Smart Factories (also known as Connected Factories) have many definitions. One way to define them is a group of technology innovations. When used together, these innovations support consolidated, connected, and flexible manufacturing processes. The processes run manufacturing, supply chain, and related back-office operations.

Interactive visual marketing platform Wootag is expanding its business just a month after closing its $1.7 million Series A funding round from Wavemaker, Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund (CSVP) and SEED Capital.

Juniper Research reveals in a recent study that the value of digital advertising spend lost to fraud will reach $68 billion globally in 2022; rising from $59 billion in 2021.

The comprehensive research identified in addition the top 5 countries most impacted by advertising fraud, namely US, Japan, China, South Korea, UK, which together account for 60% of losses globally:

In a recently published report, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) indicated that the global sum of DNS abuse dropped in "absolute terms and normalized rates" over the last four years, from October 2017 to January 2022. Globally, in January 2022, less than one percent of domain names were reported to pose potential threats to users.

Discovery Commerce paves the way for one of the most difficult tasks in e-commerce, namely product discovery. Because it is harder than it seems to get a potential buyer to find the product they are looking for in an online store or marketplace as customers easily get confused or impatient when browsing (sub)categories on a website.

Time and again we read and hear about cyberattacks on companies and with the accelerated digitization caused by the pandemic, this danger has increased even further.

When shopping online, more and more individual, emotional, and informative shopping experiences are expected. For many it is no longer enough getting served uninspiring product data. They want digital channels with comprehensive information that speaks to them on a personal level. The dovetailing of content marketing and e-commerce is therefore gaining in importance, encouraging companies to increasingly integrate their content strategically into their customers’ digital customer journey, besides offering their expertise and consulting services.

According to the latest release of IDC's Worldwide Big Data and Analytics (BDA) Spending Guide, spending on BDA solutions will grow by 19% in the Asia Pacific region in 2022 and will rise 1.6 times to $53.3 billion by 2025. Enterprises' evolving need to gain operational efficiency and operational resilience is driving investments. Building operational resilience stems from providing a real-time response to external market disruptions such as the pandemic, supply chain vulnerabilities, or rapidly evolving customer needs.

GBC.AI, provider of cutting-edge proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) smart-blockchain technology, has announced its new Web3 security product, Wallet Guardian.

WalkMe.com wanted to find out which countries are investing the most in digital technologies and which technologies are of most interest to business owners. Hence, the company analyzed the 2021-22 Digital Future Index to determine which countries are investing the most in Artificial Intelligence, Immersive Tech, Blockchain (Distributed Ledger Technologies), and Internet of Things. A total of 125 variables were used to calculate the countries investing most including each country’s size and population.

Intelligent chatbots and voicebots are effective helpers that relieve employees of recurring inquiries so that they can concentrate on more complex jobs. But with the right software behind it, bots can do much more than just answer questions. A well-trained AI allows chatbots to work more efficiently and expand their service capabilities.

In November 1971, the American programmer Ray Tomlinson sent the first email, ushering in a new age of communication. Today, after more than 50 years, more than 300 billion emails are in circulation around the world every day according to Statista; thus, making emails an indispensable means of communication for marketers. The email heralded in a new age of communication that democratized international communication. Everyone could exchange messages and information worldwide in real-time and virtually free-of-charge, provided they had a computer with a modem.

Most companies today rely on IT environments in which cloud and distributed services are combined with legacy technologies. However, this makes it difficult for IT teams to keep track of security and performance issues across all systems. You need transparency across the entire IT stack and real-time data to quickly identify and fix critical issues. The more prepared a company is, the better it can protect itself against malware, data breaches and intellectual property theft:

Oracle Fusion Marketing had been launched to help marketers execute campaigns that generate highly qualified sales opportunities and accelerate deal cycles. Part of Oracle Advertising and CX, Fusion Marketing enables marketers to easily create campaigns that span traditional marketing and advertising channels. In fact, it is the first marketing automation solution that is engineered to bypass the entire lead qualification and conversion process.