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  • Tech Bytes: Data Security: Two Don’ts and One Do

    Data security has been a hot topic in the world of retail IT lately. Based on some recent retail data security-related news items, I have compiled a list of two don’ts and one do when it comes to securing your data.

    Don’t outsource whole portions of your e-commerce platform

  • Former eBay exec joins Ernst & Young as innovation head

    New York – The changes continue at eBay. Jeff Wong, who ran eBay’s Business Incubation Group, has joined professional services firm Ernst & Young as chief innovation officer.    Wong will lead Ernst & Young’s newly formed Global Innovation Team. The team will identify emerging concepts and solutions and also work to develop new technologies, strategies and solutions.  

  • Target decks the dorm

    Minneapolis – Target Corp. is decking the dorm with a new application aimed at students preparing to go back to college this fall. Target’s Made for U College Styler is an interactive tool that assesses a college student’s personal style and creates tailored room designs they can shop and customize via phone, tablet or desktop.  

  • Amazon.com produces 2Q profit

    Shares of Amazon.com surged past the $500 mark after the company reported a second quarter profit and revealed more details about a phenomenally successful Prime day promotion that fell in the third quarter.

  • IDC: Future of tech looks cloudy

    Framingham, Mass. – The future of technology looks cloudy, and IT professionals should be pleased. In a new study, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts the number of new cloud-based solutions will triple in the next four to five years.    

  • Target does back-to-school very differently

    Target is always trying to appeal to a younger, hipper crowd, and its 2015 back-to-school marketing strategy is no exception.

    The retailer has launched a new digital tool, Target Made For U College Styler, that allows the digitally inclined college crowd to design and shop for their dorm rooms and apartments.

  • Target centralizes security efforts

    Minneapolis – Target Corp. is taking a centralized approach to security to help ensure that data breaches such as the one which inflicted serious financial and branding damage in late 2013 do not happen again. Target has opened a Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) that brings Target’s key information security teams together.  

  • Report: Jet.com flies below Amazon, Wal-Mart prices

    Hoboken, N.J. – New membership-based Jet.com officially took off into wide rollout on July 21, and initial pricing analysis shows it is flying beneath competitors Amazon.com and Wal-Mart when it comes to what customers are paying.

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