Towards perpetual equipment by avoiding batteries

Stone Age implements were passed between generations. Then the abacus and the Singer sewing machine were passed between generations so cost per operation approached zero. Today you can still see some 50 year old transistor radios in use. By Dr Peter Harrop, chairman...

Is your email solution hurting your business?

Louis Jardim, commercial director and co-founder of Turrito Networks, discusses the issue of email compliance for SMEs. Few could argue that in today’s world of always-on, hyper connectivity, email is the bedrock of business communication. For businesses of all...

Using blockchain to reinvent asset management

Blockchain is one of the most discussed and intriguing technologies out there today, writes Bas de Vos, director of IFS Labs at IFS. I won’t go into the specifics too deeply on how it works since that has been covered by many other sources. Suffice it to say...

5G will bring IoT to life

By now, many of us have heard about the Internet of Things (IoT) – the trend that sees sensors and Internet connectivity embedded into just about every device and tool we use on a daily basis in both our personal and professional lives. From smart thermostats...

Does your company have what it takes to be a digital enterprise?

Many companies don’t really understand what “digital” actually means–or, more importantly, what capabilities they need to prosper in a digital economy. In this first of a series of articles on digital, we build an understanding of what digital...

Get on the road to digital transformation

According to a recent survey by E-consultancy, customer experience will overtake price and product specifications as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Add to this the fact that customers are more digital than ever, demanding an omni-channel interaction model with...