On March 14, IBM announced new software and the creation of a new consulting practice dedicated to the emerging category of ‘Smarter Commerce,’ which is focused on helping companies swiftly adapt to rising customer demands in today’s digitally transformed marketplace.
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On March 14, Avery Dennison’s Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) group opened its first Europe-based Customer Design and Innovation Center and introduced enhanced capabilities for the apparel industry in design, high definition graphic embellishments, sustainable packaging, and RFID-enabled inventory and loss prevention solutions.
Intel Corporation opens the doors to a unique exhibition in London that explores the relationship between art and technology. Bringing to life the inspiration behind Intel’s Visual Life campaign, ‘Remastered: A Visibly Smart Production from Intel’ brings the art and technology world together in a fusion of classic art and boundary-pushing technology.
On March 2, Apple unveiled the second version of its tablet—iPad 2. The most important developments that inspired the technological giant to roll out the second installment of the device are new design, two cameras and faster performance.
Speaking in a nutshell, there are two important things to know about Apple’s iPads. First, the new iPad 2 is 33% thinner, 15% lighter and considerably faster than its predecessor. And let’s not forget that its predecessor, iPad v.1.0, according to Mr. Jobs, is ‘the most successful consumer product ever launched’ given the sales statistics: it earned Apple about 9.5 billiard dollars in the first 9 months after being introduced in April 2010.
From little things big things grow. That became the concept behind the new ‘Business Heroes’ awards launched by Cisco, which celebrates Britain’s small firms with a great potential. On March 1, the company, which had been looking for the best representatives of small businesses across the UK in partnership with the ‘Management Today’ magazine, announced the award’s winners from a range of fields, including technology, recruitment, manufacturing and sustainability.