8 Ecommerce ERP Integration Patterns & Data Orchestration Frameworks
By: Tracey Wallace ERPs reduce a business’s risk in uncertain circumstances and are perceived to have a positive impact on organization performance, including the improvement of productivity and profitability. ERPs are the lifeblood of large retail operations. There are serious financial and non-financial boosts to a company who can organize itself around an ERP. Historically, […]
SAP Mounts Formalized CRM Drive
SAP has formalized its approach to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) by consolidating upon recent acquisitions and integrating these functions into its existing stack of database and data analytics technologies. In specific terms, SAP has now brought together acquisitions including Hybris (acquired in 2013 – CRM and commerce software), Gigya (acquired in 2017 – customer identity management […]
ERP Power Introduces Computer Controlled Dimming
World’s Smallest LED Drivers Deliver Processor-Controlled, Programmable Dimming to Optimize Dimmer Compatibility and Deliver Desired Lighting Project Ambiance. ERP Power LLC (ERP), a leading provider of small, smart and connected LED drivers for the lighting industry, today announced the world’s smallest programmable drivers with innovative and disruptive Computer Controlled Dimming™ technology. ERP Power’s introduction […]
Hackers are selling babies’ personal data on the Dark Web
By: John Brandon The personal information of babies is now available on the Dark Web. Younger children — even newborns — now have a social security number, but they have obviously never made any purchases, which means they have a “perfect” credit history. Hackers sell the information these days with a complete “how to” for […]
Why the subscription economy is the future of business
By: John Gallant Zuora aims to win the next IT stack war – but it’s probably not the stack war that’s comes most readily to your mind. Tien Tzuo, CEO and co-founder of Zuora, wants to own the application stack that drives your subscription business and he believes that virtually every company will be a […]
On CRM: Why Did Microsoft, Amazon And Salesforce Just Invest In This CRM Company?
By: Gene Marks It’s not every day that large competitors become investors in the same company. This week, however, one CRM company attracted funding in a Series C round from four of the biggest: Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce and Comcast. The venture capital arms of those tech giants – as well as a few other well-known […]
Aptean Announces Partnership With MACS EU to Increase Presence in Benelux Markets
Aptean, a leading global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific enterprise software solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with MACS EU in Son en Breugel, Netherlands. This partnership is another key milestone in Aptean’s continued growth strategy in the European market, specifically the Benelux region. MACS EU will sell and support Aptean’s industry-leading Manufacturing Execution System, Aptean […]
Accenture to launch new tool to help customers identify and fix unfair bias in AI algorithms
Accenture, a professional services company, will soon launch a new tool aimed at helping its customers find unfair bias in AI algorithms. Once such unfair bias is discovered, reps for the company have told the press, they can be removed. As scientists and engineers continue to improve AI technology, more companies are using AI-based tools […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella On The Extraordinary Potential Of AI
As the AI Age takes hold, Microsoft has unleashed an AI strategy that’s as complete and ambitious as any you’ll find from any company in the world. It’s already in place in fast-food restaurants and in manufacturing plants, and Microsoft is ahead of everyone in extending and unifying AI’s capabilities from the cloud to the […]
Oracle says migrating on-prem ERP to cloud now easier than upgrade
Oracle’s launched a cloud migration service it says can “reduce the time and cost of cloud migration by up to 30 percent” and “enables customers with applications running on premises to upgrade to Oracle Cloud Applications in as little as 20 weeks.” CTO and chair Larry Ellison said the “Soar” service makes it easier to […]