Month: November 2019

“Defense-in-Depth” and the Distributed Gateway Platform

The phrase “defense-in-depth,” as it’s understood on the battlefield, references fortification strategies from an aggressive enemy intrusion. While this may seem like an extreme characterization in the context of IT, the front lines for conflict in the digital age now lay at the network gateway. Unfortunately, on today’s virtual battlefield, the enemy is constantly advancing. …

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Seven Best Practices for Managing Software Intellectual Property in an Open Source World

Over the past decade, a powerful new approach to development – open source software – has risen to prominence, dramatically increasing the opportunity to re-use existing software. As with commercial components, the ownership of externally developed open source components and fragments remains with their authors. While most of these authors allow the commercial use of …

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Creating ‘always-on’ Customer Service

The retail industry is evolving further and faster than ever before. In a challenging economy, competition is fierce, underpinned by aggressive price wars and new market players. Physical and digital worlds are converging. Everything is connected. The pace of change is exponential. And the possibilities for improving how we work and live are literally limitless. …

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5 Things Your Community Bank Can Do to Improve Customer Experience

As basic financial services like checking accounts and Internet banking become increasingly commoditized, it’s more important than ever for community banks to create unique value propositions to attract and retain key customer segments. Demands for 24/7 self-service banking access continue to increase (especially among emerging millennials) and human-to-human interaction becomes increasingly rare due to decreased …

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The Future of Customer Engagement

One would think that with so much customer data available, in so many places, companies would know exactly how and where to engage with their customers most effectively. But in fact, the distance between companies and their customers has never been wider. Why? Because traditional customer service systems and CRMs just aren’t up to the task of tackling today’s decentralized,  fragmented …

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