Productivity stories - Page 57

New Zealand ranks as the fourth most dynamic economy globally, but low R&D investment is stifling its business growth potential, warns Grant Thornton.

DB Breweries taps SAP expertise to mobilise its organisation of more than 500, improving service to customers as a result.

Cloud company Unleashed Software increases staff count by 60%, relocates it offices to Auckland's North Shore and raises salaries to 20% above market average.

LinkedIn's redesigned mobile app now lets users search for jobs, companies, groups, and people, helping you make the most of in between moments.

Discover the five key items successful professionals like Richard Branson and Meg Whitman rely on daily to boost productivity and creativity.

Are the innovative companies seeing higher revenue and profit growth, competitive advantages, positive brand impact and happier customers?.

New Zealand sales fell 6 percent in the first half from a year-earlier result boosted by the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

In five years, companies will operate in a converged IT world of cloud, virtualisation and mobile computing where clouds are safe.

Telecom customers in New Zealand face further connection issues, following two outages yesterday, with no compensation offered.

Telecom New Zealand launches 4G LTE trial in Wellington and Auckland, partnering with Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent to test the technology and customer experience.

Imagetext, New Zealand's top Apple integrator, heralds iPads and iPhones as productivity boosters for Kiwi businesses, spotlighting Mobile Device Management.

Communications has traditionally been about a device with numeric identity; for many people there were multiple devices and numbers to consider.

LinkedIn acquires SlideShare for USD $119 million in cash and stock, deepening its professional content sharing capabilities for its nearly 29 million users.

Start-ups thrive with savvy, low-cost solutions ranging from Google Apps to LinkedIn, proving the best things truly can be cost-free.

An IDC study reveals New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme is failing to drive green tech investment over two years after its implementation.

Managing time effectively is crucial for start-up businesses. Here are some tips to help you stay on track and focused.

Is your sales team being too nice or not using the right technology to engage with your clients? Sean McDonald has some suggestions that may help.

Despite widespread dissatisfaction, many businesses struggle to effectively evaluate and improve their sales teams' performance.

Start Up begins a new series looking at different ways you can use technology to get the most from your team while keeping costs down.

The waters of business are rarely smooth, but there are ways to make sure the journey downriver is a successful one.