E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- January 13, 2016

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Headline Scan
US Army Marches to the Cloud
AT&T Baits Pay-TV Hooks With Unlimited Mobile Data
FordPass Aims to Engage Customers on Their Terms
The Cloud Complexity Challenge
Legere Steps Back After Hurling F-Word at EFF

Today's Story Highlights

US Army Marches to the Cloud
The U.S. Army may be in the walking phase of its plan to shift major
portions of its information technology resources to the cloud, but a
recent contracting initiative could move the service up to a jogging
pace by the end of the year. The Army's progress in migrating much of
its IT capabilities to the cloud was characterized as a crawl during
2015.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82970.html

AT&T Baits Pay-TV Hooks With Unlimited Mobile Data
AT&T on Tuesday began offering unlimited mobile data to its pay TV
customers. New or existing DirecTV and U-Verse TV subscribers can get
unlimited talk, text and data for $100 per month. AT&T will charge $40
for two additional phones, and a fourth phone will be free. Subscribers
can add smartwatches and certain connected devices to their unlimited
plans for $10 per device.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82966.html

FordPass Aims to Engage Customers on Their Terms
Ford on Monday announced FordPass, a platform focusing on enhancing the
customer experience. FordPass includes a Marketplace offering mobility
services; 24x7 access to FordGuides, which are personal assistants to
help customers with mobility challenges; membership loyalty rewards; and
FordHubs -- select stores that let customers experience Ford's latest
innovations.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82969.html

The Cloud Complexity Challenge
Growing acceptance of cloud computing quickly is becoming a double-edged
sword for the leading players in the SaaS, PaaS and IaaS marketplaces.
As a broader set of customers adopts cloud-first strategies, even the
biggest cloud players are being challenged to scale their operations to
keep pace with escalating customer demands without becoming too complex.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82964.html

Legere Steps Back After Hurling F-Word at EFF
John Legere, T-Mobile's loquacious CEO, has apologized to the Electronic
Frontier Foundation for what he described as a "color commentary" that
drew sharp criticism. "I am a vocal, animated and sometimes foul mouthed
CEO," Legere wrote in a blog post. "I don't filter myself and you know
that no one at T-Mobile filters me either." Legere offered a mea culpa
for "offending EFF and its supporters."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82962.html

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