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Proactive College Leaders Transform Retail
In recent years, proactive college and university leaders have begun investigating ways to update and upgrade campus retail. The goal? Lower student costs while boosting satisfaction and academic achievement with experiential retail environments.
The rise of the smartphone, big data and eBooks has altered the collegiate retail industry irrevocably. This creates stress for institutions accustomed to accruing stable revenues from a traditional brick-and-mortar college store.
The experiential retail solution
Students are demanding more from retail. Ninety-eight percent of surveyed young people born after 1996 still shop in conventional stores, according to Retail Dive. But, 56 percent of this cohort, known as Gen Z, want brick-and-mortar stores to offer a “fun experience.” Over half of them also believe it’s essential for stores to have an omnichannel presence. They want to be able to shift easily between their smartphones, the internet and the brick-and-mortar store.
In the past, college bookstores rarely had issues with revenue. The campus store was often the only place students could buy their required course materials. Students simply had fewer choices.
But Gen Z shoppers are likely to bypass a campus store with an old-fashioned set up: required materials stuffed into narrow aisles, where textbooks are stacked high under institutional fluorescent lights. These kids readily shop for better deals online. When this crowd visits a brick-and-mortar campus store, it doesn’t just want to shop. It wants a skillfully designed environment that integrates social life, study and entertainment into an atmospheric retail space. It wants experiential campus retail.
Proactive campus leaders recognize that retail upgrades are a way to help secure the future of their institutions without sacrificing student achievement and satisfaction. Executives at schools like the University of Kentucky have pursued public-private partnerships that transform their campus stores into experiential retail sites and places where students want to meet and study. This, in turn, stabilizes revenues.
Customized solutions replace college stores
A variety of customized collegiate retail options allow college financial leaders to meet conflicting demands. Some leaders at schools with large online, nontraditional or commuter populations have found that shifting to an entirely virtual solution for collegiate retail has the most promise. The virtual solution allows students to purchase books and general merchandise wherever they happen to be, and provides them with 24/7 access to course materials. That’s a major convenience for those whose jobs and families keep them off campus much of the time.
Other schools have found optimal solution in a customized retail solution. They provide an experiential retail space for items like school supplies, gifts and logo-wear, while establishing a virtual bookstore for textbooks. This offers the school’s Gen Z students (and their parents) with convenience they’ve come to expect along with a brick-and-mortar retail experience. It also allows schools to boost foot-traffic to the campus site with in-store pick-up tied to the virtual bookstore.
The full-service campus retail experience
Finally, some schools opt for an updated full-service student retail environment with textbooks, branded logo-wear, supplies, trade books and more. The University of Kentucky has transformed its bookstore into a thriving campus hub that draws students, alumi, sports fans and community members. The new UK bookstore has omnichannel access, escalators, a busy coffee shop, a place to meet and study – and price-matching for bargain-conscious shoppers. It offers Kentucky’s Gen Z students everything they look for in a retail environment. Students can also purchase the course materials they need for achievement from a reputable source, while knowing they are receiving the best price available.
When students have their textbooks on time, achievement increases. If a retail environment — whether virtual, brick-and-mortar or a customized combination of the two — exceeds consumer expectations, its revenues stabilize. When collegiate financial leaders address campus retail successfully, they face the future with more confidence.


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The banking sector is among the most prepared industries to combat fraud, corruption and illicit activity, according to a recent report.
As instances of synthetic identity fraud—through which fraudsters create new identities out of pieces of real or fictitious information—become more prevalent, the Federal Reserve updated its toolkit of resources to help banks and consumers mitigate risks associated with these types of fraud.
The FDIC and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network recognized three teams for excellence in a recent “tech sprint” to develop solutions for banks and regulators to help measure the effectiveness of digital identity proofing—the process used to collect, validate and verify information about a person.
Banks focusing on innovation in their processes, people and technology will be well placed to implement effective BSA/AML compliance programs.
Small and midsize business lending fraud in the U.S. increased 6.9% in 2021 from a year earlier, according to a recent study from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Romance scams are on the rise, with consumers losing $547 million to them in 2021 alone, according to new data published by the Federal Trade Commission today.
As instances of synthetic identity fraud—through which fraudsters create new identities out of pieces of real or fictitious information—become more prevalent, the Federal Reserve this week released a toolkit to help banks and consumers mitigate risks associated with this type of fraud.
A new survey from TD Bank and Strategic Treasurer found that 81% of bank respondents see cyber fraud as the top concern with respect to the global economy.
The pandemic has created many new challenges and changed the fraud risk landscape—perhaps permanently. It has also provided a training ground for a new generation of fraud attackers.
Banks saw more monthly fraud attacks in 2021 compared to the year prior, according to a new study from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The average volume of monthly fraud attacks for banks earning more than $10 million in annual revenue has increased since 2020 from 1,977 to 2,320, the report found.

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South Lake Tahoe City Council to host workshop on cannabis regulations
After months of meetings, a committee has put forward recommendations to gradually establish a recreational cannabis industry in South Lake Tahoe. Whether or not those recommendations are adopted remains an unanswered question.
City Council hopes to move closer to an answer after Feb. 20, when the city will host a workshop intended to gather public and staff input on the matter.
Council landed on that decision Tuesday, Feb. 6, after hearing regulatory recommendations from the city’s 15-member cannabis committee — which council tasked with delving into all things cannabis and crafting recommendations. Councilmembers Brooke Laine and Tom Davis both served on the committee.
As stated Tuesday, the committee suggests starting with a pilot program, which would allow some cannabis businesses to open under approved development agreements.
By using that process, the city could test the waters and collect revenues before approving a final ordinance that would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework — a process that would assuredly include putting a sales tax question before voters.
In presenting the recommendations, committee member Devin Middlebrook stated that the suggestions from the committee were a starting point. The city may very well have to revisit certain subjects in the future should it move forward with the recommendations as presented.
As part of the pilot program, the committee recommended allowing up to three retail licenses. According to Middlebrook, the state recommends one retail license per 10,000 people. Given South Lake Tahoe’s population and frequent influx of visitors, the committee, which does not want to see an uncontrolled proliferation of pot shops, agreed three was a reasonable number.
Each retail license holder also would be required to hold a medical license in order to meet patient needs.
The recommendations would allow for delivery, but it would have to be associated with a storefront.
The committee recommended banning outdoor cultivation, and limiting the size of licensed greenhouses to 5,000 square feet.
Under the recommendations, manufacturing would be limited to not allow for on-site extraction. Distribution licenses also would be limited.
Perhaps the most contested recommendation was the committee’s suggestion to not allow microbusiness licenses — an umbrella license issued by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control that covers a minimum of three cannabis related activities.
For example, a cannabis business with a microbusiness license could be involved in cultivation, retail and distribution without having to get an individual license for each activity.
Since the committee was recommending limits on distribution and manufacturing licenses, it decided against including microbusiness licenses in the recommendation, Middlebrook explained. The exclusion of the microbusiness licenses would not prevent a cannabis business owner from obtaining different licenses, meaning one business could still be licensed for multiple activities.
Cody Bass, executive director of Tahoe Wellness Cooperative, South Lake Tahoe’s lone medical marijuana dispensary, said for the most part the recommendations were “on point.” However, he pointed to the recommendations on distribution and on the microbusiness licenses and stated that they would likely lead to greater expenses for local businesses — expenses that would be passed on to consumers and likely drive them to the black market.
In explaining the timeline the committee was hoping for, Laine said they hoped to bring an ordinance before the Planning Commission at its meeting in early March. The hope, Laine said, would be that they would allow for public feedback while keeping the issue moving.
However, councilmember Austin Sass said he felt that singular aspects, such as the number of licenses and acceptable locations, should be discussed in greater detail. Sass stated he had differing thoughts on some of the recommendations.
Davis said he also didn’t agree 100 percent with all the recommendations, but that he thought 90 – 95 percent of the work was done.
“We still have some work to do,” he said.
Ultimately council landed on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. for a public workshop on the recommendations. The city will look for a bigger venue to host the meeting and publish those details once they’re finalized.
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EA's Frank Gibeau is the president of EA labels EA Sports, EA Games, Maxis and Bioware, so he knows a bit about games, and Gibeau is very optimistic about the future of gaming. He sees the future as a golden age. A golden age that contains 3-5 new EA IPs.
"I've been in the industry for a fair bit of time, and looking at the chaos that people perceive is happening out there right now, frankly, from my perspective, the underlying opportunities are so huge that we're about to embark on a whole new golden age of gaming," Gibeau told GamesIndustry.biz.
"Ten years ago, when Gamescom started, we measured the size of the industry at 200 million gamers; now, we're talking about a billion gamers, and we're heading towards two. That's a huge positive. Then when you look at the number of devices that are game enabled: EA now publishes across 17 different platforms; back in 2002 it was 3 or 4."
"From this chaos, you're going to get a new order, a new approach, that's going to be a very vibrant time for games... Yes, there's chaos right now, but a golden age is coming."
Gibeau sees EA as an integral part of the coming golden age, and revealed the EA is working on a bunch of next-gen projects.
"The time to launch an IP is at the front-end of the hardware cycle, and if you look historically the majority of new IPS are introduced within the first 24 months of each cycle of hardware platforms," Gibeau says. "Right now, we're working on 3 to 5 new IPs for the next gen, and in this cycle we've been directing our innovation into existing franchises.


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A new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll shows very clearly the recognition by Canada’s small and medium business sector (SMB) that the Internet is a key element of business strategy. However, the study also suggests that the country’s SMB sector may be reluctant to expand capacity to use the Internet and to hire or train people with the appropriate skills.
The survey, commissioned by Intel Canada, indicates that 90% of companies employing less than 100 people conduct at least some of their business with customers or suppliers over the Internet (with 38% saying they do “all” or “most” of their business using the web). Furthermore, 2/3 (67%) of companies believe that universal access to the Internet is “important” to their business.
“Clearly, we’ve passed the point where the Internet is a luxury or an add-on to a business’s operation,” said Doug Cooper, Country Manager, Intel Canada. “Canada’s small business segment wants, needs and uses the Internet to advance their company goals. The SMB sector is an absolutely crucial economic driver whose increased Internet adoption will, ultimately, benefit all Canadians.”
“For my business to succeed, I need fast, reliable, uncapped internet capabilities to move huge amounts of data into the cloud and deliver our creative work to clients,” said Chandra Clarke, owner of Chatham, Ontario-based Scribendi Inc. “Having my business located in a small community, I often feel the effects of the lack of digital infrastructure in Canada.”
The survey also points out a possible disconnect between companies wanting to offer more Internet-based services and investing in acquiring the skills to do so: More than 8-in-10 (82%) company owners said that hiring for or training people to improve either digital skills or the ability to do business on-line was “not a priority”. At the same time, almost 2/3 (63%) of all small and medium business owners surveyed believe they are currently spending “enough” on Internet-based technology with just under 2-in-5 (19%) believing they should be spending more.
Interestingly, almost 9 out of 10 (89%) respondents were not aware of Canada’s “moon shot” goal of ensuring that: “Anyone can do anything online in Canada by 2017”. This moon shot goal arose from the Canada 3.0 Forum this past spring which brought together industry players and entrepreneurs, government, academics, creators and journalists to discuss the future of the digital economy in Canada.
“There is no question in our minds that reaching the goal of universal access will only be possible through the contribution of Canada’s hundreds of thousands of small to medium sized businesses,” Cooper added. “But the survey results tell us that industry and government together have to do a much better job of educating and promoting both the importance to this country of having a fully web-enabled populace, and working hard right now to put in place the education and training programs that are absolutely critical to making sure we have the skilled human resources we need to support the moon shot.”
“Research like this demonstrates there is a great gap between small business perception and behavior,” said Bernard Courtois, President and CEO of ITAC. “This indicates a huge communications opportunity and important roles for both the government and the ICT industry to play in addressing it. The Federal Government’s commitment to developing a comprehensive, national Digital Economy Strategy presents an excellent opportunity to get all this right.”
Survey Background: From October 5 to October 8, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among a randomly selected, representative sample of 505 Canadian Adults who are small- and medium-sized business owners. Respondents are Angus Reid Forum panel members. The margin of error is ±4.3%, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.


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In the wake of several large-scale foodborne illness outbreaks, Washington again searches for ways to enhance or reform the food safety system
The safety of the nation's food supply has remained static over the past three years, suggesting that after decades of improvement, an overhaul might be in order, said a report released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
In 2008, 16 of every 100,000 people in the United States contracted laboratory-confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning, or about 48,000 serious illnesses. By contrast, in 2005 there were 42,000 confirmed salmonella cases. In total, roughly 76 million people in the United States suffer foodborne illnesses each year, 300,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die, the CDC estimates.
Contaminated food is still the exception and not the rule in the U.S., but large, widespread illnesses — such as the salmonella outbreak linked first to tomatoes, and then to imported jalapenos during the summer of 2008, or this winter's salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products — seem to have become a quarterly occurrence.
As we approach President Obama's 100th day in office, despite ongoing wars, a troubled economy and other major priorities, food safety reform has remained in the legislative spotlight, with lawmakers, consumer advocacy groups and food industry executives calling for increased funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a new look at preventative food safety measures, or, in some cases, an overhaul of the current system.
“Our approach here has been for about 10 years on the prevention end of the spectrum and we began with the regulatory approach called [Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points],” explained Kenneth Petersen, assistant administrator, office of field operations, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington.
“Going back about 10 years, there has been a decrease in the human infection rates. However, in the last two or three years, [those declines have] kind of leveled off a little bit and that's one of the reasons we're looking to better predict. We've gotten some good mileage out of HACCP. I think it's time to crank things up a little bit to see if we can't better predict using new approaches to data to continue to drive those human illness rates down.”
Jennifer Hatcher, group vice president of government relations, Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, Va., agreed that the occurrence of outbreaks does renew concerns about food safety, and impels a reexamination of the current safety system.
“Over the years, food safety concerns have been raised as the result of various ‘trigger’ events,” Hatcher said.
“Everything from contaminated hamburgers to mad cow disease, intentional anthrax scares, the potential for avian influenza and food recalls have all brought attention to the importance of food safety and resulted in many reforms. Our food safety system is constantly undergoing scrutiny, and, as a result, it continues to improve.
“But we also realize that each new event highlights areas that need improvement and we must respond to these.”
To make sure food safety policies are being enforced and to improve communications among federal agencies, Obama has formed a new Food Safety Working Group.
“President Obama is strongly committed to strengthening our national food safety system and has established the White House Food Safety Working Group to examine ways we can reform the system,” said Michael Herndon, spokesman for the FDA in Washington.
“We look forward to working with Congress and the rest of the federal government to get reforms moving as fast we can.”
Petersen agreed that the Obama administration, like prior administrations, has set food safety as a high priority. The primary difference with previous administrations, so far, is the new working group, which Petersen described as a welcome addition that would “hold us to task and make sure we're attentive.”
“This is really my third administration that I've worked with, going back to the Clinton era, and I have not seen any administration that didn't take food safety quite seriously,” Petersen said. “I'm in a variety of closed-door discussions and every single one, when we talk about protecting the public and making the hard decisions, I've seen each of those administrations consider it important and consider it something that they wanted to make sure that we're doing everything we can.
“So, at the top, there's this new governmental group taking a look at that and we welcome that. So, in that respect, that's kind of a new feature, but in recent memory that I've been involved with, they've all been quite attentive to people getting sick, making sure that America's food supply stays the safest.”
Hatcher said that FMI is also looking forward to working with the Food Safety Working Group, and she praised the administration's selection of Margaret Hamburg and Joshua Sharfstein, both public health experts, for the posts of FDA commissioner and principal deputy commissioner, respectively.
“We are very encouraged with the addition of both Dr. Hamburg and Dr. Sharfstein to the FDA and look forward to working with them,” Hatcher said.
“We are equally excited about President Obama's announcement regarding the creation of a White House Working Group to look at ways to improve coordination between the FDA and USDA and better utilize resources. We would encourage the new commissioner to ensure that food safety receives a high priority and to establish a clear line of authority for food responsibilities.
“In addition, the FDA should use the Food Protection Plan to lay out a new strategy for prevention, intervention and response, and build stronger public-private partnerships such as the recognition of accredited third-party certification programs.”
NO QUICK FIX
Because the current food safety system currently relies on a dozen or so federal agencies, a debate has surfaced in Washington about whether to focus on improving food oversight at the FDA, or to focus on creating one new food safety agency that would combine the inspection and safety duties which are now split between the USDA and FDA.
“I think it's safe to say that we clearly have some problems with our food safety system and that improving the system should be of importance to everyone involved,” said Christie Pare, food safety manager at United Supermarkets, Lubbock, Texas.
Marion Nestle, a professor in the department of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University and author of “Food Politics” and “Safe Food,” among other books, said she is in favor of a single agency.
“I have long been in favor of a single food safety agency,” Nestle told SN. “Nothing else makes sense. But while waiting for the politicos to do that, and I hope I live that long, let's at least fix the FDA. The FDA has three problems that need immediate attention: money, people and legal authority. Without them — and Congress is the source of all — the problems can't be fixed.”
Trudy Bialic, spokeswoman for PCC Natural Markets, Seattle, agreed.
“We support consolidating the food safety regulation under one authority because right now, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation to have responsibilities between two agencies, the USDA and the FDA, and it makes sense to have it under one,” Bialic told SN.
“It also makes sense to have it under [The U.S. Department of] Health and Human Services. The FDA is so overloaded with drug responsibilities and medical devices, so that makes sense to keep drugs and medical devices separate from food. And, USDA also has a lot of marketing responsibilities, so to market and also regulate almost seems to be a conflict of interest.”
In the wake of recent outbreaks and imported food contamination scandals, many food safety experts and consumer advocacy groups have argued that the FDA's food inspection arm lacks adequate funding. However, Herndon of the FDA told SN that the FDA recently received additional funding, which will help the agency conduct more inspections and enhance surveillance activities.
“We are undertaking a hiring surge to support and improve the effectiveness of our inspection force around the country,” Herndon told SN, adding that FDA hired about 135 food investigators in fiscal year 2008 and plans to hire another 250 in fiscal year 2009. In fiscal year 2008, FDA conducted 6,562 domestic and 152 foreign food inspections. FDA estimates it will conduct about 7,260 domestic and 200 foreign food inspections in fiscal year 2009.
“These inspection counts do not include food inspections conducted by the states under contract (8,777) or partnership (786) for FDA in fiscal year 2008,” he said.
Prediction and prevention are key to any food safety strategy, industry experts agreed.
“What we want to be better at is more predictive in the risks in food and more predictive of the plants that may be trending out of control,” said Petersen of USDA FSIS. “Are there clues in my inspection activities, are there clues in the industry testing that they do, are there clues in their HACCP plans — the food safety prevention plans that we can do a better job of tracking those data and getting indications of a plant that may be trending out of control before unsafe food really goes out the door? And that, for us, is a rather sweeping new data integration approach that we'll be rolling out late next summer.
“We're getting a lot of work on our public health info system. Today, we're in the plants every day, we're finding things, we're reacting to things, but I want to be a little more forward-leaning on the prediction end of the spectrum.”
Funding for inspection teams has been a bigger concern for the FDA, but Hatcher said that increased funding is not the only factor to consider when working toward improved food safety.
“We acknowledge that FDA is woefully underfunded as it relates to its food safety responsibilities, and we support efforts to increase its funding because food safety is a public benefit, but increased funding will not in itself improve food safety,” Hatcher said.
“A more effective food safety system needs to be designed based on prevention and minimizing risk in the global food supply chain to ensure that we are maximizing the value of every dollar spent on food safety. Under the current system that is based predominately on inspections and intervention after a problem has already occurred, we don't believe that even a significant increase in funding will have a real impact. Resources should be allocated according to risk, and there needs to be better coordination among all the agencies responsible for food safety.”
Improved traceability and ramped up import inspection policies could help resolve some critical food safety issues, Hatcher added, but Congress needs to require food importers to police their foreign suppliers.
“Congress should provide for the building of capacity by foreign governments to regulate food safety and to require every food importer to oversee their foreign suppliers.”
Bialic of PCC agreed that prevention is where government efforts should be focused.
“Most of the [current legislative] bills talk about traceability and tightening up inspections, and those are all good things because with traceability you have more accountability, but that's after the fact. What we would like to see is more preventive thinking, addressing the actual causes of contamination and disease before they occur,” Bialic told SN.
“Only about 1% of the imported foods are being inspected and we think that's an error. There should be much broader food inspections of imported foods. We'd like to know what pesticides [have been used, and whether products have] residues on them, are they considered legal in this country or not, because we do know that compounds considered illegal here are being applied on crops overseas. But with 1% of imported foods being inspected, that's a big hole.”
LINES OF COMMUNICATION
Whatever steps are taken toward enhancing the national food safety system, experts agreed that coordination among agencies needs improvement.
While seamless communications enhance traceability and keep all parties of the food supply chain informed, many industry experts stressed how retailers can do their part to enhance food safety simply by maintaining communications with suppliers.
Publix Super Markets, for example, independently audits its suppliers and its retail operations as well, said Maria Brous, spokeswoman for Lakeland, Fla.-based retailer.
“We have a corporate quality assurance department dedicated to food safety,” she said, adding that maintaining good working relationships with the FDA, USDA, health inspectors and state officials is an important aspect of staying connected to the changes in the industry and government.
“We take recalls very seriously and work with all of our suppliers and experts to take the most precautions necessary. In addition, we train all of our managers on food safety and have them Super Safe Mark-certified.”
FMI's Super Safe Mark program has trained and registered more than 100,000 food handlers, according to Hatcher.
FMI has also launched the Product Recall Portal, which will eventually provide a secure and automated online alert system that will allow suppliers to send information to retailers and wholesalers rapidly and accurately in a standardized form 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Retailers and wholesalers will be able to receive relevant and vital information the moment it is available, allowing them to take immediate action and remove recalled product from the distribution chain and retail shelves as quickly as possible, Hatcher said.
Leslie G. Sarasin, president and chief executive officer, FMI, said that working together allows for the food industry to address problems as one.
“We are working not only with our retail and wholesale members, but also in collaboration with other associations, so that we can to a large extent speak as one industry to address the things we think are vital to food safety going forward,” Sarasin said.
Petersen of the USDA FSIS said he believes that the interaction with other food safety partners, state level programs, and the FDA and CDC has changed over the past five years to become more organized.
“Obviously, we have a long ways to go, but regulatory relationships, food safety testing, and sharing food safety data among agencies is much better than it was five years ago,” Petersen said.
There still is and always will be room for improvement, though.
“Food safety is not a static topic — if you're standing still, then you're falling behind,” Petersen said.


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Commercial real estate has long been a dependable investment choice for those seeking portfolio diversification and consistent profits. However, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has many questioning the future of the commercial real estate market, with some experts predicting a crash on the horizon. This article will examine the factors influencing the commercial real estate market and determine if a crash is inevitable.
State of the Commercial Real Estate Market
Commercial real estate is a broad term that encompasses various properties, including office buildings, hospitality, retail space, and industrial facilities. The market has grown steadily with solid demand and rising property values in recent years. However, the outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the commercial real estate market, as businesses have been forced to close or curtail their operations.
Many commercial property owners need help to make ends meet with high vacancy rates and declining rents. The rise of remote work and e-commerce has changed the demand for office and some retail space, with many businesses rethinking their space requirements.
Factors Affecting the Commercial Real Estate Market
While the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the commercial real estate market, it is not the only factor affecting its future. Here are some other factors to consider:
Interest rates: Low-interest rates have made borrowing more affordable, increasing demand for commercial property. Though the Feds keep increasing rates, they are still relatively low in comparison to the past 30 years.
Economic Growth: Economic growth is closely linked to the demand for commercial real estate, as businesses need space to operate.
Population: As the population ages, demand for certain commercial property types, such as healthcare facilities and senior housing, is expected to increase.
Technology: Technology has significantly impacted the commercial real estate market, with e-commerce and remote work changing the demand for office and retail space.
Commercial Real Estate Crash Case
Despite positive factors affecting the commercial real estate market, some experts are predicting a crash in the near future. Here are some reasons:
Overbuilding: Some experts believe developers have overbuilt in specific markets, leading to an oversupply of commercial properties. Specifically strip malls and retail centres with more than one retailer or business.
Debt Levels: The commercial real estate market has seen significant borrowing levels in recent years, making it vulnerable to a recession.
Economic Uncertainty: The backlash of the Covid-19 pandemic has created widespread economic uncertainty, which may reduce demand for commercial properties. Also affecting hiring capabilities, foot traffic in some areas and reserves.
Why a Crash May Never Happen
Many factors could lead to a crash in the commercial real estate market, but there are many reasons to believe that a crack may never happen. Here are some reasons:
Strong Fundamentals: Despite the challenges posed by the (2020-2022) Covid-19 pandemic and the current economy, the commercial real estate market is built on solid fundamentals, which require businesses to have physical space to operate.
Low-interest rates: Low-interest rates have made borrowing more affordable, which has helped support the commercial real estate market. Low interest rates is relative. We are looking at the long model. Today, May 3, 2023, the Feds are increasing rates another 25; therefore, the margins are getting tighter.
Demand for alternative investments: With other investment options, as the stock market becomes increasingly volatile, investors are turning to commercial real estate as a haven for their money. And there are opportunities in the right market and with the right asset to reposition the property for the big win.
The Future of the Commercial Real Estate Market
It is impossible to predict the future of the commercial real estate market with certainty, it is clear that the industry faces significant challenges. However, it is also clear that the market is resilient, and there are reasons to believe it will continue to thrive. As businesses adapt to the challenges posed by the 2020-2022 pandemic, demand for commercial property will likely evolve, and the industry will continue to innovate and grow and reposition.
After all, certain factors ultimately lead to a commercial real estate crash, but that doesn’t necessarily happen. The industry has faced significant challenges recently but has shown resilience in adversity. While the ongoing economy has created uncertainty and disruption today, it will adjust. And the post pandemic environment is driving innovation and evolution in the market. As businesses adapt the demand for commercial properties will likely shift and change, but the basic need for physical space to operate will remain.
Finally, however great the factors that lead to a commercial real estate crash may be, such an outcome is not inevitable. The industry has faced significant challenges over the years but has shown resilience despite adversity. For example, the pandemic created a problem for some business, but others thrived. And the world we live in and operate business in will continue to drive innovation and evolution in the market. As businesses continue to adapt, demands for properties will likely change, but the basic need for physical space to operate will remain.
Long-term commercial real estate sector issues include increased automation and changing customer tastes. The market will probably continue to change and adapt, as it has in the past. Economic development, interest rates, and technological progress, will determine the direction of the commercial real estate market. Although there may be some obstacles, the industry has proven capable of facing difficulties and becoming more assertive.
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have disproven this.
Samsung is a brand that has shown its dominance in various categories particularly in the smartphone and TV segments and it has always been our mission to bring the latest products and technologies in the market to our loyal customers," said Ashish Panjabi
, COO of Jacky's Electronics.
UAE-based Jacky's Electronics is well established as a power retailer brand, but at GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2013, Chief Operating Officer Ashish Panjabi
is telling visitors about the company's recently launched B2B division.
Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Ravi Panjabi


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“The traditional [marketing] channels that have been proven effective are market-driven, so they’re bid up to the price that the most aggressive and effective competitors can pay,” Adjunct Professor Jeremy Kagan, managing director of the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, says in this short video. This dynamic forces new market entrants to focus on more niche, targeted channels.
“There are a lot of channels out there with huge audiences,” Kagan says, “and unless you’re a cutting-edge brand connected to the communities, you may not even be aware of it.”
Jeremy Kagan is the faculty director of Columbia Business School’s Executive Education program Digital Marketing Strategy: Customers, Planning, and ROI.
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Amazon is launching a new Deadline cloud service for graphics rendering in the AWS cloud.
Amazon introduces Deadline Cloud, a new service that enables customers to deploy and scale graphics and visual effects rendering pipelines in the AWS cloud. This new service is aimed at the media and entertainment industry and is being launched in conjunction with the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters conference later this month in Las Vegas. In Europe, Amazon Cloud is currently only available in Frankfurt and Ireland.
Cloud-based graphics rendering
Deadline Cloud is primarily aimed at media and entertainment customers, but is also perfect for architecture and engineering. Customers can use AWS Computing to deliver content for TV shows, movies, advertising, or video games. “We are at an inflection point in the industry where the demand for high-quality VFX renders and the amount of content created with generative AI is exceeding the capacity of customers’ local render farms,” said Antony Passemard, CEO of Creative Tools at AWS.
Customers are guided from the configuration process to the final rendering using a startup wizard. Additionally, Elastic Compute Cloud instances are included in Deadline Cloud, which manages the network and compute infrastructure. Deadline Cloud includes a clear dashboard with logs to analyze and display ongoing rendering tasks and costs. Additionally, customers can connect their own third-party software licenses to the service or use usage-based rendering licenses with existing rendering tools and engines.
Deadline Cloud is currently available in the Eastern US, Asia Pacific and Europe, specifically Frankfurt and Ireland.
Source: IT Daily
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OGDEN -- It's time to fire up the grill, but before you sink your teeth into that juicy hamburger, there are a few things to consider about your safety.
According to experts at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, all that sizzling and flipping on the grill may be creating more than a delicious meal. It could also be cooking up cancer-causing chemicals. But that doesn't mean you should throw out the grill. If you use the proper safety tips and plan carefully, your risk of getting cancer from grilling food is very low.
There are two risk factors when it comes to cooking outdoors. First, research shows that high heat grilling can convert proteins in red meat, pork, poultry and fish into heterocyclic amines. These are chemicals which have been linked to a number of cancers.
"There's an association between these and risk of colon and stomach cancer," said McKay-Dee Hospital registered dietician Grant Cefalo.
When meats are cooked at high temperatures, the shape of the protein structure changes, making it a carcinogenic chemical.
Another cancer-causing agent is called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, which is found in the smoke. PAHs form when fat and juices from the meat drips onto the heat source. As the smoke rises, it can stick to the surface of the meat.
"That's where the main cancer-causing compound occurs in grilling," said Stacy Kennedy, a nutritionist at the Institute. "So you want to reduce the exposure to that smoke."
Cefalo said there are several things you can do to minimize your risk. First, cook at medium temperatures. Marinating can also decrease the amount of HCAs produced, especially if they contain vinegar or lemon. You can also turn the meat more frequently.
"Do not overcook your meats," he said. "Well done meats have higher-levels of cancer-causing agents."
In addition, the institute recommends choosing lean cuts of meats over high-fat varieties such as ribs and sausage. In addition, trim all excess fat and remove the skin.
Always thaw your meat first and partially cook it in the microwave for 60 to 90 seconds on high before grilling. Discard extra juices, which will reduce the risk of smoke flare-ups.
"Clean the grill before you cook on it," Cefalo said. "Grill meats on both sides and keep the food warm or cold as needed."
If you're cooking vegetables on the grill, don't worry about them being charred.
"People are surprised, but you can safely eat charred vegetables," Kennedy said. "They have different proteins that are not affected the same way as the meat protein."
And don't forget to follow other basic safety rules to avoid becoming a statistic.
Last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 18,000 emergency-room visits related to grilling accidents.
Those accidents were largely due to burns from using the wrong kind of fuel, wearing improper clothing, using matches to start an electric grill, cooking under the influence and not monitoring the grill.
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Editor’s note: Just last week, The Atlantic monthly ran an article online connecting Thomas Edison (yes, that Thomas Edison) to the origins of surf filmmaking. The centerpiece of said article was a tale of how Robert Bonine, a filmmaker from Edison’s production company, traveled to Hawaii in the early 1900s and, among other things, captured locals surfing the gentle waves of Waikiki. As it happens, this isn’t by any means a groundbreaking discovery, but interesting nonetheless that a mainstream publication like The Atlantic would produce a story on it. For additional commentary, we reached out to the acclaimed Matt Warshaw. His response, in its entirety, below. Also, check out the full article in The Atlantic (it’s worth a read!).
I remixed that footage last year, for the Encyclopedia of Surfing Waikiki page (see below).
What I can’t take my eyes off of here is the way white people dressed on the beach. All those weeks on a steamer, then you arrive in paradise, check into your hotel, hit the beach, and you’re still strapped into a woolen three-piece suit, bow-tie, and hard leather shoes? Did the locals ever get tired of laughing at us?


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Cambrian College Business students Joel Renaud and Mitch Churchill are polishing their pitches for the next level of a Dragon’s Den-style competition between students at Laurentian University, Collège Boréal, and Cambrian.
On March 28, Renaud and Churchill presented business plans to a panel of judges at the Be Your Own Boss On-Campus Pitch competition held at Cambrian’s Glencore Centre for Innovation. Renaud pitched a plan to create a digital media marketing service for business owners serving local clients. Churchill’s business concept involved manufacturing and marketing a portable outdoor camping light.
Student finalists will attend innovation conference in Toronto
As finalists, Renaud and Churchill have each won $250 and a trip to Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery 2017 conference, held May 15-16 in Toronto.
The Discovery conference brings together the best and brightest minds in industry, academia, investment and government to showcase leading-edge technologies, best practices and research in the areas of energy, financial technology, the environment, advanced health, digital media, information and communication technologies and advanced manufacturing, according to Ontario Centres of Excellence. The annual event attracts more than 3,500 attendees and 500 exhibitors.
Finalists from the three post-secondary schools will be vying for a top prize of $1,000 and access to local entrepreneurs who are ready to help with start-up plans. The "Be Your Own Boss" competition was created by the Sudbury Youth Entrepreneurship Hub, which is a collaboration between Cambrian College, Collège Boréal, Laurentian University, the Sudbury Regional Business Centre, and NORCAT.


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BALTIMORE - It is "back-to-school" shopping time once again. Families are heading out to the major chain stores to retrieve all of their children's supplies for the school year.
School supplies include everything from erasers, pencils, and markers, to uniforms and laptops. Many teachers are asking for disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer for their classrooms. The list differs from school to school, but the money spent on supplies is universal.
According the U.S. Census Bureau's latest "Facts for Features" publishing, $7.7 billion was spent at family clothing stores in August 2011. Similarly, sales at book stores in August 2011 totaled $2.4 billion, the strongest sales month of the year. The sales are accredited to students and teachers return to the classroom.
Major stores such as Wal-Mart have pages specifically dedicated to "back-to-school" shopping on their websites. The page is sectioned off according to grade level and within the stores they have printed out lists for certain schools. There is also a help page for teachers and their back to school expenses.
Like Wal-Mart, stores are advertising deals because of the upcoming school year. Office supply stores such as Staples and Office Depot have weekly sales where certain items get marked down.
There are specific sales such as "Penny Sales" and "Buy One, Get One." During these times parents with multiple school age children get the chance to rack up.
"As a business owner I get bombarded with advertisement from office supply stores," states Gary Pick, CEO of Newsbox.com, a publishing platform for media companies. August is approaching quickly, and businesses are ensuring the best prices in comparison to their competitors.
Back to school commercials from JcPenny, Old Navy, and Macy's have already hit the airwaves. They display sales on the latest fall fashion, and deals on multiples to restock closets for growing children. Many blogging sites and top retail companies have developed lookbooks for the most trendy clothing in the upcoming year.
If you do not have to buy school supplies for yourself or your children, You can still be a part of the action. Visit abc2news.com/schoolsupplies. Here we have a list of drop off sites for school supplies intended for those in need.


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LONDON – Hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology plc is going to take over the HDD business of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. paying $1.375 billion in 50:50 cash and stock mix.
This will result in Samsung having about a 9.6 percent ownership stake in Seagate and Samsung will get to nominate one of its executives to join the Seagate board of directors.
Under the terms of the proposed deal, expected to close by the end of 2011, Samsung will provide NAND flash memory to Seagate for use in solid-state drives (SSDs) and hybrid drives while Seagate will provide disk drives to Samsung for use in personal computers, notebooks and consumer electronics.
At the same time the two companies have agreed to extend and enhance an existing patent cross-license agreement.
In addition the strategic nature of the alliance with Samsung means that Seagate expects to strengthen its relationship with SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., a subsidiary of TDK Corp.
"We are pleased to strengthen our strategic relationship with Samsung in a way that better aligns both companies around technologies and products," said Steve Luczo, Seagate chairman, president and CEO. "With these agreements, we expect to achieve greater scale and deliver a broader range of innovative storage products and solutions to our customers, while facilitating our long-term relationship with Samsung."
The deal is expected to expand Seagate's customer access in China and Southeast Asia. Upon closing, Samsung will receive Seagate ordinary shares valued at $687.5 million, equivalent to 45.2 million shares, or approximately 9.6 percent ownership of Seagate, which is based on Seagate's 30-day volume weighted average stock price prior to signing, plus $687.5 million in cash.
@rick.merritt: is this more of business realignment from Samsung, trying to play safe? Seems to me that they want to leverage their expertise with SSD's and hybrid drives with a big name vendor like Seagate for some guaranteed revenue. On the flipside, Seagate may be also diversifying their SSD vendors/sources. Interesting times...
Actually the profit margins in the HDD business are going to grow. You no longer have 5 players who potentially may decide to drop prices, you only have 3. Toshiba may end up growing market share due to the consolidation. SSD is still years away from being cost competitive. Less than 1% of consumers are willing to pay a $200 upgrade to SSD on a $500 laptop. And everyone I know who buys a SSD ends up having to buy a HDD due to capacity reasons. And your backup drive is going to be a HDD. All the HDD players have SSD solutions. SSD will eventually undergo consolidation since there are many players involved. A SSD is like a cell phone, it lasts for 2-3 years and then become unreliable. HDD generally only become unreliable once you exceed 80% of capacity.
Hard drives seem to me to be a technology that is fading into the sunset as far as real innovation is concerned. The handwriting seems to be on the wall as far as the future being SSD. The current wave of consolidation only emphasizes this point.
The last thing I hoped to hear regarding Samsung HDD business was this. Lack of competition aint gonna help innovation. Moreover I am not sure, how this acquisition benefits Seagate for real.
"With these agreements, we expect to achieve greater scale" IMO they have all the scale they need as if now, further increase wont benefit much for anyone. Hope it wont end up like their Maxtor acquisition!
David Patterson, known for his pioneering research that led to RAID, clusters and more, is part of a team at UC Berkeley that recently made its RISC-V processor architecture an open source hardware offering. We talk with Patterson and one of his colleagues behind the effort about the opportunities they see, what new kinds of designs they hope to enable and what it means for today’s commercial processor giants such as Intel, ARM and Imagination Technologies.


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Oculus has suspended sales of its Rift virtual reality headset in China because people are reselling it.
Oculus recently began shipping the latest version of the development kit (DK2) to developers, including those in China.
DK2 is an in-development version of the headset, and not intended for consumers. It's designed for developers to mess about with and create content for.
But after what it described as "extreme" reseller purchases, Oculus has now halted sales in China.
"We need to make sure that we are doing what we can to make sure that resellers that are looking to flip our product for a profit are not taking stock away from legitimate developer purchases globally.
"Our product, in its current form, is a developer kit, meant for developers that develop VR content."
Oculus said it's trying to work out an alternative way to ensure dev kits get into legitimate developer hands in China.
"If you are an enthusiast, we kindly ask that you wait for the consumer Rift. It will be worth the wait."
So, how bad was the reselling in China?
"We were forced to suspend an entire country from purchasing," the representative added. "I'll let you put two and two together."
Oculus Rift DK2 costs $350 and can be ordered from the Oculus VR website. But to do so, you have to click a button that reads: "I understand this hardware is intended for developers and it is not a consumer product."
Oculus expects new orders to ship in September 2014. There's still no word on a release for the consumer version.


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Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations serving over 85 countries.
Arrow Electronics Articles
Arrow puts JetCarrier96 centre stage at embedded world
Arrow Electronics will demonstrate how it enables full system design and deployment of new technology for companies of all sizes at embedded world 2023 in Nuremberg (March 14-16).
Arrow Electronics at electronica 2022
At electronica 2022, in Munich, Jamie Davey, Associate VP, Design Services from EMEA Arrow Electronics talks to Electronic Specifier's Editor Mick Elliott about the applications they've worked with customers on, to show how smart technology can be used.
Arrow announces JetCarrier96 carrier board reference design
Global technology solutions provider, Arrow Electronics, has announced JetCarrier96, a 96Boards Enterprise Edition-compliant carrier board for the NVIDIA Jetson family of system-on-modules (SoM).
Arrow Electronics signs Sunway Communication
Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement with Sunway Communication, a developer and manufacturer of components and modules for RF connectivity applications.
Arrow Electronics highlights engineering services and Solution Zone at electronica: Munich, 15-18 November, hall/booth C4.420
Guiding Innovation Forward: Arrow’s booth will focus on how we support companies at all stages of development to realise their ideas and bring products to market swiftly and efficiently. At the exhibition, examples of projects in four major areas will be shown in a Technology & Solution Zone under the headings: electrification of everything; autonomous machines; smart everything; and energy management.
Engineering services lead Arrow exhibit at electronica 2022
Arrow Electronics will be exhibiting at electronica 2022 (November 15-18) under the banner ‘Guiding Innovation Forward’.
Arrow collaborates to accelerate LoRaWAN solutions
Arrow Electronics is collaborating with The Things Industries, a LoRaWAN solutions provider to provide LoRaWAN-enabled device design solutions.
Arrow signs Senseye for AI predictive maintenance
Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement with Senseye, an Industry 4.0 company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance.
Arrow launches project to aid wheelchair users
Arrow Electronics has unveiled its new Data Analytics & Network Innovation Project, otherwise known as the ‘DANI Project’, helping to improve the lives of wheelchair users and those with limited mobility.
Arrow Electronics names Jörg Strughold as President EMEA Components
Arrow Electronics has announced that Jörg Strughold has been named president of its components business in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He succeeds Martin Bielesch who has decided to leave the company.
Kerins takes the helm at Arrow Electronics
There is change at the top of Arrow Electronics. Sean J. Kerins (pictured) is succeeding Michael J Long as president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 1, 2022. Long will become executive chairman of the Arrow board of directors.
Arrow Electronics shows ‘Power for Everything’ at PCIM
Arrow Electronics will be exhibiting a wide range of power applications from its extensive line card of suppliers at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg (Booth 525, Hall 7) from 10-12 May 2022. Under the headline ‘Power for Everything’, Arrow’s presence will showcase the breadth of solutions the company addresses in markets including automotive, industrial, medical and automation.
Arrow Electronics extends functional safety capabilities
Arrow Electronics has extended its application engineering capabilities after the completion of a functional safety certification programme by members of its engineering team from across Europe.
Arrow readies power applications for PCIM outing
A wide range of power applications from its extensive line card of suppliers will be presented by Arrow Electronics at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg (10-12 May).
Arrow inks pact with real-time location specialist
Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement with Quuppa, a Finnish-headquartered specialist in Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS).
Arrow clinches deal to supply compact camera modules
Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement with Israeli company Appletec under which Appletec will produce a range of compact camera modules (CCMs) exclusively for Arrow.
DAQ platform eases data integrity design challenges
The DataStorm DAQ is a reference, evaluation and development platform from Arrow Electronics.
Camera modules vision extends embedded reach
A family of plug-and-play camera modules based on sensor technology from onsemi has been introduced by Arrow Electronics.
PSA certified kit commercialises trust-based IoT devices
Arrow Electronics has unveiled the PSoC 64 IoT Security Development Kit, a PSA-certified platform that accelerates the development of secure systems using PSA Certified's trusted methodology.
Arrow unveils AI, thermal sensing solution
A thermal sensing solution, powered by STMicroelectronics (STM)’ X-CUBE AI has been released by Arrow Electronics.


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Ripple announced a new partnership
Ripple, a blockchain-focused startup based in San Francisco, announced a new partnership with money transfer giant MoneyGram International MGI on Thursday. The move helped Ripple’s popular bitcoin alternative, XRP, move higher on the day—defying a nearly-universal cryptocurrency selloff.
The new partnership will witness MoneyGram test the use of XRP through Ripple’s new xRapid service, which is designed to help provide liquidity to financial companies .
“XRP remains the most efficient digital asset for payments with transaction fees at just fractions of a penny, compared to Bitcoin fees of about $30 per transaction. Similarly, the average transaction time for XRP is 2-3 seconds with other top digital assets ranging from 15 minutes to an hour,” the companies said in a statement.
Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse also mentioned that the partnership will help demonstrate XRP’s usefulness in lowering costs for money transfers between friends and families.
The CEO has previously argued that XRP would eliminate the need for money transfer outlets to hold local currency accounts in distant or remote locations.
Meanwhile, MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes is optimistic that Ripple is the right partner to help his company cash in on the growing benefits of its underlying technology.
“Every day blockchain technology is changing the norm and encouraging innovation. Ripple is at the forefront of blockchain technology and we look forward to piloting xRapid. We’re hopeful it will increase efficiency and improve services to MoneyGram’s customers,” he said.
Shares of MoneyGram International opened more than 11% higher on Thursday, but the stock would eventually settle roughly 2.2% above its previous close. According to CoinMarketCap.com , XRP has gained just over 3.75% over the past 24 hours.
XRP is the third-largest digital currency in terms of total market capitalization, trailing only bitcoin and Ethereum. These two cryptocurrencies have slipped 7.04% and 9.10%, respectively, within the past day.
Ripple is one of just two top-ten cryptocurrencies in the green today.
The other, Stellar, gained about 5.53%. Other notable coins shedding value on Thursday include Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, and Litecoin.
Wall Street’s Next Amazon Zacks EVP Kevin Matras believes this familiar stock has only just begun its climb to become one of the greatest investments of all time.


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A US jury（陪审团） ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing research unit（专利授权的研究机构） more than $234 million for using its technology in its iPhone and iPad chips.
Jurors(陪审员) debated for about three hours.However, the amount was less than the $400 million the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) had attempted to obtain. Nonetheless, its legal team was all smiles and handshakes after the verdict was read, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
On Tuesday, the jury said Apple infringed the foundation’s patent(专利) for improving the performance of computer processors. WARF sued Apple in January 2014 telling infringement of its 1998 patent on a "predictor circuit," developed by computer science professor Gurindar Sohi, who was in court for the decision. The technology improves the speed and efficiency of processors（处理器）that run popular Apple mobile devices such as iPhones 5, 6, and 6 Plus and iPads, extending battery life by as much as two hours.
"For Dr. Sohi, I hope you felt that your invention was protected," U.S. District Judge William Conley said. WARF praised the decision, saying it was important to protect the university's inventions from any illegal use. In a statement the WARF managing director Carl Gulbrandsen said: "This decision is great news."
The nonprofit WARF serves as the technology transfer organization of UW-Madison by patenting and commercializing campus inventions. "This is a case where the hard work of our university researchers and the integrity of patenting and licensing discoveries has won," said Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the foundation. "The jury recognized the essential computer processing work that took place on our campus."
According to the foundation's website, WARF uses part of its income to support further research at the school, and distributed $58m in grants last year.


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Meet BB-8’s Evil Twin in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
BB-8 is facing its dark side.
Robotics company Sphero unveiled a new “Star Wars” toy as part of #ForceFriday — and it’s an “evil” version of the lovably cute droid from “The Force Awakens.” The black and silver droid, called BB-9E, is used by the First Order and will appear in “The Last Jedi” this December.
I’m sorry, the old BB-8 can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, ‘cuz she’s DEAD! pic.twitter.com/3LiloPl4MU
— Ryan MacLean (@TheRyanMacLean) August 31, 2017
Sphero created the BB-8 toy in 2015 and the specs on BB-9E are similar. The 4.4-inch app-controlled robot can roll, but unlike BB-8, can light up. The company is also launching a new R2-D2 toy.
Between BB-9E and the introduction of the porgs, adorably chubby penguin-like creatures, “The Last Jedi” may end up being the gosh-darn-cutest “Star Wars” movie ever.
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens in theaters December 15.


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Chicago Venture Summit
September 13-14, 2017
Meet your next deal.
On September 13, an exclusive group of top investors come to Chicago to meet the best venture-backed companies in the midwest. Participating startups raised $220.87M after the event's first year.
What will happen in the third?
Hub for Industry and Innovation
The Chicago Venture Summit will host some of the most influential venture capitalists, corporate V.C.’s, and angel investors in the country as they connect with high-potential start-up companies from around the Midwest. The Summit will uniquely curate exclusive networking among Chicago’s Fortune 500 leadership, its local investor community, and the influencers of its burgeoning innovation ecosystem.
Featured startups have the opportunity to engage with venture capitalists from all over the nation.
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We respect your privacy. All email addresses you provide will be used just for sending this story. Fans of the streaming service Google Play Music may soon want to hold a moment of silence. Google has announced that the app will be shut down and replaced by the YouTube Music app, which has been available for a few years. Right now, you can still use both services. You might not have the file transfer feature yet. Google says it has begun rolling it out and will be gradually providing it to everyone over the next few months. The time it takes to transfer your files will depend on the size of your library.
What's the deal with YouTube Music?
Your New Home For Music: YouTube Music
Subscriber Account active since. Essentially, YouTube is transforming its Hulu-style video service YouTube Red into a music streaming service with a Hulu-style video service upgrade. It's weird. Pretty sweet!
Sharing is Nice
Don't worry, Google now has an easy way to move your music library, playlists and preferences over to YouTube's music streaming service. But YouTube Music recently unveiled a tool to help you transfer your entire library, profile and playlists from Google's streaming service into YouTube's revamped one with just one tap. YouTube Music is also getting some new features that may make it a bigger competitor to streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.


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Regulators released a broad plan Wednesday, designed to prevent meat producers from using drugs that are also used to treat sick humans. That means some changes Midwest farmers and ranchers will have to get used to.
The Food and Drug Administration is ratcheting up inspections this year on cantaloupe farms and other processing facilities throughout the country. The increased scrutiny is in direct response to two large-scale outbreaks of deadly food borne bacteria.
Both outbreaks were tied directly to tainted cantaloupe. Salmonella on melons from Indiana and listeria on some from Colorado killed 36 people.
The repercussions were felt by cantaloupe growers throughout the country - including Michael Hirakata in Colorado’s Arkansas River valley.
A nonprofit foundation set up to support scientific research of interest to the Food and Drug Administration is finally starting to take off after years of struggling financially — and it's about to get some long-promised funding from the FDA.
But some critics worry that this foundation, which will also raise money from private sources including industry, could provide a way for the food and medical industries to sway FDA decisions.


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HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinics (CMC) in St. Cloud tries to help its employees remain healthy by emphasizing vegetables over pizza.
A 175-employee arm of Bloomington-based HealthPartners Inc., the office represents clinics in the St. Cloud area and operates as a separate employee group. It takes advantage of companywide initiatives, but also implements wellness events and programs unique to the division.
HealthPartners CMC Wellness Coach Greg Bockrath says the arrangement benefits employees and their clients, because it allows them to integrate their own components into the wellness mix.
For example, the office buys two community-supported agriculture shares (in which farmers are paid at the beginning of a season, and deliver produce throughout the summer) with nearby Prairie Drifter Farm. The shares are rotated among employees each week, and the wealth of fresh vegetables has led several employees to purchase their own shares. One of the farmers, Joan Olson, recently gave a talk about how to make organic baby food, and Bockrath is excited to keep those types of events rolling.
“With the shares, we’re creating an awareness of the healthy benefit of good food,” he said. “If we want to encourage healthy nutrition among our clients, it’s important to start here.”
For HealthPartners CMC, that late morning, doughnut-induced daze doesn’t exist, and meetings now feature fruit and vegetables instead of pizza. There wasn’t a mandate about better food, just a movement toward healthier eating and living as a result of a larger focus on wellness, Bockrath said.
“Since starting these programs in 2007, we’ve seen many lifestyle changes,” he said. “People are going on walks on their breaks. They’re eating better, and as a result, I think they’re happier at work.”
For HealthPartners CMC employees wellness is a way of life rather than an occasional topic or a one-off weight loss contest. The company kicks off every year by sending employees a health assessment, collecting ideas about which initiatives to pursue in the months ahead.
That’s led to programs like “Bike to Work Week,” as well as free fruit delivery to employees’ desks, sponsorship of 5K races and discounts at numerous sports equipment retailers.
Employees are happy to take advantage of these savings, said Phillip Lee, senior marketing consultant. “The discounts really run the gamut, from bike shops to fitness clubs, and employees love them. We partnered with a few gyms in the area and paid the startup fees so that employees can become members. That’s motivated a lot of people to sign up.”
The office also sponsors an in-house fitness class and a yoga class, both with robust participation rates.
Later this year, HealthPartners CMC will offer healthy cooking classes for employees and community members, and it hopes to partner with a local technical college for the effort, Bockrath said. He also plans to bring in more fitness classes and boost the size of an annual “bike rodeo” for kids in the area.
“Whenever we do these programs, they’re always a big hit,” he said. “That’s how we know we’re on the right track.”


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Gatorade resecures AFL partnership
Pepsi Co’s Gatorade has secured its partnership with the AFL for the next three seasons.
It will also now be a sponsor of the AFL Women’s League.
Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Robbert Rietbroek, said its partnership with the AFL over the past three years has been a successful one.
“We’ll be working closely with the AFL, AFLW and our ambassadors Scott Pendlebury, Gary Ablett and Luke Parker to create impactful, through-the-line marketing programs that will drive sports drink category top-of-mind awareness and trial,” Rietbroek said.
The partnership provides player access to the Gatorade Sports Science Institute which educates athletes on the effects of exercise, environment, nutrition and hydration on the body.
GSSI was founded in 1985 and its scientists study the effects of nutrition on the human body before, during and after exercise.
Gatorade was first created at the University of Florida in 1965.
- Concentrate version ofGatorade now available
- GatoradeFierce launched
- Go hard or go home, Sports drinks market analysed in Australia, Roy Morgan Research


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Retail sales fell by 4.3% on a monthly basis in February to stand 0.3% lower on an annual basis, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.
The data was collected before the coronavirus outbreak shut down most of the country's shops.
Ireland reported its first confirmed case of the virus on February 29, shut pubs across the country in the middle of March and all non-essential retailers this week.
When volatile car sales are excluded from the February data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 2.4% month-on-month and were 1.6% higher on an annual basis, the Central Statistics Office said.
Today's figures show the sectors with the largest monthly decreases included the motor sector, with car sales slowing by 6.4% while sales of hardware, paints and glass fell by 1.6%.
Meanwhile, the CSO said the sectors with the largest monthly increases included furniture and lighting, which rose by 6.6%, while clothing, footwear and textiles increased by 3.2%.


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Apple forced to replace Lightning port with USB Type-C due to European decision, dangerous flaws in Qualcomm and MediaTek SoCs that allow spying on millions of users, ban on apps from the Play Store to record your calls, this is the recap of the main information for this Thursday, April 21, 2022.
As usual, we meet again this morning for the summary of the main news of the day before, namely this Thursday, April 21, 2022. On the program, the ban on Play Store applications from recording user calls, the obligation for Apple to replace the Lightning port with USB Type-C on the decision of Europe and several dangerous flaws in the SoCs MediaTek and Qualcomm. Let’s go for the recap!
Playstation Store apps can no longer listen to you
As of May 11, 2022, third-party apps available for download from the Google Play Store will no longer be able to record calls from Android users. While this is still good news, it should be noted that this measure will not apply to manufacturers’ native applications. In fact, it will always be possible to record your calls on a Xiaomi smartphone for example. Same story for other Android overlays.
Learn more: Android – Play Store apps will no longer be able to record your calls
Europe forces Apple to abandon the Lightning port
The showdown between Europe and Apple is over. Indeed, the Cupertino company lost the battle of the Lightning port. European parliamentarians have just voted in favor of a long-planned proposal to force Apple and the other manufacturers concerned to ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB Type-C. The European Parliament justifies this decision by the need to reduce the amount of electronic waste. A task more easily accomplished if users all use the same type of charger.
Learn more: iPhone – Apple will have to replace the Lightning port with USB-C, Europe has decided!
Several dangerous flaws in Qualcomm and MediaTek SoCs
Check Point computer security researchers discovered the existence of three critical security flaws within the audio decoders of Qualcomm and MediaTek SoCs. According to them, these vulnerabilities allowed a hacker to remotely access the media and microphone of targeted Android devices.
Learn more : Android – a flaw in SoCs Qualcomm and Mediatek allows spying on millions of smartphones


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A SURREY grower is embarking on an ambitious project to explore consumer attitudes towards British-grown ornamental flowering plants, trees and shrubs in a bid to boost the sale of homegrown plants.
Dr Bill Godfrey, of Lightwater, a grower of herbaceous perennials (garden plants) and the chairman of National farmers’ Union’s South East Horticulture Board, has won £20,000 funding from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) to complete the eight month project.
It has been drawn up in conjunction with NFU South East and leading market research consultancy, in response to calls from growers for marketing initiative to boost sales of homegrown plants.
It aims to establish the factors which influence the purchasing decisions of garden centre customers towards British-grown garden plants following concerns from growers that there is a lack of available research into the attitudes of garden plant buyers.
The findings of the project will be shared with farmers and growers and could provide a springboard for a generic promotion of British-grown plants.
SEEDA awarded the funding via a Farming and Rural Issues Group initiative which has challenged the South East farmers and growers to devise projects which can boost their industry’s knowledge base and develop good practice.
The group came up with a scheme that challenged South East farmers and growers to devise projects that could boost their industry’s knowledge-base and develop good practice.
It comes in response to calls from growers for a marketing initiative to boost sales of homegrown plants. Growers had also aired concerns at the lack of available research into the attitudes of garden plant buyers.
“Everybody in our sector is aware of the competition we face from imported stock,” said Godfrey.
“This, along with the poor trading results over the past couple of seasons led me to believe that we ought to try to fight back by promoting our own products, which, being grown on British nurseries, are already acclimatised for British gardens.”
Qualitative research will be conducted in three garden centres in demographically different areas of south east England.
Focusing on the 40 to 65 age group, the mature households and “empty nesters” which are the most active in the garden centre market.
Quantitative research will look at the behaviour and attitudes of a demographically representative sample of 1,000 UK residents.
It will aim to find out the penetration of recent plant purchase, reveal who’s shopping where and for what and establish whether a country-of-origin logo would increase the likelihood of them purchasing British-grown plants in future.


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Malaysia’s enterprise storage market declined 9.2% in 2020, but recovery is on the cards this year as business confidence improves
Research shows refurbished and used devices continue to provide cost-effective alternatives for businesses looking to save money when buying a smartphone
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is the first of eight NHS trusts to go live with a Manchester-wide diagnostic imaging project
Bank is responding to a cyber attack after hackers breached the system of a third-party supplier
Researchers say they have found specific code similarities between the Solorigate/Sunburst malware and the Kazuar backdoor, suggesting some relationship
The UK Rare Diseases Framework will build on advances in genomics and data analysis to improve testing and diagnosis
Channel player will have stock in the Netherlands to keep supplying its customers spread across the EU
Location data made available to public sector organisations via application programming interfaces, reducing data management overheads
Free speech-championing social media site Parler has gone dark for violating Amazon, Apple and Google's terms of service, in light of reports of the platform's involvement in co-ordinating the attack on Capitol Hill
Fintechs and payments companies need to make staff recruitment a priority as talent pool shrinks
Customers can expect to see more regular and thorough checks on SolarWinds products, alongside greater engagement with the security community
As part of a broader partnership between the UK’s public broadcaster and its incumbent telco, hugely popular and award-winning BBC Bitesize programming slot is to be zero rate for all EE, BT Mobile and PlusNet Mobile customers
The first working week of 2021 saw a few personnel moves across the industry
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Salesforce Ventures continues to invest heavily in partners to help build out its platform as the pandemic evolves customer needs. Q&A with managing partner Matt Garratt.
Led by firms in China, Singapore and Australia, just over a quarter of businesses in APAC fit the bill as a future-ready business, study finds
Stricken free speech-championing social media app suggests Amazon’s actions were motivated by a desire to ‘reduce competition’ in the microblogging social media market
Government funding aims to accelerate the design and delivery of citizen-focused offerings in Wales
Overall cyber security funding since the advent of the pandemic is well up, but investment is dominated by safe, later-stage firms while those raising capital for the first time fall away
As Mike Lynch, founder and former CEO of Autonomy, awaits his US extradition hearing, several former Tory MPs have expressed their concerns
The pandemic has led to a huge increase in health apps downloads, particularly mental health apps, where downloads have increased 200%, as people struggle to cope during the crisis, according to Orcha
Shipments tracked by Canalys in 2020 were the highest for a decade as users embraced notebooks and mobile workstations
Bahrain has completed its 5G roll-out, which will support its IT infrastructure in creating the right environment for technology firms
Firm continues its strategy to invest in managed service players it believes can become significant in the market
London-based fibre altnet uses growing gigabit network to offer first entertainment service based on full-fibre broadband
As the private sector start date for the IR35 reforms looms large, research suggests some companies are still dragging their feet with their preparations
Pegasystems acquires Qurious.io for its customer service-oriented AI, natural language processing and self-service automation tools.
Fintech will be geared towards offering the services Walmart’s customers and employees want
Channel player keen to increase its appeal across the globe as a diverse and inclusive employer
Internal, a San Francisco startup, has delivered an enterprise-focused, no-code app dev platform that will compete with the likes of Google's AppSheet.
The shutdown of controversial social media site Parler, and the publication of huge amounts of user data scraped by ethical hackers, is giving cyber crime experts cause for concern
As it ramps up gigabit network development in locations across the UK, cableco launches Wi-Fi access devices to work with new access system to bring up to three times faster in-home wireless speeds
The government is creating a new Central Digital and Data Office, which will be led by Home Office tech boss Joanna Davinson
Users of a specific Mimecast certificate used to authenticate services to Microsoft Office 365 may be at risk of compromise in an attack that may relate to the ongoing SolarWinds incident
The recent completion of Tibco's acquisition of IBI has the potential to benefit customers of both given the complementary qualities of the vendors' platforms.
SolarWinds and CrowdStrike published updates Monday that added new information for the timeline of the supply chain attack and how threat actors first gained access.
HR departments may want electronic proof of an employee's COVID-19 vaccination, but it's unclear when digital vaccine certificates will be ready.
Cockroach Labs is looking to advance its CockroachDB database platform in 2021 with $160 million in new funding that it will use to help expand features and market reach.
High-priced phones from Apple and Samsung have energized the used phone market, experts said. A $1,000-plus price tag leads many to reconsider the value of a new phone.
While security experts are divided on the level of risk, they agree there is a potential for threats after rioters stormed the Capitol building and ransacked offices.
While the recommendations for AI regulation in the White House memo are loose, they appear to show the government is beginning to embrace AI, and could be a start toward oversight.
The cyber security company’s Australia cloud location will address data localisation requirements amid growing adoption of cloud-based security services
The international arm of Telstra has hired former DXC Technology executive Geraldine Kor as its managing director for South Asia to tap new growth opportunities
Microsoft releases fixes for 84 bugs on the first Patch Tuesday of 2021, including a critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender
In what it says is an important statement of intent following a 2020 with a number of innovations, incumbent telco announces new division designed to deliver next-gen digital platforms and services
IT outsourcing sector growth is an indication that businesses are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic disruption it has brought
Data dump understood to include screenshots of emails, peer review information, PDFs and PowerPoint presentations
A Covid-19 immunity and vaccination passport developed by two UK firms and backed by Innovate UK has entered the live testing phase
Increased 5G network capacity will enable AR experience for landmark BBC series using holographic video to explore the world from the perspective of plants
Coordinated international operation including Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency has successfully taken DarkMarket offline
Recycling and asset disposal specialist continues on its mission to become one of the biggest players in the UK market
Distributor plans to offer more support to resellers as staff sign up to increase their technical knowledge
Now Amazon, Google and Apple have all cut ties with controversial, free speech-championing social networking site Parler, claims made by its CEO that it will bounce back are starting to ring hollow
In addition to the fix for its antivirus software, Microsoft also corrected a publicly disclosed printer driver flaw that affected Windows client and server systems.
Fears of failing to comply with strict regulations grow as financial services firms identify more suspicious financial activity on their networks
Facing delays of critical products along with superior offerings by AMD and Nvidia the past couple of years, Intel CEO is stepping down to be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Top PC manufacturers Dell, HP and Lenovo emphasized at-home flexibility in their CES laptop announcements. Remote work has driven the need to be productive anywhere.
With the world of work changed forever due to the Covid-19 pandemic, mobile apps cash in, with consumer spend increasing 20% annually with business apps showing particular spike in usage
Oracle has released its APEX low-code development platform as a managed service, touting it as a high-functioning, lower-cost alternative to other low-code tools.
Oracle's flagship DB platform is moving beyond its roots with the 21c update, to embrace more languages and models in a bid to create a universal converged database offering.
Retailers at NRF discuss COVID-19 operations and how they changed retail forever. Also: the technologies that keep customer experience consistent during supply-chain disruptions.
Irish High Court says it will issue a judgment as soon as possible over a draft decision by Ireland’s data protection commissioner to order Facebook to stop the transfer of data about EU citizens to datacentres in the US
Some aspects of cyber security have taken a backseat as companies across the Asia-Pacific region rush to shore up their infrastructure to cope with the demands of remote work
Strong service performance, reliability and enterprise-grade features drive uptake of Zoom Phone as still rapidly growing conferencing firm announces $1.75bn share offering
Pat Gelsinger is calling time on his tenure as CEO at VMware to return to take over the leadership reins at ex-employer Intel
UK’s largest and busiest container port to test the potential of 5G across two use cases: enabling remotely controlled cranes and optimising predictive maintenance though IoT and AI
VMware Virtual Volumes and a move from NetApp to Pure Storage saw cosmetics retailer Beauty Success make performance gains and eliminate bottlenecks in ordering and logistics
Record sales and a rapid response to the changing demands caused by the coronavirus pandemic helped the channel get through 2020
Lords committee told that the risks associated with various emerging digital technologies must be assessed together, with input from UK citizens, if the government is to avoid ‘siloisation’ of fundamentally interconnected problems
Council reveals some more insight into how the Pysa ransomware gang infiltrated its systems by exploiting legacy technology
Councils in Scotland still suffer from a lack of digital skills among staff despite progress during the pandemic, and the Scottish Local Government Digital Office has failed to deliver its goal of common platforms and joint procurement, according to Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission
Amazon Web Services has responded to news of Parler’s attempt to sue it for breach of contract by filing a lawsuit detailing allegations of the various threats it claims forced it to pull the plug on the stricken social media site
Three years have passed since open banking regulations came into force and momentum is gathering
Two of the UK’s mobile giants make significant additions to next-gen networks, but BT consumer CEO warns that rivals are not giving customers meaningful levels of coverage and quality in their 5G offers
Technology startups in London raised near-record levels of venture capital investment last year despite uncertainty related to Brexit and Covid-19
Open banking requires cross-industry collaboration, but sharing personal data requires explicit consent, which can become a bottleneck
Lawmakers in states and Congress are showing increasing interest in guarding against AI bias. Legislation in California and New York City seeks system audits.
Mobile chip giant makes strategic acquisition to augment technology roadmap to redefine compute performance for next-generation devices
The managed service community has kept many small and medium-sized enterprises going throughout the course of the pandemic, says Kaseya CEO
Qualcomm's $1.4 billion acquisition of Nuvia would bring a top-notch silicon design team to the mobile chipmaker. Qualcomm did not say when it expects to close the deal.
The HubStor product will continue to be offered, but Veritas intends to integrate its technology and capabilities into its Enterprise Data Services Platform in the future.
COVID-19 vaccine management is getting the attention of HR vendors. Workday announced its vaccine tool, which integrates with the platform's core HR data.
New research from Tenable shows a dramatic increase in vulnerability disclosures since 2015, as well as concerning data about data breaches, ransomware threats and unpatched bugs.
An opinion from the European Court of Justice has the potential to lead to a flood of privacy complaints against Facebook if upheld
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Shopify, Salesforce and Google take action in wake of Capitol riots, as adware and customer experience platforms play an uncomfortable role in political events and discourse.
The tech company has received funding from Innovate UK to create a digital identity trust scheme, aiming to improve identity verification in the residential property sector
Banks and telcos contributed nearly one-third of spending on big data analytics in the region, while the government and healthcare sectors will register the highest growth rates, new research finds
Co-construction approach between leading bank and telco ensures business continuity during deployment of software-defined infrastructure across France as part of its digital transformation strategy
The approach to digital public services needs to be reinvented to catch up with global leaders, according to new research
Next-generation network to offer key regional hub migration of legacy applications to support increased passenger capacity, reliability and ease of expansion
Organisations in Finland are developing quantum computing capabilities through a state and private sector partnership
Vaccination Credential Initiative is working to ensure that people vaccinated against Covid-19 can access their records in a secure, verifiable and privacy-preserving way
Latest tech market tracking data shows demand for cloud services is rising across the continent, but local IT providers are continuing to lose share to US giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google
Nordic tech startups are looking to take pet tech mainstream following the acceleration of the industry during the current pandemic
Recently appointed John Tavares has plans to reach out to MSPs, get more partners involved with SaaS and has a partner programme to launch in Q2
New funding proposals come as US government reels from the impact of the December 2020 SolarWinds attack
Cloud platform provider and comms tech supplier announce plans to jointly develop cloud-native 5G core solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers with cloud capabilities to the network edge to accelerate enterprise digital transformation
Security player will deepen investment in its top-level partners as it looks to reward those who have invested in the firm
Samsung has dropped the starting price of its latest Galaxy phones by 20%. The S21 line will start at $800 when it goes on sale Jan. 29. Other models will cost $1,000 and $1,200.
Home Office claims data wiped from national police systems only relates to people who have never been convicted of a crime or had further police action taken against them following an arrest
Research firm predicts sales of private LTE/5G infrastructure to show 43% CAGR from 2019 to 2024, potentially worth an estimated $5.7bn (£4.2bn)
The life sciences vertical has begun to fully embrace cloud computing, spurred on in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deloitte research; other IT channel news.
ScyllaDB Project Circe sets out to help improve consistency, elasticity and performance for the open source NoSQL database.
Data storytelling remains a focal point for Yellowfin. Stories, the vendor's narrative generation tool, features heavily in both its latest platform update and roadmap for 2021.
Pax8 fueled its global ambitions in a span of two weeks with a U.K.-based acquisition and strategic leadership team, in addition to a $98 million boost in funding.
Updated MDM service benefits from integrations with the broader cloud-native Informatica platform that is built on top of a microservices Kubernetes-based architecture.