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Deal is major coup for Channel 4, which has defied critics since poaching baking show from BBC Amazon is seeking to cash in on the success of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 by signing up as headline sponsor of the second series, in the US tech giant’s biggest UK TV deal to date. Amazon is thought to have paid about £5m to secure the deal, making Bake Off one of the most valuable entertainment sponsorships in the UK, alongside Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor, after the show’s move from the BBC defied critics by proving to be Channel 4’s biggest hit in decades. Amazon intends to use the show to push its Echo speakers and the capabilities of the Alexa virtual assistant. Bake Off attracted the largest audience of 16- to 34-year-old viewers of any TV show last year. The final attracted Channel 4’s second-biggest audience ever, having been watched by 11 million people including those who watched it live, via recordings or repeats. As a result, the broadcaster has been able to raise the price for the second series. The new deal with Amazon is a coup for Channel 4, which previously had to settle for splitting the headline sponsorship between two brands not known as major TV advertisers – the German baking ingredients maker Dr Oetker and the kitchen cupboard staple Lyle’s golden syrup – when an expected bidding war failed to materialise. They each paid a bargain £2m. Channel 4 paid £75m to poach the biggest show on British TV from the BBC. Advertisers initially balked at signing a big sponsorship deal, not knowing if audiences would follow the new-look show to commercial TV. Only one judge, Paul Hollywood, made the move from the BBC. Rival ITV sniped that Channel 4 had paid for “baking powder and a tent”, while critics were sceptical of the new lineup, which includes new hosts Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding and judge Prue Leith. “It’s a great testimony to the success of Bake Off’s debut on Channel 4 last year that Amazon will sponsor the Bake Off programme brands this year,” said Jonathan Lewis, the head of digital and partnership innovation at Channel 4. Amazon’s deal includes sponsorship of the spinoffs Bake Off: An Extra Slice, hosted by Jo Brand, and Bake Off: The Professionals, as well as celebrity and festive specials. Share this:The post Amazon snaps up Bake Off sponsorship in biggest UK TV deal appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/amazon-snaps-up-bake-off-sponsorship-in-biggest-uk-tv-deal/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172441331547
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Privacy & Cookies Policy Go to Source The post Amazon shares slump as Trump goes after the retail giant: ‘They pay little or no taxes to state & local governments’ appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/amazon-shares-slump-as-trump-goes-after-the-retail-giant-they-pay-little-or-no-taxes-to-state-local-governments/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172440259252 Healthcare organizations need to add ERP and supply chain solutions to their IT infrastructure to keep track of tools and supplies. Losing track of supplies and medical tools is an unacceptable reality for healthcare organizations. However, adding advanced supply chain management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to health IT infrastructure can reduce costs associated with medical tools and material and increase patient satisfaction. Forty percent of healthcare organizations stated that they have had to cancel surgical cases because of a lack of supplies, while another 69 percent reported that they needed to delay a case because of missing supplies, according to a recent Cardinal Health survey. Many organizations also reported expired products being used or that they have seen a patient be put in danger due to a lack of needed supplies. Many clinicians feel that inventory management is complicated, which leads to clinicians hoarding supplies so they won’t be without or wasting supplies. This problem can be traced back to the inefficiency of current inventory management solutions. Not only does this lack of organization waste money, but it’s also putting patients at risk. Manual inventory processes are no longer practical, especially when there are more advanced solutions available. Adding automation and analytics to inventory management can make a huge difference in how efficiently supplies are ordered and organized. Supply chain and ERP solutions are critical in making sure time and money are not wasted. Visibility and collaboration between systems will help cut costs by making sure products are being used and additional products are not being requested before they are needed. Using more advanced technology to achieve better visibility can save healthcare organizations money by showing system administrators which parts of the supply chain solution are pulling their weight. A report released in 2017 suggested that virtualizing and centralizing supply chain management will significantly improve the control organizations have over the cost of their supplies. Virtual centralization integrates operations based on the market instead of the health system. For example, a consolidated service center that brings together geographically based groups of hospitals to form a single entity to centralize operations was discussed in the report. The consolidated service center acts as the central location for distribution, contracting, procurement, and customer service. Virtually centralizing supply chain data allows larger healthcare organizations to connect with smaller organizations and share data with those smaller entities. This saves smaller organizations from needing to implement a full IT system on their own. It would also save on staffing costs because administrators don’t need to be present at every location to manage and monitor the solution. Instead, the virtualized data can be accessed remotely from any of the participating organizations’ secure networks. ERP tools also offer solutions on how to improve information flow when it comes to medical supplies and IT infrastructure systems. A 2017 Black Book report revealed that healthcare organizations are underinvested in ERP technology. “Crucial back-end software that manages finance, supply chain and inventory management, purchasing, payroll and coding have been disregarded into a confused entanglement of different products that don’t communicate and left executives with the inability to realize cost savings in preparation of value based care,” said Black Book Managing Partner Doug Brown. “There has been user opposition to deploying a new or upgraded ERP, perceived as carrying a high price tag in a time when clinical deployments overwhelmed hospital staff and budgets.” Although adding new technology onto current infrastructure may be overwhelming for some users, it will save organizations money in the long run, allowing for future spending in other areas that are lacking technological sophistication. Organizations need to know what their tools are doing and how their supplies are being used to function efficiently as a business. Without the proper tools in place, entities will lose money on tools and supplies, resulting in dissatisfied patients and clinicians. The post ERP, Supply Chain Reduce Healthcare Tools and Supply Spending appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/erp-supply-chain-reduce-healthcare-tools-and-supply-spending/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172413407962 When you walk into Wilder Elementary School, just outside of Boise, Idaho, it’s what you don’t hear that sets it apart. There aren’t any bells ringing between classes to tell kids when to move from room to room. There aren’t teachers standing at the blackboard, calling out one lesson to 30 or so students. In fact, there isn’t a lot of loud talking, or reprimanding, or noise anywhere. But don’t let the quiet fool you — in those hushed classrooms, an educational revolution is taking place. Wilder Elementary and its sister Middle/High School were two of the first 114 schools across the country selected to receive an Apple ConnectED grant. The program, which was launched by the Obama Administration, is bringing millions of dollars in support and technology to underserved schools across America. In Wilder’s district, the median household income is just over $20,000 a year, and 100 percent of the students qualify for a free lunch. Less than half of the community’s households have an internet connection. But things are different when kids get to school — every student has an iPad, every teacher has a MacBook and an iPad mini, and every classroom has an Apple TV and receives technical support. It’s just one of the programs that Apple funds to help teachers use technology to enable the students of today become the leaders of tomorrow. At Wilder, it’s changing the way that educators reach their students, and turning the traditional model of what a classroom is supposed to look — and sound like — on its head. That’s because technology is allowing every student to learn at their own pace by choosing their own work and schedule. They don’t switch classrooms, they just switch the program they’re studying on their iPad. For fifth-grade teacher Stephanie Bauer, that also means she can give each one of her students the attention they need and deserve, regardless of whether they’re working at, above, or below grade level. She also credits the technology with allowing her to get to know her students better too. Share this:The post Students succeed at their own speed with iPad and Mac appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/students-succeed-at-their-own-speed-with-ipad-and-mac/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172409759907
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Privacy & Cookies Policy Go to Source The post The Secret History of the FBI’s Battle Against Apple Reveals the Bureau’s Mistakes appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/the-secret-history-of-the-fbis-battle-against-apple-reveals-the-bureaus-mistakes/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172409186022 The iPhone has a price problem. Furthermore, AppleAAPL -2.58% is planning a massive price increase on its most exciting new model later this year. So the good news is this extra expense suddenly makes sense now we have the big picture… In a new report picked up by BGR, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani reveals Apple has a surprise lined up: it will balance the launch of three new iPhone modelsthrough a mixture of, yes, price increases but also – significantly – price cuts. So while the radically redesigned 6.1-inch iPhone SE2 will come in at a massive $799 (twice the price of the current iPhone SE) the second generation iPhone X (possibly ‘iPhone X 2’) will see a price decrease of $100, launching for $899. This will allow Apple to also release an all-new, supersize iPhone X Plus for $999, keeping the range under the crucial $1,000 barrier. “This would effectively lower the average ASP’s but we think [it] will drive a stronger unit growth,” explains Daryanani. And this point is crucial. To date the iPhone X, while far from a flop, has not delivered the sales ‘super cycle’ Apple expected to celebrate the iPhone’s 10th anniversary. Furthermore research by respected analyst Piper Jaffray found the reason behind this: a significant proportion of iPhone owners think it is simply too expensive. Releasing three iPhone X-based models and retaining the existing $999 price point for a larger Plus model would be a clever way for Apple to simultaneously cut prices while also being seen to stick to its guns on the $999 price point. Adding further credence to Daryanani’s report is his information about the three new models ties in with what we know so far, even though he doesn’t name the models specifically: “Two OLED devices – 5.8 inch form factor and a larger 6.5 inch form factor; one LCD model 6.1 inch size…The LCD device is likely to have aluminium edges vs. premium steel in other two devices. All three phones are expected to have Face ID (no home button).” Ultimately all Daryanani claims here make perfect sense. Apple should keep all iPhone starting prices under $1,000 (remember larger storage options will be available) and the iPhone X 2 would benefit greatly from a drop to $899. Share this:The post New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple’s Expensive Surprise appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/new-iphone-leak-reveals-apples-expensive-surprise/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172408595842 The Department of Defence has begun working with two strategic partners on the first stages of its billion-dollar ERP overhaul, but is yet to decide on the system integrators for the job almost two years after it first went looking. The ERP transformation, previously known as Defence Insight, will see Defence rationalise the more than 500 applications currently governing its finance, logistics, procurement, engineering, maintenance and estate functions. The department’s hope is that it can rid itself of as many as 80 percent of its largest applications and up to 95 percent of the smaller ones to standardise business processes by 2023, and in doing so address some of the shortcomings identified in its first principles review. The agency opened bidding in May 2016 for two system integrators to help it move to the SAP Defense Force & Public Security solution that it signed up to as far back as 2015. This was followed by a second market approach in the latter half of 2016 for strategic partners to take over the planning, vendor management, and change management aspects of the program. But the department has so far selected only the strategic partners, and is yet to appoint the two system integrators. “No selection decision has been made regarding systems integrators,” a spokesperson told iTnews. The spokesperson said Defence was currently evaluating potential partners, and would wait until it receives second pass approval later this year before selecting the system integrators. Strategic partners Late last month Defence published separate standing offer arrangements with KPMG and Ernst & Young. The spokesperson said both big-four consulting firms had been working with the department since the program had received first pass approval in May 2017. KPMG has been providing strategic partner services under a single $16.1 million deal that will run until the end of June 2018. It covers “ICT architecture services, market engagement advice, data services, tranche one delivery preparation work and program management services”, the spokesperson said. Ernst & Young has similarly been providing organisational change management services under a single contract worth $4.5 million. This includes “change planning and coordination, stakeholder engagement and communications, change impact and business readiness assessments, training and learning services and user experience definition,” the spokesperson said. The partners were initially invited to perform work between the first pass and second pass government approval stages. The post Defence picks strategic partners for billion-dollar ERP overhaul appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/defence-picks-strategic-partners-for-billion-dollar-erp-overhaul/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172408177297 The administration of Indonesia’s capital is targeting to implement Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) within one year, said Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno. “We are firm, and there should not be more delay in implementing (ERP), which is (expected) in March 2019,” he was quoted as saying by kompas.com. He argued that the ERP system, under which vehicle owners are charged for entering certain roads, could be the solution to traffic congestion in the city, since 50 per cent of vehicles moving on the roads of Jakarta come from outside the capital. With the implementation of ERP, vehicle owners will be required to pay if they pass along roads wired in the ERP system. “Vehicles both from Jakarta and outside Jakarta will have to pay the ERP (toll),” said Mr Sandiaga. He added that the ERP system will be implemented after the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) has commenced operations. The administration hopes that the MRT line along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat could be operational by October. The city has divided the ERP project into two phases: The first phase will be for vehicles moving from the Senayan traffic circle to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, while the second phase will be installed from the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat. Share this:The post Jakarta aiming to roll out ERP in 2019 appeared first on Statii News. from Statii News http://news.statii.co.uk/jakarta-aiming-to-roll-out-erp-in-2019/ from https://statiicouk.tumblr.com/post/172407704557 |