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Today is the big day, and I'm not talking about the aftermath of the Cubs World Series win. No, what I'm referring to here is the fact that, at long last, it appears that today is that day that Nokia will own 100 percent of Alcatel-Lucent.
 Why You Need to Know: The combination of these two network infrastructure giants is just one of the many changes data and telecom equipment manufacturers are undergoing in light of the movement toward more open and software-centric networking. |
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In the wake of the Pokémon Go decline, it became obvious to gamers and developers alike that more features were needed to keep players interested.
Why You Need to Know: In this time of plunging numbers, the team behind Pokémon Go showed some great marketing skills by doing what every company should always do: it gave the people what they wanted. Daily bonuses have been requested by players since the game's launch, and that demand is finally being met. |
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To run a campaign effectively, you need to hire the right influencer. To do that, the world of influencer marketing needs to embrace WebRTC.
Why You Need to Know: Media company Condé Nast is doing just that by partnering with L.A.-based influencer marketing platform Influential to implement its IBM Watson-enabled technology platform. |
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DDoS attacks are exploding around the globe, with 73 percent of organizations admitting to having suffered a DDoS attack during the year according to the latest Neustar report, and the fallout is expensive. It is estimated that one DDoS attack could cost a company more than $1.6 million.
Why You Need to Know: Those attacks have been escalating because cybercriminals have now found the path to coordinating Internet-of-Things devices to increase the impact of the attack. Preparing to battle these DDoS attacks might be as simple as employing Best Current Practice No. 38, put forth by the Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF). |
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Kandy.io, Collaborizm and myDevices have announced a new virtual global hackathon designed to invite developers to make future solutions with Kandy's RTC API and developer platform and the Cayenne IoT Project Builder from myDevices.
Why You Need to Know: A hackathon like this, designed to encourage collaboration with healthy competition, is great for the IoT. It leads to innovative ideas and new solutions being vetted in the public eye of the industry's experts. |
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