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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management
Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours
Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Unabiz secures IoT network operator licence in Taiwan
Internet of things connectivity provider plans to cover 95% of the island’s population by 2018
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Middle East retailers urged to embrace e-commerce platforms
E-commerce in the Middle East makes up a tiny proportion of the region's GDP, but this will change as Amazon stokes the market
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June 23, 2017
23
Jun'17
Housing developer rolls out HCM to pave way for stock market listing
Bonava, which provides affordable and sustainable housing in Northern and Eastern Europe, rolled out HR technology in record time to meet a deadline to list on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
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June 22, 2017
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Jun'17
Most SAP users plan to stick with older ERP due to costly Hana migration
Survey finds many SAP users are considering augmenting their existing enterprise resource planning with cloud applications rather than go to S/4 Hana
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June 22, 2017
22
Jun'17
IT glitch brings rail ticket machines down in the UK
A failure related to a single software and systems supplier meant thousands of commuters in the UK were unable to buy tickets
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June 22, 2017
22
Jun'17
Insurance industry transformation will mirror travel sector through insurtech
Insurtech is gaining momentum, and companies in the sector of all sizes and ages can learn from startups
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June 22, 2017
22
Jun'17
Oracle 2016-17 results: cloud revenue up 60%, overall growth 2%
Oracle’s full-year and fourth quarter results for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 12% of total. Executives are once again bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation
IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
Pirated software used to spread malware in APAC
A regional study by a Singapore university has found that counterfeit software distributed through discs and file-sharing networks is plagued by malware
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June 20, 2017
20
Jun'17
NTT Docomo turns to SAP Hana to boost customer experience
Japanese telco NTT Docomo rolls out in-memory database in eight months to analyse data from retail outlets and customer call centres in a bid to improve service levels
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
Hovis boosts job applications after HR tech roll-out
Baker and flour miller expects a quick payback from HR technology project
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
McKinsey AI research finds slender user adoption outside tech
McKinsey Global Institute research finds artificial intelligence adoption to be exiguous and experimental outside the technology sector, but registers rapidly growing investment
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
British & Irish Lions engage with fans via cloud platform
Fans of the British & Irish Lions rugby team are being offered more ways to digitally engage with the team while it is on tour in New Zealand