Mobile & Apps news in the UK | Page 2

An overview of news, trends and research in Mobile & Apps consulting in the UK:

IBM: New social messaging solution driven by analytics IBM has rolled out new social messaging software, called IBM Verse, which allows for a new way of working.
17 July 2015
Roland Berger: Telco operators must utilise blind spots The telecom operators market is difficult to enter, with high capital costs and stiff competition from incumbents.
16 July 2015
BearingPoint: Smartphones can transform rail transport With widespread adoption and seemingly limitless capabilities, smartphones are revolutionising how passengers use and interact with rail transport.
14 July 2015
Wimbledon & IBM enhance fan and player engagement The All England Club, Wimbledon, and IBM have joined forces to bring tennis fans closer to The Championships through a number of innovations that will make use of IBM cloud computing, analytics, mobi
01 July 2015
Accenture: The IoT is driving a new era of living services The Internet of Things combined with liquid consumer expectations will result in a third wave of transformative digital services, the so-called Living Services, research by Accenture shows.
01 July 2015
IBM and Ionic to accelerate mobile app development IT-giant IBM and app development framework Ionic have partnered up to help business users accelerate mobile app development.
26 June 2015
PwC: Half of people willing to use workplace smartwatch Half of the workforce would use a smartwatch provided by their employer if the information would be used to improve their work wellbeing, research by PwC shows.
26 June 2015
Engage app platform Capita supports vulnerable adults Consulting firm Capita has developed an engage app platform for Fortunatus Housing Solutions, to be used by the housing charity for its newly developed app.
24 June 2015
EY advises on Crowd Mobile | Track Holdings deal Crowd Mobile, a global m-commerce and mobile entertainment company, has acquired Track Holdings, a Netherlands-based content distribution network with operations in 38 countries.
18 June 2015
Accenture & Moven transform digital banking solutions Accenture and Moven have signed a services agreement that will see their combined innovation powers seek to create new digital banking solutions.
17 June 2015
Blur app allows clients to tender projects with mobile blur Group, an online marketplace for business services, has made finding and tendering top-notch management consultants even easier. With the launch of a new mobile app, anyone can now from the backseat of a cab or hammock on the beach brief a mul
12 June 2015
OC&C: International ecommerce UK expands on brand Across the UK, US, Germany and China, the global ecommerce market is set to grow to £645 billion by 2018, with the further expansion of mobile online shopping continuing to drive the market forward.
09 June 2015
Lack of people skills of graduates concern for UK firms Businesses in the UK are struggling with a lack of people skills of graduates, caused by a perception gap on the subject, research by Hay Group shows.
03 June 2015
Gartner: Nine categories of social applications for CRM To be able to choose the right social applications for CRM that support ones business goals, IT application leaders should know the different types of applications and their various functionalities,
29 May 2015
Gartner: App developers must focus on user retention While app usage remains high and apps are becoming more integrated in users’ lives, app users are becoming less keen on adopting new apps, research by Gartner shows. As a result of this, app developers should focus less on new customers and m
08 May 2015
BearingPoint: Banks should partner up with telcos As the use of mobile is extending beyond calling and texting, opportunities arise for telcos to offer more and more services, including mobile banking.
07 May 2015
News junkies and flunkies dividing media landscape In the UK a divide is seen between news junkies, who wake up with the news, and news flunkies, who do not care for the news at all, according to Deloitte.
06 May 2015
Mobile and big data analytics key tools for innovation Technological advances often create new environments in which organisations are able to be innovative. With the recent proliferation of digital channels that capture a huge amount of data as well as providing new ways of
05 May 2015
IBM: Half of developers do not invest in apps security 50% of mobile app developers are allocating zero budget to the security of their built apps, research by IBM and the Ponemon Institute shows, and organisations on average spend a mere 5% of their bud
29 April 2015
UK MoD hires CGI to support its Fire Control systems The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has hired IT services firm CGI to support its artillery fire control apps, FC BISA and FCA, both originally designed by CGI.
07 April 2015
TCS launches Big Data analysis app for UK elections Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new smartphone Big Data analysis app for the UK elections: ElectUK.
31 March 2015
IAB & PwC: Irish mobile adspend up by 132 per cent Mobile adspend has seen an increase of 132% in 2014, reaching €79 million and hereby accounting for a third of all digital ad spending, research by PwC and IAB shows. Total digital adspend reached €263 million in 2014, showing an increase
31 March 2015
BCG: Mobile technology adds trillions to economy Mobile technology boosts GDP by $1.2 trillion while creating $6.4 trillion in added value, a recently released report from The Boston Consulting Group finds.
23 March 2015
IBM tool tests mobile apps for people with disabilities As a result of usability issues, such as low colour contrast, many mobile apps are not designed for people with disabilities and the elderly. To address this issue, IBM has developed a new tool, the Mobile Accessibility Checker, which tests the acc
16 March 2015
17 consultancies partner with Mobile World Congress Yesterday the Mobile World Congress kicked off in Barcelona. More than thousand executives and professionals active in the broader mobile ecosystem have travelled to Barcelona, Spain, to stay on par with the latest trends and development
03 March 2015
IBM: 63 percent of dating apps vulnerable to hackers People who use dating apps are at risk of not only finding new love, but also of finding their sensitive information stolen, research by IBM shows. According to the firm, more than 60% of dating apps are vulnerable to hackers as they have access to
13 February 2015
Bain: Mobile banking expands omnichannel loyalty Mobile banking use increased significantly on a global scale in the past year, a recently released report from Bain & Company finds, and is now the dominant banking channel in most of the markets surveyed. The report further finds that there is
09 February 2015
Roland Berger: Innovative offerings boost rail industry Developing innovative mobility offerings provides good business for the rail industry, concludes a survey by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants among rail executives.
28 January 2015
Huawei and Strategy& advise India to embrace 4G India’s leaders should in a joint effort boost their endeavours to move from the currently widely implemented 3G mobile communications standard to the 4G standard, advise Huawei, Strategy& and the Co
21 January 2015
CGI develops emergency response system for Estonia Consulting firm CGI, together with several Estonian parties, developed and implemented an innovative emergency response system in Estonia.
08 January 2015
AlixPartners: Restaurants should embrace technology According to a recently released report from AlixPartners, if used wisely, technological innovation can help the restaurant industry boost traffic, while lowering costs and improving customer experie
08 January 2015
AT Kearney: 4 types of online consumers emerging The difference in levels of connectivity among global consumers has led to the emergence of four consumer segments, a survey by A.T. Kearney shows. As the four segments need to be addressed differently by (online) retailers, the firm states that re
07 January 2015

1
2
3

About Consultancy.uk

Consultancy.org network

Consultancy.org network

Consultancy.org

Consultancy.org is the world’s premier online platform for the consulting industry with 12 websites globally. Consultancy.org works with 600+ leading consultancies in 100+ countries.