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Five Emerging Trends in Testing and QA

Customer expectations are higher than ever, so testing has become more important than ever. Quality assurance must evolve to keep up with changing software development requirements—and that involves adopting new approaches. Here are five emerging trends in testing and quality assurance for 2014.

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Beth Romanik
More Businesses Buying Cyber Insurance against Security Risks

Cyber hacking, which gained more attention when Target experienced a massive data breach, has become such a security risk that businesses are rushing to cover themselves against customers’ information being compromised in the same way they get coverage for more traditional risks—buying insurance.

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Beth Romanik
Calculating the Real Cost of Multitasking on Your Projects

The cost of delay due to multitasking is real. It’s invisible to most people, especially management. It’s not just the cost of time lost due to context switching; it’s the fact that projects don't get out on time, which hurts your maximum sales revenue. How do you calculate these costs of delay?

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Johanna Rothman
Facebook to Buy Messaging Startup Service WhatsApp for $19 Billion

In an apparent move to reign over messaging on phones and online, Facebook is purchasing WhatsApp for $19 billion. The sum may seem astronomical, but analysts think the deal is a smart strategy on the social network's part to maintain its place as a mobile leader. So, what's up with WhatsApp?

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Beth Romanik
Smartbands: How They Fit into the Future of Wearable Tech

Many industry experts predict a surge of wearable tech development similar to the storm of mobile development that began after Apple’s popular iPhone release in 2007. So, how do smartbands fit into that future? Read more to learn how smartbands are helping to change the face of technology.

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Cameron Philipp...
How the Internet of Things Will Impact Business—and Software

“The Internet of Things” has been an underlying theme at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, as everything from cloud-connected thermostats to Crock-Pots has been put on display. Many businesses are wondering what impact this will have on the mass consumer retail world as we know it today.

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Kirill Bensonoff
Pricing as a Service: A New Trend to Watch in 2014

As we get ready for 2014, early views into trend reports indicate a continued and stronger presence for cloud computing, including a newer manifestation—pricing as a service. The need to determine the right pricing for a product has forced organizations to bring in newer pricing strategies.

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Mukesh Sharma
Five Future Mobile Strategies for Small Businesses

With so much web traffic being generated from mobile devices, it’s essential for a business to have a mobile site that’s functional and user-friendly. But that can be difficult even for the big brands, so how can small businesses do it? Here are the mobile strategies they should be thinking about.

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Beth Romanik