E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- December 22, 2015

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Surprise Success: What to Do When Sales Go Through the Roof
Video Game Downloads May Eclipse Physical Format Sales
Linux Foundation Gives Blockchain a Boost
Ready or Not, Enterprise Appification Is Here
Cook Rearranges Apple's Executive Suite
Congress Passes Budget Bill With Controversial Cybersecurity Provision

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Today's Story Highlights

Surprise Success: What to Do When Sales Go Through the Roof
Success is a good thing. Sometimes, however, surges in orders and sales
cause headaches for e-commerce companies. The key is to expect the
unexpected. Planning ahead can help ensure that sales spikes are handled
as smoothly as possible. "It's never too early to start planning for
growth," said Marg Hyland, founder of Pegeen. "You need to be prepared."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82905.html

Video Game Downloads May Eclipse Physical Format Sales
Sales of video games via downloads may surpass physical copies for the
first time this holiday season. However, games in physical formats
continue to dominate sales overall. "New physical software represented
67 percent of spending for the 12 months ending September 2015, with
digital downloads and DLC representing the remaining 33 percent," said
Liam Callahan, games industry analyst at NPD Group.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82903.html

Linux Foundation Gives Blockchain a Boost
The Linux Foundation last week announced it was teaming up with a group
of high-tech and financial giants on a project to advance the blockchain
technology made famous by bitcoin virtual currency. IBM, Cisco and Intel
have agreed to collaborate with a number of financial institutions and
other companies to develop an enterprise-grade open source distributed
ledger framework.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82904.html

Ready or Not, Enterprise Appification Is Here
Portfolios of task-oriented mobile apps for employees, contractors and
business partners have been transforming the way enterprises conduct
business, Apperian reported last week. Companies that have launched
mobility initiatives have customized and deployed one or more apps that
have streamlined business operations, according to the firm's analysis
of 2 million app deployments.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82901.html

Cook Rearranges Apple's Executive Suite
Apple on Thursday announced some personnel moves that suggest CEO Tim
Cook's future vision for the company. He named Jeff Williams chief
operating officer, elevated Johny Srouji to senior vice president,
broadened the powers of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
Phil Schiller, and added Tor Myhren as vice president of marketing
communications.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82895.html

Congress Passes Budget Bill With Controversial Cybersecurity Provision
Congress on Friday passed an omnibus budget bill that included the
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA. The Senate earlier this
year passed CIS, which many conservative and liberal politicians, high-
tech firms, and privacy and civil liberty advocates oppose. The latest
version includes amendments that will allow corporations to share
customers' information with the government.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82894.html

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