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Like it or not, there is no escaping the BYOD trend - The Hindu

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 06:58

The Hindu

Like it or not, there is no escaping the BYOD trend
The Hindu
Many businesses are deploying private app stores for their employees to facilitate secure data communication and interact with corporate systems wherever they are, whenever they want and using whichever devices they have. Unmanaged BYOD can impact ...

Working wellness into the job - BDlive

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 02:31

Working wellness into the job
BDlive
This is a general statement, but every offering - from a corporate massage for stress release to healthier snacks at meetings - relates in some way to caring for all employees at BSG [Business Systems Group]. Why do companies need wellness officers?

Icasa crackdown shows incompetence - BDlive

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 02:30

BDlive

Icasa crackdown shows incompetence
BDlive
The increasingly bitter spat between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) and internet service provider Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) has exposed more problems at the regulator. WBS owns iBurst and Broadlink, two ...
Fury and ire fuel Icasa-iBurst fireMyBroadband

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LAST WORD: MTN courts a devil it knows in Myanmar - BDlive

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 02:30

BDlive

LAST WORD: MTN courts a devil it knows in Myanmar
BDlive
"There are very few businesses or business people that our Western investors would consider to be clean," one private equity manager reportedly said. So who have MTN chosen as their Burmese partner? Well, it turns out to be Amara Communications, ...

Nigeria loses N3.76bn to foreign domain names' usage - The Punch

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 02:11

Nigeria loses N3.76bn to foreign domain names' usage
The Punch
The NiRA boss noted that the preference for foreign domain names by corporate bodies and individual Internet users was worrisome, adding that Nigerians had continued to sign up to foreign domain names instead of “our own domain name, which we should be ...

NCB pulls credit cards after breach - Jamaica Gleaner

Business and Corporate Communications - Sun, 2013-04-14 00:31

Jamaica Gleaner

NCB pulls credit cards after breach
Jamaica Gleaner
This compromise posed a potential risk/impact for many banks within this region," said NCB through its communications office in response to Sunday Business queries. ... breached entity and their financial institution to provide card issuers with the ...

Business people - Hutchinson News

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 23:30

Business people
Hutchinson News
... in Hutchinson. Shaar has 13 years' experience with Siemens. For the past six years, he has overseen the production process of low-voltage switchgear, switchboard and power panels, according to Monika Wood, with Siemens corporate communications.

Case in Point: An opportunity to communicate - Washington Post

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 22:46

Case in Point: An opportunity to communicate
Washington Post
Today, many corporations do business globally; services have grown in importance relative to manufacturing; and the importance of intangible assets has risen dramatically. Over the past 20 years, the corporate communication challenge has become even ...

Farewell flattery - Times of India

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 18:56

Farewell flattery
Times of India
Compliments of a personal nature at work are a strict no-no, according to corporate etiquette expert Shital Kakkar-Mehra of Mumbai-based Soft Skills International. Her book, Business Etiquette: A Guide for the Indian Professional, dedicates a whole ...

Thousands run-walk for hunger - Philly.com

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 18:23

Thousands run-walk for hunger
Philly.com
... its corporate owner, Bimbo Bakeries USA, in Horsham. Loggia said Bimbo and Stroehmann boosted their support at the recommendation of consultant B.J. Zellers of Crane Communications: "We're a food company, bread is a staple of life, and this is for ...

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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Fearless Investors Buy Rally As Earnings Ramp Up - Fox Business

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 17:02

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Fearless Investors Buy Rally As Earnings Ramp Up
Fox Business
The next test for stocks comes from corporate profits. Earnings season is in full swing in the coming ... (BAC) release results on Wednesday; followed by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) , Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) , and UnitedHealth ... Other ...

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Job help, networking events: Business calendar - Plain Dealer

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 12:08

Job help, networking events: Business calendar
Plain Dealer
Go to tinyurl.com/dx776wm to register. CALENDAR. MONDAY. "Crisis Communications: Control Your Message": 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St., Hudson. Free. Go to tinyurl.com/blvz5op to register. TUESDAY .... "A ...

Margaret Thatcher's industrial revolution allowed business to multiply - Telegraph.co.uk

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 11:58

Telegraph.co.uk

Margaret Thatcher's industrial revolution allowed business to multiply
Telegraph.co.uk
Open and transparent communication helped unite management and workforce, elevate performance and create common goals. The approach reinvigorated sunset industries and ultimately stimulated performance in our growth businesses across the world.

Etisalat UAE appoints APCO Worldwide as communication partner - gulfnews.com

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 09:37

Etisalat UAE appoints APCO Worldwide as communication partner
gulfnews.com
Working closely with the corporate communications team of etisalat, APCO is expected to help the nation's key telecom player to achieve sustained business growth. Ali Al Ahmad, Chief Corporate Communication Officer, etisalat, said: “As we gear up to ...

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Local Police Get Into Cybercrime Fighting Business - Huffington Post

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 09:27

Local Police Get Into Cybercrime Fighting Business
Huffington Post
... communications and protecting the U.S. from devastating attacks that could jeopardize massive amounts of data and valuable corporate trade secrets. It's been about businesses protecting their networks and individuals using the Internet safely, for ...

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Microsoft's new world view: Play nice with Apple, Google - USA TODAY

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 09:05

Microsoft's new world view: Play nice with Apple, Google
USA TODAY
"Microsoft is a superpower in the technology business," observes Karl Volkman, chief technology officer of SRV Network. ... "Two years ago very few services connected" says Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's vice president for corporate communications. "Now if ...

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Etisalat UAE appoints APCO Worldwide as strategic communication partner - AME Info (press release)

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 08:19

Etisalat UAE appoints APCO Worldwide as strategic communication partner
AME Info (press release)
Working closely with the corporate communications team of Etisalat UAE , APCO will dedicate strategic thinking, creative planning and measurable implementation to aid the nation's key telecom player to achieve sustained business growth. As a telecom ...

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Communications Manager, Corporate, Media & Internal Comms - Minonline (subscription)

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 06:57

Communications Manager, Corporate, Media & Internal Comms
Minonline (subscription)
Accountable for successful positioning of the Swiss Re brand and reputation, you will develop and implement communications strategy for Swiss Re in the Americas, including media relations and internal communications in support of corporate and business ...

Marist, other colleges lead shift to new industries - Poughkeepsie Journal

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 05:40

Marist, other colleges lead shift to new industries
Poughkeepsie Journal
Marist & IBM: A partnership. Marist College and IBM Corp. team on projects that benefit business, like helping firms put workloads on mainframe computers using Linux. .... “We have to flip that model,” agreed Brian Sampson, executive director of ...

AirAsia Starts Hiring Pilots For India Budget Carrier - Fox Business

Business and Corporate Communications - Sat, 2013-04-13 04:22

AirAsia Starts Hiring Pilots For India Budget Carrier
Fox Business
Neither Mr. Fernandes nor staff from AirAsia's corporate communications department immediately responded to emails or other messages from The Wall Street Journal seeking to confirm the information. The company is interviewing candidates for cabin crew ...

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