E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- May 19, 2015

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Headline Scan
5 IT Security Implementation Myths
Coherent Navigation Buy May Not Unmuddle Apple Maps
Walmart Banks on Shaking Up E-Commerce
If You Build a Structure, Sales Enablement Will Come
Fresh Takes on Shipping Perishable Online Purchases

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Today's Story Highlights

5 IT Security Implementation Myths
There's a common perception that implementing comprehensive IT security
to protect against today's sophisticated threats and attacks is a
difficult and expensive task, and that the benefits of replacing current
solutions (even if highly ineffective) are seldom worthwhile. This
mindset has resulted in many businesses dealing with a virtual patchwork
of disparate systems.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82074.html

Coherent Navigation Buy May Not Unmuddle Apple Maps
Apple has purchased GPS firm Coherent Navigation. The purchase is widely
viewed as an effort to improve the trouble-plagued Apple Maps. Coherent
Navigation offers satellite navigation hardware; software that includes
precise, secure, robust positioning; and timing and communication
solutions. "Coherent is well known for ... navigation and geolocation
work," said Charles King, principal at Pund-IT.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82072.html

Walmart Banks on Shaking Up E-Commerce
Walmart will be releasing its earnings report on Tuesday, and analysts
are expecting hear a lot about the role of e-commerce in the current
quarter, as well as an important factor in the company's growth
strategy. One of things it's planning to do is to take on Amazon Prime.
Walmart last week confirmed that it will roll out its own subscription
shipping service, reportedly code-named "Tahoe," this summer.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82066.html

If You Build a Structure, Sales Enablement Will Come
There's a lot of devalued sales jargon out there, but the phrase that
makes me wince the most is "sales enablement." First, it's misleading --
there are lots of things that equip sales people to close deals, but
when people say "sales enablement" they usually mean content, portals,
playbooks and on-boarding. That only "enables" part of the sale. Second,
most companies are abysmal at managing it.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82068.html

Fresh Takes on Shipping Perishable Online Purchases
It's one thing to ship books and electronics across the U.S. -- but it's
quite another to get fresh fruit, baked goods, meat, fish, prepared
meals, raw meal ingredients, and other perishables to consumers' front
doors in prime condition. Once perishables are delivered to a customer's
door, they often have to sit there for an unpredictable amount of time
before the customer gets home.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82058.html

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