Mayfair Equity Partners acquires majority stake in GCI

Investment includes the formation of a new strategic fund worth over £60 million

The importance of creating a flexible environment

As customers increasingly demand greater personalisation, manufacturers need to find ways to improve flexibility and agility on the factory floor. Dassault Systèmes’ Eric Green explains why mobile technologies offer a solution

Dassault Systèmes’ Eric Green explains why mobile technologies improve flexibility 

Four ways to build a powerful B2B customer experience

Author, keynote speaker and customer experience futurist Blake Morgan highlights why companies need to focus on digital transformation, big data, personalisation and omnichannel

Customer experience futurist Blake Morgan highlights the benefits of new technologies

Making the strategic move to open banking

Wim Geukens from VeriPark argues that open banking could help financial institutions to increase innovation, lower costs and extend customer reach, but only if they plan and execute their strategies carefully

VeriPark's Wim Geukens says that open banking could help financial institutions increase innovation

Build-A-Bear Workshop turns to Microsoft 365

The technology will help to empower employees and drive competitive advantage

Microsoft and NCSC release cybersecurity download pack

Solution helps companies meet the latest Government guidelines in seconds 

The importance of improving communication

US telco company TDS Telecom has chosen Microsoft Office 365 and Yammer to help remote employees collaborate and feel part of a team

TDS Telecom has chosen Microsoft Office 365 and Yammer to help remote employees collaborate 

Microsoft TEALS to bring coding to four El Paso schools

Volunteer technology experts will help students to learn the digital skills they need for the workplace 

RBTE will open its doors later this week. Here’s what to expect

2-3 May; London’s Olympia

This year's event will be co-located with the Retail Design Expo and the Retail Digital Signage Expo

Smart factories to drive productivity growth in automotive sector

Capgemini report predicts industry could achieve US$160 billion annually by 2023

How to beat cloud anxiety and become customer centric

Paul Timmins, global director for Microsoft at DXC Technology, says that unfounded anxiety about cloud adoption is preventing many manufacturers from transforming their businesses, but it’s vital they recognise the benefits if they want to stay competitive

Paul Timmins from DXC Technology says cloud anxiety prevents manufacturers transforming businesses

Apollo Hospitals adopts Microsoft Cloud and AI to improve healthcare

Solutions are improving cardio-vascular health records, infection control and surgery planning

Marc Jacobs modernises its supply chain with Microsoft and Medius

The fashion brand is implementing MediusFlow, Azure and Dynamics 

Saxo Bank to run its entire technology stack on Microsoft Cloud

The move will ensure scalability, flexibility and security in the bank’s digital infrastructure

An ecosystem built around the customer

Jon Rushton, commercial product management director at Bottomline Technologies, argues that the UK’s Open Banking initiative presents an opportunity for financial institutions to become much closer with their customers

Bottomline Technologies' Jon Rushton says Open Banking will benefit financial institutions

Chat-based communication key to the workplace of the future

New generations are entering the workforce, bringing new expectations and norms

Hannover Messe 2018: How customers and partners are betting on Microsoft

Microsoft is hosting nearly 30 customers and partners on its booth at this year’s event

The benefits of a truly mobile workforce

By empowering employees and providing them with the tools and information they need to make better decisions, manufacturers can make dramatic improvements to their processes. We discover which technologies are playing a key role in enabling this transformation

By providing employees with the tools they need, manufacturers can improve their processes

What to expect from next week’s Hannover Messe event

The core message will be around the transformational impact of AI in factories 

Bottomline Technologies deploys solutions through AppSource

Users will have greater access complementary lines of business software

GCI wins Skype for Business contact centre contract with Shelter

Move will allow the charity to use cloud-based technology to run a more flexible contact centre 

Microsoft releases new intelligent security innovations

Solutions will help businesses manage cybersecurity threats aimed at IoT and edge devices

A new approach to cloud service delivery

Italy’s biggest cloud distributor uses interworks.cloud platform to expand and automate its Microsoft Cloud Services delivery channel for more than 12,000 resellers

Computer Gross uses interworks.cloud platform to expand its Microsoft Cloud Services channel 

The benefits for companies learning with Markdown

Corey J Hynes, the CEO and chief product architect for Learn on Demand Systems, discusses how Markdown has rapidly become the standard for companies to build, maintain and serve documentation. Learn on Demand Systems has taken it one step further by putting it at the heart of its Lab on Demand software

Corey J Hynes from LODS explains how Markdown has become the standard for companies

Empowering employees with new technologies

Successful businesses are leveraging the power of Microsoft technologies to empower employee collaboration from anywhere, on any device, providing easy access to the apps and data they need, while mitigating security risks

Successful businesses are leveraging Microsoft solutions to empower employee collaboration 

UC EXPO unveils opening keynote speakers for 2018 event

Social engineering expert Christopher Hadnagy and Snorre Kjesbu of Cisco will open this years’ event

Industrial IoT and the future of machinery pricing

Deddy Lavid Ben Lulu, the CTO of Presenso, discusses a new service model for equipment manufacturers

Presenso’s Deddy Lavid Ben Lulu discusses a new service model for equipment manufacturers

Culture is key to digital transformation, says Microsoft Germany

Study finds that better support, clear communication and actionable decisions are needed

Microsoft reveals images of HoloLens prototypes

The mixed reality device is now used by organisations operating in many sectors across the world 

Microsoft releases new security updates for Office 365

Features will help protect users from cybercrime such as ransomware attacks

Jet Reports to release tool for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Solution will make it easier to create and run financial reports in Microsoft Excel

More action needed to protect data, says Microsoft

President and CLO Brad Smith discusses what needs to be done as part of the CLOUD Act

Two new Microsoft Azure regions go live in Australia and New Zealand

Microsoft joins with Canberra Data Centres to give governmental and other companies access to cloud

Exclaimer utilises Microsoft Azure to take its software into the cloud

Vendor’s new service provides the same benefits as on-premise software

Montgomery County Department of Transportation deploys SNOWiQ app

US county partners with EastBanc Technologies to support citizens during snow disruption

Consumers would pay 16% more for better customer experience, says PwC

Survey finds that 73% of people view a positive experience as a key influence their brand loyalties

Microsoft and Nivaura launch first blockchain-based investment product

Nivaura successfully registers and clears two principal protected notes linked to the FTSE 100

Understanding the implications of modern data privacy

Gijsbert Pols and Swee Huang Hustedt-Teo from Ingenious Technologies explain the impact of GDPR

Gijsbert Pols and Swee Huang Hustedt-Teo from Ingenious Technologies explain the impact of GDPR

Microsoft releases spring 2018 update for Dynamics 365

New capabilities and features result in ‘unmatched platform for digital transformation’

City & Guilds Group migrates to Microsoft Azure

Skills development provider chooses Ensono to help align the organisation’s IT strategies
 

Finnish cities Joensuu and Mikkeli join PayiQ Ticket service

Microsoft Azure-based solution offers an alternative way to pay for travel tickets

What will the meetings of the future look like?

A roundup of the latest technology that will transform the way we organise and partake in meetings

Blue Prism accelerates adoption of digital workforce in public sector

New programme will enable robotic process automation deployment across government agencies

Microsoft uses AI to match human performance in translation

The breakthrough has been made in translating news from Chinese to English 

How tech will change the future workplace

Author and partner of Future Workplace Jeanne Meister highlights how enterprises can use technologies such as artificial intelligence and mobile apps to empower employees

Author of Future Workplace Jeanne Meister highlights how enterprises can empower employees

Making meeting management efficient, easy and successful

Andreas Kuisl, sales director at TimeFleX, explains how a new Catering & Services module and a near-field communications door panel will help meeting organisers

Andreas Kuisl from TimeFleX explains how a Catering & Services module can help meeting organisers

Microsoft Teams to release new features for intelligent communication

Updates will include cloud recording, inline message translation and background blur on video calls

PayiQ offers mobile payments for sports and recreational associations

Club members can now use Microsoft Azure-based PayiQ Ticket app to pay fees

The power of Kaizen within digital transformation

Katya Linossi, managing director and co-founder of ClearPeople, says that the Japanese philosophy called Kaizen suggests results come from many small changes accumulated over time and she explains how digital transformation can be illustrated through this philosophy

Katya Linossi from ClearPeople says that digital transformation can be illustrated through Kaizen 

Microsoft France opens new artificial intelligence school

Facility will provide students with a free seven month-course to learn AI development skills