No matter what the issue or the trend and no matter how mainstream it has become, there will always be some ready to dismiss the whole idea. Tim Dillon, Asia Pacific lead analyst with Current Analysis might be one such. He’s just published a blog saying: “BYOD is a distraction that prevents companies from thinking clearly about mobility.” But if you read it closely, he’s actually very positive about BYOD.

Creanord Ltd, a leader in Critical Communications solutions, today announced expanding the portfolio with superior high performance Service Delivery and Aggregation Switches with True SLA for Business and Wholesale networking.

Each year New Zealand’s excavator drivers compete for the title of "best multiskilled excavator operator nationwide" in a competition organised by the New Zealand Contractors Federation (NZCF).

IT professionals will need good communications skills just as much as good technical skills in the future as the nature of IT shifts under pressure from significant forces, according to a study conducted by wireless networking company Aruba.

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According to research firm Global Reviews, Australian telecommunications companies are failing to make the most of their contact centres as a sales tool, with agents “often serving as reactive order-takers, who pitch the most popular product, without first getting to know the customer.”

The Australian Government has released a roadmap for the widespread adoption of mobile technology throughout the Australian Public Service. The aim is to generate benefits on two distinct fronts: improving operational efficiency and staff mobility for government agencies; improving communication and engagement with Australian citizens.

According to a white paper from Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) the secret to running successful trade promotions will increasingly lie in integrating the rich data available across traditional TPM systems with the real-time data being created in vast quantities by consumers using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Global management consulting firm LEK Consulting has identified four key steps that it says will improve the effectiveness of a trade promotion strategy.