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Managing a digital workplace
26th March 2012

It seems that you can’t move these days without seeing references to "digital workplaces" or "future workplaces". The question is what is a "digital workplace" and how does it differ from a traditional intranet?

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Going mobile in the middle of the pack, lesson 1
26th March 2012

What can libraries and information centres learn from publishers about mobile strategy? A lot, as it turns out. This first of three Features provides hard-won lessons from publishers that information centres can use to move their own mobile efforts forward.

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It's the people, stupid!
26th March 2012

Will intelligent systems embedded within other products become so sophisticated and widespread that they eventually take the place of personal computers and smartphones or even threaten jobs? Fingers crossed – 84% of respondents in a recent LinkedIn poll believe in career luck.

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Is social networking behind the firewall just a pipe dream?
26th March 2012

We've all seen how successful social networks like Facebook and Twitter are at improving customer engagement and an individual’s experience with a business. Can organisations use similar social networking tools to improve employee engagement and their experience of working in an organisation?

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The latest iPad: hotter than ever
25th March 2012

After much enthusiasm for the launch, the new iPad cements its place in the world of business as well as enthralling its personal customers. 84% of tablet-buying companies are now choosing the iPad and some predict it may even replace business PCs.

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Mobile boosts news consumption: new study
25th March 2012

A recent study reports that users read news on at least two devices, primarily their own computer, but additionally a tablet or smartphone, these last two being additive sources. The challenge for publishers now is how to capitalise on this trend.

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ProSearch from Pantros IP gets semantic
23rd March 2012

ProSearch is an impressive web-based patent search software product from Pantros IP that uses an intelligent semantic system to provide patent search results and evaluation for patent owners, intellectual property (IP) law practitioners, consultants, investors and others in the IP industry.

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NewsEdge.com tames the information beast
23rd March 2012

I think we’d probably all agree that the sheer amount of information "out there" is overwhelming. So the question is, where do you go to find content you can trust? Most people probably have their favourite sources that they check on a regular basis; but is this sufficient? How do you know you’re not missing anything? You can’t possibly read every newspaper, magazine, specialist interest publication, blog post, newsletter or opinion.

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Add-ons that add value to information - A VIP Editorial
23rd March 2012

There is a lot of news available for free on the internet from individual publishers and search engines. Much can be delivered via email alerting, RSS feeds and sometimes even custom alerting. There are numerous patent sites out there, offering basic patent searching, machine translations and the ability to download the full patent, also all for free.

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