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Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Editor's Pick: Xactly CEO Christopher Cabrera: Understanding CRM's Boundaries

Xactly CEO Christopher Cabrera: Understanding CRM's Boundaries

Vivian Wagner
Jul 27, 2016 7:00 AM PT

It's important to recognize that "CRM is growing up," said Xactly CEO Christopher Cabrera. "It's becoming more useful to the CRM user, who is predominantly the sales rep or whoever is managing the customer relationship. The sales performance management, or SPM, space is on a collision course with CRM, because what CRM doesn't do is allow the reps that are using it to make sense of it all ... ." [More...]

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New Office 365 Features Help Build a Better Research Paper
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a slew of cloud-powered intelligent services in Office 365 apps that aim to assist research and writing efforts. Researcher lets users access the Bing Knowledge Graph to find and incorporate sources and content for research papers without leaving Word. Editor uses machine learning and national language processing, combined with input from Microsoft's linguists. [More...]

Gadget Ogling: Pretty Printers, Bargain Smartwatches, and Font Finders
Paper, designed by Ludwig Rensch, is sadly a concept for now. It holds a ream of paper to make loading the printing material easier than shuffling with a stack of loose leafs. It can scan documents and send them to your phone if you desire. It can make copies. There's a string of LEDs to show how much ink is left for each color, and there's even a handle on top . [More...]

Google Beefs Up Phone App's Spam-Fighting Skills
Google on Tuesday released an updated version of its Phone app for Android with a new spam protection feature that warns users when an incoming call is likely to be spam. It also lets them block numbers and report spam. The app is available on Google Play. The spam warning feature works on Nexus and AndroidOne devices on the T-Mobile USA, Project Fi and Orange France networks. [More...]

Nintendo's Q1 Reflects Struggles Unrelated to Pokemon Go Success
Nintendo shares fell sharply in Tokyo on Wednesday, following its release of a first-quarter earnings report that disappointed analyst expectations. The company reported a drop of 31 percent in net sales and an operating loss of about $48 million, which it attributed to growing strength in the Japanese yen but which likely had more to do with dismal sales of the Wii U, which it is phasing out. [More...]

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Nintendo's Q1 Reflects Struggles Unrelated to Pokemon Go Success
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83742.html

KickassTorrents Owner Faces 20-Plus Years in Stir
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83734.html

Amazon Sidles Into Student Loans
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83736.html

Yahoo Deal Could Put Verizon in Google and Facebook's League
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83733.html

Verizon on Verge of $5B Deal for Yahoo Core Assets
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83729.html

Musk Plots Out Tesla's Next 10 Years
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83727.html

Facebook Messenger Counter Rolls Over to 1 Billion
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83724.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

New Office 365 Features Help Build a Better Research Paper
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83743.html

Gadget Ogling: Pretty Printers, Bargain Smartwatches, and Font Finders
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83739.html

Aquila Test Flight Carries Facebook's Internet Ambitions Aloft
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83735.html

FBI Launches Probe Into DNC Email Hack
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83738.html

Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83731.html

Snapchat's Curious About-Face
(Posted 23-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83732.html

Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83730.html

Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83726.html

Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83725.html

Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83722.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Xactly CEO Christopher Cabrera: Understanding CRM's Boundaries
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83740.html

Gamification's Serious Role in Sales Success
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83737.html

LinkedIn Spiffs Up Sales Navigator
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83728.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Google Beefs Up Phone App's Spam-Fighting Skills
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83741.html

Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple
(Posted 23-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83714.html

Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83723.html

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Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Editor's Pick: Gamification's Serious Role in Sales Success

Gamification's Serious Role in Sales Success

Christopher J. Bucholtz
Jul 26, 2016 7:30 AM PT

When gamification was just starting to catch on several years ago, I recall sitting next to the CMO of my then-company at a Gartner conference session. The presenter walked the audience through the concept of using ideas borrowed from gaming as a motivational tool, and about two-thirds of the way through, the CMO turned to me and whispered, "This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen." [More...]

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Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
As we approach the end of the free Windows 10 upgrades and get used to the anniversary edition, it suddenly hit me the Windows we knew died with Windows 8 -- what we got with Windows 10 really isn't what we've come to know as Windows. Hell, looking at Microsoft's latest financials, Microsoft really isn't Microsoft any more, either. Both are very different from what they were just last decade. [More...]

FBI Launches Probe Into DNC Email Hack
The FBI on Monday confirmed it has opened an investigation into allegations that the Wikileaks email dump of nearly 20,000 DNC emails over the weekend might be linked to the Russian government. Hackers connected to Russian intelligence agencies allegedly have been working to help tilt the U.S. presidential election. "The FBI is investigating a cyber intrusion involving the DNC," the agency said. [More...]

Amazon Sidles Into Student Loans
Amazon has teamed up with Wells Fargo Educational Financial Services to offer Amazon Prime Students a 0.5 percent discount on private student loan interest rates, Wells Fargo announced last week. Wells Fargo is the largest private student lender in the United States among commercial banks. The Amazon discount can be added to the 0.25 percent discount rate Wells Fargo already offers for enrolling in an automatic monthly loan repayment plan. [More...]

Yahoo Deal Could Put Verizon in Google and Facebook's League
Verizon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yahoo's operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash. The deal, which comes on the heels of Verizon's $4.4 billion AOL purchase last year, will allow it to expand its digital advertising business. The purchase will provide Verizon with Yahoo's ad tech tools, search, email and messenger assets. [More...]

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Monday, 25 July 2016

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- July 25, 2016

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Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
Snapchat's Curious About-Face
Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple
Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance

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Today's Story Highlights

Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8

As we approach the end of the free Windows 10 upgrades and get used to
the anniversary edition, it suddenly hit me the Windows we knew died
with Windows 8 -- what we got with Windows 10 really isn't what we've
come to know as Windows. Hell, looking at Microsoft's latest financials,
Microsoft really isn't Microsoft any more, either. Both are very
different from what they were just last decade.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83731.html

Snapchat's Curious About-Face

Fleeting memories will be a thing of the past with a new Snapchat
feature currently rolling out. "Memories," introduced earlier this
month, allows users of the app to save photos and photo stories to their
phones, as well as share them with friends. Finding snaps or stories can
be done with a simple text search. Protecting snaps and stories on a
phone is easy, too.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83732.html

Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple

Chrome OS and Android Apps now run together on some Chromebooks. Many,
but not all, Chromebook models will get the operating system update that
allows it as fall approaches. The Asus Chromebook Flip C100P -- the
first Chromebook to get the upgrade -- is an impressive example of what
will come with the hybrid integration of Chrome OS and Android apps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83714.html

Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance

Ransomware infections are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are
ripe targets, which may be why the federal government addressed the
subject last week. Ransomware attacks have risen from about 1,000 a day
last year to 4,000 a day this year, Symantec has reported. Many of those
attacks are for small change, but some of the larger ones have been
directed at healthcare providers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83730.html

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Saturday, 23 July 2016

Editor's Pick: Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple

Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple

Jack M. Germain Jul 23, 2016 11:00 AM PT
	Chrome OS and Android Apps now run together on some Chromebooks. Many, but not all, Chromebook models will get the operating system update that allows it as fall approaches. The Asus Chromebook Flip C100P -- the first Chromebook to get the upgrade -- is an impressive example of what will come with the hybrid integration of Chrome OS and Android apps. [More...]

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Snapchat's Curious About-Face
Fleeting memories will be a thing of the past with a new Snapchat feature currently rolling out. "Memories," introduced earlier this month, allows users of the app to save photos and photo stories to their phones, as well as share them with friends. Finding snaps or stories can be done with a simple text search. Protecting snaps and stories on a phone is easy, too. [More...]

LinkedIn Spiffs Up Sales Navigator
LinkedIn this week announced three updates to Sales Navigator. One is deeper integration with Salesforce CRM data, allowing leads and accounts to be imported into Sales Navigator automatically. More than 20 LinkedIn customers already are using this feature. The second is direct integration of Sales Navigator with Gmail. The third is a new recommendation tab on the Sales Navigator mobile apps. [More...]

Musk Plots Out Tesla's Next 10 Years
Elon Musk has unveiled a second master plan for Tesla, a follow-up to the vision he shared 10 years ago. The original master plan is now in the final stages of execution. The refresh sketches out a multiyear, four-pronged strategy that is about more than vehicles. Musk also plans to advance an integrated solar-roof-with-battery product and create a ride-sharing program, among other things. [More...]

Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance
Ransomware infections are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets, which may be why the federal government addressed the subject last week. Ransomware attacks have risen from about 1,000 a day last year to 4,000 a day this year, Symantec has reported. Many of those attacks are for small change, but some of the larger ones have been directed at healthcare providers. [More...]

Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
Tinder has announced the launch of Tinder Social, a new platform that helps users plan group nights out. The new platform will help users plan double dates or larger group events, creating new opportunities for people to make connections, the company said. Tinder took the platform for a test drive in Australia and found that users wanted a better way to add friends to their night out in real time. [More...]

Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and noted hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang on Thursday published a paper on their collaboration to design a smartphone case that will protect user privacy. The pair developed a prototype compatible with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, as it's "driven primarily by what we understand to be the current preferences and tastes of reporters," the paper states. [More...]

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