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From SPECIAL REPORTS Feb 25, 2013

Strategy: Stay ahead by becoming mobile

illustration of people riding "flying tablets"

There is much more to being smart than simply issuing smartphones and tablets, explains Paul Taylor

Management Personal devices raise prospect of unintended consequences
BYOD Freedom of choice prompts security issues for IT chiefs
Partnerships Different beast in forest brings app solutions
Growth opportunities Telecoms place high hopes on machine to machine talk

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Apps vying to take the lead in mobile video

Services for creating, editing and enhancing smartphone film

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Feb 21, 2013

Carnival turns to web to sell cruising

Case study: cruise company aims to attract customers with a mix of web site video and social marketing tools

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Digital disruption

Big companies need to start disrupting now, so they can learn to do it right, says James McQuivey

Q&A; on innovation and digital disruption
Business Speak When times are tough, disrupt

Feb 19, 2013

Business successes and IT failures

Q&A with Martha Heller, author of ‘The CIO Paradox: battling the contradictions of IT leadership’

Cohesive IT department vital for success
The first 100 days of a new CIO Nine steps for wiring in success

©AFP Feb 19, 2013

Mobile payments on the front burner

Consumer trust is the highest priority, argue Deloitte consultants

FT Alphaville Turning mobile money into M0
FT Alphaville Central banks and digital currencies

Tech hub

Arvato seeks to break new digital ground
The potential of the German media services division is important to Bertelsmann, its parent, which is looking for new growth areas after years of torpor
Cisco looks to invest in Europe and Canada
Chief executive John Chambers issues a warning that the US will lose out on valuable jobs growth as its technology companies invest money overseas
Visa and Samsung in mobile payments deal
Agreement aimed at making it simpler for smartphone users to pay via devices and at encouraging the adoption of NFC technology
Capital requirements cut for new banks
FSA chairman says new banks would be allowed to start up with core capital equal to as little as 4.5% of their assets, adjusted for risk
AT&T; eyes a mobile revolution in Europe
While AT&T; and Verizon dominate a nationwide market of 314m people in the US, in Europe the telecoms market is much more fragmented

©Eda Akaltun Feb 15, 2013

US Cyber Security executive order falls short for the private sector

More needs to be done to help companies protect themselves, argues Eric Friedberg

Feb 12, 2013

Corporate cybersecurity: what the astronauts don’t see

Information sharing in cybersecurity is hindered by our own boundaries, says Mike McConnell

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Data mining offers rich seam

The use of ‘data lockers’ could not only give consumers more control over online personal information but also the opportunity to earn money

Big hopes for big data spending
FT explainer The history of business data

Feb 12, 2013

Cohesive IT department vital for success

Collaboration with technology helps business strategy

Big hopes for big data spending

Using big data could save the public sector billions of pounds, but privacy issues remain sensitive

FT explainer The history of business data
Fast forward for analytics

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Eric Openshaw: implications of leadership in the mobile communications ecosystem

Jane Bird: mobility on the menu

Ade McCormack: the workers are revolting

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Eric Openshaw

Trends that drive corporate IT spending

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Highlights

There is much more to being smart than simply issuing smartphones and tablets, explains Paul Taylor

Regulars

Case study: cruise company aims to attract customers with a mix of web site video and social marketing tools

Big companies need to start disrupting now, so they can learn to do it right, says James McQuivey

Q&A with Martha Heller, author of ‘The CIO Paradox: battling the contradictions of IT leadership’

Consumer trust is the highest priority, argue Deloitte consultants

More needs to be done to help companies protect themselves, argues Eric Friedberg

Information sharing in cybersecurity is hindered by our own boundaries, says Mike McConnell

The use of ‘data lockers’ could not only give consumers more control over online personal information but also the opportunity to earn money

Collaboration with technology helps business strategy

Using big data could save the public sector billions of pounds, but privacy issues remain sensitive

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