Articles by Jack M. Germain

Businesses using open-source code -- which is embedded in a large majority of enterprise-grade software -- need a full-scale inventory of its existence. That is missing in many corporate IT records Without a detailed accounting of open-source code running within their software, companies have no way to monitor software policies, licenses, vulnerabi...

Online gambling is at an all-time high in accessibility and popularity. However, many betting app developers are rolling the dice blindly without addressing users' customer experience (CX) concerns More states in the U.S. are legalizing sports betting, with legislation pending in many others. Major sports leagues such as the NFL and the PGA Tour ar...

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are still a relatively new movement in digital consumerism. However, their impact has already created a long-lasting effect that will transform the e-commerce market in the years to come NFTs are individually authenticated, verifiable, and non-interchangeable items. Complete with unique identification and metadata, the...

One of the world's wealthiest business moguls is putting his cash where his social media beliefs are. Twitter on Monday announced it entered into a definitive agreement for Elon Musk to purchase the social media platform for some $44 billion Once the transaction is completed, Twitter will become a privately held company. Twitter made the announceme...

Computer security only happens when software is kept up to date. That should be a basic tenet for business users and IT departments Apparently, it isn't. At least for some Linux users who ignore installing patches, critical or otherwise....

Expect to see a permanent evolution of brick-and-mortar retail omnichannel shopping in 2022. This milestone will effect retailers and shoppers alike Consumer in-store spending is down, inflation is skyrocketing, and several other factors that developed under the pandemic are contributing to a sea change in retail operations....

Canonical's Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, aka "Jammy Jellyfish," is now generally available with features that raise the bar for open source -- from cloud, to edge, to IoT and workstations The desktop version is one of the biggest LTS releases from Ubuntu with respect to visual and feature changes. This major upgrade to GNOME 42 brings changes to the desktop i...

In today's world, data is a rich natural resource worth a fortune in relationship knowledge. One of the newest business approaches for understanding data more accurately is natural language processing or NLP. This AI field involves analyzing human speech and text to derive meaning from it Delving into NLP is all about gathering data -- lots of it.

One of the largest IT companies in Ukraine has been waging its own informational defense against Russian propaganda since the start of the incursion When the Russian invasion began, digital marketing firm Netpeak, made a redirectional web page on its website for Russian users. That site reflected insights regarding Russian propaganda and evidence o...

In this edition of the latest open-source software industry news from LinuxInsider: With cybersecurity training more urgent than ever, The Linux Foundation's partners bring more free security classes to the internet....

No-code platforms are a key tool for organizations to better secure their own mobile apps Mobile software is frighteningly insecure, warns Tom Tovar, CEO and co-creator of Appdome. This is not a tenable situation for mobile app publishers....

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it seized the website and user database for RaidForums, a popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world's largest data breaches since 2015 The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums -- 21-year-old D...

RebornOS is a Linux distro hopper's dream computing machine. It is also a great alternative for seasoned Linux users looking for a new option and for newcomers who do not mind tinkering One of my pet peeves with Linux distributions that support multiple desktop environments is the hassle of swapping out different installation DVDs (ISOs) to check o...

The EdTech, or education technology, industry is learning new lessons for using web apps in the wake of the pandemic. Innovative technologies are pushing learning limits for academia and enterprises alike App-based education platforms such as Codeacademy and Duolingo, for example, were already widely used prior to Covid-19. This form of EdTech is t...

The supply chain issues incepted in late 2021 have continued into the new year. Most companies still face issues of product availability and delayed shipping, along with the potential of over and understocking shelves That said, not all companies face the same supply chain issues -- or even any issues at all, so not communicating supply chain statu...

Object storage in the cloud is one of the significant options for organizations looking for a more efficient solution to their growing digital and cloud transformation needs. Its search capabilities and unlimited scaling make object storage ideal for unstructured data Nasuni, a cloud storage company headquartered in Boston, focuses on taking advant...

Brands must empower a new sense of customer engagement to meet evolving consumer expectations. Otherwise, they will fall short of business outcomes and revenue goals, according to a wide-ranging research effort The Braze comprehensive customer engagement platform is one tool business leaders can use to help foster a higher, more successful engageme...

In this edition of the latest open-source software industry news from LinuxInsider: First-mile observability is a key priority for enterprise operations heavily invested in data analysis. It refers to collecting and analyzing data at its source. Two key open-source projects already help maintain data observability issues, and an innovation makes th...

Thanks to two years of pandemic-induced e-commerce and changes in how consumers behave with in-store transactions, the gap between cashless and contactless money is closing While much of the global economy is steadily transitioning to commerce without paper cash, some consumers struggle with concerns about leaving paper money behind....

Foundries.io and Arduino are joining forces to make embedded Linux-powered internet of things and edge computing devices more secure. Foundries.io announced the partnership Thursday The deal will combine technological innovations with Foundries' cloud-native development and deployment enterprise solutions for secure IoT and edge devices. Those solu...