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Want to develop IoT apps but put off by the complexity? It's actually quite easy, if you let IoT development platforms do all of the heavy lifting.

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Development platform is significant because "communication applications have mostly lived in isolation from other enterprise applications and processes," says RingCentral CEO.

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Microsoft's Visual Studio 2013 provides solid tools and a wide range of capabilities for enterprise application developers, says reviewer Paul Ferrill.

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The retail industry's reputation as a technology laggard is beginning to change, say experts.

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Big Data, biometrics and mobile payments are among trends impacting the financial services industry in 2015.

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Want to develop IoT apps but put off by the complexity? It's actually quite easy, if you let IoT development platforms do all of the heavy lifting.

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Wearable technology is catching on more quickly in the enterprise than with consumers, largely because of the compelling business use cases.

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