Those that attended this year’s PCR Awards will have noticed one company in particular that may have somewhat stolen the show. Not only did our panel of 30+ industry experts find their success over the past 12 months so impressive that they ended up winning awards in two separate categories …
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InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom and Huawei are teaming up to create the world’s first 5G smart hotel. By introducing the hotel industry’s first end-to-end 5G network with integrated terminals and cloud applications, the project will enable InterContinental Shenzhen to provide guests with the “ultimate innovative luxury experience”. Shenzhen Telecom will …
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The 3D printer industry is on pace for 25% higher-end printer growth in 2019 thanks to a boost from the industrial and design categories, reports Context. While the cheapest class of 3D printers, those in the personal category, struggled in 2018, the high-end industrial category – which accounts for 70% …
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MMD has launched the Philips 222B9T 22-inch LCD monitor with SmoothTouch. Equipped with projective capacitive 10-point touch technology, stylus, IP54 dust and water protection, a wide array of connectors, and a flexible stand for easy portability, this monitor is ideal for sectors as diverse as retail, point of sale (POS), …
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Video collaboration and meeting productivity solutions provider Lifesize has announced that it has surpassed $100 million in bookings with an 80% CAGR for annual recurring revenue over the last four years. The company says the demand for its video conferencing solutions, growing partner ecosystem and consistently high customer satisfaction spurred …
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At is annual Global Analyst Summit, Huawei CEO William Xu announced that the company is “moving into the era of Innovation 2.0”. Huawei says Innovation 2.0 is all about “vision-driven theoretical breakthroughs and inventions”, and plans to “overcome the bottlenecks in theories and basic technologies that have hindered the development …
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Exertis has announced further information on its third Plug In To Exertis channel event to be held at the Silverstone Circuit on 16th May. Christian Horner OBE, Team Principal at Red Bull Racing Formula One Team, will be the guest speaker at this year’s event. Horner led the team to …
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Lexmark has announced new solutions designed to “simplify business processes for its manufacturing customers”, including RFID Laser Printing, GHS Label Printing, Supply Chain Document Optimisation, and SAP Printing. Lexmark RFID Laser Printing for Manufacturing allows manufacturers to print, program and customise RFID labels and tags from a colour laser printer …
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UKFast is committing a further £3m to its cybersecurity fund to protect businesses online. The BASEfund (Building a Safer Environment) initiative has given more than £17m to UK businesses in the decade since the scheme launched. Now, UKFast is pledging a further £3m, growing the fund’s scope and enabling hundreds …
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Karen Waters, Product Director at Engage Hub, looks at how chatbots can be used to improve customer experience. The chatbot has come a long way since ELIZA was developed in 1966. Improvements in NLP (natural language processing) and automation mean that they are now able to engage in meaningful, flowing …
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Tech Data has partnered with GCC to offer Dynamics 365 Business Central all-in-one solution for Microsoft partners. GCC is a London- and Gloucester-based Microsoft Gold Partner and one of the UK’s foremost experts in Dynamics 365 Business Central – the all in-one integrated business management system that has been developed …
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We find out about NFON UK’s new Cloudya telephony solution and how the cloud is making it possible to streamline the delivery of data and voice. Who makes up the NFON UK team? Across our London and (new) Manchester office we now have 40+ members of staff. The five-strong marketing …
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