Mobile
Digital Concierge iOS App ‘Reserve’ Raises $15 Million in Funding
Founded by Greg Hong and true(x) CEO, Joe Marchese, Reserve is a digital concierge service focused on making every part of the dining experience better, for both restaurants and diners. They’ve partnered with some of the top names in dining, over 110 partners — from Michelin-starred restaurants to James Beard
Polish Banks Come Together to Launch Mobile Banking Service Blik
Backed by six Polish banks, mobile banking service Blik was launched in Poland. The initiative which started in November last year went live yesterday. The participating banks are Alior Bank, Bank Millennium, Bank Azchodni WBK, mBank, ING Bank and PKO Bank Polski. These banks combined to create the Polish Payment
Samsung Furthers its IoT Pledge with Tizen-Powered, Smart Home Electronics
Keeping true to its IoT pledge at 2015 CES, Samsung have revealed three new products that run on Samsung’s ‘OS of Everything’, Tizen : refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines. In spite of a 12% growth of Samsung Electronics last year, the South Korean giant suffered a low point in operating
Over 200,000 Self- Serve Appliances to Accept Apple Pay
Since its launch in October last year, Apple Pay has been steadily growing in popularity. However, self- serving hardware seem to be one of the last few places to accept only cash or cards. USA Technologies (NASDAQ: USAT), a leader of wireless, cashless payment and M2M/IoT solutions for small-ticket, self-serve
Why User Experience is Vital for the Success of Cloud Platforms
User experience in cloud platforms is becoming table stakes amid intensifying price competition for increasingly commoditized services. The ability to effectively manage application performance and user experience is a key component of every infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider’s cloud monitoring strategy. As a result, cloud platform providers must continue
Phablets to Take Mobile Banking by Storm
CHARLOTTE, NC – January 27, 2015- Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, a business and technology consulting firm exclusively focussed on financial services industry released findings which predict that Phablets will dominate the mobile device market share by 2020. C&G surveyed 1,005 U.S. consumers online as well as interviewed top financial
Latest Company to Tap into Beacon & Mobile App Technology is the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Big Data Analytics sprawl has permeated into the arts. This month, we reported on how beacon technology was being used to overhaul the library experience. Now, The Cleveland Museum of Art are similarly turning to mobile apps and iBeacons to create a more interactive customer experience, and gather vital information on
IBM Revenues Down but Big Data, Cloud and Mobile on the Rise
After an eventful week for IBM, with the announcement of its historic partnership with Apple, the company yesterday announced its quarterly earnings, reporting higher than expected quarterly revenue. IBM reported second quarter revenue of $24.4 billion, a decline in revenue by 2 percent overall, but also beating consensus expectations of
The New Microsoft Vision: Cloud & Mobile
In a letter sent to Microsoft employees yesterday, Satya Nadella declared that the company is shifting its focus from Steve Ballmer’s vision of “devices and services” to one that encompasses the “mobile first and cloud first world” we live in. “While today many people define mobile by devices, Microsoft defines it
The Big Three for 2014 — Cloud, Mobile and Big Data
Follow @DataconomyMedia In this article, I’m going to suggest three spaces that enterprise-class organizations should invest in over this year. The basis of these suggestions are as follows: Reduce operational costs over the long term Shift funds from operations to investment Orient the company for changes in the compute landscape
