Stabilizing oil prices stimulated activity in some areas, which fed through to the OFSE sector, helping support the market. Emerging consensus amongst OPEC countries is likely to position the market for recovery; however, execution remains a challenge. – Go to Original Source – (link) Powered by WPeMatico
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Commoditization in chemicals: Time for a marketing and sales response
Most chemical companies are grappling with increasing commoditization. Rethinking the commercial operating model can help protect margins. – Go to Original Source – (link) Powered by WPeMatico
KFC hacked
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age In response to the potential data breach KFC has urged its clients to change their passwords following the cyber attack. The email suggested that a small number of loyalty scheme users accounts “may have been compromised as a result of our website being targeted”. Javvad Malik, security …
The 10 trends that will influence collaboration in 2017
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age The full the repercussions of this year of disruption remain to be seen – for economies and the business world – and companies of all sizes are striving to be more responsive, flexible and agile in adapting to what’s around them. This disruption has, by enlarge, often …
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British businesses at risk of disruption
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age The threat of disruption caused by the pace of technological change originates from the consensus that senior leaders are paying lip service to the need for digital transformation, according to a report from online learning provider AVADO. The report revealed the views of senior managers responsible …
General Data Protection Regulation: the BC/DR impact
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age Soon to be enacted across the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation – better known as GDPR – has caused no end of concern among CIOs. Although it represents good news for consumers, from a business perspective, things aren’t quite so simple. While the regulation …
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Is your business ready to learn from the record-breakers?
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age In sport, as in business, there is the constant interplay between marginal gains and game-changing innovations. Take the 100m freestyle swim, records have been broken year on year, but every so often we see not just a record broken, we see an outstanding accomplishment like Albert Vande …
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Virtualised network management in the age of encryption
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age Traffic encryption is helping us to keep our data private and that’s a good thing. In the post-Snowden era, safeguarding vital information like credit card numbers, passwords, and other identifiable data from anyone who gains unauthorised access to network traffic has become more important than ever …
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Investment in fibre optic and 5G is a welcome boost for UK business
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age The cloud of Brexit still looms large over many businesses in the UK. Even though London had the recent good news of being ranked as the leading destination in Europe for technology-based industries, several enterprises feel their chances of prosperity will be seriously affected by a hard exit from …
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5 reasons we shouldn’t rush to adopt self-driving cars
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Information Age Americans are trailblazers, routinely leading the world in a number of transportation firsts. Indeed, it was the Wright brothers who completed the first successful flight in 1903. Just 66 years later, Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. Today, America is vying with …
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