Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will replace BlackBerry as the top smartphones used by workers around the world in 2012, IDC said in an updated forecast. The IDC report on enterprise use of smartphones notes that businesses are ...
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Foxconn workers are blaming company security guards for Sunday's unrest at a manufacturing facility in China, claiming that the mass riot was the result of an escalating brawl between assembly line workers and security guards. The riot, ...
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Several collision repair groups have announced new acquisitions and shop openings recently. Gerber Collision and Glass, a subsidiary of the Boyd Group, has announced the opening of another Florida repair center. The shop, which Gerber has ...
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Bring your own device (BYOD) programmes have provided the most radical shift in the economics of client computing for business since PCs invaded the workplace, according to research conducted by Gartner. BYOD is an alternative strategy ...
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The word "breach" can send shivers down your spine. When it comes to data storage in the cloud, it's even more worrisome. Several weeks ago, Dropbox announced that the passwords for thousands of users had been stolen, leading some business ...
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After diplomatic intervention by the French government, ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals has now got a legal breather too. The high court here gave a green signal for the removal of its equipment stuck at the Haldia Dock Complex under the Kolkata ...
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More companies are looking to embrace Unified Communications (UC) tools in 2013 to enable increased mobility for efficiency, and retaining and attracting top talent, a survey by hands-free communications vendor, Jabra and analyst firm, ...
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Cisco is cutting 2% of its global workforce, or about 1,300 employees, in a "limited restructuring," the company said today. NUMBERS: Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2012 CUTS: Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2011 "We routinely ...
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Apple supplier Foxconn has steadily improved the working conditions at three of its Chinese factories following a February audit, by reducing employee overtime work and updating maintenance policies and safety procedures, a labor group said ...
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Paperboard packaging company in the US,Zumbiel Packaging has joined forces with the state of Kentucky and Gateway Community&Technical College to provide a new training program offering interpersonal and technical development training for ...
Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer has been finalized, less than a month after the companies announced the cash deal. Yammer will become part of Microsoft's Office Division, which is led by its president, Kurt DelBene. Yammer ...
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About 1 in 3 “mission-critical” applications are currently in the cloud, and this is expected to increase to 1 in 2 by 2015, according to a survey of 400 IT and business managers published today. The IT and business managers, ...
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Yammer is adding functionality to its cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software that lets organizations gauge the types of emotions expressed in employee posts. The new capability will be provided via an integration with ...
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GAO RFID Inc. is offering its flexible and durable UHF RFID laundry tag which allows simultaneous reading. Its small, soft and flexible material makes it ideal for textiles, clothing, garments and accessories. This UHF RFID laundry ...
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Fiberlink, a global leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for application management and secure mobile device management announced a free on-demand webinar titled "Squashing the Top 5 Mobile Security Threats." Enterprise ...
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