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The article presents information on IT spending among the food and drink wholesalers in Great Britain. Food and drink wholesalers invest £12,836 per desktop each year and among smaller food wholesalers, the average spend per desktop is £3,839, which is much more than the all-sector average spend of £3,132 for small and medium-sized enterprises. The top IT priority for food and drink wholesalers is the supply chain efficiency. Wholesalers also attach importance to management and operational improvements with mobile working a key route to enhancing productivity and improving customer service.

The article presents news briefs related to computer networks of different companies in Great Britain. A service from Capgemini SA could help Great Britain businesses to reduce the cost of supporting Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5-based mobile devices. The study by market researcher Vanson Bourne Ltd. found that 68% IT do not see a business case for 10gbps Fibre Channel storage networks. New network automation tools from Intelliden are being aimed at organizations that need to make controlled network updates over large networks, including service providers, large enterprises and large government organizations. At the VoIP for Business exhibition in London last week, Azzurri Communications demonstrated technology from Avaya and Nokia that enables staff to turn their mobile phones into virtual offices. Features include e-mail, voice conference, call transfer and call holding. British Telecom PLC (BT) is offering businesses new fixed and mobile call packages. BT Business Plan with mobile offers small and medium sized enterprises one bill, an annual 5% discount on combined fixed and mobile calls, and preferential rates.