E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- May 4, 2015

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Comcast Blithely Juggles Its Options
Our Bodies, Our Security: Biometrics vs. Passwords
Apple, IBM Bring Tech to the Rescue for Japan's Seniors
Faulty Taptic Engine Could Make Apple Watch Rollout Sputter
Feds Get Forward-Looking IT Procurement Advice

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Today's Story Highlights

Comcast Blithely Juggles Its Options
Although its year-long effort to merge with TWC was derailed last month,
Comcast gave investors good news about its first-quarter performance. It
reported a 10 percent earnings hike for its first quarter, driven by
growth in its high-speed Internet business. Total revenue increased by
2.6 percent to $17.9 billion for the quarter, despite $99 million in
costs related to its failed merger attempt.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82006.html

Our Bodies, Our Security: Biometrics vs. Passwords
Text-based usernames and password pairs should be replaced with
biometric credentialing, such as vein recognition and ingestible
security tokens, suggests Johnathan LeBlanc, PayPal's global head of
developer evangelism. Celebrities have been mortified, Sony Pictures
Entertainment brought to its knees, and Home Depot sent scrambling to
EuroPay Mastercard Visa's chip and pin earlier than mandated.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82005.html

Apple, IBM Bring Tech to the Rescue for Japan's Seniors
Apple and IBM last week announced an initiative with Japan Post Group to
provide seniors in Japan with iPads preloaded with apps and analytics
designed to improve their quality of life. Japan Post Group will launch
a pilot service later this year and gradually expand it to cover 4-5
million customers by 2020. This is one of several undertakings to deal
with aging in Japan.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81995.html

Faulty Taptic Engine Could Make Apple Watch Rollout Sputter
A production snag in making the component that provides tactile feedback
in the Apple Watch could impact its availability in coming weeks.
Quality control problems with the Chinese maker of the component
reportedly have forced Apple to move nearly all manufacturing of the
unit to a Japanese company. Delays in the availability of the watch
could occur as it ramps up production.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82003.html

Feds Get Forward-Looking IT Procurement Advice
Federal agencies need to change course in handling IT spending quickly,
particularly in reversing the inertia behind longstanding conflicts
between CIOs and CFOs over the procurement of IT resources, according to
IDC Government Insights Research Director Shawn McCarthy. Government IT
managers need to focus on the advantages of newer technologies,
suggested Gartner Research Director Rick Howard.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82001.html

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