E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- February 23, 2017

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Headline Scan
Uber Wants Fleeing Customers to Know It's Hurting
Federal IT Acquisition Worth $50B Cleared for Takeoff
Salesforce Adds Health Cloud Features
Verizon Cuts Better Deal for Breach-Battered Yahoo
US Rep Likens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 'Tyranny'
Microsoft Seeks Global Cybersecurity Accord

Today's Story Highlights

Uber Wants Fleeing Customers to Know It's Hurting
Uber has been responding to recent requests to delete customer accounts
with a statement that claims "everyone at Uber is deeply hurting" and
"it's everyone's number one priority to create change in the coming
months and years." The pop-up statement, which Twitter users began
circulating on Wednesday, appears to be Uber's latest effort to stem the
flow of customers from the company.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84324.html

Federal IT Acquisition Worth $50B Cleared for Takeoff
A major federal acquisition opportunity with a potential contract value
of $50 billion for IT vendors is back on track. The GSA recently resumed
processing vendor applications after a legal challenge to the contract
was resolved in its favor. As a result, the GSA this fall will reveal
the names of approximately 60 vendors who will be eligible to
participate in the Alliant 2 IT contract vehicle.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84320.html

Salesforce Adds Health Cloud Features
Salesforce this week announced new features and an expanded partner
ecosystem for its Health Cloud at the Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society conference. The new features are lead-to-
patient conversion, risk stratification and advanced segmentation.
Salesforce also announced a slew of new partner-developed applications
for Health Cloud available on the Salesforce AppExchange.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84323.html

Verizon Cuts Better Deal for Breach-Battered Yahoo
Verizon and Yahoo on Tuesday announced new terms for the acquisition
deal they inked last summer. Verizon will pay $350 million less than the
original contract price, which places the new value of the deal at $4.48
billion. Yahoo will be responsible for 50 percent of any breach-related
cash liabilities incurred as a result of non-SEC government
investigations and third-party litigation, under the new agreement.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84317.html

US Rep Likens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 'Tyranny'
The Financial Protection Bureau has come under increasing fire from
Republican lawmakers who now have the Trump administration to back their
efforts. Long-time critic Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R.-Texas, who chairs the
House Financial Services Committee, compared the bureau to a tyranny in
a recent interview. Hensarling reportedly is preparing legislation to
enact CFPB reforms.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84319.html

Microsoft Seeks Global Cybersecurity Accord
Microsoft has called on governments around the world to create a
"digital Geneva Convention" as a way to normalize international
cybersecurity rules and protect civilian use of the Internet. President
Brad Smith, who is also Microsoft's chief legal officer, addressed the
issue at the annual RSA conference held earlier this week, saying that
governments need to establish international rules.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84311.html

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