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Jan 15, 2013

iPads in the field help sell seed

A combine harvester cuts a field of grain in the Pleven region of Bulgaria

Custom software allows salespeople to prioritise farm visits

Shelves of Apple iPads at the company's store in Covent Garden, London

Jan 14, 2013

Gartner signals end of PC era

Slumping sales are sign of market shift not economy

Digital Digest

Podcast: an business be social?

PA Consulting’s Nathan Sage, Angela Ashenden of MWD Advisors and Rob Howard of Telligent, on how social tools and social intelligence are changing the workplace

– Stephen Pritchard

Slideshow - big data startups

Data analytics is becoming one of the fastest-growing parts of the information technology industry

– Paul Solman

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©Alamy Jan 2, 2013

Protecting information in the cloud

IT and business executives need to apply a risk-management approach that balances economic value against risks, say McKinsey consultants

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Dec 27, 2012

Why ‘Big Data’ is the fourth factor of production

Big Data is not only about reducing risk for decision makers, says Capgemini’s Steve Jones, it also helps organisations set strategic direction, turning information into a competitive advantage

A collage of a chess set and game table

Dec 21, 2012

The next big thing? Gamification

Q&A with Brian Burke of Gartner

‘Gamification’ looks to make work fun
Feature of the Week Skilful players can get ahead of the game

Tech hub

Fall in orders takes gloss off ASML
Dutch chipmaking equipment manufacturer warns on slower first-quarter revenues after its second-best year pushed shares to record levels
HP rebuffs acquisition inquiries
Tech group is said to have responded with a firm ‘no’ to inquiries about whether the two Autonomy and Services businesses are for sale
Mobile’s rise helps Probability and InternetQ
Developers benefit from increased demand on the platform from both consumers and businesses to enjoy strong sales growth in 2012
Opinion shifts in support of Dell buyout
Thirst for yield in low interest rate environment means investors would be eager to take up to $15bn in debt likely to be required to finance deal

General Views Ahead Of Domestic Vehicle Sales Figures...Tina Fritzinger and her husband Rick look over a row of 2012 Ford Focus vehicles

©Bloomberg Dec 20, 2012

Guest column: The connected car

Booz analysts on what it takes to compete in the emerging connected car market

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jan 15, 2013

Distilled power of start-ups challenges big incumbents

Nimble young companies are exploiting fast new data sources and techniques to beat established rivals at their own games

New takes on data spawn new businesses
Slideshow Breaking down the big data

©Tom Campbell From SPECIAL REPORTS Jan 15, 2013

New takes on data spawn new businesses

The creative use of information generated by social media is leading to commercial opportunities

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jan 15, 2013

Prospecting for corporate IT gold

Business leaders are often unaware of the scope and value of the data resources their organisations already hold

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park

©AP From COMPANIES Jan 15, 2013

Facebook ramps up Google search fight

Zuckerberg vision based on group’s private database of social information

In depth Facebook
Inside Business Battle lines drawn in online search war

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Eric Openshaw: implications of leadership in the mobile communications ecosystem

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Jane Bird: text analytics -making sense of unstructured data

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Ade McCormack: the information business

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