Yearly Archives: 2018

Food delivery into the refrigerator: A trend for Germany?

Online grocery is on the rise, but still faces great challenges. In particular, the delivery of food to the customer poses major problems for...

Dedicated Players Have the Edge: Why Over-the-Counter Retailers Must Have a Radical Rethink

Major online retailers such as eBay and Amazon have been established in Europe for many years. In addition, there are domestic German companies such...

Informatik Aktuell: Article on the realignment of the IT organization

Digital transformation not only influences the business models of many companies – their IT organization is also undergoing a far-reaching process of change. The...

Four steps to a B2B e-commerce platform

Online trading is becoming increasingly popular with B2B buyers. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity and create a B2B e-commerce platform,...
Microservices - Part 2

Microservices: Data Exchange in Real Time for the Insurance Industry (Part two)

Innovative technologies, in which insurance companies invest hundreds of millions of euros, make completely new applications possible. The focus here is on transmitting data in real time via microservices or similar technologies.

Cloud-based data management – an important topic for the Public Sector CIO

Datenmanagement in der Cloud – ein wichtiges Thema für den CIO - auch im Public SectorDie Digitalisierung erfasst nicht nur immer mehr unterschiedliche Wirtschaftsbereiche, sondern zunehmend auch den öffentlichen Sektor. Das bedeutet, dass die Entscheidungsträger innerhalb der Ämter eine Strategie entwickeln müssen, wie sie damit umgehen.

GDPR: How to prepare your CRM system

The abbreviation GDPR is currently causing great disquiet and concern within German and European commerce. It stands for the General Data Protection Regulation, and...

Personalisation in online shopping: Annoyance factor No. 1

Most online shoppers are well aware of this phenomenon: once they have viewed or purchased an item on the internet, they will then see...
Microservices - Innovation for Insurance

Microservices: An Innovative Platform for Insurers (Part one)

Many well-known Internet companies - such as Amazon, Twitter, Netflix or Uber - have built their platforms with microservices. This technology also offers numerous new opportunities in the insurance sector and can trigger innovations that extend to all areas of the company.

Wienbot – the first chatbot on behalf of a city administration

At the beginning of the year, the City of Vienna attracted a lot of attention with a new project: It presented a new chatbot for communication with the citizens. After a trial period in which the feature was only available via Facebook Messenger, it is now also available as an app. This is the first chatbot in the service of a municipal administration.