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• Mobile Apps require a CIO mind shift

  It's time to get started on smartphone apps that will make employees more productive and customers more loyal, say Forrester Research analysts Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler.

• Businesses that use ICT intensely are more productive: Ai Group

  The businesses that are outperforming others in productivity are those that heavily use ICT, according to analysis from the Australian Industry Group.

• Where's the BYOD Payoff?

  Companies may be bleeding corporate dollars in the name of BYOD productivity gains that don't really exist, says Nucleus Research.

• Open-Xchange takes aim at no less than Microsoft Office, Google Docs

  As his interviewer stumbles for an appropriately careful term to describe the state of open-source office software development, Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, offers to help.

• In Pictures: 11 time management and productivity apps for Android

  In the demanding world of IT, it seems as if everyone's workload has increased, making productivity and time management critical workplace skills. Balancing it all can seem unmanageable, but help is at your fingertips - if you know where to look. These 11 Android apps will help you get the most out of your busy day.

• What IT leaders can learn from hostage negotiators

  A leadership expert and former hostage negotiator says that business leaders who show that they care about employees will create a safe haven that fosters productivity and creativity.

• Mobility speeds local inspections for Auburn City Council

  The Auburn City Council has embraced mobility to automate inspections and increase productivity. The council’s IT manager, Sarju Sahu, said he chose a mobile enterprise application platform by BlinkMobile to enable his any time, any device vision.

• As LibreOffice turns one, a peek ahead at what's to come

  It was just about a year ago that I was writing about the launch of LibreOffice, and now here we are today, marking the free productivity software suite's first year.

• Confirmed at Last: CFOs Can't Do It All

  Between striving to contribute strategic value to the company and running an efficient finance department, the finance chief is the Sisyphus of the C-suite. Just about every company activity involves finance, after all, which can make it seem as if a CFO's work indeed is never done.

• Useful sites for small business

  Whether you're running a business out of your den or from a penthouse in the sky, you don't have time or money to waste on second-rate tools. These well-designed services and resources are among the best the Web offers for small and midsize businesses. Some include apps for smartphones and downloads for your desktop, but all of them provide the bulk of their features within a Web browser.

• CFO's love/hate relationship with Excel

  Execs use Excel because it is familiar, easier than mining ERP. But some think about the day they’ll drive a car, rather than ride a horse.

• myBantu brings social productivity to Android and iOS

  The concept of social productivity is gaining momentum, and I've covered some prominent social productivity tools previously on this blog. As a general sort of thing, social productivity sounds like a good idea. It makes work collaborative, emphasizes communication, and keeps everyone informed of a project's status. In practice, however, it's often noisy, kludgy, haphazard, and annoying. But after taking a look at new mobile apps from a service called myBantu yesterday, I'm a little more open to the notion of this kind of social work.

• Productivity key to improving spending: Stevens

  RBA governor Glenn Stevens believes productivity growth is key improving consumer sentiment, while Nielsen has provided yet another indicator of the extent of the confidence problem

• Office 365: Hands-on look at Microsoft's Cloud services

  Microsoft officially launched Office 365 on Tuesday.

• Microsoft BPOS outage shows danger of trusting the cloud

  Microsoft's Business Online Professional Services (BPOS) experienced a series of major outages spanning days and impacting productivity for BPOS customers. The outage is just the latest demonstration of the potential issues with moving entirely to the cloud.