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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. Read original content   “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)

Monitis Launches World’s First Free Cloud-Based Transaction Monitoring Solution

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)

Laterooms.com Boosts Conversions With Website Personalisation And Testing From Maxymiser

-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)

Cintas Document Management Issues Top Five Tips for Online Data Protection

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)

BeachMint Closes $35 Million Round From Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures, Millenium Technology Value Partners and Existing Investors

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. (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/LA41977) 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)