Intelligent cities are safe and secure

Advanced technologies must be used intelligently to make cities safer. This is according tosays Walter Lee, responsible for the business strategy and operations of the innovation management office (IMO) in the global safety division of NEC. NEC, through its subsidiary...

Translating augmented reality into business reality

Over the past several years, augmented reality (AR) has been steadily making its way from a niche technology reserved for gamers and geeks to a mainstream marketing tool, writes Jason Ried, MD Fuzzy Logic. In simple terms, AR enables a live view of a real world...

Flexibility and lower TCO the ideal of any CIO

Chief information officers (CIOs) who are looking to lower total cost of ownership (TCO), require more flexible licensing models to support the software and solutions they procure. Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) models consolidate hardware and software CAPEX,...

What smart technology really means for business

Smart technology (IoT), is simply about connecting devices, but while the focus has been on technology that facilitates the creation of smart households, its business applications are endless, writes Keith Fenner, vice-president of Sage X3 International. According to...

Preparing for your next IT budget

IT spend has increased significantly over the last decade and business leaders everywhere fear they may be spending too much on ‘unnecessary technology’, but often not enough on what is really important to the business. This is according to Mark Geschke,...

Why business change is imperative

Waldemar Adams, senior vice-president: analytics at SAP EMEA examines why a business that does not keep up with change is doomed to fail. “Without doubt, today’s ever-quickening cycle of change is unprecedented. Change today is faster, more erratic, more...