Featured Articles Samsung is certainly having a bad quarter. First their halo product the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 starts blowing up or catching fire and they attempted the "let's ignore it and maybe it will go away" strategy - which never works. Then their washing machines start blowing up and catching fire, and they try the "let's ignore it and maybe it will go away" strategy - which still wasn't working. And finally (you just know this won't be the end of it) their replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7s start having issues, one forces a plane down and they finally do the right thing and pull the phone from the market. In today's connected, mobile world, it's likely that you or someone you know works remotely. I'd be willing to bet that a good number of people at your company work from somewhere other than the office at least a few times a week. In fact, you may even have coworkers on different continents. For all of Google's strength in search and huge amounts of cash, it really has struggled to be a success beyond its core business. Last week's release of "new" hardware is the company's latest boring announcement, and even some tech media fan boys are wising up to its track record of mediocrity. "Just win, baby," said Oakland's Al Davis. Like Oakland, Google seems to have had one era of glory with years of fumbling struggles for new success. As virtual reality becomes more prevalent in both a business and personal setting, less expensive equipment is becoming more obtainable. This increased accessibility provides a ripe opportunity for organizations to adopt the technology at a wider scale and to improve areas of operation like training, marketing and sales. From standard corporate offices to the real estate market, here are the industries that stand to experience the biggest impact from virtual reality: It has now been several months since more than a dozen financial institutions associated with the Society for a Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) banking network were first pummeled by a series of malicious hacks. But the unprecedented series of attacks are far from a distant memory. Among other things, the attacks underscored that even the highly regulated banking industry isn't immune to attack, especially if security infrastructure belonging to its partners, business associates or industry counterparts isn't up to par. The overarching message? Your security is only as good as the security of your partners' and connected third parties' security. Snapchat, the photo sharing social media service, has become elevated to the same plane as other social media behemoths like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The daily active user base of Snapchat is continuing to grow, and Snapchat has been constantly updating its features and expanding its reach. Now, Snapchat seems prepared to capitalize on their growth. A report in the Wall Street Journal indicates that the company is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in this coming March at a valuation of $25 billion. Featured Resources Advertise With Us Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. |
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