E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- February 9, 2016

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The Internet of Things' Big Software Challenge
LinkedIn Stock Tanks Despite Company's Professed Confidence
Report: 100 Ways to Improve Federal Cybersecurity
Google Strikes Back at Ad Blockers
Intel Reports Progress in Achieving Diversity

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Today's Story Highlights

The Internet of Things' Big Software Challenge
More than half of major new business processes and systems will
incorporate some element of the Internet of Things by 2020, according to
Gartner. That means that every piece of software that supports those
business processes and systems must be redesigned to accommodate the
requirements of the IoT market. Nearly every major independent software
vendor is making moves to respond to the challenge.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83088.html

LinkedIn Stock Tanks Despite Company's Professed Confidence
LinkedIn last week lost about $11 billion in market valuation after it
provided a 2016 revenue forecast that fell short of analysts'
expectations. The company's stock fell by as much as 44 percent Friday
afternoon, with shares hitting a three-year-low of $108. LinkedIn
generated $862 million in revenue in its fourth quarter of 2015, a 34
percent gain year over year.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83085.html

Report: 100 Ways to Improve Federal Cybersecurity
The U.S. government was shaken last year when the Office of Personnel
Management disclosed that employment records affecting 21.5 million
people had been breached. The Obama administration initiated several
comprehensive actions designed to shore up federal data protection. A
parallel initiative revealed that federal agencies still have a long way
to go to strengthen cybersecurity performance.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83083.html

Google Strikes Back at Ad Blockers
Google this week reportedly pulled one mobile ad blocker from the Google
Play store and prevented another from being updated. The moves come on
the heels of Samsung's announcement this week that it was opening up its
mobile Web browser to ad blockers. AdBlock Fast, which was one of the
first blockers to take advantage of Samsung's largesse, was tossed from
Google Play.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83081.html

Intel Reports Progress in Achieving Diversity
Intel this week released a new report showing some major improvements
and continued challenges in its effort to achieve workforce diversity,
and challenged rival companies to show their cards. The report comes a
year after Intel CEO Brian Krzanich pledged to make improvements amid a
sea of criticism about the industry's domination by young white males.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83082.html

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