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Agenda:
Flexible working: friend or foe?
13
MobileWorking
The benefits of a mobile working strategy
14
App Update
New apps for business and leisure
16
Digitisation
Why you should attend AIIM Forum UK 2016
17
Scanners
Business Info
reviews the Canon DR-M1060 A3 scanner
18
Printers
New Panasonic MFP blurs lines between A4 and A3 devices
21
Print Management
Toshiba helps housing association save £24,000 on print costs
22
Cover Story
New Samsung IP phone system offers easy integration with smartphones
24
Video-conferencing
Developments in video-conferencing, from
the desktop to the boardroom
26
Seating
Chair comparison site set up to simplify buying process
28
Projectors
On test: the Philips PicoPix PPX4935
30
Innovations
The month’s best new products and services
32
Whiteboards
Business Info
asks the experts about developments in whiteboards
37
Dictation
Cloud dictation service with integrated speech recognition
38
Office Design
David Priestley explains how to put your spare space to work
39
Office Environment
The hidden dangers in paint
41
Workplace
Self storage companies target office workers
42
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The world of work in numbers
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Mainland UK is a divided kingdom – or at least that’s the way
it sometimes seems; split between between North and South,
haves and have-nots, in-ers and out-ers. Now, the CBI and IBM
are warning of a divide between businesses that have embraced
digitisation (55%) and those that haven’t (45%). They argue
that this split is bad not only for digital laggards, but for the
nation as a whole, pointing out that while the UK takes the
Number One spot for e-commerce and fifth place for availability
of technology, it ranks 14th in the world for company-level
adoption of digital technology. Interestingly, pioneers and
laggards are united in their appreciation of digitisation’s positive
impact on everything from productivity to customer satisfaction.
What separates them is a range of factors, including connectivity
(the UK is still split between those with access to high speed
broadband and those without), a lack of appropriate skills
(cited by 42% of firms) and an unclear return on investment
(33%). Anyone who needs help identifying the business case for
digitisation or finding partners who can help them transform
their processes should head to next month’s AIIM UK Forum in
London. For more details, turn to page 16.
One much heralded benefit of digitisation is the freeing up of
space once occupied by filing cabinets and document archives.
Reduced paper consumption means businesses can use such
areas for a variety of more productive purposes, from break-
out rooms where employees can relax with colleagues to more
formal meeting rooms. More and more of these are now being
equipped with video-conferencing systems. These are often
introduced (and the investment approved) on the basis that they
save the time and expense of travelling to meetings. But as we
report on page 24, potentially of even greater value is their use
for spontaneous, ad hoc meetings, which can speed up decision-
making and break down barriers between teams.
Digitisation is not the only reason a business might have
space to play with. Space can also be freed up by changes in
technology, staffing requirements, mergers and acquisitions etc.,
especially in large multi-site organisations. David Priestley of
Toolshed Communications has become an expert in converting
empty space into productive use. On page 38 he explains how
to identify areas suitable for development and how to maximise
your return on investment.
James Goulding
, Editor,
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