Category: Innovation
Did you know that every three minutes, a traveller needs emergency medical treatment abroad? For those people in need of urgent assistance, the team at Angels of Flight Canada Inc. are a godsend, providing expert medical advice in a challenging situation. Earning the title of Most Outstanding Aeromedical Transportation Company 2020 – Canada in the ongoing Global Excellence Awards 2020, we look more closely at this incredible organization and the impressive work that its team undertakes.
In the midst of a pandemic, using cloud-based technology such as Microsoft 365 has proven vital for employees to stay productive. In October 2020, Microsoft reported 115 million daily active users of Teams. This is where Martello Technologies comes in, offering outstanding Microsoft 365 digital experience monitoring solutions. Find out why Martello Technologies is 2020’s Most Innovative Digital Experience Monitoring Solutions Provider, as we take a closer look at the firm and what it has to offer for clients.
Organizing data is a requirement in any business to run various areas smoothly.
As the telecoms industry nears the new era of 5G and disruption, organisations need to focus on innovation, and how to continue competing in the sector. To become more efficient and customer-friendly, many companies are looking for new technologies to help reinvigorate and future-proof their business; preparing them for the unescapable disruption to come.
So much time and angst has been spent on the B word since May 2016, much of it around the issue of fluidity of labour across borders. But what this year has shown is that technology and talent refuse to recognise borders: try building a wall in the cloud. So maybe Brexit is actually a bit of a red herring, which would be ironic after all the turmoil?
IT is now an innovator as well as a caretaker in mid-market organisations, but increased pressure is driving teams towards burnout.
Rapid and major shifts in the economic and social landscape in the wake of Covid-19 are fundamentally changing the nature of interactions and relationships among enterprises and individuals. Business leaders, therefore, are now determining how enabling technologies can help their organisations thrive well past the immediate crisis. Rachel Bradbury, Head of CCB Client Relationship & Development at Paragon Customer, discusses the strategies driving effective recovery efforts.
According to Global Market Insights, the adoption of blockchain technology in the energy sector will generate over $3 billion by 2025 owing to an increase in deployment in the power, oil and gas sectors. Lars Rensing, CEO and Co-Founder of enterprise blockchain provider Protokol outlines five blockchain use cases for energy, oil and gas, illustrating why the energy industry needs to adopt blockchain now.
The concept of wellness has become more and more widely accepted in the world today as a standalone aspect of healthcare. Medicinal needs are one thing, but brain wellness and neuroscience can be a whole other area of specialism. Fortunately, the team at Privée Clinics have been working diligently in the field and Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson has subsequently been recognized as 2020’s Most Influential Brain Wellness and Addiction Expert – USA. We find out more about Privée Clinics following this success.
The clean freaks were right. There is something to be said for disinfecting the office every day — and the benefits have never been clearer. As businesses reopen, most are working to reassure customers that their offices are clean and safe. To do so, they’re implementing new systems and developing solutions that have, in turn, taught companies everywhere a few lessons about cleanliness and ingenuity.
Corporate travel is something that businesses may have to undertake several times a week, month, or year, depending on the size and internationality of its work. When travelling that much, finding the perfect platform for hotel booking is absolutely imperative so that professionals can feel refreshed and ready to face whatever may come. Having been recognized as the Most Outstanding Hotel Booking Platform – 2020, we take a closer look at what ehotel offers to corporates and their business travellers.
The Amazon Business Exchange (ABX) conference is set to return after its debut in London last year, and will take place on the 6th and 7th of October as a virtual event.
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) really deflect calls away from the contact centre? This is the question many local government organisations are asking as they strive to serve the community at reduced cost.
Data has ushered in a new digital era for businesses, society and individuals – one that’s revolutionizing customer and employee experiences, creating more dynamic, responsive, and personalised business models, and even sparking entirely new industries.
The huge increase in expenditure on products and services from innovative technology sectors during the Coronavirus crisis could rise dramatically as restrictions lift and societies and economies begin to return to some form of normality. This is because businesses, hospitals and consumers are unlikely to go back to pre-COVID-19 habits, and growing societal, economic and environmental pressures force change.
With more businesses turning to technology to deliver virtual, AI or online recruitment processes, global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions, has urged employers to ensure technology is developed with diversity and inclusion in mind, and not just with data scientists or technologists leading the design of new tools.
While it is typically assumed that new apps are best positioned by entering a dominant platform, new research from the UCL School of Management and the University of Toronto at Scarborough reveals that these spaces are often overcrowded and do not offer apps the best chance of survival.
Some of the most innovative AI tools such as chatbots can revolutionise your contact centre, but where do you start? Stay focused, educate agents and make technology the strategic enabler.
When people used to think about how they could improve their lives, they may have focused on physical health or finding a better job. Now people look to …
The financial sector has had to adjust quickly to the rapidly changing landscape that Fintech innovations have brought. None more so than the established, older organisations who are having …
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As with a number of business technologies, the 2010s saw huge advancements in telecommunications. Whilst VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony had been around long before this decade, …
There are exceptional scientists in all fields, and then there are the truly outstanding specialists in their unique fields. Dr Desmer Destang is one such individual, having been …
Renewable energies have experienced a massive surge in growth, popularity, and also necessity in recent years. The global warming crisis is not going away, and the constant overuse …
There are few things in the world that can unite people quite like the universal burden of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. A company located on the German border near the Czech Republic remains wholly dedicated to the ongoing fight to erase these diseases forever. After its recognition as a Leading Innovator in AI-Based Personalised Medicine Solutions 2020 – Germany, we shine a light on the work of BioVariance GmbH in this latest issue of Acquisition International.
Technology is currently playing a major role in society, changing the way in which people live and work. It’s a time of immense choice, which can be overwhelming. Leading the way forward in making the complex simple is AdEPT, with a talented team guiding companies and firms of all sorts to find a technology or telecoms solution that suits their needs. Having achieved such incredible success in this year’s Global Excellence Awards as Most Outstanding Telecoms Integration Solutions Provider 2020 – UK, we turn our attention to this amazing company to find out more.
Most businesses strive for growth. This growth means different things to different organizations. However, some include taking the next step to global distribution. There are a few opportunities available for businesses looking to start a business abroad or expand to a new overseas market.
When it comes to looking for a solution that is out of your industry and surrounded by incomprehensible amounts of jargon, navigating a foreign industry can be made that much harder. Demystifying that jargon and delivering challenger banking and payment solutions on behalf of its customers is Lerex Technology, a fintech that bridges the gap between technology and payments. As part of Acquisition International’s CEO of the Month Spotlight in each issue, we are today highlighting the hard work of the firm’s CEO, Richard Ney.
Coronavirus has currently put many businesses on hold so far in 2020, however looking towards the rest of the decade, there are several trends that are taking hold, changing the landscape that entrepreneurs rely on. For those who stay current, these developments will offer opportunities to establish expertise in your chosen industry and stand out amongst the crowd.
Technical services and aftermarket support have become an increasingly important battleground for technology manufacturers as the expectations of consumers and end-users continue to rise. Rising to meet them is Qcom, a support partner which delivers these services for some of the world’s most leading technology brands. In the light of award-winning success in Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards, named as Most Outstanding Technical Outsourcing Company, 2020 – Europe, we took a closer look to find out more.
When a business needs to secure new leads and generate new work, there are few more appealing methods to garner a potential client’s attention than with dinner, a carefully-curated presentation, and plenty of networking. Offering some of the biggest corporate giants in the world exactly that is CXOdinners, a subsidiary of leadership empowerment firm, CXOsync. To learn more, we profiled the EMEA HQ in Mayfair, London and its head, Mr Sulai Saloojee.
The importance of surveillance has grown significantly in the last few years as a sure-fire way of protecting people and property from harm. For over a decade, the team at WatchDog have played a major part in the maturing of the industry, standing at the forefront of every breakthrough. As it scoops Acquisition International’s 2020 Global Excellence Award for Most Promising CCTV Brand in 2020 – India, we profile the company to learn more about its astonishing achievement.
The coronavirus has exposed the soft underbelly of critical infrastructure and industrial sites worldwide – workforce availability. As more and more companies implement business continuity plans to deal with the outbreak, fewer and fewer employees are able to fully function. When facilities don’t know who can and will show up for work, both planning and operations are seriously impeded. This is leading many companies to rethink the role that autonomous technology – and specifically autonomous drones – can and should be playing in their operations.
An activity that was once exclusive to elite individuals has become an easily-accessible, readily available, and highly exciting venture for people across the world. Trading and investing has grown alongside technology to become an increasingly intuitive activity. Now, Vanguard Capital AG seeks to go even further than before, having been named in Acquisition International as the Most Innovative Quantitative Trading Company 2020 – UK. Discover how, and more about the firm itself, as we profile its innovative offerings.
Ubamarket is the only tech of its kind to increase purchases and secure more footfall for high street retailers. This is a much-needed solution amidst the decline of the UK retail industry following the rise of e-commerce, which has seen large quantities of customers move to online shopping for everyday consumer products and groceries.
Getting your small business off the ground is a trying time. You have already invested a lot of time and energy into making your dream of being an entrepreneur a reality, and sticking to a projected timeline is critical if you want to succeed in opening your business’s doors without going (too far) over your budget.
Growing your business is the goal of any new business owner. Starting up is excellent, getting those first customers are wonderful, but it is only when you surpass breaking even can you officially say that you have made it.