AR/VR

Hareesh Achi is hired to rapidly expand NexTech’s transformative and cutting-edge 3D/AR advertising network Hareesh will increase the company’s partnerships and drive ad network revenue and innovation Hareesh comes to NexTech after a successful 10-year run at Microsoft as President of Microsoft Online Inc and Global Operational lead for their Advertising business NexTech AR Solutions (NexTech), a leading provider of virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience technologies and services for virtual and hybrid eCommerce,…

Hi Ivan, please tell us how you hoped the New Year 2021 will start for the industry. The industry overall, I expect the next not-normal! For 2021...let’s start with consumers: coming out of 2020 there will be a confluence of factors that will likely create very unique consumer patterns. For starters, there will be continued uncertainty around the pandemic and its cure (vaccine timing and effectiveness, collective immunity, etc.) as well as the economic impact on households (employment, stimulus, impact to savings and…

Companies introduce new model for streaming media delivery leveraging Open Caching architecture deployed at the edge of the service provider networks; it offers unprecedented levels of quality with open, global APIs endorsed by the Streaming Video Alliance Innovative business model enables zero-capex and limited-risk deployment, helping service providers generate new revenue as active participants of the content delivery value chain BT has adopted this solution to deliver high-quality streaming experiences across its…

Drupal 9 Provides Tools for Marketers, Designers and Developers to Build High-Performance Digital Experiences from Layout to Launch Drupal, the most powerful enterprise open-source content management system, is launching the latest—and most comprehensive—upgrade to its popular software today. Drupal 9 comes with even more of the cutting-edge features that Drupal developers and users love. One out of every 30 websites in the world including Lufthansa, the CDC National Prevention Information Network, the European Commission,…

Hi Ben, it was a productive quarter for most tech companies until COVID-19 broke loose. Tell us about your company’s attitude in dealing with the situation. When COVID-19 started getting serious in early March, there was massive fear in the overall retail market, and everything seemed to freeze for about two weeks. Because shopping behavior changed so quickly, it was important for retail technology companies like ourselves to adjust to this shift. As a startup, we were able to adapt quickly. We moved up our new product…

Immersive technology expert Cappasity is happy to announce a partnership with the French fashion retailer ba&sh. The brand will use the Cappasity platform for the 3D visualization of its online store products Since its creation by Parisians Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief in 2003, luxury fashion brand ba&sh has been a major success. It is the embodiment of French bohemian style, offering signature contemporary clothing in the accessible luxury market. With 249 stores all over the world, ba&sh has ambitious…

Tata Consultancy Services' Machine First Delivery Model, Deep Contextual Knowledge, Thought Leadership, and Investments in Intellectual Property are Driving Market Success Tata Consultancy Services , a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Asia/Pacific. TCS was one of two vendors to be recognized as Leaders in this report. "Large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are adopting intuitive collaboration…

XR is a term which has become more prominent in the last few years. It encapsulates virtual, augmented, and mixed reality topics. The definition of each of these has become saturated in the past decade, with companies using their own definitions for each to describe their products. The new IDTechEx Report, "Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality 2020-2030", distils this range of terms and products, compares the technologies used in them, and produces a market forecast for the next decade. The report discusses 83 different…

An Ultra-HD 3D Gaming Experience With Inside-Out 6DoF Game Technology iQIYI, Inc., an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, launched the presales for its Qiyu 2Pro VR somatosensory game console on e-commerce platforms. iQIYI aims to provide users with an immersive gaming experience by having applied interactive 6DoF technology to the Console. The Qiyu VR 2Pro will sell for a presale price of RMB 3899 and for an official price of RMB 3999 starting April 9th.…

Stratus Software Provides Multi-User Virtual Meetings Inside Digital Twins. Kinemagic is Making it Free While Businesses Are Disrupted by Coronavirus Kinemagic, makers of Stratus, the software that provides AR and VR experiences for heavy industrial companies, has a solution for people working remotely due to coronavirus disruptions. Kinemagic is opening its proprietary software, Stratus, as a collaborative, multi-user tool that allows colleagues to meet virtually inside their own digital twins. With companies in the…

Consumers want more than just another G: more flexible pricing, expanded digital engagement and customer-centricity are imperative to achieve 5G success MATRIXX Software, an innovation powerhouse committed to transforming global commerce, released the results of a consumer and operator research study. The findings reveal that the benefits of 5G are not widely understood by consumers and that communication service providers (CSPs) will need to solve existing pain-points and entice customers with new experiences to…

By the end of 2019, the total value of eCommerce retail sales could reach $3.4 trillion, closing a decade of steady growth. The online shopping landscape has developed massively to provide a constantly better experience for shoppers. And with the ever-growing consumer demands, novel technologies, and fresh practices, maybe the best is yet to come. The only way to stay ahead of the curve is by keeping an eye on the latest trends. So, what should eCommerce retailers focus on to welcome the new decade in all its glory? 1.…

The Partnership Will Increase Engagement Between the Club & Its Global Fanbase Through Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR) on Chiliz Fan Voting & Rewards Mobile App Socios.com FC Barcelona has signed a new global partnership agreement with world leading blockchain-based fan engagement platform for sports & entertainment Chiliz. The agreement, which is part of Barça's new digital and commercial strategy, will help the Club stay closer to its global fanbase through Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR), digital assets that allow supporters…

The world is moving so fast and people have no time to do their routine works manually. Maintaining a business is not as much easier or harder in this modern world. Technology is helping the society to use the time effectively and avoid such manual work to operate as a digital process. Technologies have been getting into the game like mobile applications, artificial intelligence, IoT and so on and the fact is that these are portable to use, no external person is required to look at the work. The reason behind the requirement…

"Marketing and Sales alignment is important but, I think many organizations confuse transparency with successful alignment in a common, shared goal." Journey into Tech Hi Harry, tell us about your journey in technology. You are a pioneer in the Headless Commerce technology market. What inspired you to start with Elastic Path? When we first started Elastic Path, we were building custom applications for clients but a few years in, we realized there was a huge trend developing for brands to sell online. When we looked at…

Visionary innovation experts conduct a webinar on the segments redefining the future of retail The retail industry will undergo massive changes as the age of disruption continues to impact consumer behaviors and buying trends. In this constant flux, retailers should understand and prepare strategies to retain customers and gain an edge over the competition. Marketing Technology News: RingCentral Named a November 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide…

"Experience and engagement are going to be all about making things more accessible and easier for consumers while benefiting marketers – not the other way around." Tell us about your role and the team/technology you handle at KERV. This is a tough question as I manage the full operation of the company from strategy, to sales to planning and activation to data and product. My current focus is on making sure the way we are currently packaging up our technology matches with what the market is looking for while also building…

YouVue is coming out of stealth mode to launch a first-of-its kind 3D sharing platform that will provide immersive viewing on any device, anywhere in the world. Unlike other 3D offerings, YouVue streams lifelike, photorealistic experiences from any 3D media source (even over limited bandwidth) to be consumed on everyday mobile devices.  YouVue shareholders include SoftBank, Airbus, Bill Gates, Greg Wyler, and Invention Science Fund (ISF) at Intellectual Ventures. Joe Mikhail, CEO of YouVue "All…

AT&T* and Deloitte signed an agreement to bring 5G network connectivity and edge computing services to Deloitte University to help it transform the future of digital corporate learning and workplace collaboration. Deloitte University (DU) is a 700,000 sq. ft. leadership and learning center located near Dallas in Westlake, Texas. DU's learning programs are focused on developing the world's best leaders, often incorporating and relying on leading-edge technologies to help power their programs. Starting early next year,…

"20 for 20" list highlights the technologies and trends that will transform the way we live, work, and play over the next decade A combination of megatrends, market demand, and new innovations has thrust many technologies into the spotlight. Lux Research – a leading provider of tech-enabled research and advisory services – released its annual report on the tech innovations that are likely to have the greatest impact during the next 10 years. The new report combines the power of insights from technology experts with…