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When we use the Web today we treat the most fundamental scenarios as separate activities. Search takes us from many things to one, browsing moves us from one thing to another, and recommendations expose affinities that enable us to explore related topics. Can we do better by combining these scenarios into a more unified experience?

Computer Use and Productivity Growth

"Using technology to improve workforce collaboration"

The broad aim of this study is to measure and track changes in media consumption patterns by various demographic segments and nationalities This work will show when, why and how often people are using different media - in particular use of the Internet for content, communication and commerce

"Creativity is intelligence having fun." -Albert Einstein "If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions."

"The 21st century is a world in constant change. In A New Culture of Learning, Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown pursue an understanding of how the forces of change, and emerging waves of interest associated with these forces, inspire and invite us to imagine a future of learning that is as powerful as it is optimistic. "

"An Activity Based Workplace (ABW) is all about choice. The planning and design of an ABW includes a menu of spaces to support different workplace activities rather than forcing people to do everything at the one desk. An ABW can increase desk utilisation by not assigning desks to individuals. People can physically locate themselves wherever it is most appropriate for them to undertake their work. If quiet concentrative work is necessary then a 'focus' room or semi enclosed area can be utilised; if an informal discussion is required people can use a range of unbookable rooms; if an ad hoc presentation is required there can be small rooms equipped with screens and audio visual equipment; meeting rooms of all sizes can house the latest technologies; and typically there are central hubs on each floor accessible to all. This is all over and above traditional desk and meeting room set ups - the possibilities and opportunities for ABW are limitless. The menu of spaces typically range from open to closed, individual to collaborative, quiet to vibrant, bright to subdued. And usually there is a fairly even balance of space dedicated to communication and meetings as there is dedicated to workstations themselves."

Data governance is an approach that can help organizations to more effectively manage, protect, and use the growing volume of personal information, intellectual property, and other confidential data in their possession. A strong data governance program may also reduce IT costs, improve the quality of data, and shorten response time to meet compliance requirements.

"The quest for talent is coming to you, and it won't be for the faint of heart! New assumptions and practices will require more imagination, more commitment and more cutting-edge action than companies have faced before. Are you prepared for the new levels of competition and the new rules? Join us as we explore the changing assumptions and practices that propel companies to the leading edge of the quest for talent."

Arbeitsgruppen mit Kollegen waren gestern, Swarms mit Bekannten sind morgen. Heute werden Zielgruppen analysiert, morgen nach Rastern gefahndet. Der US-Marktforscher Gartner schildert die Arbeitswelt der Zukunft.

All three technologies are well served by the growing number of high-bandwidth IP networks being used to carry communications in the enterprise, and by the growing maturity of the SIP standard; all support the new way of doing business in the global economy; and all offer significant productivity and ROI benefits. Which raises the question: If each technology is valuable alone, wouldn't they be even better together?

"Over 65,000 site users from all around the world have logged on to the GE Ecomagination Challenge site to vote and leave comments on the more than 3,500 ideas submitted. To help visitors find good ideas more quickly, we designed a useful tool that let them see which ideas were the most talked about and when they were submitted"

Banking giant Credit Suisse has sated its power-consumption hunger through the use of virtualization

Guidance around offline working ... not sure I agree with it all so feel a "comment" coming on

Advice on when to use Groove, OneNote and Outlook

"The Center for the Edge, part of Deloitte LLP, helps senior executives make sense of and profit from emerging opportunities on the edge of business and technology. What is created on the edge of the competitive landscape-in terms of technology, geography, demographics, markets-inevitably strikes at the very heart of a business. Our mission is to identify and explore emerging opportunities related to big shifts that aren't yet on the senior management agenda, but ought to be. While we're focused on long-term trends and opportunities, we are equally focused on implications for near-term action, the day-to-day environment of executives."

World Bank promoting use of socail technologies for innovation and fostering country's growth

"Unified Communications spielt bei vielen Unternehmen aktuell noch eine untergeordnete Rolle - wird aber in den kommenden Monaten zu einem immer wichtigeren Thema. Das ist das Ergebnis einer von Frost & Sullivan und dem Hersteller Aastra veröffentlichten Studie."