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• Hydro Tasmania to tap into predictive analytics for asset maintenance, operations

  Hydro Tasmania is looking to further improve its asset maintenance and plant operations by using predictive analytics.

• Unified comms market to hit $943.7 million by 2017: IDC

  Companies will need to invest heavily in unified communications (UC) over the next four years as more staff work from home or in remote locations, according to analyst firm IDC.

• 5 ways the help desk may be hurting you

  Aptly named, a company's help desk is primarily focused on resolving technology issues so the business as a whole can function successfully. Despite the best of intentions, however, help desks can put the company at risk by using legacy tools, shared passwords and incomplete security practices.

• BYO is a challenge but worth it in the long run: DiData CIO

  Supporting staff who want to bring their own devices and applications to work may be a pain for many CIOs, but the business benefits make implementing a program worth the time and effort, according to Dimension Data's CIO Ian Jansen.

• Key to BYOD isn't multiple devices, but single user experience

  According to recent reports, the average business traveler carries three mobile devices for work and 25% of IT decision makers believe desk phones will be replaced by mobile phones within two years. The data points to an increasingly mobile workforce, one that expects a single user experience for accessing unified communications (UC) applications and services across all their preferred devices -- whether it is an employer-issued smartphone or an employee's BYOD tablet device.

• 8 Tips to Improve Mobile Collaboration

  Mobile computing and workplace collaboration experts offer advice on how you can boost communication and productivity among your mobile employees.

Whitepapers about mobile workforce

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