Collaboration software and productivity software
Collaboration software and productivity software go increasingly hand-in-hand as IT managers look to make better use of information and document sharing across their organisations. For many companies, Microsoft Office is already a standard tool for personal productivity, but tools such as social media, workflow and business process management (BPM) are important aspects of any collaboration software strategy. We look at the latest trends.
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								How Zoom is approaching agentic AI
Zoom CTO Xuedong Huang explains how AI Companion 3.0’s agentic AI capabilities can help turn conversations into completed actions using long-term memory and deep reasoning Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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								Zoom looks to launch next era of custom enterprise AI
AI-first work platform provider deploys AI leader’s technology to adapt to users’ personal work habits through model customisation and retrieval-augmented generation, with federated AI stack Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
 
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                14 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                Cisco and Venywhere reimagine the future of hybrid work in Venice ‘living lab’
Cisco employees live and work remotely in Venice for three months as part of a pilot programme to help the city reinvent itself as a work-from-anywhere destination Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                13 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                Oracle vaunts ME as employee experience platform geared to post-crisis workforce realities
Oracle has launched an employee experience platform, dubbed ME, said to be designed for post-Covid, individualistic pandemic workforce trends Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                12 Apr 2022
                
                            
                            Citrix and Microsoft: who’s really leading the transformation agenda?
Citrix loves Microsoft and Microsoft loves Citrix - OK, maybe I’m exaggerating to make a point, but that’s the gist of the official lines you get from both companies. But looking in from the ... Continue Reading
By- Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics
 
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                12 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                The metaverse: A virtual reality check
The so-called metaverse is years away, but many businesses are keen to ride the industry hype in a bid to benefit from first-mover advantage Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                11 Apr 2022
                
                            
                            Hybrid working in the metaverse
Few topics have attracted more headlines over the past year than hybrid work and the metaverse. How can these realities fit together and become productive in the new normal of work? Continue Reading
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                06 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                A1 Digital makes right connections for intelligent empowerment of construction industry
Telco’s digital transformation subsidiary, with a business focus on the German market, announces participation in the Intelligent Empowerment of Construction Industry research project Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                04 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                Office Wi-Fi may not cope with hybrid work
Continued growth of online meetings is triggering disruption across the employee productivity technology market, research from CCS Insight has found Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                01 Apr 2022
                
                                    
                                Singapore enterprise comms and collaboration spend set for steady growth
The widespread enterprise adoption of remote operations that bolstered the demand for comms and collaboration products and services is set to persist Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                30 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Hybrid work offers markedly positive improvements to culture
Study finds effects that hybrid working is having on business culture, with nearly half of study across the globe feel diversity and inclusion has improved during the pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                29 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Manufacturers reveal concerns over tech readiness for hybrid work
Research reveals manufacturing firms must address both human and tech barriers relating to visibility of networks and the digital experience to create a sustainable and high-performing hybrid workplace Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                29 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Webex aims to reimagine hybrid work experiences
After one of the biggest shifts of how we work in decades, collaboration technology firm adds functionality innovations to help organisations personalise the hybrid work experience for employees and customers Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                29 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                McLaren Racing and Cisco extend partnership to drive innovation and hybrid experiences
Networking technology and services provider broadens role as official technology partner of leading Formula 1 racing team to provide network and collaboration infrastructure to enhance speed, scale and power across technology footprint Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                24 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Under-investment in hybrid work threatens successful return to the office for European workers
Research from Ricoh Europe shows staff are looking to their employers for clarity and innovation in their new hybrid workplace, but a lack of planning and investment threatens to derail the success of a widespread return to the office Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                22 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Kurmi brings UC, CC provisioning automation to the cloud
Software developer takes on-premise platform to a hosted model to deliver faster and easier access to the tools required to streamline and optimise the day-to-day administration of Unified Communication platforms Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                21 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Wellness essential as hybrid work to see total redesign of the office
Almost one-fifth of companies are asking employees to return to the office full-time, as new workspaces with quiet zones, Zoom pods and wellness areas are seen as key to retaining and attracting talent Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                21 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Mavenir makes business communications software pivot
Network software provider transitions from radio access network software solutions towards offering SaaS portfolio of business communications for CSPs, channels and systems integrators Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                18 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Electronic patient records key to NHS digital transformation
Getting EPR systems rolled out across NHS organisations will help boost digital transformation efforts, and are key to fulfilling government healthcare plans Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
 
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                17 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Verizon Business enriches mobile endpoint for Microsoft Teams
Business solutions provider becomes one of the first operators to join forces with IT giant to enable enterprise customers to experience the full power of communications and collaboration system Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                14 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                UK businesses struggling to support flexible work
Research reveals that as hybrid becomes the norm, a clear majority of firms say the pandemic caused them to re-evaluate what they value in the workplace Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                14 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Ratcheting down the tension in the hybrid world
Employers who reject the trend towards adopting more flexible, hybrid ways of working may struggle with staff retention - and CIOs have more to win or lose than most in a hybrid world Continue Reading
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                14 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                More Tableau-Salesforce integrations on the cards
Tableau and Salesforce are looking to deliver more ‘pre-integrated’ offerings that embed analytics capabilities into the latter’s portfolio of software-as-a-service applications Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                10 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Hybrid cements place in working life as employees choose flexibility
Research from automation platform advises that focusing on technologies that improve employee and IT experiences is critical for future of work success and retaining talent in the hybrid world Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                09 Mar 2022
                
                                    
                                Glide connects Proximity Edge 8 datacentre to Birmingham dark fibre ring
Second-city initiative with infrastructure and utilities business designed to bring increased diversity and additional low-latency connectivity options to edge colocation customers Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                24 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Workers demand universal high-performance broadband to succeed with hybrid work
Cisco Broadband Index finds just more than two-fifths of UK workers now rely on their home internet to work from home or run their own business, but almost three-quarters think broadband services need to dramatically improve to enable them to work from anywhere Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                23 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                IT leaders primed to drive innovation and hybrid work
As organisations move beyond the pandemic, survey shows IT leaders are being given greater levels of responsibility Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                22 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Mondelēz moves global operations to digital workspace with Orange Business Services
Snack giant transforms legacy infrastructure to digital platform, enabling communication and collaboration on a global scale, with analytics and AI used to improve customer experience and personalise service for employee workplace needs Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                17 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Unified communications and collaboration set for automation surge in hybrid world
Research reveals hybrid working world unified communications and collaboration now seen as improving productivity, but challenge exists for organisations managing UCC at scale to provision users across multiple apps and communications platforms Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                15 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                New world of work sees emergence of hybrid holiday
Research from Virgin Media O2 suggests 2022 will be the year when working from anywhere becomes a reality for businesses across the UK Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                14 Feb 2022
                
                            
                            On a mission to track space junk
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the space experts tracking orbital debris using graph database technology. We meet the startups taking very different approaches in trying to develop commercial quantum computers. And we ask why it’s so difficult to build a data science team and how to overcome the challenges. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                10 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Retail’s staff engagement and happiness problem – can tech help?
Keeping staff engaged, motivated, connected and content is no easy task for retailers, but the industry is exploring new tools and techniques to improve the workplace Continue Reading
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                10 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Hybrid working in the metaverse
Few topics have attracted more headlines over the past year than hybrid work and the metaverse. How can these realities fit together and become productive in the new normal of work? Continue Reading
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                09 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                CPaaS key to enabling customer experience to drive digital transformation
IDC study shows nearly four-fifths of enterprises are set to implement conversational customer engagement to improve customer experience Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                07 Feb 2022
                
                            
                            The developing metaverse: Commercial realities of extended realities
The metaverse is almost certain to become a highly competitive commercial playground, if not battlefield. It will likely not only establish highly profitable markets but also lead to high-profile failures Continue Reading
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                04 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Vodafone Business teams with RingCentral to deliver cloud communications
New cloud-based comms platform set to enable UK operator’s mobility and 5G capabilities to give customers more choice, flexibility and simplicity in workforce collaboration and remote working Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                04 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Cisco pitches into private 5G, reveals hybrid work technology slate
Comms and collaboration technology services giant introduces new technologies to help businesses rapidly scale networks and digitise operations Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                02 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Finland brings cryostats and other cool things to quantum computing
Not only is Finland the clear leader in refrigeration technology for quantum computers, but it also leads in fundamental research into the underlying quantum information theory Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
 
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                01 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
 
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                01 Feb 2022
                
                                    
                                Citrix joins Tibco in Vista enterprise IT portfolio
Vista, the investment firm backing enterprise software business, has acquired Citrix to flesh out its hybrid work portfolio Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                25 Jan 2022
                
                            
                            Why watching your remote workers doesn’t work
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the surge in home working led many firms to mandate use of surveillance software – we look at why it hasn’t worked. It’s an important year for public sector IT – we examine the trends for 2022. And with robotic process automation (RPA) booming, a Swedish bank explains the benefits. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                21 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                Majority of UK employees prefer hybrid work
Survey reveals the importance of hybrid working and shows a degree of WFH fatigue following Omicron, with firms assessing when it will be possible to return to in-person work Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                19 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                Arizona State University taps Verizon for 5G Innovation Hub
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and mobile edge compute services enable researchers to develop and test real-world solutions to enhance immersive education, remote learning, virtual reality and data analytics Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                18 Jan 2022
                
                            
                            Ensuring hybrid work works in the new normal
The hybrid business is becoming a reality, but how can firms ensure a positive employee experience and learn how to identify and manage risks? Continue Reading
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                14 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                What does 2022 have in store for hybrid working?
The Omicron coronavirus variant has brought a return of working restrictions. Can we be optimistic about the resilience of organisations as they try to get the best out of their workforce? Continue Reading
By- Mike Smith, Virgin Media O2
 
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                13 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                2021 a blockbuster year for mobile apps
Research from App Annie reveals most mobile-first environment ever seen, with more time than ever before spent in mobile apps, reaching 4.8 hours a day in the top mobile-first markets Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                12 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                IT teams give remote tech the thumbs up, but worry about extra work
With people continuing to work from home, remote access technologies have become key tools in supporting a hybrid workforce Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                06 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                Avoiding the two-tier workforce in the third workplace
The new world of hybrid working is sometimes referred to as the third workplace. Yet just as firms are having to deal with the ‘great resignation’, they are in danger of unwittingly creating a two-tier workforce Continue Reading
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                05 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                The developing metaverse: Commercial realities of extended realities
The metaverse is almost certain to become a highly competitive commercial playground, if not battlefield. It will likely not only establish highly profitable markets but also lead to high-profile failures Continue Reading
By- Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly
 
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                04 Jan 2022
                
                                    
                                BlueJeans and Google join forces to unlock value for remote workforces
Leading US comms provider re-bundles flagship collaboration platform so it can be preloaded on Google’s Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                28 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                Weighing video conferencing options for small businesses
Businesses of all sizes are enabling video rooms as part of their collaboration strategy. Here's how small businesses can choose the right video conferencing tools. Continue Reading
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                23 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                Avaya comms support Santa-as-a-service tracking
As sleigh bells ring, Avaya’s OneCloud contact centre services let you chart Father Christmas’s journey Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                23 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                Renault, Dassault Systèmes strengthen partnership to accelerate car manufacturing
Leading car manufacturer is adopting 3DEXPERIENCE on the cloud globally to power the next phase of its mobility journey and develop programmes for new vehicles and mobility services Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                Opinion
                22 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence
Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading
By- Stephen Castell
 
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                22 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021
Office work has largely remained hybrid this year. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                21 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                UK IT shapes up for hybrid new normal in 2022
The latest Computer Weekly IT Priorities survey shows that secure connectivity and cloud remain at the core of enterprises’ needs for the foreseeable future Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                15 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                Avaya enhances educational and logistics environments with UCaaS and cloud
Supply chain leader supports business expansion and supercharges agent retention with cloud comms platform, and enables ‘exceptional’ education experiences for thousands of students with unified comms as a service Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                10 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                More than 50% of UK workers would quit without hybrid work
Research provides insight into the views of UK workers regarding splitting time between the office and home Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                01 Dec 2021
                
                                    
                                IT Priorities 2022: IT a focus for business recovery
The pandemic has accelerated IT initiatives – we look at what impact this will have on the CIO agenda for 2022 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                30 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Rapidly changing hybrid workforce sees IT departments struggle to keep up
Research finds faulty technology is leaving businesses ill-equipped to support the future of working, warning that tech-savvy workers will expect more from their employers Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                Opinion
                25 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Harness data to make better business conversations
Productive business conversations require a data culture underpinned by data literacy and balanced by humanistic values Continue Reading
By- Ivo Vlaev
 
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                24 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Zoom boom rolls on over to Q3 2021
Partial return to the office fails to stop momentum of breakout collaboration technology giant in the third quarter of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                23 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Ericsson boosts business play with $6.2bn Vonage acquisition
Acquisition of IP communications provider expands Ericsson’s presence in wireless enterprise and broadens its global offerings, creating a global network and communication platform for open innovation Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                23 Nov 2021
                
                            
                            Can the tech community show us how to save the world?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the COP26 conference on how the tech world’s collaborative open source model could help tackle climate change. Gartner has urged IT leaders to rethink their role as business come to rely on digital technologies. And we ask if your office security is at risk as staff return. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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                22 Nov 2021
                
                            
                            Sumo Logic muscles-up for CircleCI & GitLab
At Sumo Logic, intelligence is on a continuum… hence the firm’s use of continuous intelligence as its branding tag of choice. Keen to still push out augmentations and enhancements to its platform ... Continue Reading
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                19 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Ensuring hybrid work works in the new normal
The hybrid business is becoming a reality, but how can firms ensure a positive employee experience and learn how to identify and manage risks? Continue Reading
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                18 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                How do you set up Zoom breakout rooms?
Breakout rooms might seem difficult to configure, but it's not so challenging once you have the right options enabled. Our expert outlines how to set up Zoom breakout rooms. Continue Reading
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                18 Nov 2021
                
                            
                            When is it time to log off?
In an article for The Guardian newspaper, Ana Catarina Mendes, the parliamentary leader of the Portuguese Socialist party, discussed the “the right to switch off”. As a result of the campaign run ... Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                18 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                AstraZeneca looks at the bigger picture in enterprise social media
How do you work with people in different time zones and from different cultures and what happens when people leave the company? Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                12 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Flexible working hours the key for increased productivity
With flexible working shifting from being a privilege to a necessity, company leaders must ensure their workers have a high-quality network service, efficient resources, hardware and cloud services, says Whit Andrews, distinguished research vice-president at Gartner Continue Reading
By- Whit Andrews
 
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                12 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Klaxoon enters US and launches next-gen meetings workshop platform for hybrid work
French teamwork and smart work technology provider unveils its next-generation workshop platform and expands in the US with CEO and key executives Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                11 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                Financial Conduct Authority chooses Aiimi for improved information discovery
The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a three-year contract to UK enterprise search firm Aiimi to enable the regulator’s staff to find documents more easily and collaborate better Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                09 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                No device upgrade for most UK workers during pandemic
Research finds that most workers are still using equipment issued before lockdowns, raising fears of a productivity gap as staff work from home Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                08 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                More than four-fifths of firms expect to keep hybrid work environment
While business leaders are comfortable with and believe there are many benefits to hybrid work, most organisations are unprepared to deliver a seamless experience in a hybrid workplace, where the need for end-to-end data visibility and actionable insights intensifies Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                03 Nov 2021
                
                            
                            Windstream Enterprise and BlueJeans up the ante in collaboration
Managed communications service provider makes additions to unified comms offerings to enable effective and scalable collaboration while Verizon-owned company announces support for Microsoft Direct Guest Join Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                01 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                IT’s role in sustainability for a resilient supply chain
A circular economy is among the long-term measures needed to combat climate change. This requires data transparency across supply chains Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                01 Nov 2021
                
                                    
                                India’s tech workforce braces for hybrid work
A Nasscom study reveals that India’s tech workers and their employers are planning to return to offices thrice a week, paving the way for hybrid work Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                29 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Facebook rebrands to Meta amid continuing controversies
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta to support its work on the next generation of “social technologies”, but concerns around trust and privacy persist Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
 
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                28 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Cisco supports hybrid workforce augmented reality meeting solutions
IT giant evolves collaboration suite to combine Webex meeting functionality with real-time, photorealistic holographic experience Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                26 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                COP26: Is the tech sector ready to rise to climate challenge?
There is growing recognition that the tech sector produces mountains of e-waste and consumes significant amounts of energy and natural resources Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                26 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                CIO interview: Dal Virdi, IT director, Shakespeare Martineau
The law firm is increasingly digitising its business and readying its infrastructure for future merger and acquisition activity Continue Reading
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                25 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Chancellor sets aside £2.1bn to fund NHS IT modernisation
Improving efficiency, reducing waiting times and expanding tests and scans are among the key targets for £5.9bn of extra NHS funding Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
 
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                25 Oct 2021
                
                            
                            Which is worse: noise, or the sound of silence?
If you’re one of the many people who find offices too noisy, and think the best solution is to work from home instead, you’re quite possibly wrong. Here’s why – plus some ideas for better ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
 
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                22 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Flexible a fixture as technology critical to hybrid working future
Survey shows knowledge workers in leading economies believe that having an office space will be considered an employee benefit, rather than a mandatory way of working Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                21 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Gitex 2021: Batelco brings collaboration to Bahrain operations
Aiming to deliver evolved teamwork capabilities to its customers to accelerate Bahrain’s transition to the digital workplace, digital communications solutions provider adopts new collaboration technology Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                18 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Gitex 2021: Avaya builds up AI experience to boost collaboration
New communications and collaboration ecosystem launched to enable customers to achieve better business outcomes in the experience economy and the new hybrid working mode Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                18 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                How companies are rethinking digital customer experience in wake of pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed much digital rhetoric as hollow, as companies are now rethinking the digital customer experience, leveraging instant messaging and other tools Continue Reading
By- Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media
 
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                14 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, CIO, Adobe
Leading IT at one of the world’s best-known software companies brings its own challenges and opportunities around digital transformation Continue Reading
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                14 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Generation Novel hybrid workers bring new demands and risks
Aruba survey warns business leaders that they must strike a balance between flexibility and security to address risky behaviours and evolving expectations of today’s tech-savvy workforce Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                13 Oct 2021
                
                            
                            Google Calendar auto-adds shared meeting notes
If, like me, you often find yourself hunting for the notes you took in an online meeting – and then for those that your colleagues also took on the same call – you might like the new feature we ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
 
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                11 Oct 2021
                
                            
                            corportal (corporate portal)
Corportals, short for corporate portals, are sometimes referred to as enterprise information portals and are used by corporations to build their internal web presence by leveraging a company's information resources. Continue Reading
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                08 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Talent sits everywhere with hybrid work powered by mobile and artificial intelligence
Cisco’s Hybrid work index reveals insights on people’s preferences, habits and technology usage in the era of hybrid work Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                08 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Need for work equity and total meeting equality in world of hybrid work
Research into the evolution of the workplace in the wake of Covid shows hybrid workers embracing anytime working as office culture ‘changes for ever’, but concerns over discrimination, career progression and noise weigh on employees’ minds Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                08 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                Telstra connects direct to Microsoft Azure and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams
Australia-based global carrier enhances connectivity to Microsoft cloud services and provides an integrated calling experience via flagship collaboration service Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                08 Oct 2021
                
                            
                            Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?
People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent of commercial IT and off-the-shelf software, IT suppliers were quick to follow. There are various ways ... Continue Reading
By- Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics
 
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                08 Oct 2021
                
                                    
                                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 Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
 
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                30 Sep 2021
                
                                    
                                NTT strengthens Microsoft alliance to support shift to hybrid working
Technology and business solutions provider enriches enterprise telephony and connectivity with IT giant’s Operator Connect for Teams to assist users’ support for the new normal or working Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                24 Sep 2021
                
                            
                            Peritus AI-automates dev support
Peritus.ai is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) recommendation engine for developer self-service, but what does that mean? It’s not as convoluted, contrived or concocted as it sounds, not at all… ... Continue Reading
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                23 Sep 2021
                
                            
                            The Wikipedia Effect on digital transformation: collaboration not dictatorship
This is a guest blogpost by Gero Decker, General Manager SAP Business Process Intelligence & Co-founder of Signavio. Despite the growing importance of successful digital transformation, a ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
 
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                22 Sep 2021
                
                                    
                                UK pivot to hybrid tech could add £76bn to GDP
Study shows rise in hybrid working could boost GDP by £48bn annually as part-time workers increase hours and investment in hybrid technologies could add nearly £80bn over next four years Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                22 Sep 2021
                
                                    
                                Employers worry about remote work productivity, but fail to invest in tech solutions
Research warns employers to continue valuing in-person collaboration and to balance between safeguarding culture and a sense of team experienced though office-based working, with the virtues of hybrid working that is now essential in the new normal Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
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                15 Sep 2021
                
                                    
                                Zoom aims to ignite the next era of communications
Breakout conferencing and collaboration company shows range of innovations will enable businesses in the post-Covid era to embrace change, enable hybrid workforces and grow their businesses Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
 
 
