Αρκετοί πιθανοί αγοραστές έχουν εκδηλώσει δημόσια ενδιαφέρον για την εξαγορά του TikTok, με τα επικρατέστερα σενάρια να προβλέπουν κεντρικό ρόλο για την Oracle Corp., μακροχρόνιο συνεργάτη της πλατφόρμας. Εδώ και χρόνια, η Oracle παρέχει στο TikTok υπηρεσίες cloud στις ΗΠΑ, διασφαλίζοντας διαχωρισμό ανάμεσα στα δεδομένα των Αμερικανών χρηστών και την πρόσβαση των εργαζομένων της ByteDance στην Κίνα. Πλέον, ο Λευκός Οίκος επιδιώκει μια λύση που να συνάδει με τον νόμο που ψηφίστηκε πέρυσι και...
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Oracle, Uber team up to offer last-mile deliveries
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) said Tuesday they are offering a last-mile delivery service called Collect and Receive that will be provided on the Oracle Retail platform.
Supported by the Oracle Retail Data Store and cloud platform technologies, retailers can now link to Uber Direct, the company’s delivery solution, via pre-integrated application program interfaces. This program enables retailers to rebalance inventory while giving customers more choices,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oracle-uber-team-up-to-offer-last-mile-deliveries
Scheduling Standards Consortium grows ranks, readies API release
The Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) has added seven partners as it prepares new open application programming interface scheduling standards to be released by the end of the year.
Digital freight brokers Uber Freight and Convoy and logistics provider J.B. Hunt formed the SSC in December to begin standardizing trade data and synthesizing scheduling technology.
Related: Convoy, J.B. Hunt and Uber Freight call for standardized scheduling API
New members announced Monday are Arrive Logistics,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scheduling-standards-consortium-grows-ranks-readies-api-release
GSBN teams up with global tech giants for new blockchain platform
The independent technology consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) will develop a blockchain operating system in collaboration with Oracle, Microsoft, AntChain and Alibaba Cloud, to accelerate digital transformation in the global trade sector.
By using blockchain technology, the consortium, which was first founded by eight global shipping lines, is able to enable collaboration between disparate market participants.
For the platform layer, GSBN chose to harness Microsoft Azure Southeast...
https://container-news.com/gsbn-teams-up-with-global-tech-giants-for-new-blockchain-platform/
Perfect deliveries require shippers to think beyond their next move
The supply chain is no stranger to disruptions — snowstorms, hurricanes, port strikes and trade wars. But proactive businesses know that the best supply chain — and its bottlenecks — is invisible to its customers, who continue to get what they want and when they want it.
The pandemic-fueled surge of e-commerce left both businesses and consumers frustrated with delayed orders and unforeseen fees, a problem only exacerbated when FedEx and UPS began distribution of the Pfizer and Moderna...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/perfect-deliveries-require-shippers-to-think-beyond-their-next-move
Oracle Wins Tiktok Bid Over Microsoft’s Highest Standards Deal
In a piece of startling news today, Oracle Corp. won the bidding for the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app TikTok, beating out Microsoft Corp. in a high-profile deal to salvage a social-media sensation that has been caught in the middle of a geopolitical standoff, reports the Wall Street Journal
Oracle To Be the Winner?Oracle is set to be announced as TikTok’s “trusted tech partner” in the U.S., and the deal is likely not to be structured as an outright sale, the people said.
The next...
https://mfame.guru/oracle-wins-tiktok-bid-over-microsofts-highest-standards-deal/
Westports takes Oracle and Bank of America to court
Westports Holdings Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“Westports”), has commenced legal proceedings against Oracle Corporation Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“Oracle”) and Bank of America Malaysia Berhad (BoA) at the Kuala Lumpur High Court over the termination of two agreements.
On 30 November 2018, Westports had subscribed into the Oracle ERP Software System by executing two agreements with Oracle. The first agreement, Oracle Cloud Services Agreement, entails an Oracle license...
https://container-news.com/westports-takes-oracle-and-bank-of-america-to-court/
Career Tracks: Fifth-generation dockworker appointed to harbor board
Fifth-generation dockworker and union leader Bobby Olvera Jr. participated in his first meeting last week as a member of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Olvera, appointed to the board in May by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, also serves as international vice president (mainland) of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
The Long Beach City Council unanimously confirmed Olvera to complete the term of Lou Anne Bynum that expires in June 2021. Bynum resigned from the...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-fifth-generation-dockworker-appointed-to-harbor-board
El Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez marcará un precedente en el uso de soluciones tecnológicas para concretar y desarrollar su expansión
Herramientas de colaboración abierta que ya están operativas, permiten al equipo a cargo del proyecto gestionarlo de manera consistente y precisa, previniendo incluso posibles casos de manipulación errónea de información […]
GSBN start using Oracle’s blockchain apps
Despite years of hype and chatter, enterprise blockchain deployments actually in production are few and far between. But according to Oracle, the list just got a little bigger.
Announced Monday, Feb. 11, the software giant now has up to a dozen enterprise customers using live applications that have sped into production since its cloud-based blockchain platform went live last July.
This includes a cargo tracking consortium called the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN); China Distance...
http://container-news.com/gsbn-start-using-oracle-blockchain-apps/