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Researchers Develop Magnetic RAM to Improve Energy Efficiency
Researchers have developed a new kind of Random Access Memory (RAM) which uses magnetic materials to improve energy usage and efficiency. Scientists say that MELRAM looks "promising" for computer hardware which demands low energy consumption but high read/write rates.
Intel Boosts 2-in-1 Laptop Speeds by up to 40% with New 8th-Gen Quad-Core Chips
Intel is launching its eighth-generation laptop processors with new chips it claims are up to 40% faster than the previous generation. The new 8xxx U-series processors are low-power chips, aimed at thin and light laptops, 2-in-1 machines, and mini-computers.
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Microsoft Rolling out Big Changes to Its Premier Customer Support Program
As the pieces of Microsoft's recent sales reorganization are continuing to fall into place, Microsoft is undertaking a massive overhaul of its Premier Support organization -- its services unit that provides businesses with issue resolution, planning assistance, infrastructure design guidance and IT education.
Illumio 2.0 Helps Take the Complexity out of Micro-Segmentation
This week Illumio announced version 2.0 of its software-based segmentation solution, which aims to bring greater visibility and automation to micro-segmentation. Illumio currently has an offering called the “adaptive security platform” (ASP) that helps organizations visualize the flows in a data center. Software-based segmentation helps make it possible to move to a true zero trust security model with granular, fine-grained network segments.
Top Windows Server 2016 Features That Organizations Are Deploying
Windows Server 2016 has been out for a year now and there are clear features in Windows 2016 that organizations are adopting and integrating into their network environment. Here are few of those features:
- Hyper-converged infrastructure
- Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Privileged Access Management for Active Directory
- Better time accuracy to 1ms
Microsoft Goes All in on Containers in the Cloud with Extended Red Hat Partnership
Microsoft and Red Hat are extending their enterprise partnership in an effort to make it easier for customers to adopt and deploy container technology. This includes native support for Windows Server containers on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated on Microsoft Azure, and SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift.
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Cash, Money Orders and Stamps Mingle in the Mini Bundle ATM
Brooklyn, New York-based inventor Chanmattee Bachoo has launched the Mini Bundle ATM. In addition to cash, the patent-pending machine dispenses money orders and stamps 24/7, and also accepts deposits.
A Cardless, Cashless Society Is in Our Future, Visa Digital Chief Predicts
Visa recently unveiled a new technology that allows people to pay for goods and services by scanning a QR code on a mobile device. A Visa spokesperson noted that "what the time horizon is for a cardless future I don’t know, but ultimately we are going to be in a position where you don’t need a physical element to carry around with you to provide the information you need to pay."
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Fiserv Tablet Technology Helps Enable Secure Instant Card Issuance in Branch
Fiserv announced the launch of its Instant Issue Advantage wireless tablet solution, with the goal of putting instantly issued and activated cards in the hands of verified cardholders to begin using immediately.
Despite Obstacles, U.S. Contactless Payments Will Reach 34% in 5 Years
It’s what some may consider a bold forecast for contactless payments in the United States, but Juniper Research is predicting that, by 2022, 34% of electronic payments will be contactless, up from less than 2% in 2017. It predicts that these types of cards will overtake smart phone-based payments services, such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay, by 2022.
ZoOm's Facial Recognition Software Replaces Passwords in Mobile Apps
FaceTec released ZoOm, a universal 3D facial authentication software solution. Capable of verifying identity, three-dimensionality and liveness using only a front-facing selfie camera, ZoOm aims to put an end to passwords when added into any mobile app on any iOS or Android device.
Test Your Mobile Website Speed and Performance
Google claims that most websites lose half their visitors while loading. That is why they offer this link to test your website's mobile speed on standrd 3G connection.
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VoltDB Unveils Real-Time Predictive Fraud Detection & Prevention
VoltDB introduced a database to help enable real-time predictive fraud detection and prevention. With User Defined Function (UDF) support for SQL, VoltDB v7.6 helps organizations accelerate the identification and prevention of fraud before a transaction is complete, aiming to drastically reduce risk and enhance the consumer's overall brand experience.
Why Migrating to the Cloud Offers More Security than You Might Think
Migrating to the cloud provides a number of distinct advantages for FIs that directly address many of the highlighted infrastructure problems and security issues. Cloud providers will patch routers automatically, as well as keep software up to date for the good of all their clients. On their own, FIs simply cannot provide this service as well as the likes of Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Unlike the individual FI with its bespoke IT infrastructure, each of the cloud providers provides enormous economies of scale in the provision of their service.
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Removing Friction from the Digital Experience
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Javelin Strategy & Research - http://www.javelinstrategy.com
Read Mark Schwanhausser's comments: https://www.banktt.com/Javelin.pdf |
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StrategyCorps - http://www.strategycorps.com
Read Dave DeFazio's comments: https://www.banktt.com/StrategyCorps.pdf |
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Don't Worry, Marketers. Robots Won't Replace You... Yet.
Robots aren't taking over marketing quite yet. But columnist Joe Hyland says if you want to save your job from AI, you need to make a human connection and climb up the marketing ladder. A great marketing campaign requires an even greater connection with people; that’s something only humans are capable of. Now, more than ever, the role of the marketer is to be both a technologist — an expert in automated technology — and, perhaps more importantly, to be human — to actively connect and empathize with customers at every point of engagement.
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Online Banking/E-Commerce/Website Design
Amazon, Facebook, Google Et Al Pose Bigger Threat to Banks than FinTech Startups
According to the study, 'Beyond Fintech: A Pragmatic Assessment of Disruptive Potential in Financial Services', the challenge to FIs is down to large technology firms hollowing out the value proposition of these institutions by carrying out more core functions, even as FIs lean ever more heavily on them to compete. The report highlights cloud computing, customer-facing artificial intelligence and Big Data analytics as three capabilities that are becoming critical to the competitive differentiation of FIs. All three are domains where the tech giants have far deeper experience than their FI counterparts and where scale effects will make it difficult for FIs to catch up.
Venmo Users Won't Be Swayed by 'Real-Time' P2P
P2P remains on the rise, and PayPal’s app Venmo remains the service to beat despite the rise of other real-time transfer services. When it comes to transfers, bank P2P users unsurprisingly transact much higher amounts, averaging at about $450, while Venmo transactions average around $25.
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The Future of Disaster Recovery Lies in a Future Without the Public Internet
The number one application on organizations’ minds when they are mapping out cloud migration strategies is disaster recovery (DR). Consequently, disaster recovery has become a primary source of value for enterprises who are not only pursuing cloud adoption, but who are also building out hybrid- or multi-cloud strategies.
SDN: Technology to Cut Costs, Speed New Services
IT execs need to understand the benefits of this network technology in data centers and elsewhere. One of the most important distinctions between traditional networks and SDNs is that the SDN controllers (or controller functionality if not on a dedicated appliance) have northbound interfaces that can communicate with applications via application programming interfaces (APIs), which enables application developers to program the network directly.
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The Evolution of Self-Serve Customer Service
Self-serve is an integral part of omni-channel service, seamlessly integrating with the customer experience across social media, live chat, email and phone. Every transaction is captured and stored so that when a consumer does eventually interact with a live agent, the agent understands their journey and what steps they have already taken towards reaching resolution.
NICE Introduces Compliance Center – a Dedicated Solution for Compliance Assurance and Management
NICE announced the introduction of NICE Compliance Center, a compliance recording solution for contact centers. Combining NICE's recording platform with analytics capabilities and end-to-end media encryption, Compliance Center aims to reduce the risk of regulatory breaches while helping to centralize all compliance management activities.
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