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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Half of UK fintech firms confident in growth but have doubts over skills
UK fintech companies are confident that revenues will double over the next year, but have concerns over talent and customer take up of services
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
Blockchain could reduce deaths and illness resulting from food contamination
Some of the biggest companies in the food supply sector are working with IBM to find ways to use blockchain technology to improve food safety
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August 21, 2017
21
Aug'17
Second phase of electronic medical record system goes live in Dubai
Dubai Health Authority continues its progress towards a fully integrated electronic patient records system
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
Allied Irish Bank blends industrial and artisanal analytics to gain edge
Bank has bulked up its data analytics capability, partly with SAS, to gain a more intimate understanding of its customers
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy
Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative
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August 07, 2017
07
Aug'17
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
AA Ireland turns to predictive analytics in fraud crackdown
Roadside assistance company invests in analytics software to fight fraud and introduce dynamic pricing after its split with the AA
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July 20, 2017
20
Jul'17
SAP Q2 2017 results: cloud revenue €932m, 500 new S/4 customers
SAP’s second-quarter revenue of €5.78bn included €932m for cloud subscription and support – 16% of the total – while new S/4 Hana customers included Centrica and Google
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade
Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
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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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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017
The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry
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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
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 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 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
HR technology essential to cutting-edge customer service, say big businesses
If you can’t get your internal HR systems right, the business will suffer – Jaguar Land Rover, Lufthansa and Russia’s Sberbank explain why