Tag: business trends

Enterprise Mobility Must Be Planned Ahead of Time

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Accommodating For The Mobile Movement Will Require Foresight The workplace is much different than it used to be, largely due to the consumerization of IT phenomenon and the Internet of Everything trend – both of which are encouraging employees to leverage mobile devices for more activities than ever before. While embracing bring your own device (BYOD) and other mobile trends can help support a remote workfoce and augment the way colleagues and customers communicate, launching the endeavors inefficiently can result in significant performance and security challenges. A new Workshare study of more than…

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BYOD 101: How it Changed Businesses

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Bring your own device

BYOD or “bring your own device” entered the lexicon in the mid part of the first decade of the new century when it was mentioned in a paper by Ballegas et al at UBICOMP 2005. By 2009, the movement had gained some momentum as employees at Intel began bringing their own devices to work and use them to connect to the corporate network. By 2012, the United States Equal Opportunity Commission had adopted a BYOD policy. Despite this, many employees balked at the trend due to concerns about billing and…

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Future-Proofing Your Business

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The Internet has made it possible to get news updates regarding technology on a more consistent basis. Gone are the days of waiting for your monthly subscription before you even get an idea about the latest software and gadgets to hit the market. Interest in tech-related subjects has steadily increased, propelling companies to produce better products and do more research on innovative concepts. In the near future, you can expect businesses to adapt accordingly and integrate operations with sophisticated systems based on the top computer-driven releases. You can help put…

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Companies save money by using QR codes

Stephen Vagus

PhoneSmart, a marketing firm for self storage companies, is debuting their use of QR codes with their new technology initiative. Physical kiosks have been used to some extent over the past few years. The kiosks allow customers at storage facilities to rent space and pay bills electronically typically after hours, operating much like an ATM. The machines can be quite costly; often times running up to $50,000 for installation, not to mention monthly maintenance and programming software. By using QR codes, these costs could disappear altogether. The company is making the use of…

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