Press Releases

Online physical goods sales to account for 13% of $30 tn retail market by 2020, finds Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that online physical goods sales will account for 13% of global retail by 2020, or $3.8 trillion (€3.09 trillion) out of a global retail market of nearly $30 trillion (€24.37 trillion). (more…)

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April 10, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The next big thing is IoT connectivity is smaller: Digi Xbee3

As intelligence continues to move out to the edge of IoT networks, the need grows for hardware devices that provide more capabilities, adaptability, security, and extensibility. The next generation of IoT solutions must be able to aggregate and analyse data where it’s captured on a distributed network, (more…)

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April 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New Trustwave report depicts evolving cybersecurity threat landscape

Trustwave released the 2018 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top security threats, breaches by industry, and cybercrime trends from 2017. The report is derived from the analysis of billions of logged security and compromise events worldwide, hundreds of hands-on data-beach investigations and internal research. (more…)

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April 6, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Microsemi announces cesium atomic clock portfolio compliant with New
ITU standards for enhanced primary reference clock

Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced completion of certification of its portfolio of cesium clocks to be compliant with the new G.811.1 recommendation (known as enhanced Primary Reference Clocks, or ePRC) (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

ForeScout reveals that almost 2.7m UK businesses are vulnerable to IoT hack

2.7 million businesses in the UK are leaving their corporate networks vulnerable to IoT hacks, new research from ForeScout has revealed. The survey of 500 CIOs and IT managers found significant cause for concern with almost half (47%) of respondents having allowed IoT devices onto their corporate network (more…)

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April 5, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

PayPal heads mobile wallet rankings as users forecast to pass 2bn next year, says Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that nearly 2.1 billion consumers worldwide will use a mobile wallet to make a payment or send money in 2019, up by nearly 30% on the 1.6 billion recorded at the end of 2017. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Steel giant and gas industry partner with anomaly detection firm to protect control systems from malfunctions and cyberattacks

Rhebo supports automation companies and critical infrastructures in ensuring process continuity and cyber security in their industrial control systems (ICS) as well as network control technology. In its second financing round, the Leipzig-based technology company, founded in 2014, (more…)

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April 4, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Sheer volume of messaging app users provides unlimited potential for chatbots, finds Strategy Analytics

Messaging is a semi-natural mode of communication that has evolved with the ascent of smartphones. The immense volume of users who communicate through messaging apps represents a valuable feature for chatbots geared towards services and support with virtually no barrier to entry. (more…)

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March 29, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Companies with secure email to gain unlimited free brand impressions to drive increased digital commerce

Agari, a cybersecurity company, announced the first pilot of an online brand standard developed with major email providers Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Oath (Yahoo, AOL) that will offer companies the opportunity to display brand logos for free, increase trust with their customers, and ultimately lead to more revenue by increasing response rates and engagement. (more…)

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March 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Is artificial intelligence fiction or fad?

People are starting to get to grips with the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can help retail: particularly online, where chatbots, search engines and product recommendation tools are already blazing a trail. But with up to 90% of sales still emanating from bricks-and-mortar stores (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde