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HR software
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July 18, 2019
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Jul'19
Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation
A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation
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June 19, 2019
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Jun'19
Looming private sector IR35 reforms prompts calls for gig economy-focused tax system overhaul
The growth of the gig-based economy has exposed weaknesses in the UK tax system – exacerbated by the IR35 reforms – that mean an overhaul is needed, panel claims
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June 04, 2019
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Jun'19
Why HR and procurement need to collaborate
A lack of insight into the external skills they use means organisations are missing out on smart human capital management
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May 30, 2019
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May'19
How Unilever found itself selling enterprise software
Ken Charman has a track record in running IT firms. In 2018, he was coaxed out of retirement to spearhead Unilever’s spin-out software business
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April 24, 2019
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Apr'19
SAP Q1 2019 results: 400 more S/4 Hana sign-ups, €1.5bn in cloud
SAP’s first-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 400 new customers for S/4 Hana. Senior executive losses, restructure and Qualtrix acquisition cost bite into profit
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April 10, 2019
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Apr'19
Should you buy SaaS ERP or best-of-breed enterprise software?
The major ERP providers are pushing their customers to their cloud offerings. It makes sense, but there are plenty of SaaS alternatives
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April 03, 2019
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Apr'19
Del Monte Foods enlists Accenture to help guide move to AWS cloud
US-based food producer has moved hundreds of servers and business applications to the AWS public cloud as part of a push to modernise its IT estate and boost its overall business agility
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March 29, 2019
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Mar'19
Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research
Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers
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March 20, 2019
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Mar'19
How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay
The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system
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January 29, 2019
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Jan'19
Australian government turns to Rimini Street for software support
A slew of Australian government agencies have switched out SAP and Oracle maintenance contracts for third-party support services
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January 02, 2019
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Jan'19
How e-signatures fix broken digitisation
A big barrier to the end-to-end digitisation of business processes is that certain steps require paper – but DocuSign plans to fix this
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December 31, 2018
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Dec'18
Top 10 business applications stories of 2018
The steady modernisation of ERP systems, as they edge to the cloud and are complemented by new-generation customer software, was markedly evident this year. And blockchain and AI are making inroads
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December 28, 2018
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Dec'18
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018
Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management
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November 19, 2018
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Nov'18
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management turn to Workday to complete merger
Standard Life Aberdeen, created in August 2017 when two of Scotland’s largest financial services companies merged, is transferring 3,000 former Standard Life staff to Aberdeen Asset Management’s Workday HR system as it integrates the two businesses
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November 15, 2018
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Nov'18
The Gym Group flexes its muscles with data analytics
No-frills fitness company The Gym Group is using analytics technology to find insights from its financial, HR and membership data, as it limbers up for rapid expansion in the UK