Telenor releases Digital Frontrunners study The Facebook family is strengthening its position amongst digital frontrunners globally. While most time is spent on messaging apps, today’s young consumers still rate SMS and mobile calls as intrinsic to their communication habits. And there’s a new challenger on the market: watch out as internet calls gain momentum in Asia.  (Fornebu, 20 June 2016): In a Telenor Research study conducted in November-December 2015, mobile users aged 16-35 years in Telenor Group’s markets in Asia and Europe were interviewed about their mobile communication habits. The…

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Analysts welcome LinkedIn purchase, but sound warning over Microsoft’s history of acquisitions Microsoft’s $26.3 billion acquisition of LinkedIn could provide the next direction for Office 365 and AI, but the tech giant will have difficulties integrating the social network into its various divisions, analysts believe. Those praising the move have focused on the potential for Microsoft to outflank newer rivals and broaden its often-uttered plan to be “cloud-first, mobile-first”. Martin Garner, senior vice president for internet at research house CCS Insight, said: “This move gives Microsoft access to the world’s biggest…

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In-depth research with executives at a wide range of companies shows how managers can use technology to redefine their businesses. Digital transformation — the use of technology to radically improve performance or reach of enterprises — is a hot topic for companies across the globe. Executives in all industries are using digital advances such as analytics, mobility, social media and smart embedded devices as well as improving their use of traditional technologies such as ERP to change customer relationships, internal processes and value propositions. Other executives, seeing how fast digital…

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To succeed today, enterprises must broaden their view of security to address all the components at the application level that can expose sensitive data. Overview In today’s application-centric world, there’s truly an app for everything. Organizations offer applications with data access to employees and consumers to drive greater productivity, meet business demands, and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage. But as organizations deliver more and more sensitive data through applications, they’re also introducing everincreasing risk. That’s because today’s users are everywhere—frequently outside the corporate network—and the apps they rely on can…

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