| | Editor's Pick August 24, 2020 | | How Wing Is Plowing the Field for Drone Delivery | | One of the enormous changes coming to us that has accelerated significantly of late is drone delivery, which promises to provide more speedy fulfillment of online orders. First for small items like meals and medicines, and eventually for larger items -- and even people. Still, drone delivery has some challenges to overcome. | | Summer Stats Show a Frenzy of Sales and a Flurry of Fraud | | Despite the struggles the pandemic imposes on the economy, consumer activity gives both retailers and e-tailers hope for continued growth as the recovery persists. Though fraud continues to escalate as criminals take advantage of card-not-present payment methods, including buy online pick-up in store (BOPIS), or click-and-collect. | | How to Protect Data From Natural Disasters | | With hurricane season in full bloom and the additional prospect of natural disasters, the importance for companies to have disaster data plans in place is paramount. TechNewsWorld discussed disaster preparedness with a panel of IT experts. Check out their recommendations -- and make sure that you have not forgotten that one key thing that many companies forget to protect but regret afterward. | | Return of Remote Workers Brings New Challenges to IT Heads | | For those business that got it right reopening their workplaces the first time around, they should be in pretty good shape for round two. But others that struggled to get a handle on operations will likely find themselves again in chaos -- especially where IT is concerned for the transplanted work-from-home employees. | | Retailers to Consumers: Let's Get 'Phygital' | | The pandemic has exposed one fundamental, seemingly contradictory reality: people like to shop online, but they also crave in-person experiences. This era has also made clear that there's an answer to this conundrum: to provide shopping experiences that combine both physical and digital elements. Also known as "phygital" experiences, these strive to give customers the best of both the online and in-person worlds. | | Digital Security Is as Easy as PGP | | To be sure, there are specialized circles that make regular explicit use of PGP. My aim in treating PGP here is twofold. The first is to shed some light on it for the uninitiated. The second, and more importantly, is to teach the daring among you how to wield this powerful tool. | | Health and Fitness App Exercises AI for Competitive Advantage | | The use of artificial intelligence is not yet a common feature in fitness apps, but it is a main component in a popular India-based app now focused on growing users in the U.S. and Canada. | | TRENDING ON ECT NEWS NETWORK | | Is the Gartner Magic Quadrant Obsolete? Once upon a time, it seemed no organization had its finger on the pulse of technology more than research consulting firm Gartner. Global corporations, technology companies, and the investment community have trusted Gartner for insights and... Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Amazon Eyeing Mall Anchor Stores as Fulfillment Centers Amazon is huddling with the largest mall owner in the United States to turn anchor stores into fulfillment centers, and possibly retail outlets. The deal with Simons Property Group would give Amazon access to space formerly occupied by Sears and... Read more www.ecommercetimes.com | | | | | | It's Still a Young CRM Market The IDC CRM market share numbers are in for 2019. For the seventh consecutive year Salesforce leads the pack, this time with 18.4 percent of the market. Other big vendors trailing the leader include, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Adobe. Read more www.crmbuyer.com | | | | | | The Case Against Full-Disk Encryption Like with any industry, the information security industry, more commonly referred to as "cybersecurity," for all its raging debates, has rallied around a small corpus of best practices. Read more linuxinsider.com | | | | | | Verifying Global Identities at Scale: August 25 Webinar With so much identity data flying around online these days, fraudsters can easily impersonate your customers or create fake identities to exploit your business. Learn how Ekata helps organizations with their fraud risk assessments. Read more content.ekata.com | | | | | | Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys | | | | Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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