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CONTINUED from page 24 ›› broadband access to their communities,” said Time Warner Cable merger, it is more important of some of the strategies they have developed, with
technologies, network business models, and the
Patrick Lucey, Policy Program Associate with OTI. than ever that communities begin to discuss
background about technology, business planning,
considerable benefits beyond the balance sheet “Their success signals an opportunity for other local broadband options. For nearly two decades, risks, and benefits. This report’s goal is to provide
that public networks can provide to communities.
local governments to define a better broadband hundreds of innovative local governments have sufficient guidance that communities can begin to
“Public broadband networks in Chattanooga, future, where private sector-only approaches
built and operated fiber optic networks to meet develop their own approaches to meet local needs.”
TN and Wilson, NC, as well as hundreds of others are unwilling or unable to meet a community’s internal government needs and the needs of the
across the U.S., have demonstrated their ability
aspirations or needs. In light of the current debates public,” said Joanne Hovis, President of CTC i
To read the full report go to
to provide cutting-edge and more affordable
about net neutrality and the potential Comcast-
Technology & Energy. “This report offers a survey
tinyurl.com/m549tsy

Orange Business
increasingly mobile sales forces in Asia to manage shared spaces, 74 percent of European companies working environment.
the relationships with their customers.
consider collaboration with external partners a In 2014, 44 percent of European companies plan Services and Sia Partners
Home working diversifies with the ‘must-have’ or ‘nice-to-have’ practice.
to implement at least one new tool or service to analyze new ways of
emergence of “third place working” Security: a major requirement for develop new ways of working. For example, their priority projects cited for the short term involve
Flexible working is not only a means to improve companies
deploying cloud services, tablets and applications. working in the digital era
quality of life of employees, but also a lever for The introduction of new ways of working
Orange Business Services and Sia Partners’ O
productivity and real estate optimization for calls for a transformation of the company’s IT ambition is to accompany enterprises in their range Business Services and the
companies. The study reveals that flexible working infrastructure and raises questions about security digital transformation. Download the position consultancy Sia Partners released a
is formalized by a legal framework in 54 percent and the protection of resources. Sixty-five percent paper here: http://www.orange-business.com/en/ position paper which explores how the
of European companies, which have established
of companies in the study confirm that security library/white-paper/taming-the-digital-tiger
digital phenomenon fundamentally changes ways
a home working policy. In addition to home will have an impact on their ways of working of working by impacting employees, as well as
working and office working, distance work is over the next three years. In 2013, 62 percent of Position paper methodology
how companies interact with their clients and
taking on new forms in various locations – from European companies had set up a secure mobile The position paper “Taming the digital tiger: partners, thereby creating new opportunities. This
public to enterprise-provided – to accommodate solution, and 10 percent more planned to deploy How to seize the opportunities from new ways position paper is based on a Europe-wide study –
employees. These new spaces are known as “third one before the end of 2014.
of working”is based on a Europe-wide study conducted in conjunction with Sia Partners and
places to work.”
performed by Orange Business Services with the Harris Interactive – including more than 1,800
IT projects increasingly influenced by support of Sia Partners and Harris Interactive. interviews with company CEOs, IT managers,
Collaborative work: the enterprise business departments
Conducted in 2013 in Europe, it was extended to business owners and Human Resources managers
opens its ecosystem
While IT managers are still responsible for the cover the U.S. and Asia in 2014 with additional across five European countries.
Through co-creation, co-working and co- choice of digital equipment and solutions in
interviews. The paper now covers:
New ways of working to improve
innovation, collaboration is a real evolution in 97 percent of European companies today, the 8 countries: Belgium, China, France, Poland, customer relationships
ways of working that is made possible thanks position paper shows the increasing influence
Spain, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.
to the digital transformation. Companies extend their collaboration to an increasingly of business owners (i.e., director or manager of business units, production, facilities, marketing 60 face-to-face interviews, 10 focus groups with 62 participants, 1,862 interviews
The digital phenomenon has an effect on the expectations of individuals today who want more
wide network of suppliers, clients and partners. or sales)in the decision-making process. Thirty- large, medium and small companies
connectivity, personalization and interaction in
“Corpoworking” is a new trend that consists
six percent of European companies believe that a mix of business sectors, including services, their relationships with companies. The research
of welcoming members of this ecosystem in a business owners’ level of involvement in decision industry, agriculture, trade, transport and indicates that 83 percent of European companies
dedicated location. This is the case with SNCF, making will increase in the next three years. construction various corporate functions: CEOs, acknowledge that better customer service is a
which has specific workspaces – and access to the Human Resources (HR) executives also play a IT/Telco managers, Human Resources, business driver of new ways of working. The position
company’s Wi-Fi – in their new headquarters to major role. In 59 percent of companies, HR is owners (director or manager of business units, paper highlights the experience of BNP Paribas
accommodate partners and clients. In addition to
involved in the decision-making process for the
production, facilities, marketing or sales)
Wealth Management, which provided tablets to its

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