Microsoft looks to give Yammer a new lease of life; can it?
The once-popular enterprise social media app is getting a redesign and new focus on communities, but faces competition from the likes of Slack and even Microsoft Teams. Microsoft While Teams may be the focal point of Microsoft’s current collaboration strategy these days, Yammer — the enterprise social network it acquired in 2012 for $1.2 billion — hasn’t been exactly left for dead. In fact, Microsoft unveiled a complete redesign of the enterprise social network at last year’s Ignite conference, offering up a new user interface…
As coronavirus worsens, companies renew focus on collaboration, remote work
While some companies and organizations are cancelling big events such as MWC and Facebook’s F8, others are looking to see what’s in their collaboration toolbox to keep workers healthy and productive. wynand van poortvliet / MediaPhotos / Getty Images As the U.S. braces for the coronavirus epidemic, businesses looking to protect the health of their employees are taking steps to support staff working from home – leading to a surge in demand for video conferencing technology and other collaboration…
How Israeli CIOs compete with tech giants for talent in a hot market
Israel-based CIOs need to get creative to attract talent as global tech titans pour money into R&D facilities and snap up IT pros and young graduates alike. Z Wei / Ivanastar / Getty Images Israel has been celebrated for having one of the most vibrant technology sectors outside of the US. But the success has a downside. As billions in venture investment poured into the technology ecosystem and multinational tech companies opened research and development centres over the last decade,…
Chief Information Officer: The 12 skills every company wants
How one executive recruiter assesses the talent market Metamorworks / Getty Images At the risk of letting you all guess how old I actually am (somewhere between 27 and 108), I will tell you that I have been advising CIOs on their careers for more than 20 years and recruiting them into their roles for 15. With all of that CIO executive search experience, along with two decades of writing for CIO.com and CIO magazine (remember print?), I must have interviewed thousands…
Technology Innovation: Are African tech hubs really contributing?
There are hundreds of tech hubs across the continent, with more coming, but not all of them flourish. Keys to success include a focus on emerging technology and a creative approach to generating revenue. Tshimologong Digital Innovation Hub As yet more tech hubs spring up on the African continent, the question becomes how these tech centres can really empower, support and accelerate innovation across the region. There are more than 600 tech hubs actively operating in Africa, according to the GMSA…
Google Account: 10 Steps to Improve Your Account Security
Give yourself some added peace of mind by giving your Google account a thorough set of security reinforcements. Google/Gerd Altmann, modified by IDG Comm There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with a couple of asterisks and some neon orange highlighting added in for good measure. I mean, really: When you stop and think about how much stuff is associated with that single sign-in —…
Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 11.
Explore Android’s ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2020’s Android 11 release. Thinkstock / Google Android Versions Android versions: A living history from… 20 advanced tips for Android 10 Android Pie: 30 advanced tips and tricks Android Oreo: 18 advanced tips and… 30 tasty tips for Android Nougat SHOW MORE What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed…
Archives: The Digital Switchover Nigeria never made.
Despite 10 years already wasted on the digital switchover (DSO) journey, the nation may still not attain it until 2021. A digital broadcasting plan covering 116 countries (mainly in Africa and Europe) was agreed for the frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz at the ITU Regional Radio Communication Conference (RRC‑06) in Geneva in June 2006. According to the plan (known as the GE06), the latest set date for switch off was June 17, 2015 (except for some countries in…
