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May 02, 2016

Oracle Goes Vertical In Bid for Cloud Growth

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Oracle's cloud acquisition machine is revving up again after a few months of dormancy, and it's headed in a vertical direction. Last week, the company paid $662 million for Textura...

Chris Kanaracus

Holger Mueller

R "Ray" Wang

Insight News

May 02, 2016

Craig Wright Claims to Be Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto: Skepticism Is Warranted

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Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has generated quite a bit of media attention with his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the shadowy, anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital...

Chris Kanaracus

Steve Wilson

Insight News

April 28, 2016

Samsung's New IoT Cloud Focuses on Interoperability

Matrix Commerce

One of the biggest problems plaguing the IoT (Internet of Things) market today is fragmentation, and Samsung says its new ARTIK Cloud service is geared toward solving that problem,...

Chris Kanaracus

Holger Mueller

Insight News

April 28, 2016

Some Retailers, Restaurants Find Full-Time Hires Are the Recipe for Profits, Customer Satisfaction

Future of Work

If you've spent any time in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., chances are you've filled up and grabbed a bite to eat at Sheetz, the near-ubiquitous gas station-restaurant chain. And if you fr...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

April 26, 2016

EU, US Governments Laying Groundwork for Overarching Internet of Things Regulation

Data to Decisions

Authorities in both the European Union and United States have taken significant steps toward crafting comprehensive government policies around the Internet of Things, in a sign the...

Chris Kanaracus

Andy Mulholland

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April 26, 2016

Amazon Targets Postmates, GrubHub with Price Guarantee for Restaurant Delivery: What It Means

Matrix Commerce

It wouldn't be a typical week if Amazon wasn't making some type of bold competitive move or another. Its latest sets up a new battleground for Amazon and third-party restaurant del...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

April 26, 2016

Demandware Making The Cloud Rain & Mobile Continues to Dominate Retail

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Earlier this month I was in sunny Florida at the Demandware XChange conferenc...

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April 25, 2016

Department Store Chains Facing Cull-Or-Keep Dilemma

Matrix Commerce

While department store chains such as Sears, Macy's and JC Penney have been shutting down locations by the hundreds in recent years, if they're ever going to restore sales producti...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

April 22, 2016

Japan Post Eyes More Logistics Acquisitions: What It Means

Matrix Commerce

The competition among the globe's largest logistics vendors is about to heat up, with Japan Post Holdings' announcement it plans to make additional large acquisitions following its...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

April 20, 2016

SAS Aims at Unifying Marketing Channels with Customer Intelligence 360

Data to Decisions

Opinions may vary on just how much personalization consumers want in their marketing messages from companies, but delivering it has been the goal of many software vendors. SAS has ...

Chris Kanaracus

Doug Henschen

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April 19, 2016

Postmates, Amazon, Uber and the Drive Toward One-Hour Deliveries

Matrix Commerce

When the Postmates delivery app launched in 2011, its couriers overwhelmingly were bringing food to customers' homes and offices. Now Postmates is partnering with an increasing num...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

April 19, 2016

Toyota's Supply Chain Woes Hold A Lesson for All Manufacturers

Matrix Commerce

Earthquakes that have wracked southern Japan in recent days have had a major impact on companies such as automaker Toyota, which is renowned worldwide for its lean manufacturing pr...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

April 15, 2016

NetSuite speaks BeNeLux - expands into Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg

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Holger Mueller

Insight News

April 14, 2016

UL, Security Researchers At Odds Over New IoT Cybersecurity Standard

Matrix Commerce

If there's consensus on anything regarding the Internet of Things, it's that the industry needs to settle on standards as quickly as possible. An emerging row between UL, the promi...

Chris Kanaracus

Steve Wilson

Insight News

April 14, 2016

Mobile Apps Getting Online Shoppers In a 'Snacking' Mood

Matrix Commerce

Consumers are increasingly buying products online in frequent bursts throughout the day in a trend retailers call "snacking," and mobile applications are the reason why. ...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

April 11, 2016

Don't Believe All the Blockchain Hype: Examining Its Weaknesses and Risks

Data to Decisions

Few if any technologies have been covered as breathlessly by the media in recent years as blockchain, the underlying platform for the Bitcoin digital currency.Blockchain's adherent...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

April 11, 2016

The Four Personas Of The Modern CMO In A Digital World

Marketing Transformation

Marketers Face Massive Challenges In...

R "Ray" Wang

Insight News

April 11, 2016

Amazon Eyes Fashion As Next Growth Frontier: Can It Succeed?

Matrix Commerce

While Amazon is known for selling a seemingly boundless universe of products at highly competitive prices, one area it has lagged is fashion, particularly higher-end brand names th...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

April 03, 2016

Card Not Present Fraud up another 25% YOY

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The Australian Payments Clearing Association...

Steve Wilson

Insight News

April 01, 2016

Trucking Industry Feeling the Pinch from Heightened Consumer Expectations

Matrix Commerce

If you've noticed a few more tractor trailers coming down your residential street these days, it's no accident. The e-commerce boom and resulting changes to consumer expectations a...

Chris Kanaracus

March 31, 2016

CEN Member Chat: Shifting Sands of Retail

Matrix Commerce

Constellation's Managing Editor, lt;span style=quot;color:#4B0082;quot;gt;lt;stronggt;Chris Kanaracuslt;/stronggt;lt;/spangt;, offers tips on hot upcoming research coverage. Conste...

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March 29, 2016

Restoration Hardware's Woes Provide More Evidence of Consumers' Growing Power

Matrix Commerce

Restoration Hardware is learning the hard way that in today's retail climate, consumers are gaining ever more influence along with rising expectations for getting what they want, w...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

March 24, 2016

SAP Ariba Live – making procurement strategic again

Matrix Commerce

Sorry it is the crazy season of United States presidential primaries and I ha...

Analyst Blog

March 20, 2016

The last thing privacy needs is new laws

Data to Decisions

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has given a speech in London, re-...

Steve Wilson

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Oracle Goes Vertical In Bid for Cloud Growth

Craig Wright Claims to Be Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto: Skepticism Is Warranted

Samsung's New IoT Cloud Focuses on Interoperability

Some Retailers, Restaurants Find Full-Time Hires Are the Recipe for Profits, Customer Satisfaction

EU, US Governments Laying Groundwork for Overarching Internet of Things Regulation

Amazon Targets Postmates, GrubHub with Price Guarantee for Restaurant Delivery: What It Means

Demandware Making The Cloud Rain & Mobile Continues to Dominate Retail

Department Store Chains Facing Cull-Or-Keep Dilemma

Japan Post Eyes More Logistics Acquisitions: What It Means

SAS Aims at Unifying Marketing Channels with Customer Intelligence 360

Postmates, Amazon, Uber and the Drive Toward One-Hour Deliveries

Toyota's Supply Chain Woes Hold A Lesson for All Manufacturers

NetSuite speaks BeNeLux - expands into Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg

UL, Security Researchers At Odds Over New IoT Cybersecurity Standard

Mobile Apps Getting Online Shoppers In a 'Snacking' Mood

Don't Believe All the Blockchain Hype: Examining Its Weaknesses and Risks

The Four Personas Of The Modern CMO In A Digital World

Amazon Eyes Fashion As Next Growth Frontier: Can It Succeed?

Card Not Present Fraud up another 25% YOY

Trucking Industry Feeling the Pinch from Heightened Consumer Expectations

CEN Member Chat: Shifting Sands of Retail

Restoration Hardware's Woes Provide More Evidence of Consumers' Growing Power

SAP Ariba Live – making procurement strategic again

The last thing privacy needs is new laws

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