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According to the BBC, which surveyed more than 27,000 adults, 79% of respondents said that they either strongly agree or agree that access to the Internet is a fundamental right for every person around the world.Most around the globe believe Web access is a ‘fundamental right’ | Technology | Los Angeles Times
The founders of 37Signals have a new book out today, and it promises to rethink the traditional business plan with simpler solutions to creating a successful business.37Signals’ 13 Simple Rules for Success in Business | Slideshows
Cloud Computing Podcast - AccentureGreat Podcast on Cloud from Accenture. Cloud computing is promising to become the most important technology development since the Internet.
Listen to this exclusive podcast for university students as the Director of Cloud Computing explores what opportunities and challenges lie in the cloud.
In Search of the Lost Customer: Accenture 2009 Consumer Satisfaction Survey .
Consumers expect more and more year over year, and they are finding that companies are not meeting their expectations. Companies need to work harder to keep customers, especially during a bust year.
While interest in alternative vehicles may be growing, consumers do not see ‘green’ as the only purchasing factor and are demanding more from automakers, according to an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study released today. Accenture’s survey showed that six out of 10 consumers are more likely to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle only when it is superior to gasoline-only models in every way, so while automakers are increasingly focused on addressing the demand for greater fuel efficiency and economy they should also address those areas that continue to influence the consumer. ‘Green’ is not enough by itself.Accenture Newsroom: Consumers Want Green Vehicles to Offer More Than Fuels Savings, Accenture Finds
Cloud Computing, someday, yes?.
Cloud computing hype has been “deafening” lately, as the Economist puts it plainly. But, is it really hype or is it an accurate vision of the future of enterprise?
Given the straitened times, you…
More on Technology and Customer Service.
Due to the nature of my job, I find that I am constantly thinking about how to improve customer satisfaction, but as a consumer, it’s also something that I am acutely aware of when it’s done…
States, Innovate in IT or Else - BusinessWeek.
Interesting read. Systems integration is in demand!
In order to fix SAP, former North American sales boss McDermott and Snabe, head of product development, need to stock its pipeline with products that companies are more interested in buying, calm restive customers, and counter competition from Oracle (ORCL), which has outmaneuvered SAP through canny acquisitions. High on the co-CEOs’ priority list will be shifting SAP’s focus from cost-cutting to innovation. SAP must develop versions of its complicated software that can be delivered over the Internet and run on new classes of mobile computing devices.What SAP Needs After Apotheker - BusinessWeek
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