Enterprise Applications

Nuance acquires ecommerce firm for $US215M

Nuance Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TouchCommerce, an existing partner in providing digital customer service and engagement solutions.

Gartner survey finds most not digitally “ready”

A recent Gartner survey found that just 41 percent of surveyed IT professionals believe their IT organisation to be ready for the digital business of the next two years. Twenty nine percent of those surveyed said that engagement with the demands of digital business would be their primary duty or a significant part of their duties.

Social rebirthing for OpenText ECM

OpenText is having another stab at weaning us off email as a collaboration tool, with a new social media add-on to its ECM platform it calls Bandaroo.

Browser study aims to stop hackers in their tracks

Developing an anti-tracking computer program to protect users against hackers is at the heart of a new study into browsing habits.

Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide

Multiple use cases for the blockchain are currently being tested, so it's worth learning the basics.

Partnership plans to unlock “Dark Data”

Australian technology company Nuix and big data analytics company Teradata have formed a partnership to integrate Nuix’s data processing and indexing engine with Teradata’s Aster Analytics.

AvePoint Perimeter Bridges the SAP SharePoint gap

The launch of AvePoint Perimeter Service Pack 6 adds a new ability to connect Microsoft SharePoint and the SAP Jam social software platform. This integration allows groups and teams to work on projects and information from a single platform.

SAP electronic invoicing workflow blends data and document

A SAP e-Invoicing solution has been launched using Germany’s ZUGFeRD standard. ZUGFeRD compatible invoices are PDF/A-3 files that include the PDF file for visual control and archiving as well as the invoice in XML format for machine processing.

IBM to Open Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore

IBM has announced plans to establish the first IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapore. Ina collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), IBM Researchers will work with government, industries and academia to develop applications and solutions which are based on enterprise blockchain, cyber-security, and cognitive computing technologies.

5 Reasons Why More Companies Don't Have Data Quality Processes In Place? 

Numerous studies on data management have concluded that poor quality data has a significant impact on an organisation's bottom line (see Bad Data Is Costing the U.S. At Least 6% of Its GDP). However, this doesn't seem to resonate with many organisations and they continue to ignore this issue.

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