E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- April 16, 2015

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Headline Scan
GE Catches the Industrial Internet Wave
EC Officially Tosses Google Into Hot Soup
Industry Groups Lead Net Neutrality Lawsuit Parade
Sage and Salesforce: An Odd Couple?
Ransomware Perps Put the Squeeze on Police

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Today's Story Highlights

GE Catches the Industrial Internet Wave
General Electric made some important news last week, when it announced
it was leaving the finance industry. It attributed its decision to
recent changes that it characterized as less cyclical and more
transformational. At the same time, GE is focused on newer ideas like
its "Industrial Internet." If it executes this the right way, it could
be a blueprint for growth going forward.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81946.html

EC Officially Tosses Google Into Hot Soup
The European Commission on Wednesday began official antitrust
proceedings against Google, alleging abuses of its dominance in Internet
search. The EC further opened a probe into Google's Android mobile
operating system. In a Statement of Objections sent to Google, the EC
notes that its preliminary investigation indicates the company has
infringed European antitrust rules by stifling competition and harming
consumers.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81944.html

Industry Groups Lead Net Neutrality Lawsuit Parade
Several wireless and cable industry groups on Tuesday filed lawsuits
challenging the FCC's new open Internet rules. The lawsuits seek to
nullify the new rules on the grounds that the FCC exceeded its authority
in making them -- most notably by redefining broadband service so it can
be regulated like a utility. The trade groups oppose the way the FCC
seeks to enforce Net neutrality.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81941.html

Sage and Salesforce: An Odd Couple?
It came as a surprise when Keith Block, vice chairman of Salesforce,
made an off-the-cuff remark about a Sage-Salesforce alliance at
Salesforce World Tour last week. Sage and Salesforce in February had
announced they would work together, with Sage moving some of its
undisclosed ERP applications to the Salesforce Cloud. However, the word
didn't seem to spread, and it remained off my radar.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81943.html

Ransomware Perps Put the Squeeze on Police
Five police departments in Maine, whose networks are linked together so
they can share files, recently deposited bitcoins worth 300 euros into a
Swiss bank account as ransom for their records. The departments'
management system was locked down by ransomware that scrambled their
data and rendered it unusable. The police decided to pay up after their
experts failed to crack the ransomware code.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81939.html

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