Business applications

At the heart of enterprise software strategy are the key business applications upon which every organisation relies. From enterprise resource planning (ERP) to customer relationship management (CRM), financial and accounts software to business intelligence (BI), such applications demand high investments and can deliver high returns. We analyse the latest product developments and the news from major suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP.

October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21
Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry announces first public hearing

Public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal will hold its first public hearing next month
October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21
How Zoom is growing its APAC business

Zoom is driving its growth in Asia-Pacific by embedding business processes into video communications, supporting the hybrid workplace and expanding its headcount in the region
October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21
How VMware is tackling the Indian market

VMware is eyeing growing opportunities in India around cloud-native application development, remote work as well as 5G and edge computing, says VMware president Sumit Dhawan
October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21
Aetos to deploy Singtel MEC for security operations

Security firm Aetos will use Singtel’s multi-access edge computing platform to run applications such as surveillance robots, drones and video analytics at its security command centre

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The allure of the log-in-anywhere desktop

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UK AI strategy focused on economic growth, resilience and ethics

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CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus

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Blockchain: why and how are companies deploying digital ledgers

In this video we speak to Juniper Research about the findings from its latest research into the rollout of Blockchain