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• Survey says many companies want to phase out passwords

  Don't be surprised if your company decides to do away with password logins. A new survey has found that most organizations are leaning toward phasing out password authentication.

• Oracle's new 'PULA' license promises unlimited database use in perpetuity

  Oracle has come under considerable fire over the years for its restrictive license terms and aggressive audit program, but it appears at least some change is on the way.

• Startup launches Big Data-as-a-service

  For many enterprises, big data is hard and slow. Procurement and deployment of data infrastructure can be both expensive and difficult to scale at the pace that data volumes can grow. A startup founded by former Netezza executives says that the answer to these data engineering woes is the cloud.

• Square's new Dashboard app can help you track your sales

  Square has been expanding into the world of small-business financial services, and on Tuesday it continued that push with the launch of a new mobile app to help business owners track their sales.

• Toshiba execs resign in $US1.25bn accounting scandal

  Executives at electronics and industrial giant Toshiba resigned on Tuesday after a committee reviewing its earnings said the company padded its operating profit by about ¥156 billion ($US1.25 billion) over six years to the end of 2014.

• 9 ways to keep employees motivated during the dog days of summer

  Summertime, and the living is easy ... if you are on vacation. For those workers, however, who have to toil through the long, hot summer months, the season can be a drag. So do you keep productivity from dragging between July 4th and Labor Day? Here are some tips from HR experts on how to keep workers engaged and motivated over the summer.

• 4 ways retailers can improve supply chain management

  Retailers and their suppliers are under more pressure than ever before to deliver more goods to more destinations faster.

• How blockchain can benefit IT outsourcing providers

  IBM and Bank of Tokyo say they’ve developed a smart contract prototype to manage their IT services engagement on a blockchain. Here’s why IT outsourcing deals may be a low-risk proving ground for multiparty blockchain applications.

• ​From the helpdesk to the boardroom – why resilience matters

  Business resilience is an organisation’s ability to quickly adapt to disruptions while maintaining continuous business operation, safeguarding people and assets and maintaining or even building brand equity.
  

• Fire sale: How do you solve a problem like a Yahoo!?

  ​Yahoo! may be capped with an exclamation but there is a giant question mark hanging over its future.

• 6 tips for re-entering the workforce and competing with millennials

  According to a study from The Hartford, 55 percent of Gen X workers, typically aged 32 to 46, feel their generation is ignored in the workplace, and 70 percent say that millennials, generally aged 18 to 31, are given too much attention.

• 6 ways to give millennials the mentorship programs they want

  Millennials, now the largest generation in today's workforce, think mentoring is the most effective and most desired type of career development training, according to a November 2014 Virtuali survey. However, millennials generally aren't satisfied with corporate training programs, including mentor opportunities. Companies need to be more creative when structuring formal programs and also encourage their millennials to seek both internal and external mentorships.

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