AI race car vs. human Who wins
By: Matthew Knight Artificial intelligence has defeated world chess champions, mastered the ancient (and fiendishly complex) Chinese board game Go and more recently beat a bunch of professional poker players hands down. But can a autonomous car go faster than a human driver on a race track? Earlier this month, CNN’s Supercharged presenter Nicki Shields […]
Aptean Recognized as Top Technology Provider by Food Logistics
Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named enterprise software solution provider Aptean to its 2017 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. This is the second time Food Logistics has recognized Aptean as a leading technology provider. Aptean offers software – […]
My 2018 Microsoft Dynamics GP Predictions: Pressure, Power BI, and plenty of risk management
By: Mark Polino nailed my 2017 predictions for Microsoft Dynamics GP, so let’s see if I can do it again for 2018. 1. You will be underwhelmed by new features. The GP team is effectively mining Microsoft Connect for new features. This means that new versions get little fixes and feature updates. Workflow gets incrementally […]
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations: December update includes Power BI reports, self-serve vendor collab, India regs (and more)
The December 2017 service update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is now generally available, and offers a pretty thorough and across-the-board menu of enhancements. Muhammad Alam, general manager, Dynamics 365 for Finance& Operations detailed some highlights in a blog post, with more updates outlined in Microsoft’s online documentation. Among the updates: Enhanced […]
China Is On a Whole-of-Nation Push for AI. The US Must Match It
By: Elsa Kania Beijing is harnessing government and commercial entities in pursuit of a once-in-a-generation technological kingmaker. China has made no secret of its ambitions to lead the world in artificial intelligence, nor of the military and geopolitical advantage it hopes to gain from this rapidly advancing technology. A closer look at Beijing’s whole-of-nation AI […]
What’s Next After the Repeal of Net Neutrality
By: Cecilia Kang The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to discard so-called net neutrality rules that prevented broadband providers from slowing sites or demanding payments from them for fast delivery. The decision opens the door for very different consumer experiences on the internet. The rules will go into effect in the coming weeks. Here is […]
SBS Group and Socius to Form Velosio
Representatives from SBS Group and Socius announced this week that the two companies will form a new entity-Velosio. Velosio will be among the largest privately-owned Microsoft partners in North America having 4,000+ clients with more than 300 employees and 150 affiliates. As leaders in the manufacturing, agricultural, distribution, healthcare, and professional services industries, SBS Group […]
Electronic Document Management System Market to hit $6bn by 2024: Global Market Insights, Inc.
Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) Market is projected to surpass USD 6 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rise in adoption of cloud computing, BYOD trend, penetration of SaaS based solutions and Big Data are expected to drive electronic document management system market growth. Such solutions enable […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Relationship Sales D365 win; UK MTO partnership; EDI for NAV 2018; Relationship marketing
Park Place Technologies selects Microsoft Cloud to transform sales and customer engagement Park Place Technologies Inc., a global provider of datacenter third-party maintenance and support, and Microsoft have announced they are planning to collaborate on driving digital transformation across Park Place Technologies’ global sales and service operations, with a goal of rapidly accelerating Park Place’s […]
SYSPRO Accelerates Traction in Eastern Canada with Strategic Partnership
SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-built ERP software, announced today a new Channel Partner agreement with Quebec company Shift Group. Concentrating on clients in Quebec, Shift Group will provide comprehensive software and professional services for SYSPRO solutions. The strategic partnership is a result of SYSPRO’s recent Canadian launch of PartnerUP™.The structure of the global Partner program […]