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Top 10 Emerging Technology Trends For Retail Industry

Digital transformation, cloud services, networking, and messaging are some of the ways that retailers are reinventing their stores. With 96% of American’s owning a mobile phone and the average U.S. citizen increasing their time spent on their phone by an additional 23 minutes per day, retailers must become increasingly savvy to successfully engage with new customers. In this recent iFour Technolab article, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s senior director of product management Cliff Holsenbeck discusses short codes as an emerging technology trend that will benefit the retail industry.

Mar 8, 2021

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Michael O’Brien of ��Ƕ��Ƶ: “Having a recognized centralized resource for providing this trust is essential”

The telephone changed the way people communicate all over the world, and then email and text messaging took it to the next level. In the latest Thrive Global article, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s Chief Product Officer Michael O’Brien explores the future of communication, his career and what led ��Ƕ��Ƶ to create their cutting-edge and innovative communication technologies.

Mar 8, 2021

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The Future of Communication Technology with Michael O’Brien

In this recent Authority Magazine article, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s Chief Product Officer Michael O’Brien discusses the next generation of communication technology and how ��Ƕ��Ƶ works to re-establish trust in communications platforms. He dives into what led ��Ƕ��Ƶ to build their innovative technologies and how they plan to impact the world of communication.

Mar 3, 2021

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How Text Message Short Codes Help Retailers Boost Sales and Engagement

Today, roughly 20% of American adults are “smartphone-only” internet users, meaning they own a smartphone but don’t have home broadband service. In this RIS article, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s Cliff Holsenbeck explores how retailers and other businesses use text message short codes as a powerful tool to engage customers. Short codes are ideal for engaging consumers who use a smartphone as their primary or only connection to the internet. Businesses that embrace short codes text messaging make it easy for consumers to act on a retailer’s advertising and marketing.

Feb 22, 2021

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An Interview with Mr. Jonathan Shulman, Vice President, Business Development ��Ƕ��Ƶ

Consumers have become increasingly wary of robocalls and have stopped answering their phones for unknown numbers. Communication channels are constantly being infiltrated by scammers and people are losing trust in these channels. On this episode of Enterprise Talk podcast, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s Jonathan Shulman discusses the importance of trust in communications and networks across the global service provider and telecommunications ecosystem and how RCS can improve customer engagement for contact centers.

Feb 17, 2021

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How HR Professionals Can Connect With Candidates and Employees Through Short Code Messaging

With 96% of Americans owning mobile phones, HR recruiters are now leaning toward tools such as online chatbots and short code messaging. However, with so many cases of fraudsters and a surge in robocalling, people aren’t answer calls from numbers they don’t know. Communications channels like text messaging are considered safer, with 93% of consumers viewing text messaging as a trusted communication environment. In this article, ��Ƕ��Ƶ’s Cliff Holsenbeck explores how short codes offer the perfect opportunity for starting a trusted conversation between recruiters and candidates.

Feb 16, 2021

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CTIA Wireless Foundation Launches Catalyst 2021, Competitive Grants Program for Health and Well-Being

��Ƕ��Ƶ is a proud sponsor of CTIA Wireless Foundation’s Catalyst 2021, a competitive grants program accelerating social entrepreneurs using wireless to address pressing health and well-being issues. As the foundation’s signature initiative, Catalyst identifies and funds early stage organizations that take advantage of the speed, efficiency and versatility of wireless to improve the health and well-being of Americans.

Feb 9, 2021

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Rise of Anti-Spamming and Authentication Takes Center Stage at Upcoming Conference

��Ƕ��Ƶ will discuss the industry’s approach to stop illegal robocalls at Twilio’s conference.

Aug 5, 2019

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STI-GA Call for Certificate Authorities

Implementation of STIR/SHAKEN is a critical mission in the fight against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing. The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) manages the rollout of this solution and is seeking interest from organizations that would like to serve as STI Certificate Authorities (CAs).

Jul 9, 2019

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Mitigating Illegal Robocalling Advances with Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority Board’s Selection of ��Ƕ��Ƶ as Policy Administrator

The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA), operating under the auspices of ATIS, announced the selection of ��Ƕ��Ƶ as the U.S. STI Policy Administrator (STI-PA), a critical role in industry efforts to mitigate illegal robocalling. As the STI-PA, ��Ƕ��Ƶ will apply and enforce the rules as defined by the STI-GA to operationalize the SHAKEN framework. With this selection, the STI-GA has completed the initial establishment of the STI-GA ecosystem as contemplated by the FCC’s North American Numbering Council (NANC) Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group.

May 30, 2019

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