April 2012
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January 2012
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Most inspiring innovators and entrepreneurs
At the weekend of the 20th of January 2012, we saw Lisbon transformed into a melting pot of innovative thinking, as 150 of the most inspiring innovators under 30 will get together for the Sandbox Global Summit.
Sandbox brings together young people worldwide who have already had an impressive impact, no matter in what field or industry.The growing community counts 600 young leaders in 48 different...
December 2011
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Korea creates a culture of innovation
The South Korean economy is characterized by a well-educated workforce, stable and developed infrastructure and diversified markets, resulting in a high capacity for innovation of products, processes and services.
In order for firms to grow rapidly in this ideal business environment, intelligent innovation management software is an important tool. It allows companies to make the best of the...
September 2011
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Astina beteiligt sich an Cassiber
Zürich, 2. September 2011 - Astina übernimmt 25 Prozent von Cassiber. Gleichzeitig integriert Astina die neue Version der Ideen- Management-Software Cassiber in ihrem Produktportfolio.
Per 1. September beteiligt sich das Zürcher Software-Unternehmen Astina mit 25 Prozent an Cassiber. Die ebenfalls in Zürich ansässige Firma vertreibt die gleichnamige Ideen-Management-Software und arbeitet...
July 2011
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June 2011
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March 2011
3 posts
Recommender Systems that came up lately
At the SXSW Pathcrosser, a similar service like WHERE, introduced their new app for Android and iPhone devices. Foursquare 3.0 has Arrived and presents similar features http://t.co/eb7G7wj and Ditto recommends restaurants, movies and takes over your freetime planning http://Dthin.gs/6011uAKz Not the only stories which combine Location Based Services, with Recommendations and Social Networks...
WatchWhy we lost a sled at the team event in Bergün.
WatchThe way to work…
February 2011
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January 2011
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November 2010
4 posts
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Open Government Data Platform for Zurich
Vote for this project: www.ezurich.ch/node/1399
Platform for open and transparent data provisioning and the creative use of electronic data of the city administration. Access to people, companies and organisations along the lines of data.london.gov.uk or www.datasf.org
Tools for telling beautiful stories
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October 2010
5 posts
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Web Scraping Market
Im Jahr 2009 seien für diese Art von Informationsbeschaffung 410 Millionen Dollar ausgegeben worden, eine Zahl, die sich bis 2012 mehr als verdoppeln soll.
http://europe.wsj.com/search/term.html?KEYWORDS=web%20scraping&mod=DNH_S
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Cluster your Facebook friends
Wowd launched a new feature today that automatically bundles groups of Facebook friends who talk together and discuss the same things. It then allows you to view all their updates together and in context. Cluster your friends, see the most active users and get a tag cloud of tags which often are used at the moment.
“Bei den Fahrzeugen waren die Elektro-Bikes mit 23 Exponaten klar die Favoriten....”
– http://www.nzz.ch/magazin/mobil/elektro-bikes_haben_rueckenwind_1.7497973.html
“Der Zugriff auf die Daten erfolgt dabei nicht über eine lizenzierte (und in der...”
– http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Easyjet-unterliegt-in-Screen-Scraping-Rechtsstreit-1101397.html
September 2010
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June 2010
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Astina Mountain Sprint - Software Development in a...
Astina, a software development company based in Zurich, sometimes sends its employees to the Swiss Alps. Not for a holiday, mind you, but so these employees can concentrate on their work. A win-win for the company and the client.
Cut off from the world, the development team can concentrate completely on their set task, without the modern distractions of e-mails, loud co-workers and telephone...
January 2010
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Der Bergsteiger / Artikel im Swiss IT Reseller
Marc Gasser schickt seine Mitarbeiter schon mal in die Berge. Allerdings nicht, um Ferien zu machen, sondern um konzentriert zu arbeiten und Software zu entwickeln. «Um unsere Projekte zu realisieren, schicken wir die Programmierer auf den Berg.» Marc Gasser hat eine einzigartige Projektmethodik entwickelt, die er in seinem IT-Unternehmen umsetzt. Dieses Unternehmen ? die Firma Astina ?...
May 2008
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Building a better world / Article in Swiss...
Launched in 2004, the Philias CSR Award aims to raise awareness of the corporate social responsibility challenges among future managers. Considering 2007 recipient Marc Gasser’s path proves this award significant to further key social and environmental issues.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is leisurely going its own sweet way infiltrating the management echelons of SMEs to multinational...
Semester Award University of Zurich
For the diploma thesis in business informatics “A Validation of Action Patterns for Project Managers” Marc Gasser won a semester award of the University of Zurich. The results flew into the IT project management process of Astina.
March 2007
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February 2007
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Philias CSR Award 2006/07
Philias organised the «Philias CSR Award» in 2006/07 with the support of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie and in partnership with the University of Zurich. The best practical research has been chosen by a multidisciplinary jury, who has the responsibility to evaluate students’ understanding of the case:
Stefan Eiselin (Tages-Anzeiger)
Tobias Meier (Helvetas)
Luciano Ponti (Manor)
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March 2004
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We thought the internet was killing print. But it...
There is no clear correlation between a rise in internet traffic and a fall in newspaper circulation. Some papers are growing in both formats, others are succeeding in neither, according to new research
February 2000
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