As field service technicians are asked to fix increasingly complex problems, they have to draw much more frequently on external resources in order to successfully resolve those issues. IFS Labs, the innovation arm of IFS R&D, and Zebra Technologies, a leader in solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data, are engaging in a strategic…
When will augmented reality (AR) become a viable reality for today’s business environments? The team at IFS Labs has been tracking the development of AR use cases and running experiments for years now. And without boring you with all of the promises and failures over those years, we can now really say that today AR…
theCUBE is the world’s leading live interview show covering enterprise tech, innovation and the people who imagine, create and implement the technologies that are changing our world. This year, they joined IFS in Boston for IFS World Conference 2019. Below is the transcription of an interview with Director of IFS Labs, Bas de Vos, and…
Artificial intelligence (AI) gets plenty of attention these days in the context of business transformation, but organizations should not view it as a cure-all for all business problems. That was the clear message delivered during a morning session on intelligent and autonomous solutions today at IFS World Conference, taking place this week in Boston. The…
Many of our customers are true challengers in their field. They have high ambitions and are prepared to do something bold, leveraging new technology and new ways of working to stay or get ahead of the pack. One of our customers, Cheer Pack, is such a challenger. Although already a market leader, they continuously look…
At IFS Labs, we do a lot of things. We take our inspiration from consumer technologies and innovative solutions from a range of industries and apply these to IFS products. Some good examples of our work are around technologies like Augmented Reality or Chat Bots. However, we also do research that’s a bit further away…
Well, at least I don’t believe that. They will definitely change the how we work or, even better, how we work and learn. The aging workforce I wrote this blog on my 40th birthday…and in the older definitions the “aging workforce” was defined as working individuals aged 40 years or older. However, living and working…
In these turbulent times who can really tell if the oil price recovery can be sustained, with sanctions, on-going trade wars, natural disasters and confusion around government policy concerning the off-shore industry’s long-term viability? What we do know is that companies operating in this sector today need to be ever more efficient and aware of…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those opportunities that make the most sense for your business. You can’t do everything at once and that applies to us, the Research & Development teams of IFS, as well. Which areas make sense? Where can…
Technology doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. In this session, we hear the latest on AI from IFS labs; how user groups are help each other – and us – get better, and how Shawcor is trnafroming its approach to business.
