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Gartner: Top digital experience trends for 2020
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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Gartner predicts that facial recognition payments, interfaceless machines, and a UX research renaissance will be top digital experience trends in 2020.
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Adobe extends digital experience portfolio to SMB and mid-market
Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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Adobe expands its digital experience offerings to SMB and mid-sized firms, introducing tailored solutions for commerce, marketing, analytics, and e-signatures.
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BlackLine named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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BlackLine has been selected by Gartner as a Leader in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions for the third year running.
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Travel opportunities abound for China-based companies despite ongoing global uncertainty
Fri, 25th Oct 2019
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More than half of China-based companies believe the country's Belt and Road initiative is creating opportunities for business travel.
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The cost of securing BYOD with mobile agents - Bitglass
Fri, 25th Oct 2019
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A security solution like mobile device management (MDM) fails to respect user privacy and should not be a common security practice.
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Embracing the possibilities of an open source future
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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Open source programs now power over half of global software companies, transforming the IT landscape with flexibility, economy, and data portability.
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Social commerce growing in South East Asia markets
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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Social commerce in South East Asia is booming, with 96% of marketers in a new survey foreseeing its growing importance over the next five years.
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Online retailers adopting AI high rates, but still have room to improve
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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Despite high adoption of AI, retailers still need improvements in hyper-personalisation and customer intent understanding, reveals Lucidworks research.
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The dawn of a new age: Google cracks quantum supremacy
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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Google's Sycamore quantum computer achieves quantum supremacy by solving a complex computation in 200 seconds, outperforming classical computers.
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Quantum computing will pose risks to enterprise encryption
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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Quantum computing poses significant threats to enterprise encryption as 71% of organisations see the security risks increasing. Companies are urged to act now.
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How cloud technologies are shaping the data-driven contact centre
Wed, 23rd Oct 2019
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According to a global Ecosystm cloud study, more than half (53%) of organisations have increased work processes and efficiency as a result of using the cloud.
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Only 17% of banks have deployed digital at scale – report
Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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Despite the push for digital transformation, only 17% of banks have successfully implemented it at scale, says a report by Infosys Finacle and Efma.
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers tackle digital trade issues
Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers are calling for strengthened global cooperation to address taxation and debt issues in an increasingly digital economy.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison writes heartfelt obituary for co-CEO Mark Hurd
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd has passed away at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy of leadership in the technology industry.
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Blockchain could boost transparency in fashion industry
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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Blockchain technology, showcased at Malaysia Fashion Week, promises greater transparency and sustainability in the fashion industry by tracing garment origins.
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Cost of fraud averaging 3.4 times lost transaction value - study
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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The LexisNexis study found that there was an average of almost 400 successful monthly fraudulent transactions in the South East Asia region.
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Hitachi vows to improve DX in Asia’s real estate sector
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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Hitachi and Frasers Property invest SGD $50 million each to fuel digital transformation in Asia-Pacific’s real estate, eyeing a USD $82 billion market by 2025.
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ManageEngine launches holistic take on privileged access security
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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PAM360 provides governance over privileged access entitlements, correlation of privileged access data with other IT management platforms.
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Elastic launches endpoint security offering
Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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The offering is based on its acquisition of Endgame, a company focusing on threat prevention, detection, and response based on the MITRE ATT&CK matrix.
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Three steps for a successful RPA deployment - Nintex
Fri, 18th Oct 2019
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RPA tools operate at high speed and shave hours off processes, improve productivity and free up teams to focus on more value-adding activities.