Technology

  • Top 10 mobility issues for Tax Directors to think about

    5/23/13 | International assignment services

    Human Resource (HR) departments are implementing global mobility programs designed to manage complex international relocations. However, the activities of individuals in foreign locations can create a variety of both individual and corporate level tax issues for the enterprise, depending upon the circumstances.

  • Global 100 software leaders

    5/16/13 | Technology

    The software industry is in the midst of significant change. Cloud, software-as-a-service (SaaS), mobile devices, and consumerization of IT, are changing how software vendors develop, market, sell, distribute and support their products. This report ranks leading software companies from key markets around the world, and shares insights into where the industry is going from executives from Adobe, BMC Software, CollabNet, Jive Software, NetSuite, Red Hat, SAP, SAS, Splunk, and TSIA.

  • Navigating cloud management

    5/15/13 | Advisory services

    IT organizations that are serious about leveraging the cloud to deliver IT services should build robust management capabilities, which are critical to success in a cloud delivery model.

  • Experience Radar 2013: Lessons from the U.S. Enterprise Software industry

    4/28/13 | Advisory services

    PwC's Experience Radar helps businesses find the often hidden sources of value that drive exceptional, differentiated customer experience. By helping Enterprise Software leaders rank their product and service features, Experience Radar locates opportunities to create value and thereby bolster top-line growth and bottom-line results.

  • Digital IQ Snapshot: In the midst of the mobile revolution

    4/28/13 | Advisory services

    The latest piece in the Digital IQ Snapshot series explores why business leaders need to pay attention to current trends in emerging technologies, such as the consumerization of technology, “bring your own device” (BYOD), and the growing pressure to enable instant contact, collaboration and feedback with stakeholders. Organizations that are not paying attention may soon lag competitors in efficiency and profitability.

  • Technology Forecast - Internet of Things: Evolving transactions into relationships

    4/3/13 | Center for technology and innovation

    This issue of the Technology Forecast examines the impact of Internet of Things trends on businesses and the IT organization.

  • IT Optimization: Navigating Fiscal Austerity

    3/7/13 | Public Sector Research Centre

    The Federal Government faces a situation similar to that of the private sector in the early 2000s. The question is whether Federal COOs, CFOs, and CIOs will wait for OMB to levy cuts on them or whether Federal executives will act to address the systemic drivers of IT expense so they are ready to respond to the inevitable round of forthcoming budget cuts.

  • PwC's 5th Annual Digital IQ Survey: Digital Conversations and the C-suite

    2/14/13 | Advisory services

    How well do you weave technology into your organization? PwC's Digital IQ survey of 1,100 respondents from 12 countries can help you measure, innovate and create value.

  • A winning field mobility deployment approach for power and utility companies

    2/8/13 | Power & utilities

    Mobile technology is changing the way that power and utility companies operate their businesses, from the job site to the back office. Utilities that successfully deploy mobility solutions achieve productivity improvements of 20% to 30%.

  • Capitalizing on the promise of Big Data

    2/7/13 | Advisory services

    This PwC paper focuses on how and why companies must get started exploring Big Data. Organizations that delay starting the Big Data journey risk being leapfrogged by more data-savvy competitors.

  • Corporate Governance Series
    BoardroomDirect: Update on current board issues - January 2013

    2/7/13 | Center for Board Governance

    This issue of BoardroomDirect® covers PwC’s Key questions for board and audit committee members and 16th Annual Global CEO Survey, the need for directors to understand IT and social governance, the latest news on the 2013 proxy season, the new audit committee communication auditing standard, and the nomination of Mary Jo White as the next SEC chair.

  • Corporate Governance Series
    BoardroomDirect: Update on current board issues - December 2012

    12/19/12 | Center for Board Governance

    This issue of BoardroomDirect® covers the relationship between the board and CIO regarding IT oversight, PwC's Our focus on audit quality report, the latest SEC whistleblower data, the SEC's leadership change and the release of a resource guide on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • Game on: How information is changing the rules of insurance

    11/27/12 | Financial Services Institute

    Gaining an Information Advantage is no longer about generating insights. It is about making effective, efficient decisions and integrating information into everyday operations.

  • How digital mail can reduce customer communication costs

    11/8/12 | Banking & capital markets

    This point-of-view will help companies better understand the cost benefits to using digital mail and how it may impact the customer experience.

  • Opportunity calls: An update on the evolution of mobile payments

    11/2/12 | Banking & capital markets

    This point-of-view discusses the four themes that we have identified that impact the evolution of mobile payments and shape how players should respond.

  • 9 new rules of IT strategy for asset management

    10/10/12 | Asset management

    The asset management industry is experiencing structural change driven by investor preferences, pricing pressure and uncertain markets which introduce the risk of misalignment between business and IT strategy.