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October 2018 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT (Fri, 12 Dec 4960)
The October 2018 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT features a Special Technology Report on Printing & Labelling. For this report, we spoke with a number of leading spokespeople from the vendor and analyst communities about recent, current and possible future developments within the world of printing & labelling technology.
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Jamf acquires NoMAD, the solution for streamlining Mac authentication and account management (Sat, 11 Dec 2500)
Jamf, the management standard for the Apple ecosystem, has acquired NoMAD, an open source and commercial set of software products to simplify the Mac administration process.
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Driving forward: strong financial growth sees Jabra continue to add new talent (Sat, 12 Dec 3040)
Jabra has announced another key appointment as Ismail Mitha joins the North EMEA Channel team to further enhance the breadth of the team and support key reseller accounts. Mitha will be field-based, but will report into Jabra’s UK HQ in Langley, Berkshire.
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Coming soon: SP1 RFID sled by DENSO (Sun, 12 Dec 7660)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is delivering a boost in sales for retailers by an average of 1.5 to 5.5 percent, while increasing inventory accuracy by about 20 to 30 per cent, according to the study “Measuring the impact of RFID in Retailing: Key lessons from 10 case-study companies”, which was conducted by Adrian Beck, an emeritus professor at the University of Leicester.
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UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Portal Reader: The Scanning System of the future by Datalogic (Sun, 12 Dec 3700)
Datalogic, the automatic data capture and process automation solutions provider, has introduced the UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) portal reader, a product designed to complement and extend the capability of Datalogic RFID product family.
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Schneider Electric announces APC NetShelter racks and micro data centres achieve Cisco Certification (Tue, 12 Dec 7780)
Schneider Electric has announced that APC NetShelter SX with Shock Packaging has achieved Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Pre-rack and Ship Certification, expanding certification from one standard size to covering the entire product line.
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Fluent Commerce announces partnership with OSF Commerce (Wed, 11 Dec 3280)
Fluent Commerce, the cloud born order management company that enables omnichannel retailers to out-convenience their competitors and offer their customers flexible fulfilment options, has today announced it has signed an innovative referral agreement with OSF Commerce.
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Fujitsu chooses Cylance to extend AI-powered endpoint protection in its Americas security operations (Fri, 12 Dec 7360)
Cylance Inc., the provider of AI-driven, prevention-first security solutions, and Fujitsu America, Inc., the information and communication technology (ICT) company, have announced an alliance that will leverage the cyber threat intelligence capabilities of both companies to deliver a more robust, resilient protection and detection security services portfolio.
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Giacom partners with Storetec to launch a tailor-made Document Management solution – exclusive to the UK CSP reseller market (Mon, 12 Dec 6940)
Giacom has partnered with Storetec – the provider of scanning, storage and document management solutions – to bring a tailor-made cloud service to its reseller-only channel.
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Nosto and Knomo bag AI and personalisation wins at the eCommerce Awards for Excellence (Sun, 12 Dec 3520)
Nosto's AI-powered personalisation solution for bag and tech accessories retail brand Knomo has been recognised as a double-winner in the eCommerce Awards for Excellence 2018.
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Extortion emails carrying bomb threats cause panic across the US (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Police in New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, and Washington tell Americans to stay calm.
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Andrew Ng sees an eternal springtime for AI (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Former Google Brain leader and Baidu chief scientist Andrew Ng lays out the steps companies should take to succeed with artificial intelligence, and explains why there's unlikely to be another "AI winter" like in times past.
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Adobe reports mixed Q4 results, updates outlook to include Marketo (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
This is Adobe's first financial report since acquiring marketing automation firm Marketo for $4.75 billion back in October.
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Google says it limits sales of facial recognition tools for ethical reasons (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The tech giant says it won't offer general-purpose facial recognition APIs before working through important technology and policy questions.
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Amazon brings Alexa to home security systems via Security Panel Controller API (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The API will let providers of home security systems offer voice controls on their devices via Alexa.
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Salesforce adds JavaScript support to Lightning platform (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The new Lightning Web Components programming model enables developers to build reusable app components using the popular programming language.
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Brazilian mobile users hit with banking malware (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
An Android-based trojan was accidentally downloaded by over 2000 users.
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What makes Microsoft tick? (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Microsoft has morphed into an interesting blend of practicality and aspiration these days. Here's what that meant for the company in 2018 and how it could shape Redmond in 2019.
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​What is the Kubernetes hybrid cloud and why it matters (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Kubernetes is hotter than hot? Why? A big reason is because many companies think it's the way to the future of the cloud.
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Twitter says it receives half a million of spam reports per month (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Twitter's latest Transparency Report also shows a rise in government requests for user data.
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More bad news for Apple: iPhone is weakening overseas, claims analyst (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
$250 billion has been wiped off Apple's market cap since November 1, which, to put it into context, is more than the market cap of Verizon.
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​Major China company, Alibaba, joins Open Invention Network patent protection group (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Alibaba and Ant Financial are trying to cool things off in the Sino-US intellectual property wars by joining the pro-Linux Open Invention Network patent protection organization.
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Infographic: SMBs and the Cloud (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
How integral is the Cloud to smaller businesses? Very.
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​MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux? (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Yes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won't. Here's why.
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Over half of Brazil's population exposed in security incident (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Records of 120 million taxpayers have been openly available online for weeks, according to experts.
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Can't find data scientists? Don't worry about it (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
New study says five factors are democratizing data science, potentially easing the talent shortage.
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Windows 10 tip: Run Ubuntu Linux in an enhanced Hyper-V session (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Microsoft now makes Ubuntu Linux available as a preconfigured Hyper-V virtual machine. Here's how to set up your VM and avoid a few gotchas.
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Survey: AI use grows among marketers, in spite of privacy concerns (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Few are satisfied with the ability to balance personalization tools with privacy, according to a new survey from Salesforce.
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Sage preps cloud acceleration plans for 2019 (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
We caught up with Nancy Harris, head of Sage's North America business, to talk about the company's pivot to SaaS as well as its product portfolio plans.
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G-Type Keyboard for Pixel Slate hands-on: Brydge's solution perfects Google's tablet (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The Google Pixel Slate was released with a couple of keyboard options and the one from Brydge is clearly the best option, with a lower price too.
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She'd just had a stillborn child. Tech companies wouldn't let her forget it (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
A woman pleads with tech companies like Facebook and Twitter to stop serving her ads to intensify her grief.
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Samsung unveils new Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1: Bigger size, better battery (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Samsung refreshes Notebook 9 Pen for creative pros with a new S Pen and an additional 15-inch model.
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Shamoon malware destroys data at Italian oil and gas company (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
About a tenth of Saipem's IT infrastructure infected with infamous data-wiping Shamoon malware.
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GE plans to launch independent industrial IoT company, unloads ServiceMax: Too little, too late? (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
GE said it will launch an independently run industrial Internet of things company, but will need a new CEO as Bill Ruh will depart. Can GE's latest industrial IoT effort succeed?
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DeepRacer: Will Amazon's own programmable toy car interest you in AI? (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
It's the type of toy you might have had dreams about as a child, or perhaps last night: A little race car you can teach to drive itself. What you might need to learn first about DeepRacer is quite a hill for anyone to climb.
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Razer faces backlash after asking gamers to mine cryptocurrency for rewards (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
SoftMiner promises store credit in return for cryptocurrency mining -- but users have spotted the hidden costs.
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What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know about the cloud, explained (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Updated: An introduction to cloud computing right from the basics up to IaaS and PaaS, hybrid, public, and private cloud, AWS and Azure.
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Amazon delivery thieves beware: Cops plant GPS trackers in fake parcels (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
New Jersey police team up with Amazon to deliver fake parcels containing GPS-tracking devices.
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Computational breeding: Can AI offer an alternative to genetically modified crops? (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Predictive science may be able to supercharge crop breeding and reduce reliance on genetic modification.
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​2019 security threats? Expect Iranian 'kittens' to follow the money (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The resumption of sanctions against Iran means the US financial sector faces renewed threats.
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AriseBank execs forced to pay $2.7 million to settle SEC charges of cryptocurrency fraud (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The organization claimed to operate a unique, decentralized bank via the blockchain.
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Apple plans new $1bn campus plus big US job growth (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
The iPhone giant is to spend $1bn and add 5,000 new jobs in Texas, plus more jobs in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City.
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Opera for Android becomes an Ethereum 'blockchain browser' (Thu, 13 Dec 2018)
Opera hopes to make cryptocurrency more than just a speculative asset.
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