Flexible working has become a cornerstone of the modern workplace. As an employer, providing employees with flexible work arrangements is critical to attracting and retaining the best talent. Of course, to underpin such flexibility you need collaboration and communication tools that ensure your people are never more than a tap or two away from connecting to other colleagues, clients, systems, data, and applications.

The aged care industry has been careful in adopting technology-based solutions, citing fears about the technology usage, complexity, reliability, support and the ‘dangers of the internet’. However, these concerns and debates around disruptive business models have tended to overlook the improved outcomes technology can deliver for aged care, such as better self-direction for aged Australians accessing care services.

Ten years seems like a long time, especially in the world of technology. Concepts like wearable technology, RFID and geofencing have already shown what the future could look like, but how does that translate to the office?

imei’s merger with BTAS opens new opportunities for integrating mobiles with unified communications and collaboration.  This new converged communication platform has the potential to improve productivity, reduce costs and manage risk in the organisation. 

Instant messaging (IM) in the workplace has been around for a while. The consumerisation of technology, and popularity of social media and messaging apps, have already filtered into the workplace and changed work interactions.