Data breaches are all around us, as well as other cyber tragedies like WannaCry, Mirai and Petya. Household names like FedEx, Maersk, Deloitte, Equifax, Nuance and Sony have all been victims of recent cybersecurity breaches. The daily press is draining, but there is something that can be learned from all the facts that can help all those involved in security become more secure … [More]
Technology Is Improving Expense Report Auditing
How common is expense report fraud? According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ “2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse,” 85 percent of all business fraud schemes involve some form of asset misappropriation, with expense fraud making up about 14 percent of such schemes. Obviously, this is a costly problem. Before the prevalence of expense … [More]
Technology Graduate Programs
The continued acceleration of technology requisites in today’s workforce has led to a huge gap in qualified talent to fill available jobs. Seven of the top 10 “Best Jobs of 2017” identified by Indeed, the world’s No. 1 job site, are in computer science. To meet this rising need, Northcentral University, an online and graduate-focused university serving professionals globally, … [More]
CenturyLink Links to Hispanic Market
CenturyLink, Inc. launched CenturyLink® Stream Latino with a variety of Spanish-language sports, entertainment, family and local programming channels, as well as a Cloud DVR, recognizing an important community in the Phoenix market. CenturyLink Stream, which can be ordered online, provides subscribers the ability to stream live and on-demand programs on computers, tablets, … [More]
Point-of-Sale Marketing
Phoenix-based Mobivity provides a platform for intelligent and personalized marketing in the real world. Real-world customer activity in national restaurants, retailers and personal care brands is difficult to track and connect to digital actions. Mobivity leverages detailed purchase data and communications platforms to improve business results by understanding, predicting and … [More]
No-Password Identity Authentication
Trusona offers a suite of no-password solutions, from frictionless login to the world’s only insured authentication. Trusona’s dynamic authentication relies on patent-pending anti-replay technology that uses the unique nature of every action to prove the True Persona behind every digital interaction. With a global presence, Trusona is leading the #NoPasswords Revolution where … [More]
The Surprising Truth about Humans and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is not new but, suddenly, everyone seems to be talking about it. We have hit an inflection point with computing power and data that is finally allowing for commercial applications of this technology, and that’s what all the excitement is about. It’s only going to get faster and better from here on out. Along with talk about the new possibilities, … [More]
Business Travel Fraud Schemes Technology Is Squashing
With business travel spend reaching more than $318 billion in 2016, fraud potential is at an all time high. However, new advances in travel expense management technology combined with proper internal controls can help businesses reduce fraud and control their travel costs. Here are three fraud schemes businesses can now curtail with smart applications of … [More]
Speedier Feedback Improves Results
“What drives engagement is frequency of feedback,” notes Mark Heymann, founding partner and CEO of UniFocus, which recently successfully beta-tested its Pulse Survey solution with Best Western Hotels & Resorts. Working collaboratively with a group of its independently owned and operated hotels in North America, Best Western gained a valuable new metric to quantify the value … [More]
Reprogramming Tech Education
Woz U launched last month online and plans ground campuses in more than 30 cities across the country and around the world. Named after Apple Computer co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak, Scottsdale-headquartered Woz U is “education reprogrammed,” a new approach to higher education for the tech industry. It offers online curriculum to educate computer support specialists and software … [More]
Got Hacked Yet?
“There are two kinds of companies — those that were hacked, and those that don’t yet know they were hacked,” cybersecurity expert Sunny Handa, D.C.L., recently told attendees at The Counselors of Real Estate® Annual Convention, quoting former Cisco CEO John Chambers. Noting the global hacker economy is three to five times the size of the security industry, Dr. Handa warned that … [More]
Travel Drives Revenue?
Travel and entertainment (T&E) spend is among the top three controllable expenses for 82 percent of mid-sized to large companies, according to research conducted by YouGov for Chrome River. Chrome River Technologies, a global leader in expense and invoice management solutions, has launched Chrome River PROSPER, a new online platform that provides organizations with a unique … [More]
On-Demand Wage Payments
Green Dot Corporation’s recently enhanced SimplyPaid disbursements technology platform enables businesses to make on-demand wage payments to any debit card, new debit card, payroll cards, direct deposit ACH, cash pickup, online wallet funding and paper check, since the company acquired and integrated UniRush’s rapid! PayCard business. Three of the most innovative-use cases for … [More]
VR for HR
Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and speech recognition combine with data-rich analytics in an innovative HR training system from Portico. Providing realistic simulations, the programs create an immersive, interactive experience that elicits employees’ engagement and provide instant feedback with data-driven, measurable results. Custom designs offer businesses the … [More]
Successful Innovation — Technology vs People
The reason innovations fail is not because of technology. It’s never about the technology. Innovations fail because of people. The people who might employ a new technology may not be sold on it. Or they might be afraid of it. Or they might feel threatened by. Welcome to the dark side of innovation. However, the biggest threat to innovation a company is trying to develop will … [More]
Supporting the Tech Maker Community
The Hardware Studio, launched last month, is a new initiative designed to help hardware makers design products and plan ahead for manufacturing before they launch on Kickstarter. It is a collaboration among Kickstarter PBC, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects, Dragon Innovation, a leading provider of manufacturing software and know-how, and Avnet, a … [More]
Hardware Studio: Resources for ‘Makers’
Hardware Studio has two components: Toolkit and Connection. Toolkit is an education hub, open to anyone (however, Creators with technical hardware products will likely get the most benefit). Toolkit will have a ton of great content in a variety of formats, such as articles, blogs, technical data sheets and webinars, to help Creators at any stage of their journey. For … [More]
Résumé for Half a Job?
Job sharing is a growing trend in the workforce. But with two people occupying one job and sharing the responsibilities, how does one go about crafting an appropriate résumé? Enhancv has launched a tandem résumé tool — the only résumé crafted specifically for job sharing — through a partnership with Tandemploy, an SaaS platform for flexible work options. Users can create … [More]
