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In our last article of this series on planning, we will explore how to concretely implement the principles outlined in other articles. Details
Goals and objectives form the most important part of a project proposal. Therefore, great care must be taken when framing them. Details
Smart small businesses know that their internal resources are limited. However the impact of social media site is important for their business. Details
The first article in our series on planning addresses time management. Details
Portez-vous une montre ? avez-vous un ordinateur ? ou mieux utilisez-vous un smartphone ? Si oui, c’est que vous avez eu à faire à la microtechnique. C’est une discipline que peu de personne comprennent mais qui se retrouve dans beaucoup d'objet du quotidien. Details
Planning is essential both personally and professionally. It helps us achieve our goals, and allows for more efficient use of time and other resources. Details
The advantage of contactless payment technology is obvious. Simply hold your mobile device next to a reader and, hey presto, the money transfer is complete. It enables consumers to pay bills, transfer money or purchase everyday items on the move using their smartphones, tablets or wearable devices. Details
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Switzerland this year. Based in Santa Clara, California, HDS has been well known for delivering high-quality storage systems to the worlds most successful enterprises. In recent years this Enterprise grade quality has extended into the extensive IT solution portfolio offered by HDS. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, and operate in some 170 countries. Today, more than 100 employees work in the offices located in Plan-les-Ouates, Zollikofen, and in Wallisellen, HDS’ Swiss headquarters. Details
Depuis que l'horloge puis la montre mécanique existent, les horlogers et les ingénieurs se sont attelés sans relâche à les rendre de plus en plus précises, à tel point que cela en est devenu une compétition à l'échelle mondiale. Details
Pour donner suite à nos deux articles sur la géolocalisation, nous sommes allés à la recherche d'une autre entreprise utilisant cet outil génial qu'est le système d'information géographique (SIG) appelé aussi dans l’entreprise SIRS (Système d’informations à référence spatiale). Details
Aujourd'hui, pour tout un chacun, il est évident qu'une montre-bracelet mécanique se remonte d'elle-même, grâce à la transformation de nos mouvements en énergie. Details
In this, the final of our three part series on entering the one percent of internet security, we will address the topic of Two Factor Authentication (known as 2FA) and using a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, to protect your identity. Details
Lorsque les premières horloges mécaniques voient le jour vers la fin du XIIIème et le début du XIVème siècle, les différents constructeurs comprennent rapidement que pour fonctionner correctement, il faut protéger le mouvement, le mécanisme qui se trouve dans la montre, des influences externes telles que la pluie, le vent ou les animaux. De ce fait, dès leur apparition, les horloges de table étaient protégées par des plaques en métal. Details
In an age where we rely on online services and accounts to an ever growing degree, it is increasingly important to maximize digital security. This can be done in a variety of ways. The topic this article will the focus on, our second in the series on entering the “one percent” of digital security, is password management. Find the first article here. Details
Aujourd'hui, cela paraît tout à fait normal de porter une montre au poignet. En fait, il aura fallu environ 4 siècles entre la première trace dans l'histoire d'une montre de petite taille fixée sur un bracelet, offerte à la reine Elisabeth I, et celle que nous portons à notre poignet! C'est probablement avec l'arrivée de l'automobile, de l'aviation et des guerres de tranchées, au début du XXème siècle que la montre trouva sa place sur notre poignet. Details
Cet article vient compléter la série d’articles à caractère juridique sur de nombreux thèmes d’actualité. Celui-ci ne traitera que des legs concernant les droits d’accès numériques, car le droit de la succession comporte un grand nombre de matières. De plus, cet article suggère au lecteur un panel de conseils afin de mieux préparer son départ pour l’au-delà et ne traite pas la question de manière exhaustive. Details
The expansion of the internet and its evolution has been so meteoric that few people have kept up with safeguarding their digital life and digital identity. While employing an anti-virus and creating a backup are nowadays commonplace, they are the minimum that individuals should be doing to safeguard their information. For companies or businesses, the demands are even greater. Details
Seismic data helps to track and understand the earth’s surface. It can affect many types of businesses. Details
Food producers are especially aware of the addictiveness of sugar, often exploiting the ‘bliss point’ when creating new products. Details
Every once in a while, new technology appeLately, we have been hearing a lot about the “Internet of Things” (IoT), and wondering what to make of it. Details
Managing and storing personal data resources remotely has gained in public acceptance, resulting in a huge rise in the use of cloud services. Details
Dans un précédent article, nous avons présenté une méthode permettant à la fois de construire des mots de passe robustes et de leur associer un code mnémonique crypté permetta Details
Have you ever been recommended to follow the guidelines of a food pyramid? Do you believe that it is in line with the latest research? Details
A Carriers Lunch event sponsored by IP-Max with a presentation by ProtonMail GBN attended the Geneva Carriers Lunch annual boat trip held on June 17th and sponsored by IP-Max SA. Here is a short summary of the afternoon's main 'hot' topic. After a short presentation of IP-Max’s own products and expanding services, their customer ProtonMail was introduced to explain the hair-raising experience of being subjected to the largest cyber-attack of its kind in Switzerland and how they managed to come through it all without any loss of data. Details
MOOCs hit the headlines in 2008. They became a craze by 2012, and by 2015, the phenomenon had peaked. The MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that eres going to transform education, and especially higher education, by making it free and available to anyone anywhere, had stumbled. As an emergent technology, this is not unexpected. The Gartner Hype Cycle graph captures Details
Aujourd’hui, chacun doit jongler avec de multiples identifiants et mots de passe, et cela ne cesse de croître, au point qu’il devient extrêmement difficile de se souvenir de toutes ces informations de connexion. Cette situation amène bien des gens d’une part à choisir des mots de passe aisément mémorisables, mais hélas tout aussi aisés à pirater, d’autre part à être Details
The Carriers Lunch networking platform celebrates 12 years of events in Geneva May 2016 saw the 12th anniversary of the Carriers Lunch networking platform, which has been running every month in Geneva, since its launch in 2004. Initially set up to bring national and international telecom operators (Carriers) together in one room, the Carriers Lunch helps to generate business between Details
Education enables.¹ Technology enables. Massive Online Open Courses, also known as MOOCs, are the latest way to bring these two together. MOOCs are for us. The masses. Online. Those who want knowledge, but do not want barriers. Technology has been about to transform education for a long time. In 1841 the inventor of the blackboard was ranked among the best Details
Genèse d’un prix A l’origine de la 1ère Nuit de la Communication qui a eu lieu le 3 mai dernier à Genève, il y a l’envie qu’ont eue Thierry Weber, CEO de l’agence BREEW à Lausanne et Victoria Marchand, rédactrice en chef du magazine Cominmag à Genève, de donner une meilleure visibilité aux agences de publicité et de communication, et Details
Vic Hyder is a founding member and Chief Strategy Officer for Silent Circle (SC). A retired Navy SEAL Commander with a 20-year distinguished service record, Vic is clearly a professional in the world of State, personal and communications security. Despite his busy international travel schedule, GBN managed to catch up with Vic by phone, who was in Miami. We Details
Le salon eCom (salon commun avec les salons SITB, POS, et SMARC), organisé par ByConnect a fermé ses portes mercredi 26 avril 2016 au soir à Palexpo, après deux jours d’exposition et plus de 130 conférences et keynotes sur des thématiques concernant le digital et le marketing. Près de 230 exposants se sont joints à l’événement et ont partagé avec le public les Details
FOROM, the Forum Economique Romande, which regularly hosts events where participants are encouraged to network and exchange about subjects that affect the economy in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, provided an interesting afternoon last Wednesday on the topic of data security. The main speakers included experts in cyber security, legislation, education and datacenter management. This good mix of speakers was Details
This article completes a series on what to consider when dealing with telecom supplier markets. The series is intended for businesses with no real understanding of dealing with the telecom world. Previous articles have covered Getting the best from regional telecom suppliers, Getting the best from international connectivity, and How to choose the best datacenter service supplier. This article offers Details
On April 3rd, the world was shaken by the Panama Papers, a set of 11.5 million leaked confidential documents that were obtained from the law firm of Mossack Fonseca. Going back nearly 40 years, they detailed information about more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by the law firm, including the identities of company shareholders and directors. The documents exposed a Details
For five days in April, Geneva was the capital of invention. The 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the world’s biggest meeting place for innovation, took place from April 13-17. The world’s unique annual exhibition, sponsored by the Swiss Federal Government and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), showcased over 1,000 new inventions and products, gathering 695 exhibitors from Details
So far, we have looked at Getting the best from regional telecom suppliers, and Getting the best from international connectivity. This week, we will be focusing on how to choose the best datacenter service supplier for your business. Companies looking to outsource their business’ critical data need to spend time finding the most suitable locations, comparing the competition on the Details
As the demand for cloud services grows rapidly, the needs and requests of clients are also becoming more diverse. Industry specifics, geographic considerations such as infrastructure and accessibility, legal requirements of the countries, and many other factors are shaping the types of needs for cloud services. In order to respond to this ever-changing demand, cloud service providers have to keep Details
After Getting the best from regional telecom suppliers, we look at Getting the best from international connectivity. International businesses, by definition, operate across geographical and political borders. Working beyond national borders requires companies to make telecom supplier agreements, potentially involving the connection of multi-national networks. So where do companies go for information and ‘unbiased’ support in order to best address Details
Our first article in this series focuses on Getting the best from regional telecom suppliers. Are there bargains out there for companies looking for quality telecom connectivity and support services? How do they find out about options available? The number of telecom service suppliers present in any local market is something most businesses do not think to consider. However, when Details
Most of us use data network services (internet, email, mobile services, video and music downloads, etc.) as part of everyday life. But how many of us understand the underlying infrastructure that keeps these services available? In a world where everyone expects instant, efficient connectivity, while individuals may not care, businesses should know. Why? Because companies are all too often ill-informed, Details
Over the last few months, we have been surprised by the news that the Bitcoin community was having intense discussions on their strategy. Then, the cryptocurrency split in two: with the development team on one side, and a group of influential miners, exchanges, and startups on the other. Two competing groups have created their own versions of the cryptocurrency , Details
Any LIFT conference-goer could have spent a good part of Friday, February 12th at LIFT16 exploring the projects on display in the main hall of the International Conference Center. Interactive stands and installations were everywhere, as startups took center-stage to explain their innovative approaches in the relationship between humans and technology. Here are a few that captured the audience’s attention. Details
In a first article on cyber security, we discussed traditional forms of protecting our data on the internet. End-to-end encryption, or E2EE, is another method which is becoming a hot topic in the online world. There is not a single day when we do not see news about E2EE on IT Tech forums, the technology pages of the newspapers, or Details
The LIFT Conference is one of Europe’s major annual events on innovation and digital technologies. This year’s edition took place once again at the Geneva International Conference Center (CICG) last week. LIFT Events have been taking place in Geneva since 2006, welcoming IT professionals and well-known speakers to two days of workshops in addition to the main conferences, and allowing Details
Cyber security is a hot topic. Each passing day, we hear about more advanced security technologies. But how efficient is cyber security? And how exactly does it work? Surely, the Edward Snowden case brought internet security from the world of IT specialists to the mainstream audience. It was shocking to learn that one of the most security-conscious organizations in the Details
The term “cloud computing” is heard nowadays everywhere. But what is the cloud exactly? “The Cloud” In brief, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of on a specific computer’s hard drive. In fact, the cloud is just a metaphorical name for the internet. What does the cloud mean for personal home use and Details
