The Brief – June 6 2017

LiveWorx 17

By Ann Grackin

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

LiveWorx 17 continues to gain momentum as PTC’s premiere IoT event. PTC conferences have consistently drawn large crowds, but the IoT component has really taken off with both end users as well as partners. [ Read: LiveWorx 17 ]

Seven Principles for Stronger IoT Security

One of ChainLink’s key predictions for 2017 is that IoT security breaches will reach an all-time high this year. Here we discuss why these problems persist and seven principles for creating stronger IoT security. [ Read: Seven Principles for Stronger IoT Security ]

Descartes Acquires ShipRush

Descartes increases its presence in ecommerce with purchase of ShipRush. [ Read: Descartes Acquires ShipRush ]

Manhattan Momentum in Supply Chain and Stores

At Manhattan’s annual Momentum conference, we saw the fruits of years of architectural investments, culminating in their ‘Manhattan Active™ Solutions.’ As well, their continued progress to a complete, unified store solutions footprint, integrated with the supply chain backend, strengthening their position as a leader in the dynamic and hotly contested bricks and mortar retail/omnichannel space. [ Read: Manhattan Momentum in Supply Chain and Stores ]

Healthy Growth and Innovations Highlighted at Ariba Live

SAP Ariba is getting serious about managing direct materials spend, as well as innovating in areas such as machine learning, blockchain, integrating with other networks, and more. We explore these and other highlights from this year’s Ariba Live conference. [ Read: Healthy Growth and Innovations Highlighted at Ariba Live ]