The cloud as the perfect data manager BY SHAMANTH SHANKAR As retailers grow, efficiently managing data across their application landscape becomes increasingly central. Business users and information technology (IT) leaders therefore require data management solutions which provide insights to them and relevant information to their customers along their purchasing lifecycle. For this reason, accommodating scale,…
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
All hands on deck! The stiff breeze of digital transformation becomes a formidable storm. For a good ship with an excellent team a unique opportunity to reach the finish line in front of the competition. Similar to the wheat races of the 19th and 20th centuries, when the largest sailing ships were racing under extreme…
Benelux DIY Market Retailer Selects Riversand Technologies for Managing Product Information in the Cloud
Maxeda DIY Group to utilize Riversand’s PIM to effectively manage product information for an integrated Omni-channel experience. Maxeda DIY Group, the leading do-it-yourself retailer in Benelux, has selected Riversand’s Product Information Management (PIM) and Media Asset Management (MAM) solution to efficiently onboard new products, manage product information and media assets in Cloud as part of their strategy…
CYBER CRIME
Tracking down the perpetrators BY SANDY STRASSER As people conduct more of their private lifes online, attackers are increasingly focused on using the intersection of the physical and digital world to their advantage. In 2015, the American software company Symantec saw a resurgence of many tried-and-true scams. Cybercriminals revisited fake technical support scams which saw…
DYNAMIC, NOT STATIC
Effective content is a matter of data management driven by demand BY MATTHIAS KANT Communicating across all channels is a challenge all companies face in times of cross-channel. But only those that provide high-quality information in their external communication while creating a personalised customer experience will have success in the long-term. Modern content management must…
TRAFFIC GUIDE
What traffic information will do in future BY THOMAS LUCAS-NÜLLE TomTom is a market leader in providing traffic services and products around the globe. With a market reach of 47 countries, its services aim to make the journey of the driver both safer and faster. However, the customer portfolio of the company, although indeed placing…
DATA SYNERGIES
Interview with Ingrid-Helen Arnold, President SAP Business Data Network By Temel Kahyaoglu In view of the digital economy and the Cloud, CIOs are today taking on important strategic leadership roles. Forward-looking CIOs have recognised that the Cloud is here to stay. For this reason, they are preparing their companies for a digital future that will…
A PANORAMIC VIEW
How to keep full control during digital transformation BY CHRISTIAN COLMER “Speaking to the pilot is strictly forbidden!” It was with these words that Picasso once curtly interrupted someone who was admiring his work. Successful CMOs do just the opposite. They are pilots who seek dialogue and keep an ear to the ground for customer…
Stibo Systems on expansion plans and management changes
Stibo Systems is set to expand the investment in multidomain MDM in the DACH region and announces change in DACH management Over the recent years Stibo Systems have strategically executed a fantastic transformation journey focusing on continuous development and growth of Stibo Systems to the company’s current position today, as a leading multidomain MDM vendor. Following on…
TEMPLE OF ART
About the desire for the very special BY SANDY STRASSER Now, will ya’ give me? Sold!” Just some of the typical rants heard at the premises of Christie’s, the world’s oldest and most respected art business. Since on December 5, 1766 James Christie conducted his first auction in London, the house has expanded into no…
INTERFACE
How to create greater flexibility for your data BY GABRIELE MATTHES The TKD Kabel GmbH is one of the largest suppliers of cables, wires, ready-to-connect cables and accessories for virtually all industries worldwide. The company has locations in Europe, America and China. Its focus is on markets for materials handling, industry and cable tracking chain…
DECISIONS FROM THE HEART
Substantial customer loyalty BY JÜRG WEBER Consistent brand management – anytime and everywhere – is at the essence of any business. Consider it the best way to safeguard its health. Protected access then becomes the practical solution for sharing data and knowledge. The eldest private insurance company in Switzerland (Bern, 1826) got in touch with…
CLOUD WORKING
Business solutions for mobile teams BY CLAUDIA PELZER The market for online data storage has been battled over for years, and yet, some newcomers, like the start-up Box, have managed to penetrate it and even expand their business. The technology platform increasingly focuses on enterprise customers and particularly seeks to stand out from the competition…
DIGITAL BOND
Data management then and now BY SHAMANTH SHANKAR Always-on technology isn’t new. In fact, most of us grew up with a version of this tech in our homes – the telephone dial tone. In 1908, German engineer August Kruckow created the first dial tone as a signal to users that their phone was off-hook and…
UTOPIA
About transformations that could change our lives forever BY SANDY STRASSER Michael Najjar is one of the most renowned German photographers. With his art, he makes things visible that frequently remain hidden to human eye. In terms of contents, his focus here lies on the primary components of a society controlled by computer and information…
SMOOTH SUPPLY CHAINS
How trading of product data will continue By Shamanth Shankar In the past, all manufacturing and retail companies have tried to optimise the product supply chain. This was accomplished primarily to support the typical buying style of consumers in the “Brick & Mortar” world. But in today’s e-commerce and mobile-based retail environment, the challenges for…
INDUSTRIAL DATA SPACE
A novel data architecture ushers in the industrial revolution 4.0 BY SANDY STRASSER Never before has the world been as networked as it now is. But how should we design a digital future in which data are the lifeblood of companies? Industrial Data Space forms the basis for safely and autonomously exchanging data. It supports…
DataQualityDay 2016 at ZEISS Forum on 7th Juli
Product Data Quality decides on sales growth For the 13th time, experts from marketing, product management and IT meet at the “Infotag of SDZeCOM” in the ZEISS Forum in Oberkochen on 7th Juli - this year under the title “DataQualityDay 2016 - issues, trends, technologies”. Producers and distributors of B2C and B2B find out which…
