5. Business Online
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Online technologies have had a positive impact on Irish businesses, in particular by saving time and making external and internal communications more efficient.
- Impact of the internet on business. Source: eBusiness survey 2007 volume 1. sample size of 481 business with internet connections
However, fewer businesses than would have been expected – just one in ten – say that the Internet has resulted in greater sales, according to research commissioned by Chambers Ireland and ComReg.
Awareness and usage of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) appear to be relatively low among businesses. Around two-thirds of the businesses with internet connection were not aware of VoIP and only 16% of those who were aware of it actually use it.
The same survey also showed that email is the top online application among businesses, with an 89% usage level. Almost a third of the sample say that they bank online. Surprisingly, given the high profile of the government’s eTenders website, just 4% of businesses said that they had used online tendering websites.
- voIP pie charts. Source: eBusiness survey 2007 volume 1. sample size of 481 business with internet connections
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