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Microsoft’s offer to acquire LinkedIn for $26bn highlights the continued importance & challenges of communication platforms in the digital age.

At gatherings last month, US broadcasters were demanding the ability to make all episodes of any new TV series they pick up available on demand.

Concerns over security, device malfunctions, and complexity are hindering smart home market readiness, delaying widespread consumer adoption.

CSC and HPE (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise) surprised the market by announcing that HPE would spin off and merge its Enterprise Services unit with CSC.

While initially disappointing, the announcement of Daydream VR sets the stage for mobile VR to shine in the numerous ways.

Salesforce's London World Tour attracts 15,000 attendees, biggest gathering of customers and partners outside of Dreamforce.

Is a traditional multiyear approach to IT strategy is still relevant when the approach to new initiatives tends to break them into shorter projects?.

A new survey conducted by Ovum and Axway shows that 75% of businesses plan to invest in modern B2B infrastructure for digital initiatives.

The number of mobile-only Internet users in the US is growing due to affordability issues, challenging traditional broadband thinking.

Renewed interest in fixed wireless broadband as factors such as upgrades to LTE technology and the need to connect the unconnected come into play.

Mobile app revenues on track to soar to US$79bn by 2020, eclipsing the growth in app downloads, with China driving the surge, Ovum reports.

Following customer-facing applications, human capital management (HCM) systems are transitioning rapidly to a cloud-delivered SaaS model.

Mobile roaming sheds its 'secret' tag as operators slash costs, wooing globetrotters with clear, wallet-friendly rates.

Big tech and telco companies are making big investments in IoT – to the tune of more than US$31 billion in the last five years.

Ovum has recently completed a major research program focusing on the future, specifically a 10-year view on road ahead.

Apple has announced the release of the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, as well as a $50 price drop for the Apple Watch.

The industry will benefit – and customers will see better solutions – from increased sharing of security information and data analytics.

Telcos' attempts to compete with Amazon Web Services in the cloud have been hindered by high costs and inflexibility.

Tech industry faces cultural hurdles as convergence blends languages and specialisms, driving a shift towards ecosystem collaboration.

P2P mobile money transfer space set for disruption as user base grows from 192.66m to 1.61bn by 2019, says Ovum.