Archive for November 4th, 2009
Regus is officially celebrating its 20th anniversary this week, and its founder is predicting a rapid, major structural change in working practices over the next 10 years.
Regus opened its first business center in Brussels in 1989. The company now operates more than 1,000 serviced office facilities in 450 cities in 76 countries. In all, Regus boasts 500,000 clients around the world, including half of the Fortune 500 and thousands of small- to mid-sized companies.
As Regus Founder and CEO Mark Dixon sees it, the office industry is experiencing a watershed moment of change in workforce and workplace practices driven by three factors: the maturity of the Internet and mobile technologies, the constant drive to cut costs and boost growth, and the increasing workforce demand for flexible working.
Read the rest of my story on aBetterOffice.com.
November 4th, 2009
In a move to compete more aggressively in the digital age, Best Buy is launching its own on-demand video service through a strategic partnership with Sonic Solutions. As part of the multi-year agreement, Best Buy will license and deploy Sonic’s Roxio CinemaNow technology platform. The deal opens the door to on-demand digital content delivery as a standard feature on the electronics devices consumers purchase at Best Buy.
“Our relationship with Sonic Solutions allows Best Buy to quickly establish a strong position in the digital delivery of video entertainment,” said Brian Dunn, CEO of Best Buy. “It also enables us to make deeper and more meaningful connections with our customers and expand our relationships with content owners and hardware vendors to create compelling new home-entertainment solutions.”
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 4th, 2009
Defying the down market, one brave mobile-device maker is betting Twitter can help generate new revenues. Peek just rolled out the world’s first Twitter mobile device on Amazon.com.
Also the maker of a dedicated e-mail and texting device, Peek designed the TwitterPeek to empower consumers who don’t want to invest in a full-fledged smartphone. With TwitterPeek, consumers can tweet their status, share stories, and spread news as it happens in real time without shelling out a monthly fee for a data package.
“TwitterPeek will make it easy and affordable for everyone who doesn’t have a smartphone to really enjoy Twitter on the go,” said Peekster-in-Chief Amol Sarva. “Twitter diehards will appreciate its always-on instant tweet delivery, and newbies will finally get Twitter once they have TwitterPeek in hand. Even businesses that Twitter will dig TwitterPeek as a convenient way to stay connected with their customers.”
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 4th, 2009
