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Business applications

• February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17

  The internet of things gains traction in business

  While consumers are buying more IoT, the wheels are starting to turn in an industry set for an IoT revolution

• February 06, 2017 06 Feb'17

  APAC businesses turn to DevOps to improve app quality, security

  Security validation and metrics are some of the key trends in DevOps this year, according to CA Technologies

• February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17

  Manufacturers collaborate to secure process control systems

  Nearly 100 companies are working together to develop open standards for process control systems that will bring prices down and improve their resilience to cyber attacks

• January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17

  SAP aims to clarify S/4 Hana, cloud apps roadmaps for customers

  The SAP board has launched an initiative to publish and clarify roadmaps, especially in respect of S/4 Hana and its cloud applications, and one product of this is a new technology choice tool

• January 29, 2017 29 Jan'17

  Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

  The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles

• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  Post Office facing group litigation over Horizon computer system after watershed decision

  The group action against the Post Office that alleges sub-postmasters have been wrongly punished for accounting errors gets a green light from the High Court of Justice

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  Accenture adds voice and VR to data analytics for RBS Six Nations

  Accenture, in the sixth year of its tech partnership with the RBS Six Nations rugby championship, adds voice interface and more virtual reality to data analytics effort

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  Post Office offers banking for all UK accounts as bank branch closures continue

  Customers of all UK banks can receive branch services through the Post Office after a deal agreed last year takes effect

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  SAP 2016 results: cloud revenue almost €3bn, 5,400 S/4 customers

  SAP declares full-year 2016 revenue of €22bn, of which nearly €3bn was cloud – almost 14%

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector

  Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Schroders staff to complete daily tasks on mobile devices

  The asset management company wants to make it easier for its staff to complete everyday tasks by linking mobile devices to enterprise systems

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  SSP Worldwide blames engineers at London datacentre for new cloud outage

  Insurance software provider says latest service outage was caused by power problems at third-party datacentre site

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Southampton FC signs up to cloud-based e-commerce

  The cloud-based system by Advanced supports fan engagement and is able to handle peaks in traffic on Southampton FC’s website

• January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17

  Oracle trumpets cloud applications progress at start of 2017

  Oracle reports a new wave of customer take-up of its cloud offerings and announces new datacentres and increased IaaS availability of its Database Cloud Service

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  Aldo uses Salesforce to drive ‘customer delight’

  Luxury retailer is using Salesforce to drive engagement, a seamless experience and customer loyalty