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While high-tech and baseball might not seem like a natural fit – FIS and the Minors are hoping to change that. One ball park and customer experience at a time. We got the inside scoop of what the ballpark of the future might look like from FIS’s Bob Legters, chief product officer of FIS Global Retail Payments, David Wright, Minor League Baseball’s Chief Commercial officer – and what brought two such different organizations together to build it.
 
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Putting Digital Experiences To The Test

 

Companies want to deliver fantastic digital experiences. Consumers with multiple devices and operating systems want to experience them. Software testers can make or break success. Creating a platform that matches testers with companies in need is what Applause does. In this week’s episode of The Matchmaker Is In, SVP of Global Delivery, Rahul Shah, describes how a platform that puts digital experiences to the test got its start — and its scale.   Read More...

 
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Tech giant Google just recently announced technology partnerships with Audi and Volvo to ship connected car systems with Android OS built right in. Here's what this next step in vehicle connectivity means for Google (and for its competitors).  Read More...

 
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Target Beats The Street — Shocked Investors Rejoice

 

After a few weeks of bad news out of retail — Target pulled off the surprise of the week with an earnings report much, much better than what analysts were looking for. The retailer is far from out of the woods -— same-store sales are still falling and revenue is down 1 percent — but early appearances indicate that long rumored turnaround might be happening after all.  Read More...

 
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