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January 10, 2018
10
Jan'18
Marks and Spencer eyes £30m annual cost savings from digital-first retail push
High-street retailer has fleshed out plans to put digital at the heart of its business to boost operational efficiency in response to changing consumer demands
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January 05, 2018
05
Jan'18
Oxford and Cambridge Club shelves ledgers for time and attendance
London club has modernised its time and attendance paper-based procedures to manage its staff, using Planday software
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December 28, 2017
28
Dec'17
Top 10 stories on state surveillance, technology and the law in 2017
In 2017, the government faced multiple legal challenges over the legality of mass surveillance of the population, most of whom pose no threat, in cases that will set the parameters between individual freedom and state intrusion
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December 20, 2017
20
Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Middle East stories in 2017
Countries in the Middle East are putting digital transformation high on their priority lists and are already leaders in areas such as smart city development
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December 19, 2017
19
Dec'17
Nordic states innovate to attract global tech players
The Nordic region is already a hotbed for tech startups and has the ingredients to attract more investment from the established tech giants
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December 19, 2017
19
Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017
The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer
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December 19, 2017
19
Dec'17
Australia’s Kogan.com breaks IT silos
E-commerce company used to run separate systems across different business functions, but has implemented an SAP system to streamline operations
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December 18, 2017
18
Dec'17
Top 10 business applications stories of 2017
Indirect licensing of SAP software was the big story, with SAP’s victory over Diageo in the High Court proving a tinderbox. AI, machine learning and blockchain oscillated between hype and reality
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December 15, 2017
15
Dec'17
Oracle Q2 2017-18 results see cloud revenue grow to $1.5bn
Oracle’s second-quarter 2017-18 results show an increase in cloud revenue of 44%, and overall growth of 4% to $9.6bn. Executives are bullish against competition, buoyed by artificial intelligence makeover of database
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses
City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital
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December 05, 2017
05
Dec'17
US utility provider PG&E on ditching the datacentre and going cloud-first
US-based utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) discusses how getting out of the datacentre business and into the cloud is helping meet its regulatory, affordability and innovation targets
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December 01, 2017
01
Dec'17
SAP and customers still in cockpit of debate about indirect licensing
SAP and the UK & Ireland SAP user group have been thrashing out the topic of indirect licensing in 2017. Is there an amicable settlement in sight?
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December 01, 2017
01
Dec'17
Alexa for Business: Amazon embarks on voice-activated workplace productivity push
The final day of Re:Invent 2017 sees Amazon set out plans to help enterprises automate problematic workplace tasks using its voice assistant, Alexa
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
AWS fleshes out cloud database proposition, while taking aim at Oracle
The second-day Re:Invent keynote saw AWS lift the veil on 22 new cloud products and services, and aim a few more jabs at Oracle's database proposition
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November 29, 2017
29
Nov'17
Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges
Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems