The USA’s First IoT Security Law: Welcome to Issue 19 of ‘Vending Insight’, a regular feature from Planet Vending, sponsored by Vianet, which focuses on today’s cashless, connected, IoT (Internet of Things) society. For the moment there’s no product news in Vending Insight and no stories about the providers of those products. On the contrary, it’s our intention to provide those vending operators, who are hungry for information on developing technologies, with some satisfying food for thought.
As usual, we’ll provide our Ten Top Links that will take you to stories that have appeared across the Internet. They won’t all be about vending: in fact, we’ll steer you, through these stories, in the direction the world is heading. We hope that Vending Insight will inspire you to investigate how to apply the features of cashless payments, data collection and connectivity to the advantage of your vending business.
California Governor Signs The USA’s First IoT Security Law (N.Net.com)
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a broad cybersecurity bill governing Internet of Things devices, making the state the first in the nation to adopt such legislation. Find out why, HERE
Open-Source Boffins Want To Do For The IoT Edge What Kubernetes Did For Containers (The Register)
Two high-profile open-source collaborations are putting their heads together to work out how to take Kubernetes, more familiar in hyperscale environments, out to Internet of Things edge computing projects. HERE
3 Ways To Get Results From Your IoT Strategies (Forbes)
Creating and selling smart, connected products is going to revolutionize manufacturing and enable new business models that capitalize on rich, real-time data streams to deliver new sources of revenue. More? HERE
The Average Purse Or Wallet Contains £26 Despite Claims Of A Cashless Revolution (The Telegraph)
The Telegraph reports on a study which revealed that the average purse or wallet contains at least £26, backing recent claims that the cashless revolution has been exaggerated that that cash remains important part of everyday life across the country. Are the days of notes and coins really numbered? HERE
The USA’s First IoT Security Law
Students Swap Data For Coffee At Cashless Cafe (Sophos.com)
A University’s staff and faculty have to shell out $1 for their beverages, but students caffeinate in exchange for nothing more than a college ID… and their names, phone numbers, email addresses, majors, dates of birth, professional interests, “IT skills,” “previous internships,” and the size of “company the student is interested in”… (HERE)
Why Omnichannel Is The Future Of Retail For Millennials (And Everyone Else, Too) (Ad Age)
The modern consumer is no longer a single-channel shopper. A recent study of a major U.S. retailer’s customers found that 73 percent followed an omnichannel purchase journey, compared with just 7 percent who were purely digital. It’s HERE
How to Execute a True Omnichannel Approach (CS News)
Defined as retail that integrates the various methods of shopping available to consumers, including online, in-store and mobile, the 360-degree omnichannel approach is an avenue consumer packaged goods retailers and suppliers are beginning to explore. More, HERE
PayThink Smartphones And Omnichannel Are A Solid Bet To Boost Contactless Payments (Paymentssource.com)
With merchant acceptance of EMV chip cards now at about 66 percent of retail locations and growing quickly, card networks and issuers are focused on increasing contactless card issuance and merchant acceptance of contactless transactions. HERE
Collaborative Intelligence Is The Future Of Work (itproportal)
Now that productivity and workflow tools have streamlined collaboration, what part is artificial intelligence playing in making these platforms even more intelligent? HERE.
IBM Order Management: Deliver The Perfect Order With Intelligent Fulfillment (IBM.com)
