Month: September 2017

Experience management solutions leader Integrated Research Ltd, IR, has launched its next-generation IR Prognosis UC Assessor. The global provider’s automated unified communications (UC) network assessment solution will be a cloud-based service. The new Prognosis UC Assessor is recommended for Skype Operations Framework and is certified by Microsoft, thereby supporting Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Skype. This cloud-based development is especially helpful to corporate employees, of which one-fifth use Office 365 cloud service in their work. The Prognosis UC Assessor provides an … Continue reading “IR Launches Next Generation IR Prognosis UC Assessor”

Home renovation giant Home Depot is slowly but surely becoming gobbled up by another giant, online e-retailer Amazon. Earlier this month, Home Depot released its quarter 2 earnings, and while they surpassed expectations from Wall Street, they didn’t make much improvement from the steady decline they’ve been experiencing within the past few years. Despite this growth, according to Inc.com, it doesn’t seem like it is going to be long before Amazon completely takes over. This is because Home Depot focuses a … Continue reading “Experts: Amazon Poised to Take Over Home Depot in No Time”

The Advertising Club of New York, a non-profit organization that has striven to connect working professionals across multiple industries for over 120 years, has re-branded. The company unveiled its new logo and brand identity on August 25 and plans to launch a new website as soon as this month. In recent years, the company has expanded its membership to include media startups, social media platforms, agencies, and clients. To showcase this change, the non-profit’s logo now includes a plus sign, … Continue reading “The Advertising Club Of New York Reveals New Logo And Brand Identity”

Hurricane Harvey not only destroyed thousands of homes, but also has done extensive financial damage on Texas as a whole. It’s estimated that economic impacts from Harvey are well over $100 billion, making it one of the most expensive disasters in U.S. history. While Texans continue to battle everyday disruptions like construction, there are other concerns at hand. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he would propose an emergency 8.9% increase in property taxes to handle all of the storm-related costs. … Continue reading “Hurricane Harvey’s Projected Financial Impact on Texas Exceeds $100 Billion”

After the first five years of forming a business only 44% of companies will continue to thrive. While in some cases this may be the result of poor practice, some businesses become the unfortunate victims of identity theft and are run into the ground. Credit reporting agency Equifax may be one such company. The agency reported Thursday, September 7 that its customer data had been hacked and the personal information of 143 million Americans stolen. “The type of information that … Continue reading “Equifax Hack Results In 143 Million Americans’ Personal Information Lost”