IBM Poised to Report Third Straight Quarter of Growth
By: Timothy Green International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has now reported two consecutive quarters of revenue growth after a nearly six-year period of slumping sales. When the company reports its second-quarter results on July 18 after the market closes, investors will be looking for the century-old tech giant to keep that streak alive. More growth ahead […]
How Retailers Are Reinventing Target Marketing with AI and Machine Learning
The glamorous dresses in front of me — the one festooned with bright fuchsia flowers really caught my eye — represented a completely new way retailers and designers can get closer to customers using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “We wanted to show how companies can use SAP Customer Experience to engage with their customers throughout […]
3 AI Investments IFS Is Focusing On
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those opportunities that make the most sense for your business. You can’t do everything at once and that applies to us, the Research & Development teams of IFS, as well. Which areas make sense? Where can we add the […]
India now has the ‘world’s strongest’ net neutrality rules
By: Rishi Iyengar India has just adopted tough new rules guaranteeing an open and fair internet for nearly half a billion people. The government has taken an “unambiguous stand” on the issue by endorsing net neutrality rules proposed last November, India’s telecom regulator said on Thursday. Net neutrality rules require internet providers to treat all […]
2018 Technology Industry Outlook
2018 technology industry trends In an age of digital disruption, technology companies face increasing pressure to improve time to market and ensure their offerings are best in class. “Buy, build, partner” models and M&A strategies can help companies gain a competitive edge in growth areas like cloud, cognitive computing, and data analytics. In Deloitte’s 2018 […]
Big game, big data
By: Gavin Haines n the Kenyan savannah, conservationists have joined forces with large tech companies in a bid to protect elephants from poachers. It’s just one way in which big data is being used to save threatened species, discovers Gavin Haines Under the shade of an acacia tree, Bernard Lesirin and I watch a herd […]
How Retailers Are Reinventing Target Marketing with AI and Machine Learning
The glamorous dresses in front of me — the one festooned with bright fuchsia flowers really caught my eye — represented a completely new way retailers and designers can get closer to customers using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “We wanted to show how companies can use SAP Customer Experience to engage with their customers throughout […]
Microsoft Azure IoT Central Updates Provide More Device Visibility
By: Pedro Hernandez The SaaS-based IoT deployment and management platform now allows users to view more device information and register “things” in bulk. Microsoft’s Azure IoT Central has learned a few new tricks that provide better visibility into enterprise internet of things deployments. The fully managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) toolkit enables businesses to connect and manage […]
Netgear’s Arlo Files for Cloud, IoT IPO
By: Tiernan Ray This evening, Arlo Technologies, a unit of networking firm Netgear (NTGR), filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, an offering that would attract interest, presumably, for its “Internet of Things” bonafides. The offering is led by Merril Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Guggenheim Securities. The unit makes a wide variety […]
How New Technology And AI Can Control Rising Maintenance Costs
Activity in Australia’s mining sector is accelerating, auguring well for exports and the broader economy, according to economic forecaster and industry analyst, BIS Oxford Economics. But with maintenance costs forecast to increase nearly 60 percent over the next five years now is the time to invest in systems to keep expenditure under control. According to BIS […]