Articles by Jack M. Germain

Trying to sell to your target e-commerce audience without a buyer persona is like seeing in the dark without a flashlight You have to resort to potentially wrong perceptions based on inaccurate details and guesswork. Buyer personas -- also known as customer, audience, or marketing personas -- although fictional, rely on research-based insights coll...

The KYY 15.6-inch portable monitor is a classy and functional portable monitor that works well while traveling or as a permanent second monitor for home and office use This portable display panel is lightweight and sturdy, making it a solid accessory for game playing. It greatly expands the viewing field when using a mobile phone or small-screen ga...

Apple's 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday revealed the company's latest versions of its mobile and desktop operating systems at the kickoff of its annual week-long virtual high-tech show targeting developers and the Apple consumer experience The event showcased Apple's major software updates to iOS 16, as well as updates to iPadOS, mac...

Collaboration between Linux computer and software firm System76 and HP is pushing for greater commercial adoption of open-source software and hardware optimized for Linux System76 and HP on Thursday announced a new premium computer line designed to attract a wider audience to the developer-focused HP Dev One laptop computer....

The cost of cleaning data is often beyond the comfort zone of businesses swamped with potentially dirty data. That clogs the pathways to trustworthy and compliant corporate data flow Few companies have the resources needed to develop tools for challenges like data observability at scale, according to Kyle Kirwan, co-founder and CEO of data observab...

Titan Linux is not an operating system that casual Linux users -- especially new adopters -- should install on their primary or only computer. But seasoned Linux distribution hoppers looking for a pleasant new Linux experience should not pass up the new offering Titan is a new distro built on the Debian Stable branch. Developers first announced its...

Government organizations and educational institutions, in particular, are increasingly in hackers' crosshairs as severe web vulnerabilities spiral upward Remote code execution (RCE), cross-site scripting (XSS), and SQL injection (SQLi) are all top software offenders. All three increase or hover around the same alarming numbers year over year....

Think back to March 2020. The arrival of the pandemic disrupted your home and work lives as public and private organizations struggled to implement virtual solutions to keep work, school, and the economy going as best they could. Daily life quickly became a transition to working over video connections. Homeschooling our own children, ordering groceries online, and learning to cook became new mandates...

Do you know if your company's data is clean and well-managed? Why does that matter anyway? Without a working governance plan, you might not have a company to worry about -- data-wise....

Netenrich hopes to disrupt legacy security ops with an artificial intelligence-driven approach to security operations built into its Resolution Intelligence platform The security and operations analytics SaaS company on Tuesday announced a major shift in protecting data with the introduction of its new platform....

Automation is the key to future-proofing a company's customer service journey. Oracle's innovative solutions solve two inherent stumbling blocks with turn-key effectiveness One is providing effective customer service by having the ability to respond to every customer's unique issues. The other requires the agility to respond to changing customer pr...

Linux provides user options for a wide variety of desktop environments, making it a much richer computing platform compared to macOS and Microsoft Windows. That benefit is on display with this month's distro releases and updates Check out a new option for integrating Windows gaming and business programs in whatever Linux variation you use. It gives...

Webex by Cisco last week announced the release of a new set of video devices designed to meet the challenges of hybrid work environments Dimensional Research recently conducted a study of meeting fatigue related to video meetings. That research found that 81 percent of participants indicated experiencing physical ailment at the end of a day filled ...

LinkedIn users are being steadily more targeted by phishing campaigns In recent weeks network audits revealed that the social media platform for professionals was in the crosshairs of 52 percent of all phishing scams globally in the first quarter of 2022....

A first-of-its-kind plan to broadly address open source and software supply chain security is waiting for White House support The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation (OpenSSF) brought together over 90 executives from 37 companies and government leaders from the NSC, ONCD, CISA, NIST, DOE, and OMB on Thursday to reach a...

Mondays are becoming the digital shopping day of choice worldwide as consumers step away from video meetings, spreadsheets, and remote work details Omni-fulfillment specialist ShipBob's recent 2022 State of E-Commerce Fulfillment Report found that Monday is the most popular "buying" day of the week for four consecutive years. The unofficial designa...

Isolation from friends and other factors during the pandemic contributed to a significant increase in screen use by tweens and teens from pre-pandemic levels Common Sense Media -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families -- in March released a detailed report showing that screen use in 2021 increased far fa...

Businesses across all industries are competing in the experience economy. The best way to stand out from the competition and retain customers is with optimal customer experiences, according to cloud technology firm Oracle. While this sounds simple, differentiation is a daunting task for many businesses Business constraints are both financial and pe...

The InnoView 15.6" 4K HDR touchscreen portable monitor is a superior accessory for productivity and entertainment on your desktop and mobile devices. It checks nearly all the boxes for performance and usefulness Portable screens are often more of a hassle to use than they are a convenience, especially when traveling. They also do not usually measur...

In the current cross-industry scamper among enterprises migrating to clouds, no clear winners have yet to emerge in the race for market share among the hyperscale public cloud providers Automated cloud migration company Next Pathway on April 20 unveiled a new report with key data on the overall state of cloud migration, including the current status...