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Tag: stefan pfeiffer
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End of Year Incidents Remind Us of Our Corporate IT Vulnerabilities
Three unrelated incidents in December 2021 demonstrated the vulnerability of our IT infrastructure and the need for us to act.
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Working from Home Has Hit a Wall in Germany
The widespread resistance in Germany to working from home is baffling, especially when it could potentially halve the number of coronavirus infections.
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Notes and Domino Return to Their Roots
Though IBM's sale of Notes and Domino (among other applications) to HCL has yet to be finalized, some strong signs point to the future of the software.
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Can Chat Over IMAP Challenge WhatsApp and Slack?
Entrepreneur Rafael Laguna thinks he can take on WhatsApp and Slack. Does his open-source alternative stand a chance?
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German Regulators Order Facebook to Change Data Collection Practices
The German Federal Cartel Office's Facebook ruling last week made a clear link between data privacy and competition.
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Have We Reached the Era of Group Messaging Disenchantment?
Messenger tools like Slack and Teams are having their moment in the sun. But they're starting to repeat the mistakes of collaboration tools past.
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GDPR Skeptics Would Like to Relax the Regulation. That Would Be a Mistake
There's been movement in Germany to loosen or roll back some of the GDPR requirements. That would be a mistake.
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B2B Marketing Needs Durable Systems of Engagement
A recent Text100 study reported (registration required) that on average, six people (in Germany, seven) with very different functions are involved with purchasing decisions. Two-thirds of the companies surveyed said that once the decision had been made, the purchase still had to be signed off by the board.
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The Daily Email Grind: What I Need from Future Email Systems
We have all experienced the trials and tribulations of the email inbox -- it applies across the board from personal to work accounts. The amount of time spent de-cluttering our inboxes has been well documented.
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Your Customers Aren't Mindless Clicking Machines
Big Data Driven Marketing: Boon or Bane for Customers? There has been a lot of talk recently about what big data could mean for marketing, and analysts have observed that next-generation marketers need to be able to evaluate data accurately and consistently so that their business can target customers as
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Do Employees Need Rewards to be Active on Social Media?
How can businesses encourage and motivate employees to become brand ambassadors for their companies -- both internally and externally? It comes down to the age old question: use the carrot or use the stick? Two reports caused me to ask this question.
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Why Human Resources Needs Social Business
As companies identify more areas where social software can be put to use, the push to launch social software solutions from IT departments and specialty departments grows stronger.
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Cloud Growth in Germany, Europe to be Driven by Collaboration and CRM
We’ve been talking about the cloud for years now, and providers have done plenty to hype it too. But most customers have been very wary about it, especially in Europe. Cloud Concerns There are many reasons for that, from fear of job losses to information security.
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Progress through Technology: Why Germany Needs to Become a Social Business
If you had asked me four years ago how successful social business concepts would be in German companies, I would have answered very cautiously. The Germans are justifiably known for their prudence when it comes to introducing new technologies.
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