Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility
between now and 2016, so I am now tracking developments in this market on a
weekly basis and publishing my research here.
Standard Chartered Bank - India has provided 12,000 iPhones to employees
across 70 countries, replacing some 8,000 BlackBerry devices, and has
developed a range of custom-built apps to streamline internal processes.
“Our increasing usage of, and dependence on smartphones allows our
employees to utilize a wide array of applications anywhere and at anytime,”
reports Matthew Norris, CIO, Standard Chartered Bank - India.
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“The world is becoming more social. Just as e-business changed business
forever, now, 10 years later we find ourselves at another junction: the
coming of age for Social Business—as social computing, policies, governance
and cultures are... (more)
Online businesses can use this tool to mitigate losses from website downtime
or interruptions of their online transaction services and processes
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Monitis(TM), the
award-winning provider of a leading 100% cloud-based all-in-one monitoring
platform, and part of the GFI Software family, today announced new Synthetic
End-User Transaction Monitoring functionality within its free Monitor.us(TM)
tool. This new capability enables online businesses to identify and address
potential problems in their online business processes before they can ha... (more)
-Partnership with Maxymiser enables LateRooms.com to create truly personal
shopping experience for customers booking hotel accommodation via the website
or mobile devices-
London, UK (January 23, 2012) - LateRooms.com, the discount hotel specialist
and part of the TUI Travel PLC Group of Companies, has signed a contract with
Maxymiser to deploy its personalisation, testing and optimisation solutions
on the LateRooms.com website in order to enhance the online shopping
experience for visitors and boost conversions.
LateRooms.com will be using MaxTEST™ (A/B testing and multivariate ... (more)
In honor of Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), a
leader in secure document management services, today issued five tips for
protecting personal information online.
According to a survey conducted in May 2011 by the Pew Internet and American
Life Project, 78 percent of U.S. adults use the Internet. With the increased
use of social networking websites, e-mail and online shopping, consumers need
to be increasingly vigilant to guard against cyber-thieves when transmitting
credit card numbers, home addresses and other confidential information
online.
“In ... (more)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BeachMint announced today
that it has raised $35 million in financing from leading venture capital
firm, Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures, Millenium Technology
Value Partners, and NALA. Existing investors participating in the round
include NEA, Trinity Ventures and Scale Ventures.
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This new funding round, which brings BeachMint's total financing to over $75
million, will be used to further BeachMint's global expansion, to bolster its
existing brands... (more)