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How To Value an E-Commerce Business

Technology has made it easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses without worrying about having a suitable business premise, paying rent, or getting local permits. Nowadays, anyone can launch a business online with almost no restrictions. All that is needed is an e-commerce website, which will serve as the business outlet This means that with jus...

Amazon Puts High-Tech Spin on Play Dates With Kiddie Video-Calling Device

Parents looking for a richer experience for their kids when they get together with relatives on a video link may find it in a device Amazon started selling Tuesday Called Glow, the appliance combines video calling and interactive activities like gaming, drawing and reading into a single device....

OPINION

The Conflict in Ukraine Provides a High-Res Glimpse at 21st Century War

Geopolitics may be something a lot of us are getting a crash course in these days, given recent events, but I've been an amateur student of the subject for a long time. By "long time," I mean prior to studying computer science. I took a class in high school in which we simulated geopolitical dynamics with tabletop RPG-style games. From then on, I was hooked on analyzing the world through the lens of converging interests, power, and human nature...

Atlas VPN Debuts MultiHop+ for Added Layer of Internet Privacy and Security

Security-minded internet users looking for another layer of obscurity when traveling in cyberspace can have it with some new tech announced Monday by Atlas VPN The paid VPN service has introduced a new way to route internet traffic, called MultiHop+, that's more secure and private than conventional methods. It does that by allowing users to connect...

OSS NEWS

New Platform Pushes Data, Dirty Pipe and DNS Tunnel Pollute Linux Plumbing

In this edition of the latest open-source software industry news from LinuxInsider: First-mile observability is a key priority for enterprise operations heavily invested in data analysis. It refers to collecting and analyzing data at its source. Two key open-source projects already help maintain data observability issues, and an innovation makes th...

Banks, Fintech Hold Fate of Disappearing Dollar Technology

Thanks to two years of pandemic-induced e-commerce and changes in how consumers behave with in-store transactions, the gap between cashless and contactless money is closing While much of the global economy is steadily transitioning to commerce without paper cash, some consumers struggle with concerns about leaving paper money behind....

INSIGHTS

Spreadsheet Mishigas

For some reason, McKinsey & Company publishes a newsletter-report on weekends that I dutifully read when I should be watching sports or otherwise recreating. Call it a busman's holiday. They call it "The Week in Charts" with the nerdy subtitle, "All the Week's Data That's Fit to Visualize." I love it Recently they did a deep dive on supply-chain pl...

OPINION

Nvidia Showcases the Metaverse Future at GTC

Nvidia's GTC conference last week was amazing. What Nvidia does that no other vendor seems to get is use their technology to craft the keynote. Instead of watching a boring talking head, you get to see the benefits of their latest technology used and demonstrated virtually Given that Nvidia makes the leading metaverse platform, Omniverse, and uses ...

Foundries and Arduino Team To Patch IoT Devices

Foundries.io and Arduino are joining forces to make embedded Linux-powered internet of things and edge computing devices more secure. Foundries.io announced the partnership Thursday The deal will combine technological innovations with Foundries' cloud-native development and deployment enterprise solutions for secure IoT and edge devices. Those solu...

OPINION

Cryptocurrency as a Hedge Against the Declining Dollar

Whether you want to embrace it or not, the money evolution is well underway. It's taking us from paper bills to all sorts of digital currencies and bitcoins We didn't just get to cryptocurrency and digital wallets overnight....

Sales Software Vendor Satisfaction Leaders Revealed

In today's high-tech world, nearly all businesses are driven by the best combination of management and productivity tools. Knowing which software works better than other solutions can give business leaders a competitive edge in growing their company's efficiency and bottom line The increasing number of software and vendor options in today's rapidly...

US Braces for Cyberwarfare Amid Fears of Russian Assault

The White House on Monday urged American companies to bolster their cybersecurity defenses in the wake of intelligence reports citing possible plans by the Russian government to target critical U.S. infrastructure Government officials later clarified that a lack of evidence exists of any imminent attacks....

Forrester Predicts Net Loss of 1.42 Million US Jobs to Automation by 2032

Automation will claim more than 11 million U.S. jobs over the next decade, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester That's the bad news. The good news is that at the same time automation will create 9.63 million new jobs, for a net job loss for the period of 1.42 million jobs....

Cyber Asset Management Overwhelming IT Security Teams

Corporate assets being moved to cloud storage are straining IT security management to the breaking point as larger attack surfaces are created to increasingly expose organizations to cyber risk The enterprise technology ecosystem is being rapidly reshaped by API-first, cloud-first, and digital transformation initiatives. This, in turn, comes at a h...

Credit Ratings Could Cool Hot 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Market

A move by Equifax to enable buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendors to report their customers' "pay-in-four" loans to the credit rating agency could dampen consumer enthusiasm for the popular payment method "Any added friction during checkout will impact the popularity of a payment option among consumers, and this is a pretty big one," observed Donny Ouy...

War in Ukraine Takes Toll on European Software Development Market

An unintended consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the loss of technical talent that will impact supply chain and software innovation for years to come With more than 300,000 technology professionals, Ukraine boasts one of the largest developer communities in Europe. The region is known as Eastern Europe's Silicon Valley....

INSIGHTS

The Sustainable Customer

A long time ago, before CRM and very early in my sales career, someone pointed out that customers are at the bottom of the food chain. It was not a profound idea; we just kind of chuckled and moved on, but obviously, it has stuck with me Today, perhaps more than ever, we often think about customers, supply chains, and sustainability. So, it seems t...

OPINION

Rebuilding Ukraine: 3D Printing and the Metaverse Could Help Create the Cities of Tomorrow

If you are like me, it's hard to focus on work given what is going on in Ukraine. I'm afraid doom scrolling has become far too addictive for many of us. But while the pain and suffering we are seeing is clearly tragic, the result could be a far more powerful Ukraine funded by captured Russian funds This week is Nvidia's GTC conference. The show wil...

PRODUCT REVIEW

InnoView 15.8" Portable Display: More Screen Space for Small Devices

The InnoView 15.8" portable monitor is one of the latest entries in the China-based manufacturer's growing inventory of affordable, lightweight monitors Carry-around monitors can be a frustrating accessory. Too many variables risk product dissatisfaction. Performance and features can be lacking, and they might be compatible with only some of your d...

What's in Store for Next-Gen Digital Wallets

In this day and age when we are all used to working online with various devices, it is a big plus to have a digital tool to store and present identification and other documents The digital wallet has emerged as an app that allows for scanning physical cards and storing payment and other personal information on a device....

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