Can AI-based Cybersecurity Render Human Error Extinct?
Numbed by yet another year of data breaches–2,013 in 2019 alone by one estimate–it is no surprise researchers widely acknowledge human error as a top-source of cyber insecurity. C-Suite executives and policy makers called “human error” their top cybersecurity risk in Oracle’s Security in the Age of AI report, released last May. Without change, the […]
How Far Can the 1-1-1 Model Go? This Tech Darling Has a Unique Approach
When Salesforce was born 21 years ago, co-founder Marc Benioff had a vision of profitability and philanthropy as core pillars of the company’s DNA, two ideas he believed didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. That took shape as the 1-1-1 model, which dedicated 1% of the company’s equity, 1% of its product, and 1% of […]
Salesforce Reveals Top Super Bowl Social Chatter Including Most Popular Advertisers, Hashtags, and Images
As fans gathered to watch Super Bowl 54 unfold, it was also game on for advertisers. Each year, the Super Bowl spots are highly coveted, as advertisers seek to reach millions of consumers during the big game in the hopes of inspiring societal conversation in the days and weeks after. This year, we saw brands […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Pharma, Cloud Technology Helps Identify Precise Origin of Medicines
Counterfeit and substandard medicines are a global problem. In 2017, the WHO analyzed 100 surveys on medicine quality from more than 88 nations and found that in countries with low and middle incomes, one in 10 medical products is fake. The WHO also found that the proportion of falsified products could be up to three […]
New research reveals that across industries, organizations are embracing ‘tech intensity’ as a key driver of competitive advantage
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced the results of the State of Tech Intensity 2019 Study, revealing what business and technology decision-makers see as critical to their future growth and success. The past decade has been a period of unusually rapid change and disruption as organizations worldwide have implemented a breadth of technology solutions to transform […]