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Registering sales in the retail sector despite social distancing norms

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  Across many nations, where the newest strain of COVID-19 has made an impact, social distancing norms and isolation have been the suggested measures. Workers have been asked to work from home, cities have been placed under lockdowns and schools have been shit. People are avoiding crowded places and the degree varies based on the severity of the outbreak in the respective nation.  While the entire situation may create havoc it is also true that it sure has an invisible hand in corrections. Retailers and customers are clueless but it is a fact that the pandemic is activating solutions that might just usher in a new revolution in retail technology. The article sheds light on some of the technologies that need to be adopted to sell while the social distancing norms are on! Technology that embraces the ‘New Normal’ A survey conducted by YouGov indicated that 85% of internet users in China and a sizable 83% in Hong Kong will avoid crowded places. More than 25% of those in the US and 14% i

Understand the cost and features to build your eLearning portal

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  What does the end-user expect in an LMS platform? This is a valid question, every Learning organization should ask before intending to either create their own LMS or refurbish what they already have. The eLearning market has grown at a whopping rate of 900% since 2000 and since then there is no looking back. The pandemic has fuelled the pace of LMS growth even further and it is expected that the global markets touch $300 billion by 2025 in a report by Global Insights.   Schools and universities have embraced the idea but even corporates have turned to LMS for employee training.  Over the years the meaning of LMS has changed with newer features becoming an important part of the application. Not just that, it is not only about learning, but also the holistic experience that counts and this is where trending technologies come into play.  Source: Binus University The above graph clearly shows that Asian countries are ruling the charts with the highest adoption rates. This could be bec

How software outsourcing will prepare your business post-pandemic

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Challenges don’t come knocking on doors, they come when you least expected. Who would have known that a day before the lockdown was declared across different nations, you would be working on a remote basis due to the pandemic? But now that the unlocking process has begun all over and pandemic or not, business continuity has become the key driving force that is leading businesses.  It is true that companies have become quite vigilant and alert and have been quick to adapt to the changes. But these are all short-term measures and changes based on what is thrown their way. But what we need to understand is that these responses won’t be enough in the long run or even the medium term. It is true that the changes made to the organizational culture and value build have to reflect even post-pandemic. A response system that is swift to the transitions in business will stay relevant even after the pandemic. The point is, do you have a strategy in place to counter the future, if not we recommend

5 web app failures and key to their success

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  Web applications have evolved and how! Every company is now placing immense importance on getting their web application built. Since web applications call quite a lot of resources, businesses do everything to ensure that the one they make for starters talks about what their company is all about. We see an increasing number of people who have switched to the internet and compared to 2016, 1 billion users have been added to the circle of active internet users. People have started embracing technology which is why customized web applications are much demanded in the market. Web application development companies enable the transformation of a set of processes that are innovative but the company that wants the web application to be made, sometimes loses its way. But web application companies help you identify these problems and come up with solutions then and there so that future problems will be eliminated.  Reasons why web applications fail and solutions Companies want to load their web

Legacy software modernization has become a must for the retail industry

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  The pandemic has posed newer challenges in the retail sector. The sector for the past 2-3 years has already been undergoing massive restructuring because an increasing number of companies are going on the digitalization path. But with many countries already under lockdown and some stern regulatory measures, conducting retail businesses with ancient software will no longer give you the strategic advantage over your competition.  The need for Legacy software modernization Business dynamics are changing every day making it difficult to get your software capabilities to keep up with the change. But it is often your software systems that can make or break your ability to adapt, grow, and most importantly remain competitive.  As customer behavior and enterprise norms have changed, business applications do not remain constant. Retailers now have to fulfill orders in a multichannel, multitouch E-commerce environment. All of these changes point out only in one direction which is legacy system