'With market penetration of well over 100 million seats, SharePoint is a strategic investment for many organisations looking to foster more effective collaboration among employees,' Forrester says in a report.
Companies envisage their treasury groups becoming strategic, but corporate treasurers lack the systems to satisfy the expectations, according to research.
Over three-quarters of CIOs (79 percent) are concerned about "hidden costs" associated with cloud computing.
Outsourcer Accenture has reported an increase in global sales and operating profits for the third quarter, but sales in the EMEA region were slightly down.
UK-based Burts Potato Chips has deployed a new ERP system to improve its supply chain and financials.
Online retailer Ocado has deployed a new secure payments platform from MasterCard company DataCash as part of a two year contract.
BMW Group has brought in Infosys to help manage its global IT infrastructure.
Specialist valve manufacturer Koso Kent Introl is deploying a new enterprise resource planning system to support its lean management drive.
There is a "clear link" between financial performance and the broad use of data by employees, according to research from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
JCB has deployed an enterprise performance management system across its international business.
Senior executives are no longer trusting their business instinct and are instead looking at their Big Data to make major decisions, according to research from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The majority of European business leaders do not believe that IT is a facilitator for achieving their business priorities.
Combined legal and market factors may force Cloud providers to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Insurance firm AXA is to use a hosted BAE Systems Detica anti-fraud platform to help tackle a reported spike in fraudulent claims.
In his speech to the Labour Party conference yesterday Ed Milliband said that "companies that secure government contracts will be required to offer apprenticeships to young people", which has been welcomed if it is applied to the IT industry.