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Future business productivity

The future of productivity for business systems

Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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digital transformation
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microsoft
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intergen
Intergen's James Page heralds a 'productivity paradigm shift' in business systems, as smart tech reshapes our work future.
Scam

Hitting emails and Facebook: Ray-Ban scam is back

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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facebook
Beware as the Ray-Ban scam strikes back, targeting unsuspecting Brits with fake email offers and Facebook ads.
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'We're a technology company.' Yeah right.

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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it industry
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opinion
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change management
In a world where banks to pharma firms are dubbing themselves tech companies, critics argue it's mere corporate rhetoric without real transformation.
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US TV broadcasters now want to help you binge watch your favourite shows

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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digital entertainment
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ovum
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tv on demand
At gatherings last month, US broadcasters were demanding the ability to make all episodes of any new TV series they pick up available on demand.
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Is it time to drop 'mobile first' from your strategy?

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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partner programmes
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opinion
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marketing strategy
Last week Gartner reported that smartphone sales are slowing globally. Time to ditch your mobile marketing strategy, right? Of course not.
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Vodafone NZ/Sky merger is good news for its competitors

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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uc
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sky
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opinion
This is good news for DTS and any other business focused ISP. Everything coming out of Vodafone and Sky seems to relate to the consumer market.
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Channel highlights from Gartner's technology and innovation conference

Fri, 10th Jun 2016
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opinion
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analyst report
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partners
Channels and ecosystems are crucial as providers navigate the digital transformation at Gartner's conference; VCs and PE firms remain undeterred by market woes.
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Smartphone technologies and capabilities that can not be ignored by mobile device vendors

Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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payment technologies
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cortana
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opinion
Mobile giants can't ignore the new top 10 smartphone techs that shape user experience, says Gartner's Roberta Cozza.
Handshake agreement

Rod Drury on major US banking announcement for Xero

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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uc
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fintech
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financial systems
We recently announced an integration with Wells Fargo, a bank serving more than three million small businesses and one in three households in the USA.
Group collaborating

Insight: Why disciplined collaboration needs flexible tools

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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uc
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collaboration
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deloitte
Collaboration brings with it many benefits to the table for an organisation, but it does require a cohesive set of protocols and procedures.
Collaboration jigsaw

Expert opinion: Cisco and IBM adopt hybrid analytics architecture to drive IoT growth

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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iot
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cisco
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ibm
The new Internet of Things (IoT) partnership between Cisco and IBM promises to enhance the companies' IoT offerings.
Money buy innovation

Budget 2016: Can money buy innovation?

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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government
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opinion
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budget
Innovation is crucial to the success of any organisation, or economy for that matter. So how can you grow innovation?.
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SimpliVity navigates near-term disruption to maximize hyperconverged footprint

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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converged infrastructure
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dc
SimpliVity has the foundational vision and software capabilities needed to succeed in the quickly growing tide of data center industry disruption.
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3 reasons why telecom operators should store historical data right now

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
Big Data technologies, cloud services and price drops in storage disks have made it possible to store huge datasets.
Carrot

Microsoft Renewals – the season for finding carrots in the cloud

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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microsoft
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opinion
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e3
As cloud renewals approach, companies are urged to scrutinise Microsoft's From SA offer for Office 365, potentially cutting costs significantly.
Innovate

The 5 most effective, least used digital innovation hacks

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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opinion
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analyst report
If you were asked which innovation capabilities contributed the most to digital performance, what would you say?.
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Is Vision Scapegoating keeping you from collaborative change?

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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uc
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devops
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apm
Operational Dead Reckoning may help you get back on track, says Joe Auslander, Senior Agile Consultant at Assurity Consulting.
Applauding elephant

What's an ELOFANT and how can you stop them threatening your data?

Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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phishing
If you're concerned about the security of your organization's data, you should be looking out for ELOFANTs on your network.
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How to shift the economic balance of cyber attacks

Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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carbon black
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opinion
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cyber attacks
A harsh reality for the information security sector is that the businesses we are asked to protect are battling businesses that are built to attack.
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The quick and dirty transformation test for executives

Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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digital transformation
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opinion
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analyst report
Execs face a 'quick and dirty' test to articulate their company's digital transformation in plain terms, as many falter in progress.