In addition to employee self-service, enabling HR to transition to a more strategic role is also about simply streamlining as much as possible.

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In coming months, Vimeo will also introduce a pay-to-view service enabling creators to sell access to their videos on terms of their choosing.

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The next step for Groupon and for other businesses targeting the local market will be enabling self-service.

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Scribe Online is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) integration platform that is multi-tenant based, enabling a on-premise to on-premise, on-premise to cloud, and cloud to cloud integration of CRM and enterprise systems.

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Vidyo also recently announced a solution that allows service providers to virtualize its VidyoRouter architecture, enabling massive deployment through a Video-as-a-Service model.

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In the meantime, though, it would be better for Globe to offer a decent basic service to its present subscribers -- which means enabling them to make and receive calls and messages.

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As a result, they can do what-if analysis, model data, and run sophisticated data mining and forecasting algorithms that return answers within minutes, enabling them to fine-tune and refine their offers and service bundles to accurately reflect the needs of their subscribers.

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The agreement spans the first subscription pay TV and pay-per-view windows, enabling Sky Movies to show releases from Entertainment Film Distributors across its On Demand service and channels, and on a rental basis via Sky Store and Sky Movies Box Office.

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