E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- May 15, 2015

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Redesigning Products and Services for the Internet of Things
Apple Likely to Pony Up to Settle A123 Poaching Suit
AT&T Spreads Rollover Data Cheer to GoPhone
Facebook's Instant Articles Raise Troubling Questions
Sage and Salesforce Tie Partnership Knot

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Today's Story Highlights

Redesigning Products and Services for the Internet of Things
Nearly everyone agrees the Internet of Things will create unprecedented
business opportunities that will dramatically change the way almost
every industry operates. There is also universal agreement that the IoT
will force organizations to rethink the fundamental nature of their
products and services. One company that has become a leader in the
rapidly evolving IoT market is PTC.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82059.html

Apple Likely to Pony Up to Settle A123 Poaching Suit
Apple reportedly has agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by battery
manufacturer A123 Systems, accusing it of poaching engineers who were
under non-compete agreements. A123 develops technologies for electric
car batteries. News of the rumored settlement has fueled speculation
that Apple poached talent from the firm to forward its ambitions to
enter the electric vehicle market.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82056.html

AT&T Spreads Rollover Data Cheer to GoPhone
AT&T Mobility introduced Rollover Data early this year. The offering is
very similar to its successful Rollover Minutes for voice calls, which
began a few years ago. The question is, will it be just as successful
for data? It looks like the answer is yes, as it is now expanding the
perk to GoPhone. GoPhone is an AT&T Mobility prepaid brand, and prepaid
is a rapidly growing wireless segment.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82053.html

Facebook's Instant Articles Raise Troubling Questions
Facebook on Tuesday introduced Instant Articles, a feature that lets
publishers place their stories directly on its site. Nine major media
outlets have signed on so far. The content is optimized for mobile
devices, and Instant Articles currently is available only on iOS.
Publishers get 100 percent of the revenue from ads they place with their
content.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82050.html

Sage and Salesforce Tie Partnership Knot
Sage and Salesforce put on a lovefest on Tuesday to announce their
partnership, in which Sage has developed Sage Life, a product to enable
small companies to connect their customer, accounting, payroll and
finance data into one system, accessible from any device, anywhere. It's
unclear whether the customer data is held in Salesforce's traditional
CRM or if it refers more broadly to ERP data.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82051.html

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