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Nintex’s Acquisition of K2 Signals Growth and Change for the DPA Market

Forrester IT

This morning, digital process automation (DPA) vendor Nintex announced the acquisition of bitter cross-town rival K2. Ok, let’s be honest, they were never bitter rivals. More like sibling rivals. Both reside in the same neighborhood in Bellevue Washington, just one town over from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. Both have significant Microsoft DNA.

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Cyber Geniuses: How to Mitigate Security Risks in a Fast-Changing World

Association of Information Technology Professional

How has the pandemics affected the cybersecurity threat landscape? What best practices can be applied going forward? Several cyber geniuses offered their advice at a recent UK Business Technology Community meeting. Here's what they found.

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How To Build A Sustainable, Future-Proof Agile Delivery Organization

Forrester IT

After completing my computer science degree, I started working with Olivetti back in the ’80s. That was 20 years after the glorious Ing. C. Olivetti invented the world’s first personal computer (which very few know about). This clearly changed widespread perception of computers as these dangerous monsters occupying huge rooms that you would rather stay […].

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Office 365 Apps End of Support Dates | Version vs Build Number

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check the Office 365 Supported Versions at a given point of time. You can have a quick look at Office 365 Apps End of Support Dates from this post. The Microsoft 365 apps (a.k.a Office 365 apps) version details can help to build the SQL/CMPivot queries to check the out of support devices.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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New Research: Emerging Use Cases And Risks For Biometrics

Forrester IT

Biometric authentication is a powerful technology with many compelling use cases but is not without controversy and distinct risks. What are users’ privacy rights in how biometric information is processed and stored? How are biometrics regulated around the world? How can the use of biometrics lead to discriminatory practices? What security shortcomings are associated with […].

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Train employees to be first line of defense

Tech Republic Security

This October looks quite different from previous years, as IT oversees staff who are no longer centrally located, creating a larger attack surface for bad actors. Awareness is key, experts say.

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Cybersecurity best practices: An open letter to end users

Tech Republic Security

In an effort to make IT pros' jobs easier, Jack Wallen offers cybersecurity tips to end users--in particular, what not to do to keep company networks, equipment, and data secure.

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US Federal CX Eked Out A New High But Still Trails The Private Sector

Forrester IT

Our US Federal Customer Experience Index (CX Index™), 2020, is now live! The report is packed full of great details about the quality of the US federal CX, its impact on agencies’ mission performance, and how they can improve. In brief, our results show that: The average federal CX Index score rose slightly to a […].

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VMware highlights security in COVID-era networking

Network World

As enterprise workloads continue to move off-premises and employees continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing that environment remains a critical challenge for IT. At its virtual VWworld 2020 gathering, VMware detailed products and plans to help customers deal with the challenges of securing distributed enterprise resources. More about SD-WAN : How to buy SD-WAN technology: Key questions to consider when selecting a supplier • What SD-Branch is and why you'll need it • Wh

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How To Build A Sustainable, Future-Proof Agile Delivery Organization

Forrester IT

After completing my computer science degree, I started working with Olivetti back in the eighties. That was twenty years after the glorious Ing. C. Olivetti – who very few know – invented the world’s first personal computer. This clearly changed human mankind’s perception of computers as these dangerous monsters occupying huge rooms that you would […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Limits of AI to Stop Disinformation During Election Season

Information Week

Bringing an AI-driven tool into the battle between opposing worldviews may never move the needle of public opinion, no matter how many facts on which you've trained its algorithms.

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Cisco Talos researchers explain psychology behind election disinformation posts on social media

Tech Republic Security

With the 2020 presidential election looming, here are questions to consider before posting on social media.

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Why excellent audio quality is essential for your contact center

Spearline Testing

Poor audio quality is something that will forever be overlooked by businesses as a threat to the company. One may think a poor phone call may be a harmless, everyday problem but in reality, terrible audio quality can seriously impact customer relationships with your agents and cause a massive loss in revenue for businesses. Following that, bad worth of mouth is then generated by your frustrated agents and dissatisfied customers, further ruining your brand reputation and causing potential custome

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7 companies in the tech space that were founded by women of color

Venture Beast

SPONSORED JOBS: It’s no secret that Black entrepreneurs are less likely to receive venture capital funding. Historically, the same has been said for female entrepreneurs. So, you can imagine that the odds are stacked against you if you are a woman of color trying to set up a business. Despite this, there are countless women of color doing incredibl… Read More.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Melting Antarctic Ice Exposes 800-Year-Old Penguins That Still Look Fresh

Gizmodo

A biologist working off the Ross Sea in Antarctica has stumbled upon an assortment of Adélie penguin remains, some of which appeared to have died only recently. Turns out these dead penguins are actually quite ancient, having been newly exposed by the effects of global warming. Read more.

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Steve and Alex from Minecraft are the latest characters coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Verge

Nintendo unveiled this morning that Steve and Alex from Minecraft will be added to the character roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. This is the second character announcement in the Fighter Pass Vol. 2 DLC that’s available for $29.99, following Min Min from Arms. There are four new fighters yet to be announced for the DLC. In the short presentation, a brief preview showed off Steve in action, playing in a special Minecraft -themed stage.

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Amazon says 19,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19 as it reveals pandemic data for first time

GeekWire

An Amazon employee enters the company’s fulfillment center in Kent, Wash., and is handed a mask, from another employee using tongs, before he can begin a shift in the massive package handling warehouse. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Amazon released figures on Thursday that for the first time detail the spread of the coronavirus among its employees.

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Amazon says 19,816 workers have contracted COVID-19

The Verge

Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images. 1.44 percent of Amazon’s front-line employees, or 19,816 workers, have tested positive or been “presumed positive for COVID-19,” Amazon said in a blog post published Thursday. The company says it employs 1,372,000 front-line employees across both Amazon and Whole Foods. The blog marks the first time Amazon has disclosed how many of its workers have contracted COVID-19, and comes after months of demands for increased transparency from workers , governments ,

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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How organizations can reduce their reliance on passwords

Tech Republic Security

Passwordless authentication can be an effective option, though introducing such a method poses its own challenges, says LastPass.

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New Windows 10 feature alerts users if their SSD is about to fail

TechSpot

Windows10 Build 20266, which is now available to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, introduces storage health monitoring designed to inform users of any abnormalities in their NVMe solid-state drive, giving them time to back up their data before it's potentially lost forever.

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Washington state AG sues Brown Paper Tickets for failure to pay event organizers and ticket refunds

GeekWire

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong). Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against Seattle-based Brown Paper Tickets , accusing the company of failing to pay event organizers and not refunding consumers for tickets they purchased. The 10-year-old company, which offers low-cost ticketing services to event organizers and acts as an intermediary between event organizers and ticket buyers, is accused of engaging in unfair an

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Roblox’s user-generated game platform could go public at $8 billion valuation

Venture Beast

User-generated game platform Roblox has seen its users go through the roof in recent years, and the company is reportedly planning to go public. Read More.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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The 100 Series Finale Pulled a Game of Thrones and I'm Still Laughing

Gizmodo

To be clear, The 100 tripped over its own feet, jumped 12 sharks, and shattered its reputation with viewers long before Game of Thrones boffed it. But the Game of Thrones finale has quickly become synonymous with missing the landing harder than a drunk gymnast on the vault so here we are, comparing the two after The … Read more.

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Google’s 5G Pixel strategy hits Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup where it hurts

Venture Beast

Instead of challenging iPhones with new premium Android options, Google is aiming for Apple's weak spot -- value-priced devices with 5G capabilities. Read More.

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GitHub's open-source CodeQL tool looks for security holes in real-time

TechSpot

On Thursday, GitHub announced that after extensive testing, it launched a native code scanner that can detect security flaws in posted programs or code as it is being entered. The tool is powered by CodeQL—an open-source semantic code analyzer.

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Microsoft unveils Surface laptops to fulfill ‘PC for every single person’ vision

Venture Beast

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Go starts at $549, and the Surface Pro X with SQ2 starts at $1,500, part of its "PC for every single person vision." Read More.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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The Apple Watch heart monitor sends too many people to the doctor

The Verge

Apple Watch | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. The heart monitoring feature on the Apple Watch may lead to unnecessary health care visits, according to a new study published this week. Only around 10 percent of people who saw a doctor at the Mayo Clinic after noticing an abnormal pulse reading on their watch were eventually diagnosed with a cardiac condition.

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Via acquires delivery logistics startup Fleetonomy to bolster fulfillment with AI

Venture Beast

Via acquired Fleetonomy, a startup that analyzes delivery data and delivers insights to maximize inventory and conduct proactive maintenance. Read More.

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Irish Supreme Court Says Subway Bread Can't Legally Be Called Bread Under Tax Law

Gizmodo

Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread from the international fast food chain Subway can’t legally be called bread under Irish tax law. The problem? Subway’s bread simply has too much sugar and must be considered a “confectionary.” Read more.

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Amazon launches Alexa smartphone app features for car commuters

Venture Beast

Amazon's new Auto Mode for the Alexa app on smartphones is a car-centric interface that provides one-tap access to common functions. Read More.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.