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Manual systems mean IT buyers aren’t getting the discounts they’re entitled to

1 Manual systems mean IT buyers aren’t getting the discounts they’re entitled to

A survey from technology services provider Probrand has revealed IT buyers are missing out on significant price discounts because the right tools aren’t in place for distributors and vendors to effectively manage and communicate deals through the supply chain.

Sensormatic Solutions predicts the busiest UK peak trading shopping days with its ShopperTrak traffic data analytics

2 Sensormatic Solutions predicts the busiest UK peak trading shopping days with its ShopperTrak traffic data analytics

Johnson Controls has announced that Sensormatic Solutions, its global retail solutions portfolio, has released the annual ShopperTrak predictions of the top five busiest UK shopper traffic days for peak trading 2019.

Business in crisis due to IT resource shortages; self-medicating with ‘shadow IT’

3 Business in crisis due to IT resource shortages; self-medicating with ‘shadow IT’

Mendix has announced key findings on the readiness of companies to successfully implement digital transformation initiatives. 

Artificial Intelligence driving the ‘next generation’ of jobs in the UK

4 Artificial Intelligence driving the ‘next generation’ of jobs in the UK

The uptake of artificial intelligence by industry will drastically change the UK job market in the coming years – with 133 million new jobs expected to be created globally. In the UK alone, up to a third of jobs will be automated or likely to change as a result of the emergence of AI – impacting 10.5 million workers.

Covering all the bases: nearly ten years on from the ‘Stuxnet’ attack but have lessons been learned?

5 Covering all the bases: nearly ten years on from the ‘Stuxnet’ attack but have lessons been learned?

Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard Technologies, explains how modern hackers can still infiltrate manufacturers through unlikely and outdated technologies.

32% of online retailers are not ready for the Golden Quarter

6 32% of online retailers are not ready for the Golden Quarter

The Golden Sales Quarter (October - December) for retailers is fast approaching, but many retail businesses are not fully prepared for the accompanying onset of increased website traffic this usually brings, according to new research.

Organisations with Cloud Contact Centre Technology report 18 percent higher customer satisfaction

7 Organisations with Cloud Contact Centre Technology report 18 percent higher customer satisfaction

NICE inContact, a NICE business, has announced per the latest findings of its second annual global research study, the 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark, that companies with all of their contact centre technology in the cloud report 18 percent higher customer satisfaction (CSAT) based on service experience compared to companies with on-premises contact center technology.

3 Ways suppliers can get their voice heard

8 3 Ways suppliers can get their voice heard

Ian Hall, COO, Atheon Analytics, outlines three key steps that will help suppliers of all sizes be heard in front of retailers.

Tripwire launches next generation of Tripwire Connect with enhanced reporting capabilities and new SaaS option

9 Tripwire launches next generation of Tripwire Connect with enhanced reporting capabilities and new SaaS option

Tripwire, Inc., the global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, has announced the next generation of Tripwire Connect, which consolidates data from both Tripwire Enterprise and Tripwire IP360 to provide a single view of security and compliance states, and can be deployed both on-premises and as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application.

Research from Forescout and ICIT identifies ‘disruptionware’ as emerging cybersecurity threat

10 Research from Forescout and ICIT identifies ‘disruptionware’ as emerging cybersecurity threat

Forescout Technologies, Inc. has released a new report “Rise of Disruptionware: A Cyber-Physical Threat to Operational Technology Environments, that explores how the nature of cyber-attacks is changing.

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