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Who ‘owns’ the healthcare consumer of the future?
How the ongoing M&A scramble and the frantic pace of digitalization of healthcare are reshaping traditional relationships between healthcare consumers and providers.
A year after Oracle buy, a focused NetSuite doubles down on verticals, midmarket
When Oracle first announced its agreement to acquire NetSuite, back in July 2016, there was widespread agreement in the tech industry that the deal could allow Oracle to serve a broader range of customers, expand to more vertical...
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10 internet of things success stories
From government, to utilities, to logistics, the internet of things (IoT) is having a profound effect on many industries. Here are organizations from five verticals undergoing transformation thanks to innovative use of IoT...
Oracle refreshes entire SaaS line, aiming to fuel cloud momentum
As the migration of businesses to the cloud picks up steam, Oracle is intent on keeping up.
EU wants to ease commercial drone use with future flight rules
The European Commission wants to make it easier for lightweight drones to fly autonomously in European airspace -- with logistics, inspection services and agricultural businesses set to benefit. Last Friday, the Commission...
How a logistics firm leverages SD-WAN for competitive advantage
Freight forwarding firm JAS Global has cut trimmed millions from its bandwidth costs using network software. Next, it intends to leverage the technology for a predictive analytics system.
Twenty years after Deep Blue, what can AI do for us?
On May 11, 1997, a computer showed that it could outclass a human in that most human of pursuits: playing a game. The human was World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, and the computer was IBM's Deep Blue. Murray Campbell, one of Deep...
Kaiser CIO shares IT lessons for the future of healthcare
Kaiser Permanente's Dick Daniels urges fellow CIOs to look at how consumers use a variety of services to improve their own products and services.
The 'Amazon effect' will drive autonomous vehicles, Nvidia CEO says
What's the relationship between Amazon and autonomous vehicles? Amazon is changing the way products and services are delivered to customers, and so will autonomous vehicles, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang believes.
Banking bots highlight conversational commerce trend
Western Union has built a chatbot that lets consumers wire money by conversing with a digital assistant in Facebook Messenger.
Cushman & Wakefield CIO builds innovation through partnerships
With the help of key partners, Adam Stanley is exploring emerging technologies in AR/VR, IoT and cybersecurity to buttress the commercial real estate firm’s portfolio.
Surveys show high hopes, deep concerns about IoT
Industrial IoT's big future is starting to become a reality, but many companies still don't think they're ready for it. Those are some of the findings in surveys released on Tuesday by the Business Performance Innovation Network and...
Drone software gives offline farmers real-time images
Software vendor DroneDeploy's latest feature, Fieldscanner, lets farmers view aerial pictures while the drone is still flying, without an internet connection.
How IoT helps insurers mitigate the risks of climate change
The internet of things offers insurers a chance to collect better data and create new business models to engage consumers -- and reduce risks.
EBay folds Indian operation into local retailer Flipkart
Facing fierce competition from Amazon.com, eBay has sold its Indian operation to local retailer Flipkart, while joining Tencent Holdings and Microsoft in investing US$1.4 billion in the Indian company.
Can the IoT transform loading operations?
Zebra Technologies' SmartPack Trailer is designed to use the internet of things (IoT) to give public and private freight and parcel carriers real-time operational visibility into the efficiency of loading trailers, load quality, staff...
Microsoft HoloLens helps medical equipment maker hone sales pitch
Stryker is tapping HoloLens to show prospective customers what its medical tools and furnishings will look like in their operating rooms.
How Procore brought the cloud to the $10 trillion construction industry
Construction is one of the biggest industries on the planet, yet still relies heavily on pens and clipboards. This cloud startup has done more than any other company to change that.
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