Mastercard collaborates with Microsoft to accelerate innovation across digital commerce and startup ecosystems
Mastercard and Microsoft Corp. announced a collaboration to shape the future of digital commerce, drive startup innovation and enable financial inclusion. The collaboration will accelerate Mastercard Labs’ cloud native research and development activities, enabled by Azure and AI, to advance Mastercard Labs’ mission to de-risk and commercialize emerging technologies and platforms for digital commerce. Through […]
Standard Chartered Bank partners with Microsoft to become a cloud-first bank
Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy. This partnership marks a significant milestone for Standard Chartered in making its vision for virtual banking, next-generation payments, open banking and banking-as-a-service a reality. Leveraging Azure as a preferred cloud platform, the […]
HSO Acquires US-based AKA Enterprise Solutions.
Acquisition Further Expands HSO’s North American Operations and Strengthens its Global Service Delivery Capabilities. HSO, a global Microsoft cloud business applications partner, today announces the acquisition of AKA Enterprise Solutions (AKA), a leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner based in New York City, United States. AKA Enterprise Solutions is a Gold certified Dynamics 365 consulting partner […]
Building Your Retail Team for the Unpredictable 2020 Holiday Season
The holiday season can be one of the most profitable and chaotic times of year for retail brands. Revenue projections are typically high, and the need to achieve robust sales momentum for the duration of the holiday season can put intense pressure on everyone within a retail organization. Add to that many lingering questions about the impact […]
A Sneak Peek at What’s New for SuiteCommerce in NetSuite 2020 Release 2
Ecommerce is becoming the most important channel for many businesses, and the ecommerce enhancements in the NetSuite 2020 Release 2 are geared to help fuel that need to drive online revenue and engagement. With the new release, businesses can improve end-user experiences with self-service management, personalized catalog views, web performance, analytics and enhanced front-end themes. […]
From hackathons to new products, Northwest neighbors T-Mobile and Microsoft team up to innovate
The project wasn’t going as planned, and the team at T-Mobile realized it needed a different approach. The team had worked with two different companies over a three-year period to develop a pet-tracking device T-Mobile wanted to bring to market. But team members weren’t happy with any of the three versions the companies developed. They […]
Microsoft Hackathon leads to AI and sustainability collaboration to rid plastic from rivers and the ocean
Plastic bags. Plastic bottles. Plastic toys. Nearly 9 million tons of plastic debris wind up in the ocean every year. Environmental experts say the problem is serious enough that by the year 2050, the amount of plastics in the ocean could outweigh the fish in it if action isn’t taken sooner. It was among the […]
How technology powered a brother and sister’s record-setting row across the Atlantic
3,000 miles. 43 days. Two rowers. One boat. That was the challenge that Anna and Cameron McLean set themselves by taking part in what’s known as “the world’s toughest row”. As they crossed the finishing line in Antigua, they set two Guinness World Records – the first brother and sister to row across an ocean, […]
How Companies Are Managing and Adapting Supply Chain Disruptions to Thrive
The disruptions of the past several months have forced companies of all sizes to look closely at how they conduct business. Perhaps no other part of the economic engine has faced more uncertainty than supply chains. From toilet paper and cleaning products shortages that led to empty shelves and desperate consumers, through numerous travel and […]
Kali Audio Adjusts to Customer and Supply Chain Changes, Even While WFH
When Kali Audio launched in 2018, its entire team worked from home. Granted, the group was small: John Melikyan and a few former colleagues had left a multibillion-dollar audio company to start their own company, a manufacturer of audio equipment. Today, they’re a team of nearly 20. Kali Audio—which makes professional-style loudspeakers and monitors for […]