Your small business may already use Facebook to keep in touch with customers.
And the ubiquitous social media platform is getting ready to introduce a way for your business to contact them there directly in all new ways.
Facebook Wants Your Businesses On Messenger
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Retailers' heavy handed fraud protection leads to loss of sales
Online retailers battling with fraud prevention are losing out on genuine sales by treating their customers like criminals, according to a new report by ThreatMetrix.
While the cost of online orders lost to fraud is said to be around £2.92 billion, ThreatMetrix says that retailers could be losing out on an ever greater sum by employing fraud protection services that can’t identify genuine customers. According to the report, titled ‘Are You Treating Your Customers Like Criminals’, authentication protocols and password prompts which cause basket abandonment could be as much as ten times more costly than fraud.
Retailers' heavy handed fraud protection leads to loss of sales
AVT-PR-Avnet Technology Solutions Launches uRenew in the U.S. and Canada
New portal helps partners capture and maximize service contract renewals across their entire hardware and software portfolios
AVT-PR-Avnet Technology Solutions Launches uRenew in the U.S. and Canada
ESET Researcher to Present “A Tale of Medical Fraud” at the HIMSS15 Cybersecurity Summit
Pre-conference webinar available on the latest trends in healthcare IT
ESET Researcher to Present “A Tale of Medical Fraud” at the HIMSS15 Cybersecurity Summit
ESET Researcher to Present “A Tale of Medical Fraud” at the HIMSS15 Cybersecurity Summit
Six ways to backup your data
Today is World Backup Day, and it goes without saying that backing up data is a thoroughly sensible thing to routinely get into the habit of doing.
Not only does it make sense in case your laptop is stolen, or your hard disk fails, but it also means that should your computer become infected with ransomware. This is a particularly nasty strain of malware that encrypts your files and threatens to delete them if you don’t pay a ransom within a certain time period. ESET doesn’t recommend giving in to ransomware demands for many reasons both ethical and practical (not least because you mark yourself as a possible target for future attacks), but if your files are all safely backed up, you won’t even feel tempted to negotiate with them in the first place.
Six ways to backup your data
11 things you need to know about Microsoft's new Surface 3 - Mar. 31, 2015
Microsoft has unveiled the Surface 3, a thinner, smaller, and less expensive version of its suddenly successful Surface Pro 3 PC-tablet.
The Surface fills a gadget gap between laptops and tablets. Today's tablets are great for portability, reading and watching video, but they're not ideal for doing work. Laptops are designed for getting stuff done, but you wouldn't want to read a book on them. The Surface is a laptop that looks and acts like a tablet.
11 things you need to know about Microsoft's new Surface 3 - Mar. 31, 2015
The Surface fills a gadget gap between laptops and tablets. Today's tablets are great for portability, reading and watching video, but they're not ideal for doing work. Laptops are designed for getting stuff done, but you wouldn't want to read a book on them. The Surface is a laptop that looks and acts like a tablet.
11 things you need to know about Microsoft's new Surface 3 - Mar. 31, 2015
Queen Elizabeth consults with cybersecurity expert over privacy fears
Queen Elizabeth has been consulting one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent cybersecurity experts, leading to speculation the Royal Family may be seeking protection from hackers and spies,reports the Independent Online.
The British monarch was said to have met Professor Sadie Creese – an expert in cybersecurity from the University of Oxford – over a palace luncheon.
Queen Elizabeth consults with cybersecurity expert over privacy fears
Apple to accept Androids and BlackBerries for iPhone trade-ins - Mar. 31, 2015
Are you tired of your Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone? Do you have iPhone envy? Then Apple has a deal for you!
You can now trade in your non-iPhone smartphone at an Apple (AAPL, Tech30) Store for a credit toward a new iPhone. Previously, Apple only accepted iPhones as trade-ins.
Apple to accept Androids and BlackBerries for iPhone trade-ins - Mar. 31, 2015
You can now trade in your non-iPhone smartphone at an Apple (AAPL, Tech30) Store for a credit toward a new iPhone. Previously, Apple only accepted iPhones as trade-ins.
Apple to accept Androids and BlackBerries for iPhone trade-ins - Mar. 31, 2015
How tracking devices are keeping Alzheimer's patients safe - Mar. 31, 2015
When someone with Alzheimer's wanders off, it's different from a child or a hiker who goes missing.
People with Alzheimer's don't necessarily want to be found. They won't respond to their name being called, and they'll hide anywhere, from dense woods to locked closets. New tracking technology is helping to make it easier to find those who go missing -- but it's still not perfect.
How tracking devices are keeping Alzheimer's patients safe - Mar. 31, 2015
People with Alzheimer's don't necessarily want to be found. They won't respond to their name being called, and they'll hide anywhere, from dense woods to locked closets. New tracking technology is helping to make it easier to find those who go missing -- but it's still not perfect.
How tracking devices are keeping Alzheimer's patients safe - Mar. 31, 2015
The First Vector of a Healthcare Cyber Attack - Traditional Attacks and Malware | Fortinet Blog
Recently, I wrote about the three vectors of a healthcare cyber attack. This is the first of a three-part series examining each vector in depth.
Last month, I wrote about the three vectors of a healthcare cyber attack, ironically just before Anthem Blue Cross disclosed a massive data breach. The Anthem breach happened via the first vector, “traditional attacks and malware”, as did the Premera attack, so it’s timely to unpack this particular vector a bit further.
The First Vector of a Healthcare Cyber Attack - Traditional Attacks and Malware | Fortinet Blog
Will You Jump at the Chance? BlackBerry Leap Pre-orders Begin
On Monday, March 30, BlackBerry announced the new BlackBerry Leap will be open for pre-orders. Pre-orders will be available in five regions but supplies will be limited. Blackberry did not announce just how many phones are available so if you are interested you might not want to wait.
Currently availability is only offered for the US, UK, Germany, France, and Canada. For buyers in France pre-orders already started on March 26. Pre-orders will begin in the US, UK, and Germany starting on March 30. Unfortunately for interested parties in Canada a pre-order date has yet to be announced.
Will You Jump at the Chance? BlackBerry Leap Pre-orders Begin
Monday, March 30, 2015
5 Online Marketing Techniques of Successful Real Estate Agencies
Now more than ever, the Internet has become the primary method used by home buyers when looking for a new home. Online searches and listings have made it easier for prospective home buyers to find their dream homes.
In 2013, 90 percent of home buyers did research online before choosing to buy their homes. Additionally, 76 percent of home buyers actually drove by homes that they found on the Internet.
5 Online Marketing Techniques of Successful Real Estate Agencies
Passport and visa details of world disclosed in accidental G20 privacy breach
A common email mistake accidentally disclosed passport and visa details of 31 world leaders attending the G20 summit in Australia, the BBC reports.
The breach occurred when a staff member at Australia’s Department of Immigration accidentally emailed the details of 31 leaders to the organizers of the Asian Cup international soccer tournament,reports CNET. This means that personal information relating to the likes of Barack Obama, David Cameron, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Xi Jinping were leaked – albeit not publicly.
Passport and visa details of world disclosed in accidental G20 privacy breach
Relying on Referrals? ICON 15 Could Provide Solutions
Most small businesses still rely on referrals and word-of-mouth to bring in new customers. The recent 2015 Infusion Small Business Market Survey suggests 72 percent still rely on this means to grow.
But at ICON 15, Infusionsoft’s annual small business event beginning Tuesday, March 31, 2015 and continuing through April 2, in Phoenix, Arizona, the CRM software maker promises business owners will learn more dynamic solutions.
Relying on Referrals? ICON 15 Could Provide Solutions
Netbiscuits Transforms Global Finance with NetSuite OneWorld
Web Analytics Provider Replaces Multiple On-Premise Sage Instances with NetSuite's Unified Cloud Suite
Netbiscuits Transforms Global Finance with NetSuite OneWorld
Netbiscuits Transforms Global Finance with NetSuite OneWorld
Bruce Schneier Talks Privacy, Politics, Books and More | Fortinet Blog
As author of a dozen books plus hundreds of shorter works on security and privacy, security technologist Bruce Schneier, Chief Technology Officer of Resilient Systems, is one of the better known -- and frequently quoted -- experts in these areas. His "Schneier on Security" blog and Crypto-Gram monthly newsletter are read by an estimated quarter-million people. You can follow him on Twitter @schneierblog.
Bruce Schneier Talks Privacy, Politics, Books and More | Fortinet Blog
Bruce Schneier Talks Privacy, Politics, Books and More | Fortinet Blog
British Airways suffers frequent flyer account hacking
Thousands of British Airways frequent flyer accounts have been breached by hackers, reports ZDNet.
The company has taken the step of freezing ‘tens of thousands’ of accounts in the wake of the attack, but revealed that no personal information had been taken in the hack. Affected customers will be unable to access or use their accumulated air miles until further notice, however.
British Airways suffers frequent flyer account hacking
IBM News room - 2015-03-26 New IBM Network Innovation Centers Help Clients Apply Hybrid IT Solutions to Networks - United States
Labs in France and Texas allow clients to evaluate, experience, test Software Defined Networking, virtualization, automation technologies for efficiency, agility, resiliency
IBM News room - 2015-03-26 New IBM Network Innovation Centers Help Clients Apply Hybrid IT Solutions to Networks - United States
IBM News room - 2015-03-26 New IBM Network Innovation Centers Help Clients Apply Hybrid IT Solutions to Networks - United States
National Health Service in England and Wales Selects IBM to Enhance Electronic Staff Record System
From IBM:
IBM Interactive Experience, the world's largest digital agency, will design and build a Mobile Ready Portal tailored for many different user types allowing access from PC, Android and iOS devices. The improved interface will give NHS employees easier access to new and existing HR services including mobile, expenses and e-learning. The project will also lay the foundation for future service enhancements including increased central business intelligence reporting using dashboards, alerts and collaboration tools that will help improve performance while helping reduce costs. A critical tool for the National Health Service in England and Wales, the ESR provides payroll, learning and talent management and the centralization of workforce information. It also provides a range of other services covering human resources.
“Improving performance and driving greater efficiencies are major priorities for the national health service today. As demands on the NHS continue to grow, it continues to seek improvements that ensure quality and availability of services for patients" said Simon Humberstone, Head of Healthcare for Europe, IBM Global Business Services. “By introducing technologies that will further enable the NHS to expand its data analytics capabilities, alongside the latest online collaboration and social learning tools, knowledge will be more easily shared, clinical outcomes improved and performance levels increased.”
The five year agreement was signed in December 2014 following a competitive tender. Following the transition from the current supplier, IBM, in partnership with the NHS ESR Central Team will manage and run the service beginning later this year.
National Health Service in England and Wales Selects IBM to Enhance Electronic Staff Record System
LONDON and ARMONK, N.Y - 26 Mar 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a contract with the Department of Health in England to manage and continue transforming the National Health Service Electronic Staff Record system (ESR), the UK’s most important workforce management tool serving 1.4 million employees. IBM will help modernize the system by providing increased mobile access and new self-service capabilities making the system more efficient and accessible.
“Improving performance and driving greater efficiencies are major priorities for the national health service today. As demands on the NHS continue to grow, it continues to seek improvements that ensure quality and availability of services for patients" said Simon Humberstone, Head of Healthcare for Europe, IBM Global Business Services. “By introducing technologies that will further enable the NHS to expand its data analytics capabilities, alongside the latest online collaboration and social learning tools, knowledge will be more easily shared, clinical outcomes improved and performance levels increased.”
The five year agreement was signed in December 2014 following a competitive tender. Following the transition from the current supplier, IBM, in partnership with the NHS ESR Central Team will manage and run the service beginning later this year.
For more information on IBM Interactive Experience please visit www.ibm.com/gbs/interactive and follow @ibminteractive on Twitter.
Russia's Leading Investment Bank BCS Financial Group Selects IBM Commerce to Bring New Experiences to its Clients
From IBM:
BCS Financial Group, in collaboration with IBM Business Partner GlowByte Consulting, selected IBM Commerce to help plan, execute and measure highly targeted marketing campaigns that leverage analytics to pinpoint valuable customer insights. These insights can include whether the customer banks online or with a mobile device, or whether a company is looking to make an investment to grow its business.
"Marketing financial services today demands the highest level of personalization, which means giving each individual customer marketing messages at precisely the right time and on their preferred channel of choice," said Director of Client Marketing for BCS Financial Group Maxim Puzyrev. "In teaming with IBM and GlowByte, we are seeing tremendous progress in meeting this shift in the financial services industry to engage with a new type of banking customer and deliver the experience they want while simultaneously building advocates for BCS Financial Group."
With this insight, the company can increase marketing investments in those channels to maximize the success of its offerings.
"In today's financial environment, customers expect to be treated as an individual, receiving service offers designed to meet their unique needs," said Vladimir Skudin, COO, GlowByte. "At a time when the wealth of available data can be overwhelming to marketers, businesses such as BCS Financial Group are turning this into a strategic advantage that sets them apart from their competitors while better meeting the needs of their customers."
About BCS Financial Group:
Founded in 1995, BCS Group is one of the largest Russian investment banks with more than 130,000 clients. The group has a leading position on MICEX. BCS Group has a complex international group structure, comprising a number of entities in Russia, the UK and Cyprus. For more information please visit www.bcs.ru.
About IBM Commerce
With 8,000+ commerce experts and $3.5 billion in organic growth and acquisitions IBM Commerce helps clients understand customer behavior and use insights to help deliver highly personalized and relevant experiences at every touch point. For more information on IBM Commerce, please click
here.
GlowByte Consulting
GlowByte Consulting is an international group of companies, leading BI and Data Management service provider in Eastern Europe & Central Asia, operating under Tier One Analytics brand in USA and Western Europe. For more information, please visit www.glowbyteconsulting.com and t1a.com.
Russia's Leading Investment Bank BCS Financial Group Selects IBM Commerce to Bring New Experiences to its Clients
IBM Commerce enables greater flexibility, performance and control in personalized marketing campaigns
MOSCOW and ARMONK, N.Y. - 25 Mar 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that leading Russian investment banking firm BCS Financial Group has selected IBM Commerce to quickly and effectively conduct and execute personalized marketing campaigns for their banking clients.
To date, BCS Financial Group’s sales of its online trading, brokerage, and investment strategy consulting services have increased by 20 percent in cross sales, while customer attrition has decreased by 0.5 percent in just six months – with higher customer response rates to marketing campaigns and more products purchased per customer.BCS Financial Group, in collaboration with IBM Business Partner GlowByte Consulting, selected IBM Commerce to help plan, execute and measure highly targeted marketing campaigns that leverage analytics to pinpoint valuable customer insights. These insights can include whether the customer banks online or with a mobile device, or whether a company is looking to make an investment to grow its business.
"Marketing financial services today demands the highest level of personalization, which means giving each individual customer marketing messages at precisely the right time and on their preferred channel of choice," said Director of Client Marketing for BCS Financial Group Maxim Puzyrev. "In teaming with IBM and GlowByte, we are seeing tremendous progress in meeting this shift in the financial services industry to engage with a new type of banking customer and deliver the experience they want while simultaneously building advocates for BCS Financial Group."
With this insight, the company can increase marketing investments in those channels to maximize the success of its offerings.
"In today's financial environment, customers expect to be treated as an individual, receiving service offers designed to meet their unique needs," said Vladimir Skudin, COO, GlowByte. "At a time when the wealth of available data can be overwhelming to marketers, businesses such as BCS Financial Group are turning this into a strategic advantage that sets them apart from their competitors while better meeting the needs of their customers."
About BCS Financial Group:
Founded in 1995, BCS Group is one of the largest Russian investment banks with more than 130,000 clients. The group has a leading position on MICEX. BCS Group has a complex international group structure, comprising a number of entities in Russia, the UK and Cyprus. For more information please visit www.bcs.ru.
About IBM Commerce
With 8,000+ commerce experts and $3.5 billion in organic growth and acquisitions IBM Commerce helps clients understand customer behavior and use insights to help deliver highly personalized and relevant experiences at every touch point. For more information on IBM Commerce, please click
here.
GlowByte Consulting
GlowByte Consulting is an international group of companies, leading BI and Data Management service provider in Eastern Europe & Central Asia, operating under Tier One Analytics brand in USA and Western Europe. For more information, please visit www.glowbyteconsulting.com and t1a.com.
IBM Master the Mainframe Contest Draws Record Participation, Announces Winners
From IBM:
Hosted at high schools and colleges around the world, Master the Mainframe – part of the IBM’sAcademic Initiative – serves as an introduction to programming and application development and requires no previous mainframe experience. These programming skills are becoming increasingly important with the explosive growth in mobile transactions, creating even greater demands on company IT systems to quickly and reliably interact with consumers.
IBM Master the Mainframe Contest Draws Record Participation, Announces Winners
10-year-old global contest is a training ground for the next generation of IT pros
Armonk, N.Y. - 24 Mar 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a record 8,100 high school and college students around the world competed in IBM’s 2014 Master the Mainframe contest, helping equip the IT leaders of tomorrow with the skills needed for the mobile economy.
“We’re proud of the winners and all the Master the Mainframe participants,” said Ross Mauri, general manager, IBM z Systems. “These bright young minds represent the future of the mainframe as it continues to evolve to handle the unprecedented demands of the increasingly mobile, data-intensive world. By taking up these skills, students are ensuring a strong future for enterprise computing and for themselves in the job market.”
As students complete each part of the Master the Mainframe contest, judges evaluate their results and reward those who move on to the next step. Each phase becomes more difficult, beginning with basic mainframe navigation to finishing a project that tackles a real-world business scenario.
This year's contest drew the largest turnout since the contest’s inception in 2005. “Master the Mainframe” started in the United States and Canada but has expanded to almost 40 countries on six continents. A total of 74,000 students worldwide have competed in the past 10 years. In 2016, the contest will holds its second World Championship, crowning global winners.
IBM announced this year’s U.S. and Canada winners among nearly 5,000 North American contestants:
First Place: Kevin Matesi, Northern Illinois University
Kevin is a second-year graduate student at Northern Illinois University and plans to graduate in May. His areas of focus are enterprise computing and databases, and he is searching for a career that affords him the opportunity to work with mainframes and/or databases.
Kevin is a second-year graduate student at Northern Illinois University and plans to graduate in May. His areas of focus are enterprise computing and databases, and he is searching for a career that affords him the opportunity to work with mainframes and/or databases.
Second Place: Joseph Bloom, Deerfield (Illinois) High School
Joseph is a senior at Deerfield High School. Next year, he plans to study computer science at a university to be determined. When he’s not at a computer, he plays trombone in the school band.
Joseph is a senior at Deerfield High School. Next year, he plans to study computer science at a university to be determined. When he’s not at a computer, he plays trombone in the school band.
Third Place: Jeremy Krach, University of Maryland
Jeremy is a sophomore in computer science at the University of Maryland and is a member of the nation’s first cybersecurity honors college, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students. Upon graduating in 2017, he plans a career in software engineering and cybersecurity.
Jeremy is a sophomore in computer science at the University of Maryland and is a member of the nation’s first cybersecurity honors college, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students. Upon graduating in 2017, he plans a career in software engineering and cybersecurity.
Fourth Place: Hongzhe (Henry) Liu, Algonquin (Massachusetts) Regional High School
Henry will graduate in 2016 and plans on studying artificial intelligence in college.
Henry will graduate in 2016 and plans on studying artificial intelligence in college.
Fifth Place: Steven Hoover, Syracuse University
Steven is a graduate student studying information management at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies.
Steven is a graduate student studying information management at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies.
The winners will receive a new tablet computer and an expenses-paid trip to New York for a March 24 awards ceremony and tour of IBM labs in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. IBM guest speakers at the ceremony will include Ross Mauri, general manager, IBM z Systems, and Maria Boonie, vice president, IBM z Systems Operating Systems & Firmware Development.
Master the Mainframe marks its 10th year at a time when the IBM mainframe remains a linchpin of enterprise computing, relied on by 92 of the top 100 worldwide banks[1], every one of the 10 largest insurers, 23 of the largest 25 airlines and six of the 10 top global retailers. [2]
In March, IBM began shipping the z13, the most powerful and secure mainframe to date, designed to work at unprecedented scale to handle the growth in mobile transactions. One z13 can perform 30,000 transactions per second or 2.5 billion transactions per day.
HP News - HP and Bang & Olufsen Partner to Bring Premium Sound to PCs
HP News - HP and Bang & Olufsen Partner to Bring Premium Sound to PCs: HP and Bang & Olufsen today announced a collaboration that brings the globally recognized sound of Bang & Olufsen and B&O PLAY to HP’s PCs, tablets and accessories.
HP News - HP delivers first fully-configured and integrated OpenStack and Cloud Foundry-based private cloud
HP News - HP delivers first fully-configured and integrated OpenStack and Cloud Foundry-based private cloud: HP today announced HP Helion Rack, a new pre-configured, pre-tuned and pre-tested private cloud solution, based on OpenStack® and Cloud Foundry® technologies integrated with HP server hardware. HP Helion Rack is designed to help enterprise IT departments speed their cloud deployments, avoiding months designing, developing and deploying a private cloud, by integrating cloud management software and industry leading infrastructure with best practices.
UBS Securities to Host Packet-Optical Convergence Tech Talk with Cisco
From Cisco:
PRESS RELEASE
UBS Securities to Host Packet-Optical Convergence Tech Talk with Cisco
SAN JOSE, Calif, --- March 27, 2015 --- Cisco will host a Tech Talk with UBS Securities to discuss Cisco’s packet-optical convergence strategy. Bill Gartner, Vice President of Optical Systems and Transceivers Group, will give a brief presentation and address questions during the webcast/conference call.
Interested parties can view this event on Cisco's Investor Relations website athttp://investor.cisco.com/investor-relations/news-and-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx
No previously unannounced issues will be discussed in this webcast.
Date: Monday, April 6, 2015
Time: 12:00 pm EDT / 9:00 am PDT
Speakers: Bill Gartner, Vice President of Optical Systems and Transceivers Group
About Cisco
Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com.
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IMD Business School and Cisco Join Forces on Digital Business Transformation
From Cisco:
PRESS RELEASE
IMD Business School and Cisco Join Forces on Digital Business Transformation
Cisco will make a contribution to IMD valued at $US 10 million to develop thought leadership and address business challenges in digital transformation
LAUSANNE/SAN JOSE (26 MARCH 2015)—IMD, the top-ranked business school focused on executive education, announced today a contribution valued at $US 10 million from Cisco to become the world leading destination for research, innovation and leadership to drive digital transformation to all aspects of enterprises, in every industry.
Cisco intends to fund the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation and create the IMD/Cisco Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, to be located on IMD's campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, and fully operational by summer 2015.
The collaboration will combine Cisco's leadership in providing technology solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE) with IMD's expertise in developing global leaders. According to Gartner Research, by 2020, 75 percent of businesses will be a digital business or will be preparing to become one, yet only 30 percent of these efforts will be successful due to lack of talent and technical expertise. Gartner reveals the number one reason companies fail in digital transformation efforts is a failure to re-imagine and reinvent the business from top to bottom before they begin.
The partnership between Cisco and IMD will combine original research and Cisco Consulting's open innovation approach in order to generate practical insights that executives can apply directly to their businesses. By conducting original research, the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation will work to define digital business transformation, what it means for companies today, and how to stay relevant in today's competitive marketplace.
The Global Center aims to become a world-leading hub of research and innovation, helping executives take advantage of digital opportunities and neutralize digital threats. Employing full-time researchers from both IMD and Cisco, the Center will produce cutting-edge thought leadership and organize learning events. It will also collaborate with Cisco's existing network of innovation centers around the world.
QUOTES
Dominique Turpin, IMD President
"IMD has had an excellent relationship with Cisco and its top executives for many years. We are extremely grateful to Cisco for funding this new initiative so generously, and are excited about the research to come. I would like to thank Cisco's leaders for the trust they have put in IMD, particularly Thierry Maupilé, an IMD MBA alumnus and Head of the Strategic Ecosystem Group at Cisco, for his crucial role in making this happen."
Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategic Information Management at IMD
"This new Global Center will operate at the intersection of technology and organizations. Its main goal is to help executives who are struggling with the ‘how' of digital business transformation. These executives know that they must change and adapt to digital opportunities and threats, but they don't know how."
Edzard Overbeek, Senior Vice President, Cisco Services
"We are excited to be partnering with IMD, the prestigious school of business management, which attracts thousands of executives to its campus each year. IMD stands out among the top global business schools because of its unique applied model of management education, which will be instrumental as we seek to help our customers manage through rapid market changes due to digitization. Together, Cisco and IMD will ‘write the book' on managing transformation in the new digital age."
Stephan Strauss, Division President, DB Schenker, Germany
"As a business leader in a traditional industry who needs to take his company on the journey of digital transformation, it is a challenge to take the best route. How to leverage digital technologies to create sustainable competitive advantage? In which way transform our business model and what should be the focus? How can we transform our culture and take our organization with us on that journey? What is the right pace? The IMD/Cisco Global Center for Digital Business Transformation will be a most valuable asset to work on addressing these challenges."
Frank Vivier, Richemont Group Director of eBusiness, Switzerland
Thomas Lindemann, Richemont Group HR Director, Switzerland
Thomas Lindemann, Richemont Group HR Director, Switzerland
"Richemont (the owner of several luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, etc) congratulates IMD on its new Global Research Center on Digital Business Transformation. The digitization of the luxury goods industry worldwide is presenting significant change management challenges and opportunities. IMD's digital research and education initiative will provide a very timely contribution to the development of organizational competencies and leadership skills to both local and global luxury groups, thus benefitting the industry's competitiveness and growth."
Tom Touchet, CEO, Smart City Media, USA
We are in a period of prolific and profound change, driven by digital disruption and accelerated by the Internet of Things. That opportunity is the focus of virtually all business leaders. Understanding and leveraging and leveraging the impact of these new business models and their competitive dynamics is instrumental to our success. The creation of the Cisco-IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, which is dedicated to tackling these issues, and to creating roadmaps for organizational change, is an important step towards this goal.
Aparna M. Dogra, Temasek Management Services Pte Ltd, Singapore
We are very excited to hear about the new IMD-Cisco partnered research centre on Global Digital Transformation. Forward looking companies that invest in new technologies and embrace digitally driven processes and business models are better positioned to compete in the fast paced digital age. We are confident that the cutting edge research coming out of the IMD-Cisco Research Centre will serve companies well in making such investment decisions and transformational changes to ensure that their businesses stay relevant and competitive.
About IMD:
IMD is the top-ranked business school, recognized as the expert in developing global leaders through high-impact executive education. The school is 100% focused on real-world executive development; offers Swiss excellence with a global perspective; and has a flexible, customized and effective approach.
IMD is ranked FIRST in executive education worldwide (Financial Times 2008-2014) and FIRST in open programs worldwide (Financial Times 2012, 2013 & 2014).
IMD is based in Lausanne (Switzerland) and has an Executive Learning Center in Singapore.
About Cisco:
Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com.
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Telefonica Deploys Cisco ASR Series Routers for Converged Metro Ethernet Network and IP Backhaul
From Cisco:
PRESS RELEASE
Telefonica Deploys Cisco ASR Series Routers for Converged Metro Ethernet Network and IP Backhaul
- New Network Optimized for High-Speed Mobile Internet
SAN JOSE, California, March 26, 2015 – Cisco announced today that Telefonica, one of the largest providers of communications services in Latin America, has deployed the Cisco ASR 9000 (aggregation router), ASR 901 and ASR 903, as part of its Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) to deliver enhanced high-speed mobile backhaul services. The Cisco® ASR 901 and ASR 903 will provide cell-site backhaul services and better enable mobile operators to support data-intensive services required by consumers and businesses.
Cisco's technology, services and experience in helping network operators scale services to meet the demands of mobile customers were significant reasons Telefonica chose it for this deployment. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI), by 2018 there will be more than 10 billion mobile-ready devices and connections, about 3 billion more than there were in 2013, and the global mobile Internet data traffic will increase 18-fold over the next five years. Mobile operators require robust cell-site backhaul services to accommodate this growth in mobile traffic and facilitate delivery of new mobile services, applications and experiences.
Cisco has the most comprehensive mobile backhaul solution in the industry, including cell site routers, self-optimizing technology for both licensed and unlicensed spectrum (small cell and macro cell), and small cells, including Wi-Fi.
The Cisco ASR 9000 series routers will help Telefonica address growth through a converged infrastructure that optimizes service delivery with flexibility, robust IPv6 support, and Carrier Ethernet capabilities.
The platform's use of the Cisco IOS XR modular software operating system will simplify the company's network operations and enable seamless system redundancy and network resiliency.
LATAM continues to be a growth engine for Telefonica. Telefonica deployed ASR 9000 and ASR 903 in Brazil, and ASR 9000 in Argentina and Chile to provide metro and backhaul services. In addition, Telefonica has chosen Cisco to deploy the ASR9000, ASR 901 and ASR 903 to support LTE backhaul services in Mexico. Telefonica was also the first mobile operator to deploy 4G networks in Colombia.
Highlights/Key Facts
- The Cisco ASR 9000 Series is specifically designed to give network operators flexibility to offer new services by providing a strong foundation for services such as 4G mobile Internet, business-class Ethernet, and residential video and broadband.
- With industry-leading 100GE capacity, and network programmability via NETCONF/YANG, the ASR 9000 ensures that Telefonica has the scale and flexibility for future requirements.
- Mobile backhaul represents one of the fastest-growing services for Telefonica. This capability will be rolled out extensively in the markets across Latin America over the next few months.
- In addition to 4G mobile backhaul, the new Carrier Ethernet network will enable additional broadband capacity as it continues to deliver faster broadband speeds in recently acquired markets.
- The Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast, 2014-2018, global Internet traffic will reach an annual run rate of 1.6 zettabyes.
Quotes
Javier Gavilán, Technology & Planning Director in gCTO, Telefonica
"Telefonica is committed to delivering the fastest, most advanced mobile services throughout our markets in Latin America. Partnering with Cisco ensures that we've got the network foundation to meet our business goals as we offer our customers greater choice, performance, and innovation."
Brendan Gibbs, Vice President, Service Provider Routing, Cisco
"As we help carriers transform their networks to be more agile, reduce operating costs, and profitably pursue new business models, we're pleased that Telefonica has selected Cisco to serve as the foundation for its Evolved Programmable Network, which will be capable of ushering in a new wave of exciting services and applications."
Supporting Resources
Cisco Visual Networking Index home page: http://www.cisco.com/go/vni
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About Telefonica
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of customers. With its best in class mobile, fixed and broadband networks, and innovative portfolio of digital solutions, Telefónica is transforming itself into a ‘Digital Telco', a company that will be even better placed to meet the needs of its customers and capture new revenue growth. More information is available at www.telefonica.com.
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of customers. With its best in class mobile, fixed and broadband networks, and innovative portfolio of digital solutions, Telefónica is transforming itself into a ‘Digital Telco', a company that will be even better placed to meet the needs of its customers and capture new revenue growth. More information is available at www.telefonica.com.
About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. For ongoing news, please go to http://thenetwork.cisco.com.
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