Information Technology

“Navigating maritime digital transformation relies on stable connectivity,” says KebNi ahead of CabSat 2020

“As the maritime industry invests 4.77 billion USD by 2025 on satellite communication to increase efficiency and improve services, sustaining a reliable internet connection is fundamental to every maritime asset”, says KebNi COO Claus Nielsen, ahead of CabSat 2020 next week

Mobile device trade-ins rising: Q3 trade-in values continue to increase with a promising Q4 ahead

$569 million returned to U.S. consumers in Q3 2020; more than double compared to Q2 2020

05 November 2020 – HYLA Mobile, the world's leading provider of software technology and services for mobile device returns management and reuse solutions, today revealed that following a volatile first half of the year, mobile device trade-ins are back on the rise. According to HYLA's Q3 2020 trade-in trends insights, $569 million was returned to U.S. consumers thanks to mobile device trade-in programs—an increase of 153% compared to last quarter ($225 million). For the first time, HYLA has also shared its data on trade-ins of wearables during Q2 and Q3 of this year.

New Searchmetrics Study Reveals the Secrets of Success on Baidu, China’s Top Search Engine

Brands can rank high in Baidu organic searches even if they link to blocked US sites such as Facebook and YouTube

75% of websites ranked in the top ten positions on Baidu are .com sites (not the Chinese .cn or .com.cn)

Using exact match keywords is NOT important for Baidu search success

SQL trails NoSQL in the move to the cloud

BERLIN, GERMANY - In a 4-year longitudinal survey of over 18,000 data professionals, the “MongoDB Trends Report 2020” from 3T Software Labs points to the continued decline of SQL-only technologies and the comparatively faster move to the cloud for NoSQL than for relational systems.

Publishers of the report, 3T Software Labs - the makers of the leading MongoDB client tool, Studio 3T - note that the EU emerges as the global laggard when moving to cloud-based data management systems, possibly because of concerns about GDPR and privacy laws.

Cromwell and Confirmit shortlisted for 2020 VoC Award

Partners recognised for transformational and sustainable CX initiative

London, UK, New York, NY and Oslo, Norway: 29 October 2020: — The 2020 Engage Awards has named Cromwell, a leading UK and international supplier of high-quality industrial tools, and Confirmit as finalists in the Best Use of Voice of the Customer (VoC) category in the 2020 Engage Awards. The annual Engage Awards celebrate excellence in both Customer and Employee Engagement highlighting best practice from organisations and individuals across 19 categories spanning every aspect of engagement.