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SEC homing in on IBM's cloudy financials This article is sponsored by:

What's going on with IBM's cloud revenues? That's a question the SEC has raised. Although details are sketchy, there are good reasons to believe that the SEC wants IBM to 'fess up about the strength of that line item. We endeavor to examine why.

Reed gets ready for the mobile office This article is sponsored by:

Recruitment website operator Reed Online has implemented a mobile-first policy to maximize business flexibility as it moves its IT infrastructure to the cloud.

The greed corporation and social failure This article is sponsored by:

Is American business being driven by distinctly 'anti-social' motivators? The evidence seems to point in that direction. This cannot be good news for those who believe in the value of human endeavor.

Marketo delivers the numbers; now deliver the noise! This article is sponsored by:

Marketo has the credentials, the pedigree and the trademark in the marketing cloud space. But in the face of increasing competition from the likes of Oracle and Salesforce.com, do we need to hear it make more noise?

SAP's partner paradox - race to the cloud This article is sponsored by:

The SAP Americas Partner Leadership Summit in Miami brought SAP's confrontation with the cloud to a head. For an event not intended for hard news junkies, there were big stories for those willing to read the writing in the sand.

Digital Britain and Cameron's dubious moral crusade This article is sponsored by:

Self-congratulation, warmed-up policy commitments and the re-inforcement of a mis-judged moral crusade to score 'tough' headlines - the latest government report on Digital Britain.

Banking for the unbanked with Standard Bank South Africa This article is sponsored by:

Bringing modern banking to the unbanked is only made possible by mobile technology. Here is Standard Bank South Africa's story which highlights the onboarding of three million new customers in 18 months.

Understanding Africa This article is sponsored by:

Africa is emerging as the fastest growing continent on the planet. In this video, Simon Griffiths, global product marketing manager SYSPRO describes how it is taking a different path to the Internet when compared to Europe and the US.

Digital dynamics drive Publicis-Omnicom merger gambit This article is sponsored by:

The planned merger between French firm Publicis and US group Omnicom raises the prospect of a new powerhouse in the digital marketing and advertising sectors, but will it also deliver change to the marketing technology industry?

Digital marketing truths - sector by sector This article is sponsored by:

A follow-up data dump from the Economist Intelligence Unit that takes a look at how industry sectors vary in their sophistication of approach when it comes to digital marketing.