The iPhone has a price problem. Furthermore, AppleAAPL -2.58% is planning a massive price increase on its most exciting new model later this year. So the good news is this extra expense suddenly makes sense now we have the big picture… In a new report picked up by BGR, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani reveals Apple has a surprise lined up: it will balance the launch of three new iPhone modelsthrough a mixture of, yes, price increases but also – significantly – price cuts. So while the radically redesigned 6.1-inch iPhone SE2 will come in at a massive $799 (twice the price of the current iPhone SE) the second generation iPhone X (possibly ‘iPhone X 2’) will see a price decrease of $100, launching for $899. This will allow Apple to also release an all-new, supersize iPhone X Plus for $999, keeping the range under the crucial $1,000 barrier. “This would effectively lower the average ASP’s but we think [it] will drive a stronger unit growth,” explains Daryanani. And this point is crucial. To date the iPhone X, while far from a flop, has not delivered the sales ‘super cycle’ Apple expected to celebrate the iPhone’s 10th anniversary. Furthermore research by respected analyst Piper Jaffray found the reason behind this: a significant proportion of iPhone owners think it is simply too expensive. Releasing three iPhone X-based models and retaining the existing $999 price point for a larger Plus model would be a clever way for Apple to simultaneously cut prices while also being seen to stick to its guns on the $999 price point. Adding further credence to Daryanani’s report is his information about the three new models ties in with what we know so far, even though he doesn’t name the models specifically: “Two OLED devices – 5.8 inch form factor and a larger 6.5 inch form factor; one LCD model 6.1 inch size…The LCD device is likely to have aluminium edges vs. premium steel in other two devices. All three phones are expected to have Face ID (no home button).” Ultimately all Daryanani claims here make perfect sense. Apple should keep all iPhone starting prices under $1,000 (remember larger storage options will be available) and the iPhone X 2 would benefit greatly from a drop to $899. Share this:The post New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple’s Expensive Surprise appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/new-iphone-leak-reveals-apples-expensive-surprise/
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The Department of Defence has begun working with two strategic partners on the first stages of its billion-dollar ERP overhaul, but is yet to decide on the system integrators for the job almost two years after it first went looking. The ERP transformation, previously known as Defence Insight, will see Defence rationalise the more than 500 applications currently governing its finance, logistics, procurement, engineering, maintenance and estate functions. The department’s hope is that it can rid itself of as many as 80 percent of its largest applications and up to 95 percent of the smaller ones to standardise business processes by 2023, and in doing so address some of the shortcomings identified in its first principles review. The agency opened bidding in May 2016 for two system integrators to help it move to the SAP Defense Force & Public Security solution that it signed up to as far back as 2015. This was followed by a second market approach in the latter half of 2016 for strategic partners to take over the planning, vendor management, and change management aspects of the program. But the department has so far selected only the strategic partners, and is yet to appoint the two system integrators. “No selection decision has been made regarding systems integrators,” a spokesperson told iTnews. The spokesperson said Defence was currently evaluating potential partners, and would wait until it receives second pass approval later this year before selecting the system integrators. Strategic partners Late last month Defence published separate standing offer arrangements with KPMG and Ernst & Young. The spokesperson said both big-four consulting firms had been working with the department since the program had received first pass approval in May 2017. KPMG has been providing strategic partner services under a single $16.1 million deal that will run until the end of June 2018. It covers “ICT architecture services, market engagement advice, data services, tranche one delivery preparation work and program management services”, the spokesperson said. Ernst & Young has similarly been providing organisational change management services under a single contract worth $4.5 million. This includes “change planning and coordination, stakeholder engagement and communications, change impact and business readiness assessments, training and learning services and user experience definition,” the spokesperson said. The partners were initially invited to perform work between the first pass and second pass government approval stages. The post Defence picks strategic partners for billion-dollar ERP overhaul appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/defence-picks-strategic-partners-for-billion-dollar-erp-overhaul/ The administration of Indonesia’s capital is targeting to implement Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) within one year, said Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno. “We are firm, and there should not be more delay in implementing (ERP), which is (expected) in March 2019,” he was quoted as saying by kompas.com. He argued that the ERP system, under which vehicle owners are charged for entering certain roads, could be the solution to traffic congestion in the city, since 50 per cent of vehicles moving on the roads of Jakarta come from outside the capital. With the implementation of ERP, vehicle owners will be required to pay if they pass along roads wired in the ERP system. “Vehicles both from Jakarta and outside Jakarta will have to pay the ERP (toll),” said Mr Sandiaga. He added that the ERP system will be implemented after the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) has commenced operations. The administration hopes that the MRT line along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat could be operational by October. The city has divided the ERP project into two phases: The first phase will be for vehicles moving from the Senayan traffic circle to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, while the second phase will be installed from the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat. Share this:The post Jakarta aiming to roll out ERP in 2019 appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/jakarta-aiming-to-roll-out-erp-in-2019/ Services includes the provision of software, design, planning and more The Federal Government has revealed 24 panellists that will form its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software-as-a-service (SaaS) services panel. The list features Agilyx, Datacom, Dialog, DXC Technology and Fujitsu Australia. The services sought through the panel include scalable commercial off the shelf ERP software provided as a SaaS solution; planning, design and implementation services for delivery of the ERP solution; and on-going maintenance and development. In July last year, the Federal Government called for industry feedback over the proposed establishment of a whole-of-government ERP procurement panel. The Department of Finance released a position paper back in June, aimed at advising the local tech industry of its indicative strategy for establishing the ERP panel and inviting feedback from the industry. This was followed by a call from the Federal Government inviting potential suppliers to a market day. “In addition to the software, and data storage and management, it is expected that members of the ERP SaaS panel would have experience and/or capacity to meet requirements for technical support, discovery and integration, account management with Hubs, and contract management requirements with Finance,” tender documents stated. The panel is open to any agencies being optional to obtain services through the panel. See the full list of suppliers in alphabetical order: Share this:The post Federal Government reveals ERP SaaS services panel appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/federal-government-reveals-erp-saas-services-panel/ Oracle’s motto for the recent bevy of updates to its Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud release is to “make work more human”. The irony of that statement, of course, is that it entails employing more technology, in particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI). Oracle is doing what it can to gently introduce AI to an HR audience, as there’s still some fear and lack of understanding which needs to be overcome. Emily He, Senior Vice President HCM Product Marketing, at Oracle, explains: The other day I went to a customer meeting and while there was a break one customer came to me and said, ‘When you have AI, does it stand for A-1 or A-I?’. This is a very new concept to HR professionals and there is a great deal of fear about whether this is going to take away jobs and what’s the best way to start experimenting with AI. To help HR professionals kick-start their AI endeavors, says He, Oracle has included some out-of-the-box apps: It’s about making AI actionable and giving them a starting point so they can start seeing the benefits of AI and start becoming more comfortable. This includes AI and chatbot recruiting capabilities so that candidates can search and apply for a job and can also have any questions answered. The system can also recommend actions candidates should take. Recruiting and other data can be used to pinpoint successful recruits within the company and use that algorithm to predict which candidates are likely to make successful recruits. AI will also help cut the manual overload for staff. When someone is promoted, for example, the usual steps, such as changing someone’s job title, salary or direct report will be done automatically. He points out that recruitment and learning are the two most obvious front-line areas where AI is making its impact: Recruiting is very similar to marketing and marketing is faster in adoption technology innovation than HR, so recruiters typically have a marketing-oriented mind-set and are trying to use the latest and greatest communications vehicles…There’s a lot of talk about AI for recruiting either in using it to support the candidate experience and to use AI to identify the best candidates possible. Share this:The post HR, meet AI – making work more human, according to Oracle appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/hr-meet-ai-making-work-more-human-according-to-oracle/ Google just lost a major copyright case that could cost it billions of dollars and change how tech companies approach software development.An appeals court said on Tuesday that Google violated copyright laws when it used Oracle‘s open-source Java software to build the Android platform in 2009. Tuesday’s ruling is the latest development in a topsy-turvy eight-year battle between Google(GOOG) and Oracle (ORCL). Oracle first brought its case against Google in 2010, claiming that Android infringes two patents that Oracleholds on its Java software, a ubiquitous programming language powering everything from phones to websites. In 2012, a jury determined that Java does not deserve protection under copyright law. Two years later, an appeals court overturned the ruling, raising the question of whether Google’s use of Oracle‘s API violated copyright law. A jury determined in 2016 that Google’s use of Oracle‘s APIs was legal under the copyright law’s fair usedoctrine, which allows the free use of copyrighted material under specific circumstances. Oracle appealed the decision, and a judge took its side on Tuesday. “There is nothing fair about taking a copyrighted work verbatim and using it for the same purpose and function as the original in a competing platform,” a panel of three Federal Circuit judges wrote in Tuesday’s opinion. Oracle said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent “decision protects creators and consumers.” Google said it is weighing its next steps. It could appeal to the full slate of judges on the court. “We are disappointed the court reversed the jury finding that Java is open and free for everyone,” a Google spokesman said in a statement. “This type of ruling will make apps and online services more expensive for users. We are considering our options.” Another court will decide how much Google owes Oracle in damages. As of 2016, Oracle was seeking about $9 billion from Google. But because APIs have become much more widespread over the years, a court could decide that Oracle deserves more, said Christopher Carani, a partner with McAndrews, Held & Malloy and a professor at Northwestern’s law school. “The numbers in this case will be staggering,” he added. The verdict is likely to eclipse the current largest copyright verdict of $1.3 billion, awarded to Oracle when it sued rival SAP in 2010. Share this:The post Google loses Android battle and could owe Oracle billions of dollars appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/google-loses-android-battle-and-could-owe-oracle-billions-of-dollars/ Apple now selling the space gray accessories that were previously exclusive to the iMac Pro3/30/2018
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Privacy & Cookies Policy Go to Source The post Apple now selling the space gray accessories that were previously exclusive to the iMac Pro appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/apple-now-selling-the-space-gray-accessories-that-were-previously-exclusive-to-the-imac-pro/ Gold castings of the hands of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela have been sold for $10m (£7m) in bitcoin. Canadian crypto-currency exchange firm Arbitrade bought four casts from South African businessman Malcolm Duncan. The firm said it planned to launch a global “Golden Hands of Nelson Mandela” tour to educate young people about the anti-apartheid icon’s life. This is the first time artefacts of Mr Mandela have been sold in bitcoin. Mr Mandela was jailed for 27 years for fighting white minority rule in South Africa. He was released in 1990, and served as president from 1994 to 1999. Mr Mandela died in 2013 at the age of 95. He had turned into a global brand, with businessmen and artists cashing in on his name. Mr Duncan, who now lives in Canada, bought the casts from mining group Harmony Gold in 2002 for about $31,000. Half of the money paid to Harmony Gold was meant to go to charity, but it remains unclear as to whether that happened, Bloomberg news agency reports. Harmony said it had “supplied Mr Duncan with the necessary paperwork verifying the provenance as requested by his attorneys,” but declined to comment on what happened to the donation, Bloomberg reports. The casts, which weigh around 20lb (9kg), include Mr Mandela’s hand, palm and fist. They are part of a collection meant to mark the years the former president spent in prison on Robben Island. The artefacts are believed to be the only ones left in the world. The other sets of the collection were ordered to be destroyed by Mr Mandela, Mr Duncan told Bloomberg. It was part of the former president’s attempt to control his copyright after a number of scandals, including forgery allegations, arose around the sale of art bearing his image and name. Arbitrade has paid Mr Duncan a bitcoin deposit that has been converted to $50,000, and the rest is expected to be paid in quarterly instalments of at least $2m, Bloomberg reports. “They take possession when I have the dollar amount in the bank, At two-and-a-quarter million at a time, they take one hand at a time,” Mr Duncan was quoted as saying. Arbitrade is due to launch an initial coin offering and plans to mine its own crypto-currencies and trade others, Bloomberg reports. The company’s chairman, Len Schutzman, told the news agency that it will back all its virtual currency with a percentage of physical metal, such as gold. Share this:The post Nelson Mandela’s golden hand casts sell for $10m in bitcoin appeared first on Statii News. from http://news.statii.co.uk/nelson-mandelas-golden-hand-casts-sell-for-10m-in-bitcoin/
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