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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, which has a network of hospitals and about 2,600 beds, is deploying over 150 AI and VR/AR projects this year across all clinical specialties. The hospital has instead invested in between 20,000 and 25,000 mobile phones for its workforce. There are indications the voice market is slowing.

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Boeing sinks more money into electric air taxi project it’s co-developing with Kitty Hawk

The Verge

Wisk Aero, the electric air taxi startup, raised $450 million from Boeing in a new funding round that it claims will make it “one of the most well-funded [advanced air mobility] companies in the world.”. Wisk hasn’t let the lack of regulatory approval get in the way of its business dealings.

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66 countries and counting. Welcome Bahrain and The UAE to Spearline fixed line testing!

Spearline Testing

Diversity of coverage is crucial - you need to know that your numbers are being tested against a wide range of global networks. This now means that we are able to check your phone numbers against one of the largest telecoms providers in the UAE across fixed lines and mobile networks. New to Spearline?

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Top Email Marketing Trends for 2019

Galido

Email marketing and social networks. 72% of respondents prefer to receive offers by mail, while 17% consider social networks more convenient. Email campaigns usually have an opening rate of more than 16%, while a message on social networks reaches approximately between 2 and 6% of the audience. Mobile Friendly.

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Saudi Arabia’s The Line: Everything you need to know

Dataconomy

While modern cities across the globe grapple with congested roads and complex rail networks, The Line proposes an elegantly simple alternative: a linear city devoid of cars and associated traffic woes. miles], they could reach 66 percent of the destinations), so most of their mobility could be active.”

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Wonderla Holidays goes digital to enhance business and customer fun

CIO Business Intelligence

With the pandemic subsiding, domestic tourism has seen a sharp rise contributing to Wonderla Holidays registering its highest ever quarterly footfall of 1.1 Virtual queue booking of rides can be validated with the band through a mobile application. The band is to be made available to all guests as a valid entry ticket.

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New framework: 2013 and beyond – What will appear and disappear in our lives

Trends in the Living Networks

As every year, at Future Exploration Network we are using a substantially different format from our most other annual frameworks, 12 Themes for 2012 and Zeitgeist 2011. Flexible, foldable mobile phones. Networked professional services. Space tourism. Pay by fingerprint. Electric sports cars. Conversational computing.

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