business
Henley Management College is introducing two programmes to help managers exploit the potential of e-business. Essentials of e-Business and Essentials of e-Strategy are delivered on-line via Henley’s web site. The courses aim to give participants an understanding of e-business trends and opportunities, as well as provide an insight into the key issues that are shaping the world of e-commerce.
www.henleymc.ac.uk/ebusinesssportfolio
On-line form can be completed offline
Mandoforms is a new type of on-line form said to be easier and faster to complete than traditional web-based forms. The forms, typically used on a recruitment web site or a company intranet, have special security software built in and can also be completed offline to save Internet connection costs. A freeware tool to create the forms can be downloaded from the Mandoforms site or a more sophisticated developer tool will cost around £99.
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