Technology
Applicaster CEO: New Funding to Help Company Increase ‘Velocity’ of its Product Plans (SCN)
After a strong 2018 in which Applicaster achieved 100% growth in annual recurring revenue, the company has secured $20 million in new funding it will use for new product plans, acc... More
Microsoft Azure Powers the New Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Intelligent Cloud (Neowin)
Microsoft announced that its Azure cloud services will be used to power a new platform, the Alliance Intelligent Cloud, built by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The program... More
It’s Time to Prepare for the Smart Workplace (Digitalist)
The smart workplace, enhanced by cloud-enabled features, will operate with technologies that not only help us perform our work but also execute tasks on our behalf, autonomously an... More
NAB 2019: MESA Members Bring Content Protection, Digital Asset Management Know-How (SCN)
This year’s NAB Show is shaping up to be the largest to date, with nearly 100,000 attendees from 165 countries and 1,700-plus exhibitors descending on Las Vegas April 6-11. Among... More
TiVo Brings Personalized Content Discovery to Funimation (SCN)
TiVo announced that Funimation has licensed the Search, Recommendations and Insight modules of TiVo’s Personalized Content Discovery platform. The use of the PCD platform’s int... More
IIoT Will Overcome Adoption Barriers, Soar to $200B by 2021 (Forbes)
The integration challenges manufacturers are facing today are a leading indicator of greater IIoT adoption and a promising sign of future growth. Bain is predicting that software, ... More
It’s Time to Prepare for the Smart Workplace (Digitally Cognizant Blog)
By taking an open-minded approach, enterprises will give themselves the best chance of realizing the wealth of possibilities of the smart workplace.... More
Rise of the Smart Contract (Forbes)
The lowly contract, a staple of business transactions everywhere, is about to get a major facelift. A smart contract is one in which every resource involved can be uniquely identif... More
Experience-Led Commerce: From Personalization to Individualization (Adobe Blog)
For forward-thinking business leaders, e-commerce is no longer just a buy button at the end of an online sales funnel. It’s a full-service, end-to-end experience that requires a ... More
Adobe: Voice Technology is Gaining in Popularity, Expanding (Digital Trends)
It’s not exactly breaking news that consumers are becoming more and more accepting of voice-powered technology like their smartphones, tablets, and smart speakers, but a new surv... More
Infosys to Deliver Engineering, Digital Services to Rolls-Royce Group (SCN)
Infosys has been selected by Rolls-Royce, a world leader in engines and propulsion systems, as one of the strategic long-term partners to deliver digital and engineering services. ... More
SAP Looks to Power the Next Generation of IoT (IT Pro Portal)
SAP has announced a new, 'all-encompassing' technology that should operate as a driver for digital transformation in the modern business. Leonardo IoT will “help customers increa... More
Conversational Applications and the Future of Work (Digitalist)
Today’s conversational apps hint at the exponential changes we can expect in daily business operations over the next 15 or so years. The conversational layer is now streamlined, ... More
PwC, Blue Prism Collaborate to Deliver Intelligent Automation Solutions (SCN)
Building on existing customer demand and market momentum, PwC and Blue Prism formally announced their collaboration agreement to bring intelligent automation solutions and services... More
Gartner: Future of Identity Management is Mobile, SaaS (DXC Technology Blog)
By 2022, the research firm Gartner predicts 70 percent of enterprises that use biometrics for authentication will do so with smartphone apps. Last year, less than 5 percent of ente... More
Adobe Target Announces Greater Support for the Modern Web, Including SPA (Adobe Blog)
Websites built as single page applications (SPAs) on popular frameworks like Angular and React are not a flash-in-the-pan trend. NPMTrends shows that there have been over 5 million... More
Azure Maps Gets New SDKs, Services, Expanded Features for Mobility (eWeek)
Microsoft's Azure maps services have added two new SDKs and a range of additional features to help enterprise customers bolster their mapping services for mobile users using Azure ... More
IBM Watson Assistant Continues to Drive Global Business Transformation (MESA)
As the use of intelligent virtual assistants continues to grow, IBM today announced further worldwide adoption of IBM Watson Assistant, an industry leading AI solution that is desi... More
Veritone: Broadcasters Can Use AI to Analyze, Enhance Ad Effectiveness (HITS)
Radio broadcasters can use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and enhance the effectiveness of broadcast advertising to boost customer investment, according to Veritone. “We... More
Media Market Disruptor? The Evolving Benefits of Blockchain (Digitalist)
The rise of digital media also creates new challenges for producers, distributors, and ad makers – ensuring creators are paid fairly for their work, making sure media isn’t pir... More