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Consumers show preferences for purchases made in-store, survey reveals
Dec 19, 2018
More than 70 percent of consumers prefer to shop for consumer goods either in-store or online from retailers with a physical presence, as opposed to 29 percent who shop primarily online, according to survey results announced by DXC Technology and published in an IDC InfoBrief.
Retailers moved from AI hype to reality in 2018, but are yet to seize opportunities across functions
Dec 19, 2018
A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has dispelled some of the mystique around AI’s value to retail businesses and revealed a path to tangible growth opportunities.
Toshiba helps Farlington School save over £100,000
Dec 19, 2018
The goal of Farlington School in West Sussex, which accepts pupils between the ages of 4 and 18, is to ensure that its students leave the school as well-educated young people with strong interpersonal skills and a broad range of interests.
Blockchain incubator Adel launches decentralised, anonymous and encrypted file transfer service
Dec 19, 2018
Blockchain technology incubator Adel has announced the alpha launch of AdelPoint. This is Adel’s first released project since its launch in December 2016.
Cylance narrows the cybersecurity skills gap with Virtual CISO
Dec 19, 2018
Cylance Inc., the provider of AI-driven, prevention-first security solutions, has announced the availability of its virtual chief information security officer (vCISO) service, a program designed to provide organisations with critical technology and security resources that support next-generation security architectures and offer robust staff augmentation.
Major criminal threats to retailers at Christmas
Dec 19, 2018
This Christmas the risk to retailers’ margins from theft is greater than ever before, according to the Lodgic Intelligence Centre.
A10 Networks introduces multi-cloud Secure Service Mesh solution for applications deployed in Kubernetes
Dec 19, 2018
A10 Networks, the provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced availability of the A10 Secure Service Mesh solution for applications deployed in open-source Kubernetes container environments.
CySure partners with digital consultants Rubitek for cyber security
Dec 19, 2018
Cyber security specialist CySure Ltd has partnered with Rubitek as a digital consulting re-seller. Rubitek has added CySure’s Virtual Online Security Officer (VOSO) to its digital consulting offering to support businesses worldwide with their cyber security.
Skills and knowledge gap is biggest barrier to machine learning uptake, Cloudera report reveals
Dec 19, 2018
Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) companies in Europe have implemented machine learning (ML) technology or plan to do so by 2020, a new study has revealed. The conclusions reached in Finding the Business Potential in Machine Learning show that ML is second only to analytics as the key investment priority for businesses and ahead of other disciplines like IoT, artificial intelligence and data science.
