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APPOINTMENTS New faces in IT places.


SOAPBOX Up, up and away: eight become one in the cloud!


PRODUCTS Gadgets and gizmos you might not need but will definitely want.


SODEXO STREAMLINES LABOUR SCHEDULING Sodexo, a global leader in services that improve quality of life.


BRINGING BRITAIN’S ONCE BUSTLING HIGHSTREETS BACK INTO THE DIGITAL FORE Matt Redwood, Head of Self-Service at Diebold Nixdorf.


GADGETS Galaxy A50 and A30 – Designed for the Way We Connect Today.


MOTORING I-PACE HSE.


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ROUND-UP The latest news, views and opinions.


CONTRACTS & COLLABORATIONS Skynamo and Acumatica Bridge the Gap Between Field Sales Reps and ERP Software.


AI IN BUSINESS 2019 trends and predictions.


HELP YOUR SMALL BUSINESS’S SALES FORCE MEET GOALS ON THE GO By John Oechsle, President and CEO of Swiftpage.


BEING HUMAN: THE ROUTE TO BETTER CUSTOMER CONVERSATIONS By Anne de Kerckhove, CEO, Freespee.


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OPPORTUNITIES MARCH 2019


ISSUE 289


AI in Business 2019 Trends and Predictions


• Help your small business’s sales force meet goals on the go


• Being Human: the route to better customer conversations


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• Bringing Britain’s once bustling Highstreets back into the Digital fore


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