A series of workshops aimed at helping small firms in Oxfordshire to understand e-commerce is available on a network that promotes the county as a centre of excellence for information tech- nology.

They have been developed by the Oxfordshire Information Technology Enterprise Network (OxIT) after a successful event last year organised by the Vale of White Horse District Council.

OxIT was launched in January 2000 as a not-for profit-company supported by Business Link Heart of England.

The workshops will be held in Abingdon and Wantage and run from today until May.

For further information telephone 01865 791222, or write to OxIT, Old Police House, Old Botley, Oxford OX2 0JR, or e-mail oxit@eqs.co.uk