TechRepublic's Asian corespondents track the most important trends and product developments coming out of the East, and evaluate what they mean for
the business technology market.
The business technology market is overcrowded, with throngs of consultants vying for positions and more companies relying on consulting partners to outsource project - based work.
Not exact matches
With semantics
technology sales teams can easily access data relevant not only to the
business and the industry their clients are working in, but also the in - between links like transport and delivery mechanics, as well as end -
markets.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our
business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial,
business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for
business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the
business aircraft
market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and
markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information
technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco
business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to
business relationships and other
business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing
business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
DALLAS - Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta hold a two - day conference on «
Technology - Enabled Disruption: Implications for
Business, Labor
Markets and Monetary Policy».
How new developments in social media, customer relations and
marketing technologies can grow your
business.
With a thriving
technology sector and access to growing
markets across the Pacific, it's little wonder that
business is booming in Vancouver.
The turning point was McChord's decision to forgo direct sales in favor of partnering with managed service providers who resell and install Datto
technology alongside other complementary IT offerings; thousands of international channel partners now
market Datto products like the Siris enterprise
business continuity family and the Alto small -
business continuity solution.
New
business - focused
technologies are coming to
market each and every day, and for small and start - up
businesses in particular these advancements provide a much needed lifeline to reduce overheads, boost bottom lines and streamline management on a short and long term basis.
According to McKinsey, 86 percent of
technology startups today are building their
businesses for a global
market.
He is responsible for State Street's Global Services and Global
Markets businesses, Information
Technology, Global Operations, and Global Exchange (State Street's data and analytics
business).
Your
marketing technology stack will likely depend on your
business model, commerce versus media or B2B, for example.
New
business - focused
technologies are coming to
market -LSB-...]
If a
business is not scalable, it is bound to die,» says Duran Inci, co-founder and COO of digital
marketing and
technology company Optimum7.
This is true for
marketing, supply chain,
technology, operations, execution, finance and any other area of a
business that you can think of.
With five years» experience in the tech and digital industries spent in editorial and
marketing roles, Sabelline developed a passion for new
technologies, and the great potential they offer to small
businesses.
The six topics are
marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship (which involves a trip to Silicon Valley),
technology entrepreneurship,
business strategy, international consulting (which involves a trip to Guangzhou, China) and a major
business consulting project that students complete independently.
Mr. Ganote has directed dozens of successful assignments with leading companies and
technology - focused non-profit organizations, helping them start new
businesses, achieve growth objectives in core and adjacent
markets, develop innovative strategies and
business models, and pursue successful mergers and acquisitions.
The MBA program offers a course in alternative
business models to bring green
technologies to
market.
She has more than 20 years of experience as a B2B
marketing and
business development leader at top
technology, professional service, and
marketing firms.
His role at Monsanto grew quickly from there — in the years since, he led the company's
marketing, sales, and
technology operations and
business units on four continents.
Today,
business leaders should observe the wearable
technology and alternate payment trends, identify potential issues caused by these trends, and begin searching for answers today so they are first to
market with a solution.
It looks at five «input» categories: institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure,
market sophistication and
business sophistication, and «outputs,» which are categorized as either knowledge and
technology or creative outputs.
With a weak job
market and abundant free
technology available to start - ups, it's no surprise that college campuses across the country have lately become prodigious
business incubators.
Let people know about your
technology and what a GREAT
marketing tool it is for their
business.
In
business, change sometimes happens more quickly than you want it to — transformative
technologies arrive suddenly on the
market, tastes adjust, economies shift.
But with
business users increasingly bringing consumer
technology to work — a trend known as «consumerization» — experts say the stranglehold Microsoft currently has on the PC
market is in danger of slipping away.
Whitman said that the spinoff of HPE's IT services
business will be finalized in March 2017, so its likely more restructurings may be coming as HPE tries to keep up in a fast changing
technology market against cloud computing giants like Amazon (amzn) and Microsoft (msft).
A recent report by Topeka Capital
Markets finds that the combination of tough economic times, a rise in the number of singles, social media and mobile
technology is causing a resurgence in the «fast food dating»
business of online personals.
According to a study by the the 2017 MarTech Industry Council, the average
business today has road tested at least 16
marketing technology solutions; and the largest organizations round out at almost 100!
We offer a space for developers and entrepreneurs to attend and organize events with speakers, mentors and other entrepreneurs; a «hack space» and device library to develop and test new ideas; and Google Launchpad, a two - week boot camp for early stage start - ups helping with subjects including user interface, product strategy &
technology,
marketing,
business development and more.»
With over 5,000
marketing technology solutions on the
market in 2017, the choice can be overwhelming for any
business, sifting through the pros and cons of all the software they come across.
One of the options includes taking Overstock private, as Byrne focuses on applying blockchain
technology to global property records, financial
markets and even the retail
business.
In addition, the SurePayroll survey also found that for those small
business owners looking to hire, 40 % are having trouble finding qualified candidates for positions in
technology, sales or
marketing, customer service, and administrative work.
Geolocation
technologies are giving
businesses creative ways to engage customers, from sending
market research surveys to customers nearby to offering discount codes to drive sales.
What's more, «it doesn't just have one
business addressing a $ 1 trillion
market opportunity, it has two,» says Ken Allen, manager of the T. Rowe Price Science &
Technology Fund — its e-commerce
business, and the cloud - computing services it sells to other companies.
McKesson's
technology businesses will continue to grow at or above
market levels in most of the categories that we compete in.
«As
business processes have started to rely more on information and IT, the temptation, the desire is to give people access to everything [because] we don't want to create any friction for users to do their jobs,» said Robert Sadowski, director of
marketing and
technology solutions at security firm RSA.
The coming changes, disruptions, and new
technology solutions as well as the changing demands of your clients and customers are not simply head - on challenges - they're lateral attacks, competitive entries from adjacent
markets, and newly - enabled ways of doing
business that never existed before.
According to a new report by
Business Insider Intelligence, the use of beacon
technology may soon expand beyond the retail
market, too.
There are a variety of assets that companies value, including intellectual property, exclusive customer contracts, unique service offerings, proprietary manufacturing
technology and
business processes or differentiated
market locations.
Georgia's eight black - owned Inc. 5000
businesses — led by BasiQa, a
marketing technology firm at No. 960 — posted $ 44.4 million in 2014.
Even as Apple got people used to the idea of having a supercomputer in their pocket, it significantly changed how
businesses interact with consumers around the world, says Brian Blau, research director for consumer
technology and
markets at research firm Gartner.
Before a
business plan has any validity, some work is required to validate that your
technology works, a real
market exists and your assumptions for cost and price are reasonable.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and
markets in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial
market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end
market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced
technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired
businesses into United
Technologies» existing
businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United
Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit
market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United
Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including
market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new
business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general
market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United
Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United
Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the
market price of United
Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United
Technologies being restricted in their operation of their
businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United
Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Mario Greco speaks about
technology companies becoming involved in the insurance
business and recent
market volatility.
The availability of Internet - based
technology gives small
businesses more control over brand development,
marketing and customer engagement.
Not merely restricted to Pinterest, infographics are proving to be a powerhouse form of content
marketing for
businesses across a range of industries, with the most popular infographic topics being
technology,
business, social media, economics and health
We loved the SaaS [software as a service]
business model, and we believed they had the capability, with the
technology they were developing, to be the
market leader.
Technology is finally driving smarter lending at scale and
businesses effectively leveraging this credit innovation will give themselves a leg up in their
markets to prepare for the shopping influx, increase sales and meet the growing demands of their customers this critical holiday shopping season.