E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- May 18, 2017

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Headline Scan
Intertwining Artificial Intelligence With Blockchain
Massive Ransomware Attack Reaps Meager Profits
E-Commerce Gets the Einstein Treatment
Federal First Responder Project Presents Juicy Telecom Opportunity
3 Ways Your Sales Organization Should Prepare for AI
Microsoft Bashes NSA Following Massive Ransomware Attacks
Charter's Wireless Play

Today's Story Highlights

Intertwining Artificial Intelligence With Blockchain
Except for those folks living under rocks, everyone knows about or at
least has heard of bitcoin. However, not everyone understands the
technology of bitcoin, which extends well beyond Internet-based
currency. For the rock people, bitcoin is an Internet-based currency
that allows for transparency with respect to each transfer of the
currency through the use of a distributed database.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84540.html

Massive Ransomware Attack Reaps Meager Profits
The WannaCry ransom attack that quickly circled the globe last week is
not yet fully contained. So far, it has impacted more than 300,000
computers in 150 countries. However, one of the remarkable things about
it is that only a trifling $100,000 in ransom, give or take, apparently
has been paid. That represents a surprisingly low response from an
attack generally considered the biggest ever.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84537.html

E-Commerce Gets the Einstein Treatment
E-commerce brings together several themes that relate to our current
fascination with artificial intelligence, machine learning, bots, mobile
technology and the like. It's actually more than that, because it
represents an underserved part of CRM. Until fairly recently, there were
few tools that retailers could use to reach online customers for
marketing and sales.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84539.html

Federal First Responder Project Presents Juicy Telecom Opportunity
Competition in telecom price and service packages has been getting a lot
of attention lately. However, network providers also have been pursuing
other opportunities that consumers might miss if they're exposed only to
traditional advertising. AT&T's cooperation with the U.S. government in
developing a national emergency responder network is a case in point.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84533.html

3 Ways Your Sales Organization Should Prepare for AI
AI is a trend, and it's always nice to be trendy, but as great as CPQ
is, it's still only one source of data. Without sufficient data, AI is
extremely limited. It's like allowing your toddler to learn only about
colors: The kid might be a whiz with colors, all right, but without
context -- in other words, more data -- that information won't make any
sense.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84532.html

Microsoft Bashes NSA Following Massive Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft this weekend unleashed its wrath on the National Security
Agency, alleging it was responsible for the ransomware attack that began
last week and has spread to thousands of corporate, government and
individual computer systems around the world. Microsoft Chief Legal
Officer Brad Smith launched a blistering attack on the NSA and
governments worldwide.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84531.html

Charter's Wireless Play
Charter Spectrum has announced it will resell Comcast's Xfinity Mobile
wireless service to customers inside its region. The good news is that
this deal lets Charter get quick access to wireless without competing
with Comcast. Comcast and Charter Communications last week said they had
reached an "operational agreement" about working together.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84530.html

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