Managing the mobile maelstrom

Christelle Hicklin, customer experience manager, MimecastHow does the mobile device impact the business process? Is it something that can bring a real return, or is it best quarantined from the rest of the enterprise? Mobile phones and tablets are rapidly replacing manual and paper-based processes in all sorts of businesses…

Posted on: April 16, 2012 9:00 am

The new heart of business

Zoe Lamont is an innovative young advocate for positive social change and founder of the social business, 10thousandgirl.com. Picture: Brad Hunter Source: The Daily Telegraph BUSINESSES with a conscience are booming. Business-saavy social workers are turning their backs on handouts, opting instead to start their own not-for-profit companies for…

Posted on: April 15, 2012 9:00 am

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Posted on: April 15, 2012 9:00 am

Limited first beta of Notes Social Edition now ava…

IBM has distributed to partners the first external beta code of Notes/Domino Social Edition, which will allow Notes client applications to run in a browser, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The Notes/Domino Social Edition was formally introduced in January at Lotusphere, and allows some Notes…

Posted on: April 15, 2012 9:00 am

F&N extends Google Apps to Singapore employees

Fraser & Neave (F&N) became the latest large enterprise to hop onto the cloud computing wave when it announced plans to move 3,000 employees in Singapore to Google Apps. The move follows an earlier effort by the producer of Tiger Beer and energy drink 100 Plus to move 2,000 In a…

Posted on: April 15, 2012 9:00 am

Limited First Beta of Notes Social Edition Now Available

IDG News Service (London Bureau) IBM has distributed to partners the first external beta code of Notes/Domino Social Edition, which will allow Notes client applications to run in a browser, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The Notes/Domino Social Edition was formally introduced in January at…

Posted on: April 15, 2012 9:00 am

Social Enterprise ROI: Measuring the Immeasurable

The world has been chapping our collective hides about metrics for social business. Customers want them, and not without reason. Our typical answers (ROI is irrelevant, What’s the ROI of your mother, it depends on the business problem) have some merit, but in the end, we still need to demonstrate…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Limited first beta of Notes Social Edition now available

IBM has distributed to partners the first external beta code of Notes/Domino Social Edition, which will allow Notes client applications to run in a browser, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The Notes/Domino Social Edition was formally introduced in January at Lotusphere, and allows some Notes…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

City Wins Technology Solutions Award

City Council members Frank Fannon and Del Pepper use an iPhone and iPad to prepare for a City Council meeting last month. Alexandria was named a Technology Solutions Award winner for its migration to cloud email services. Photo by Jeanne Theismann. The City of Alexandria, the first jurisdiction in the…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

‘World banker to the poor’ to speak at Tufts April 20

Tufts University will present developmental economist Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, in the Deans Lecture on April 20 at 4 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center on Tufts University’s Medford/Somerville campus. Yunus will lecture on how "Social Business Can Address Pressing Social Problems," followed by Tickets…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am