Microsoft and Genesys expand partnership to help enterprises seize the power of the cloud for better customer experiences

 Microsoft Corp. and Genesys have expanded their partnership to provide enterprises with a new cloud service for contact centers that enables them to deliver superior interactions for customers. With the omnichannel customer experience solution Genesys Engage™ running on Microsoft Azure, enterprises have the security and scalability they need to manage the complexities involved with connecting […]

Microsoft commercial strength powers second quarter results

Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: Revenue was $36.9 billion and increased 14% Operating income was $13.9 billion and increased 35% Net income was $11.6 billion and increased 38% GAAP and 36% non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share […]

Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces in a room

Cambridge, United Kingdom – Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his head left and right until the camera in the front of […]

Complexity Is the Secret to Success for NetSuite and Its Partners

The SaaS pioneer is helping MSPs avoid creeping commoditization by adding cloud ERP practices. By Rich Freeman OFFERING MANAGED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES used to set you apart. These days, it feels like everyone’s doing it. And if you’re one of the MSPs suffering the effects of that trend, Craig West (pictured) has three things he wants […]

The 5 most-critical ERP trends for 2020 and beyond

The cloud is the seedbed of the new technologies affecting ERP, including AI and IoT. It could soon lead to autonomous software that takes over many everyday business processes. By David Essex, Editor at Large As 2020 kicks off a new decade of ERP trends, the very concept of ERP is changing, as new technologies […]

Bonjour! ¡Bienvenidos! Seeing AI expands to 5 new languages

Akiko Ishii was referred to a job training program where she hoped to learn how to use a computer and work in an office. Instead, she was told she should probably study to be a massage therapist, that it would be a good profession for someone like her – someone who was blind. Ishii was […]

How Walgreens is using HoloLens 2 to provide a fresh retail experience

As Walgreens embarked on plans to create a new type of retail experience for customers more than a year ago, it realized that an innovative approach to training employees was in order. Walgreens employees were used to consulting with customers on the best beauty products, filling photo orders, dispensing medications and providing personalized health and […]