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Where Does Windows 8.1 Stand With Enterprises And Users?

Since the original release of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012, the operating system has benefitted from two major updates -- Windows 8.1 (in October, 2013) and the Update to Windows 8.1 (in April, 2014)....

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[Poll] Is your organization investigating wearable devices for employees...

* We're actively piloting, trialing, or have implemented at least some wearable devices for employees or customers * We're discussing or planning to investigate wearables * The idea has been floated,...

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[Poll] Is your organization investigating wearable devices for employees...

* We're actively piloting, trialing, or have implemented at least some wearable devices for employees or customers * We're discussing or planning to investigate wearables * The idea has been floated,...

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How Mobile Technologies Can Turbo-Charge Customer Loyalty And Customer...

The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article on Hilton's plans to invest $550 million in technology solutions that will empower guests to use "smartphones to choose rooms, check in and even...

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Privacy Won’t Derail Wearables, But Could Undermine Your Company

Wearables are opening up exciting new scenarios for consumers and enterprise users alike, but the wider conversation on wearables has taken a privacy-oriented turn. The New York Timesand WIRED, among...

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Wearables Shouldn’t Be An Exercise In Screen Miniaturization

Too many wearables today have screens that look like miniaturized smartphones.Just as smartphones shouldn't be PC screens shrunk down to a 4-5" screen, smartwatches shouldn't look like smartphones...

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Salesforce Wear Continues To Drive Wearable Innovations

Today Salesforce.com offered a formal update on its Salesforce Wear offering (which I wrote about at its release here). Salesforce Wear is a set of developer tools and reference applications that...

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Apple's iWatch Will Impact Workforce Enablement And Customer Interactions

Tomorrow, Apple will reportedly unveil its wearable device, widely dubbed "iWatch" (though we don't yet know for certain what Apple will actually call the device). I'll be at the event in person along...

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Wearables Should Underpin Customer-Centric Innovation

In a new report, we lay out how I&O leaders can leverage wearables as a source of customer-centric innovation as they build their BT Agenda. As we have written, today the I&O role is changing,...

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HP's 3D Printing and Computing Products Bridge Digital And Physical Worlds

My colleagues Sophia Vargas, Michael Yamnitsky, and I have just published a new Quick Take report,"HP Announces Innovative Tools That Will Bridge Physical And Digital Worlds." Sophia and Michael have...

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The Data Digest: Five Urgent Truths About Wearables

In 2015, wearables will hit mass market: With Apple's much-anticipated Apple Watch slated for release early next year, the already hype-heavy conversation will reach new heights. My colleague Anjali...

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Smart, Connected Devices Reshape Customer Experiences in Healthcare and...

We're living in a time when smart, connected devices -- tablets, smartphones, wearable devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and the like -- are being woven into the Business Technology (BT)...

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What I&O Leaders Should Look For At CES

This weekend, I'll be heading off to Las Vegas for the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Infrastructure & Operations leaders should - and do - keep tabs on the news coming out of CES. In this...

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Microsoft HoloLens Is A World-Changing Mixed Reality Product

It's not often that a new product release has the potential to reshape the way people work and play. The PC, the browser, the smartphone - all of these products fell into that category.Microsoft's new...

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The Quantified Workforce Drives Improved Productivity And Safety

You've probably heard about the Quantified Self (QS), a movement that aims to capture, analyze, and act upon data from the human body in the interest of better health, fitter athletes, and sharper...

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Global Tablet Forecast: Consumer Is Volatile But Business Tablets Are Resilient

Tablets, once the darling of the consumer electronics industry, have hit hard times -- if you measure by shipments and sales. While the installed user base continues to grow -- Forrester forecasts that...

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Augmented And Virtual Reality Are Ready For Prime Time

I've just released a major new report on Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented And Virtual Reality Should Be Part Of The Innovator's Toolkit. My research finds that it's time to...

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Robots Won't Steal All The Jobs -- But They'll Transform The Way We Work

This morning, WIRED published an article about my new Forrester Big Idea report, The Future of Jobs, 2025: Working Side-By-Side With Robots. You're probably familiar by now with the panic-stricken...

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Differentiate Your Digital Business With A Device Innovation Lab

I've just released a significant new report, How To Build The Device Innovation Lab That Differentiates Your Digital Business. Innovation is a huge topic - just ask my colleague Martin Gill, who leads...

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Robots Will Soon Be Parking Your Car

During our research for the Forrester Big Idea report The Future of Jobs, 2025: Working Side-by-Side with Robots, we spoke with not one, but two different vendors that automate parking garages,...

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