Time Management Tools Become Critical; XBRL and Risk Reporting: Part 2

View newsletter in a browser window. Like us on:      Follow us on: Time Management Tools Become Critical Alison Diana recently wrote about the growing need for companies to measure and track worker productivity. She noted that this is driving the adoption of easy-to-use time management tools that can track a worker's progress. Check it out. READ MORE >> XBRL and Risk Reporting: Part 2 The backstory on XBRL is that its adoption is due to a multi-year development and testing effort by several groups. READ MORE >> Cloud Aids Endangered-Species Efforts A major network of zoos and aquariums in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific is implementing a cloud-computing solution to improve efficiency and encourage collaboration between conservation scientists. READ MORE >> NIST's Top Tips for Evaluating Emerging Technologies After five years of evaluating emerging military technologies, a team of NIST researchers is more than familiar with the difficulties and rewards of this process. The team recently released its lessons learned from the assessment. READ MORE >> Delivering Business to Your Customers Smart companies are leveraging location information and business analytics to create 'three-dimensional' profiles of consumers. Customer profiling--learning as much as you can about each customer and tailoring deals and services to match their needs--includes such data points as home address, interests, lifestyle, income range, education level, and social networking activities. With this information, businesses can target similar potential customers, increase loyalty for existing customers through special offers and cross-selling opportunities, and deploy resources--like support centers or sales reps--exactly where they're needed. WATCH NOW >> 10 Smarter Enterprise Technologies That Will Have Big Impact in 2011 READ MORE >> CIO Study Shows Shifting Priorities and Cloud Emphasis READ MORE >> How It Works: Smarter Commerce (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy