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Dell Technologies World 2020, which was changed to a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, will move from May to October in order to focus on helping customers in this time of need.

Three weeks ago, with the information we had at the time, we made the decision to take Dell Technologies World virtual. Much has changed in those three weeks, said the company in a blog post on Friday. And its clear to us that we need to stay focused on supporting our customers and partners with their most immediate needs.

The $92 billion Round Rock, Texas- based infrastructure giants flagship virtual event will be held in October, although a specific date has yet to disclosed. Dell Technologies said customers and partners should still expect news from the company to be released over the coming weeks and months.

[Related: Dell Donates Millions To Fight Coronavirus: We Are All In This Together]

Our innovation engine, portfolio development and services capabilities will press on to ensure we meet those needs, said Dell. Our top priority, in addition to the health and safety of our team members and communities, is to ensure we meet customers needs in this moment.

Dell Technologies World 2020 was initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from May 4 to7 but shifted to a virtual event due to the coronavirus outbreak that is having a dramatic impact across the IT world.

In terms of the virtual Dell Technologies World event in October, all registrants will automatically be registered for the virtual experience at no charge. However, registrants also can choose to roll over their conference pass to Dell Technologies World 2021 or request a full refund.

In an interview with CRN this month, founder and CEO Michael Dell said it is the first time in the companys history that Dell Technologies World will be a virtual event.

The show must go on, said Dell. What we do know from internal events that we move from physical to virtualand weve learned a lot about that just in the last few weekswell make it incredibly compelling and engaging.

In addition, this week Dell Technologies and VMware withdrew their initial fiscal year 2021 guidance because both are unable to predict the extent of the coronavirus that could adversely impact business.

Dell Technologies is providing millions of dollars to fight the coronavirus on several fronts including donating IT infrastructure valued at more than $850,000 to the Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China to help upgrade its technology to enable the center to respond to the epidemic more effectively. Dell Technologies has also set aside $3 million in funds and technology to help meet the greatest needs of our communities and front-line organizations working to treat and contain coronavirus across the globe.

We must protect each other and especially our most vulnerableour elderly and those with underlying conditions, said Michael Dell. At the same time, we are managing the impact on our own business and supply chain operations, so we can take care of you. Whether enabling a remote workforce, ensuring business continuity, powering the technology for infectious disease prevention and control, or providing simple, human advice, support and friendshipwe are here to help.

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Moving is among the most stressful of life events, and that goes double for moving offices. In a survey,more than three-quarters of leaders of small and midsized businesses said they found the idea of moving offices so stressful that they have been delaying the process, 78% of managers said they prefer staying in a cramped space to avoid the hassle.

Jim Durfee knows that many people believe that the office moving process is invasive, disruptive and time-consuming, but he also believes he has a solution: technology.

One of the greatest fears in life is the fear of the unknown, and that is especially true during moves, said Durfee, who is vice president and general manager at Office Movers Express, styled as OMX. Were using newly developed technology to stay connected to our clients and remove that fear, they always know where we are, what were doing and where their items are at all times."

Durfee and his team at OMX have been using technologies like tablets, GPS and tracking software to make the moving process more efficient and give clients peace of mind. Bisnow recently sat down with him to learn more about how OMX plans to take the stress out of one of the most infamously stressful parts of life.

Bisnow: How have office moves changed?

Jim Durfee:Office moves used to be a big deal in terms of volume, furniture and general 'stuff.' To move an office was a huge undertaking requiring vast resources of labor and time. But that world has changed, and the modern office is more efficient. The main focus is on technology and keeping it safe, both the equipment and the information stored inside of it.

Bisnow: How are you using technology to change how you move offices?

Durfee: In both small and large ways. Take note-taking, for example. A mover 10 years ago might have just written down that one conference room had five tables, but we have higher-touch service. We record it on our tablets and take pictures to corroborate the number and keep track of the conditions of the tables.

We also track everything on tablets on the day of the move, from when the crew arrives, to when they left, to what they charged, so everything remains transparent and at the clients fingertips.

Bisnow: How do you use technology to keep clients' items safe throughout the move?

Durfee:The first step is taking an inventory using a portable, handheld device, which is faster and more accurate than previous methods. We are able to capture images, assess volume and organize the process in a manner that helps develop a sensible and logical move plan. When the move actually occurs, additional technology allows us to identify and tag key items and assure they receive special attention or priority status. We can include critical information to identify information such as value, function, departmental assignment and final placement.

For highly sensitive items, we have access to digital locators that allow us to track them from origin to destination. A client could be sitting on the beach viewing the item on their cellphone as it exits its current space and arrives in the new office. All of this helps us maintain the chain of custody, tightly control the relocation process and assure a positive experience.

Bisnow: What are the benefits of working with a mover who only handles commercial moves?

Durfee: It all comes down to business continuity. When youre moving a household, you usually have a large window of time to complete the move. Office moves need to happen as seamlessly as possible so that a business only experiences minimal downtime.

Another major difference is the handling of technology. While a household may have a few laptops and one computer, offices have whole server rooms that need to be handled carefully. Office movers are specifically trained to handle the types of materials you only find in a business environment, like large pieces of technology that carry sensitive information.

Bisnow: What are some preparations you wish more company owners would make before a move?

Durfee: I wish they would do a little extra homework to find out what they can expect. People can contact us in advance and we can offer them a budget figure and tips for how to go about preparing for the day. Company owners should also contact building management to learn what they can do to help, and also ask their movers if they have any experience with their new building and can offer any strategic moving advice ahead of time.

As it gets closer to the moving day, things tend to change. Often, these changes are not communicated to movers until the day arrives, which can lead to delays, so I always recommend that people err on the side of over-communicating with their movers and providing them with every last detail.

This feature was produced in collaboration between the Bisnow Branded Content Studio and Office Movers Express. Bisnow news staff was not involved in the production of this content.

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It's now over two weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Financial services hiring has slowed, but there are still windows of recruitment activity. Technology is one of them.

Two weeks ago, there was little indication that the virus had reduced banks' appetite to hire. - Figures fromThinknum Alternative Datashow that Citi, Goldman and Morgan Stanley posted more U.S. jobs overall on the average day between March 1st and 13th 2020 than on the average day in all of March 2019. The same held for Morgan Stanley, Goldman and Citi in the UK.

In the past week, however, things have slowed. Anecdotally recruiters say there's less recruitment, particularly in the front office."The only hiring that's happening is the stuff that was approved before the lockdown," says one fixed income recruiter. "- Everything else has been iced." In technology, though, it's a different story: tech recruiters are bullish.

Ahsan Iqbal, director of technology at recruitment firm RobertWalters in London, says banks' tech recruitment dropped off initially this month, but has since crept backagain. "We're not seeing increased demand from finance clients for people in software development, security, devops, cloud, and digital platforms," saysIqbal. "There was a pause, but now hiringis back."

Adam Francis at recruitment firm Experis in London agrees: "In financial markets technologyhiring terms, the software engineering market seems to be extremely resilient so far," he says.

If technology recruitment remains comparatively robust, recruiters say it's because the nature of many roles in the space makes it easier to interview and to onboard people remotely.

"Previously an experienced software engineering interview may have consisted of 1) a telephone interview b) an online code exercise or techncial test and c) in-person interviews. The only change now is that remote video-conference-based interviewing has taken the place of in-person interviews," says Francis. If anything, the fact that management and staff are now based at home has freed-up spacefor hiring, he adds: "There's much more quiet and undisturbed time in which to plan and execute interviews and make offers."

Iqbal confirms this. "Being out of the office doesn't seem to have made much difference - companies are simply interviewing and onboarding via Zoom or Skype and posting out the kit to candidates at home so that they can start work." One finance client has made 10-15 technology hires in the past few weeks, he added.

Not everyone is as bullish. At JPMorgan, new joinershave been delayed (on full pay) for at least a month. One technologist at the banksaid they're still interviewing both internally and externally but that it may be hard to get actual offers over the line. At Goldman Sachs, technology jobs now accountfor 40% of the total live on the bank's website - down from 44% last time we looked in January.

If lockdowns become the temporary new normal, this may change. Francis says technology recruitment could increase further still in the coming months: "Cyber Security and IT risk and audit recruitment arelikely to surge in demand given the additional risks involved with having a 100% remotely-based workforce, as well as with a notable increase in COVID-19 specific scamming by fraudsters," he suggests.

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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Officials in Scioto County have worked for years to help their community heal from the effects of the opioid crisis.

"We're able to get them off the drugs but also instill some employment in them and totally turn their life around," said Shawn Davis, Chief Probation Officer.

Probation and Drug Court programs serve about 1,200 people in the county.

Concerns over COVID-19 have shut courthouse doors temporarily for most legal proceedings.

Six officers are now working from home, tasked with managing their cases through a computer system called OCSS.

The program allows officers to virtually connect with people.

"They're nervous they're anxious about what's going on," said Davis. "Once we make contact with them, we seem to be able to calm them down. They see now there's a way through this program they can communicate with us."

The system was launched March 1st. People on probation can now self-report, video chat and text.

Two counselors are also available for guidance during an anxious time for many.

"This week we put a couple of people in in-house rehab," said Davis. "There's still a couple here still accepting people from us. That we're able to get them that help that they need."

The department is still able to handle emergency situations. They're hoping the community will also do their part and reach out with any concerns so they can intervene.

"That is a concern," said Davis. "Luckily through technology, we're able to do some. we're not able to do everything that we want to do. We're afraid that we're going to lose some. We just hope that before those people cross that bridge that they'll reach out to us and allow us an opportunity to help them."

Scioto County Drug Court is expected to host its first virtual meeting in early April.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) A local organization wants to help save lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Greater Topeka Partnership is collaborating with Plug and Play, a tech company based in Silicon Valley.

Theyre looking for startups that may have the technology to help communities across the world during this crisis.

Katrin Bridges, a representative for GTP, said that technology has the potential to help get needed medical equipment and help speed up testing for people who cant go to a hospital.

There are ways and technology where you can use your cell phone and those are being developed to actually get a first screening of risk factors that you have, Bridges said.

If you are a business, innovator, or entrepreneur who would like to contact the Greater Topeka Partnership, click here.

If you have an existing technology that is ready to scale, apply here.

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New research from management consulting firm The Next Organisation has identified some of the most disruptive business and technology trends for 2020 and 2021. The following twelve trends will according to the researchers have a truly disruptive impact on economy, society, organisations and people.

Consumers start to understand that the current impact of human beings on the world needs to be changed. This means that people not only start to live healthier (nutrition), but also want to have more insights in the origin of food and goods towards a more sustainable planet.

From eating a more plant-based diet to searching the supermarket for plastic-free produce, a growing number of consumers are trying to live a more ethical lifestyle. This is because they are more concerned about the impact we have on the environment. As a result, consumers have started buying products with more ethical or sustainable practices and the demand for sustainable goods is increasing. Moreover, from consumer packaged goods, to big tech to fashion brands, ethics and sustainability are moving from a nice-to-have, to a base rate expectation of brands; it is a responsibility.

In addition to the main trends, two other emerging consumer behaviours will become increasingly important. Consumers are eating less meat, drinking less alcohol and their attitudes towards leather are changing. To service these behaviours, companies are responding with broader offerings. And it is recommended to respond, because there is a growing audience waiting to be catered for.

In the upcoming years, the following ethical trends will predominate: plastic-free produce, plastic-free packaging, compostable carrier bags, plant-based foods, natural fabric clothes, clothing re-sale and recycling schemes. To be fair, the average consumer is not going to be a zero-waste consumer for a long time. However, companies that embrace this trend quickly, will have a competitive advantage.

People are getting more and more aware of their health and the methods they can implement in order to prevent or overcome diseases and disablements. Technology embedded with biology reshapes the playing field of medical institutions, key in this; accessibility and scalability. From biohackers to CRISPR/cas9 gene editing, this new industry is at the forefront of rapid growth and discussion.

Whether it is in food, medicines, sports or life sciences; the simplicity and low costs of digital fabrication make it possible to build own lab equipment and apply biotechnology outside laboratories or research institutions. Hold your horses; gene doping of athletes DNA will be a topic during the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo. That is just sports, but have you ever thought of the fact that within a few years, it will be possible for premature babies and embryos to (further) develop in an artificial womb?

Ethical discussions on the above-mentioned topics will start, but in the meantime people also start with biohacking their body. This basically involves controlling external stimuli leading to the creation of the optimal self. It is about hacking the body using natural or technological resources to maximise physical and mental performance. And as number of people are consciously wanting to improve their health, things as biohacking will turn into practice.

Biohacking involves things we eat, drink, smell, touch, hear, and see. The difference however between biohacking and a general healthy and conscious lifestyle is to think of our biology as a physical system, which can be enhanced by conducting measurements, monitoring and feedback.

Imagine the impact biohacking will have on society once people see the effect of it. It will influence the working world as the level of productivity and cognitive function increases. Next to that, social relationships for example, will improve with people having better moods and more energy. Companies and brands can adjust to this movement and seize new opportunities that develop over time. Keep in mind: the sharing and availability of open source knowledge enables everyone to get involved in biotechnological developments.

Internet of Things (IoT) and Robotics are trends that are not new in itself. While robotics for automation purposes already exists for decades, adding IoT into the mix will change the rules of the game: Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) is making an entrance. The acronym IoT refers to a network of billions of physical devices around the globe. These devices are equipped with internet-connected sensors that provide ongoing data collection and sharing. There is no shortage of IoT devices and applications. Many people are reaping the benefits of smart light bulbs, smart thermostats and activity trackers.

IoRT is the next level of IoT; integrating sensors into robotic systems. In fact, Artificial Intelligence is built into robotics systems to process the data delivered. This enables the system to observe, interpret, evaluate and take decisions, comparable with the human way of processing tasks. Combining robotics and Artificial Intelligence by sensor technology is also referred to as Embodied Cognition; implying robotic systems to perform tasks that are learned by means of training (and by which they become self-learning).

In the years to come smart robots will impact both B2B and B2C. Collaborative robots will be of help in various crafts, such as welding and painting. It is expected that robots, performing autonomous tasks, can solve the problem of labour scarcity. The long(er) term vision is that robots relieve humans of all heavy, monotonous and/or irksome tasks.

Lastly, daily life assistance is seen as another area of growth. Worldwide, the number of people aged over 65 is expected to double between 2020 and 2050, and they cannot all be served by people. The domestic robot is not only considered as a smart device, but also as an artificial creature that improves over time. This creature will also impact our relation to technology, were artificial empathy is being studied more and more, as it is a new dimension to our lives of which we do not know the impact of.

Can robotic creatures become our buddy? A challenge for tech companies to embed and design the human edge in their smart solutions.

The rise of voice technology is clear and everyone knows the voice assistants such as Apples Siri, Amazons Alexa and Googles Assistant. The technology enables voice assistance through a smart speaker which creates a three-way interaction between devices, services and people and has completely changed the way consumers interact with computer devices.

Voice control is the next evolution of human-machine interaction, thanks to advances in Artificial Intelligence, data collection, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things. According to Voicebot, nearly 50 million people own smart speakers in the United States, which works out to roughly one in five adults.

This technological trend has a huge impact on everything. For example, experts say that in this year (2020), 50% of all online searches will be done with voice search. Consequently, brands have to adapt their way of promoting their products and services. Companies will change the way they are organised as internal knowledge can be shared more easily resulting in new workflows and communication streams and the broader possibility to multitask leads to an increase of productivity.

In 2020 and beyond we will see a transition in voice technology as an information tool to a transaction tool. Voice p.a.s do not offer only the best results, but also the possibility to directly order and even pay. Challenges for the further development of this trend also lie in security and privacy matters; do we really want big tech in our living rooms?

Next, mostly SEO (search engine optimisation) and online marketing of brands also needs to be done differently. Experts say, that a voice assistant is used in a more human manner by people than they use a computer. Therefore, emotional connection and trust in the device/ service are key for the success of voice assistance.

According to the UN, 70% of the world's population will live in cities by 2030 1.5 billion more than in 2010. And all these people need energy, healthcare, water, mobility, housing and community areas. This booming urbanisation and consequent stretched infrastructures cause environmental, logistical and social challenges threatening the quality of city life and therefore the well-being of citizens.

Technology forms the fundament to overcome these challenges and defines a new way of living together. As cities are becoming smarter, we see a change in how people do business, organise their lives and (inter)connect with others and things. In cities of the future smart technology, governmental institutions, commercial parties and citizens collaborate to make the city more liveable, sustainable and safe; a playground for public-private initiatives.

Interesting here is that the playground for companies and industries worldwide is determined by the ecosystems that can be developed there: places for cooperation between partners, knowledge institutions nearby, a robust economy and with access to the labour market. Our current thinking and boundaries must make way for these new, facilitating ecosystems. This should create a city that is good for everyone, even if you do not live or work there.

Where cities become smarter and dense, there is also a trend towards the rural, countryside areas. Escapism from the busy city-lives has been a concept around for ages and again is seeing growth due to the challenges listed before. While you can think of future cities with Blade Runner-esque streets and shiny, high-tech buildings, it is the countryside that is on the front lines of change according to worldwide renowned architect Rem Koolhaas. Technology makes isolated areas accessible and attractive for e.g. data centres or solar fields. Areas where drones deliver packages and meanwhile monitor meadows.

Technology will strengthen the kaleidoscope of functions and eliminate rural isolation. Modern agriculture can become more closely connected with nature. Although the countryside remains the main supplier of food, lab-grown food and processing are coming to the city. Technology, therefore, becomes an integral part of nature and vice versa. And this requires a mental change, especially for governments that interconnect spatial planning, investments, the labour market, nature, agriculture and technology.

And as the European Commission aims tohave 5G commercially availablein at least one major city in every EU member State by the end of 2020, the first steps of this transformation is getting shape; change is literally coming your way.

The 2030 ambitions for the European government are the greenest ever, with a minimum CO2 reduction of 40% as the main attraction. These targets have major consequences for the current mobility ecosystem. Smart roads, interconnected self-driving vehicles, car- or ridesharing and productive travel time are all future possibilities. Our current mobility ecosystem is on the verge of a revolution. And it is here sooner than you think.

The way we see and perceive mobility today individually owned vehicles, gas stations, traffic jams and drivers licenses will drastically change in the coming dozen years. Different developments and innovations happening right now will change the game as well as its players. New collaborations and business models will emerge. Expected is that two very different business models will co-exist: traditional carmakers and mobility service providers.

The 'traditional' carmaker will continue the current model of manufacturing increasingly improved hardware, the car itself. Technological improvements of battery life, lower costs of electricity, maintenance and total cost of ownership are expected to generate shifts towards electronic cars across entire fleets. Next to their electronic transformation, cars are becoming smarter and more autonomous. Essential for car autonomy is interconnectedness. More and different systems will connect, transforming them from reactive to proactive systems offering personalised services, ultimately evolving in so-called virtual drivers.

Next to traditional carmakers, mobility service providers will rise. Together with partners they provide a mobility platform consisting of different customer services based on customer interface. Compared to costs of ownership, the costs of subscription are relatively low. While different, both business models have a major role to play. Yet, future success will only be achieved by exceptional collaboration between different markets and players, both private and public.

Every single day we consult photos, videos, sounds, human voices, written texts and reviews to live our digital lives, but... What if they all can be faked? This so-called infocalypse, based on deep fake technology, is on its way at fast speed and puts us in front of a new era of information consumption. Is it real, is it fake, or is it real fake?

Deep fake is the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the creation of fake information. In short, this generative AI software can create synthetic media such as faces, voices, texts, images, moving people and sounds. Good to know: deep fake is based on negative intentions.

In the last year, we have been introduced apps such as FaceApp and ZAO, in which you can replace existing images into new versions of yourself. These can create a lot of laughter and on the positive side, the creative sector could get a boost from all the possibilities of generative Artificial Intelligence. People become their own film star or admire fake models such as Shudu with thousands of Instagram followers already. It is already there at our fingertips.

However, the downsides seem to have a far more fundamental impact to think about. A majority of Europe is based on democracy and the foundation of a democratic state is, after all, a shared perception of reality and a corresponding agreement on facts. It could be a serious strategy of one country to sow discord in another (adversary) country. By polarising with fake news there is less sense of community, thus making it more difficult to steer politics.

The great danger is not so much that a lie is turned into truth or vice versa, but that the credibility of the truth is affected. If we face a future in which everything and everyone can be imitated, then nothing is real anymore, because it be dismissed as a lie or fake news. Who or what are we then going to trust?

A world where we trust our lives, economies and societies to technological innovations is evolving. One question that becomes highly relevant is if one can live a digital life without giving up on privacy. Where Facebooks usage declined for the first time last year, their trust issues continue, with the failure to launch Libra as the best example. These trust issues continue to grow in a larger discussion on moral standards, technological dependencies and privacy, since these form the fundament of our society.

The current lack of trust created a group of consumers that can be classified as reluctant sharers: people who are concerned about or would prefer not to be, sharing their personal details, but feel compelled to do so in order to gain access to a service or product. With the introduction of the GDPR this group is growing and growing, since they are now empowered with rights over their personal data. Consequently, there is a re-balance of the rights and powers between an individual and the supplier, which puts an urge on taking a serious look at privacy standards and ethical frameworks.

With datacentres as the new coal plants and big tech as the new oil firms, a shift is happening; from offline powers to a digital playing field in which geopolitical borders and influence seem unrestricted. With an average of 25 trackers per website, Tinder selling your dating preferences, or ultrasonic tones in TV commercials being picked up by your smartphone to target you, large tech companies seem to have free play in grasping and forwarding your personal data. Not to even think of what is going to happen with our biomedical data that is going to be embedded in technology more and more.

Next to this, with advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous technologies (voice-assistants, robotics, cars) become more normal too. However, it is also expected that these behave ethically towards living things. The design of this is still in human hands and that needs to be overseen.

The large data companies know what they are doing (for the good or bad) and we as consumers mainly keep convenience in mind. And yes, there are headlines regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the protests in Hong Kong, where demonstrators are wearing masks against Chinese facial recognition software. However, the protection of our privacy and ethics is a public concern that affects us all. Facebook and Google do not have the reputation of ExxonMobil or Shell.

But the youngest generation, for whom internet and smartphones are as self-evident as petrol pumps and gas stoves for the previous generation, we must surely prepare for the difficult conversation with your kids: "Mom and Dad, how could you be so stupid and naive? To conclude; our current ethical frameworks do not hold. Prepare for a discussion on the following question: what kind of society will become the normal?

The experience economy has already been introduced two decennia ago. In this view, organisations fulfil a different role in society and serve customers differently. Namely, they do not merely provide customers with product and services, but they focus on providing customers with personal and memorable experiences. An economy based on quality rather than quantity.

Moving from extracting commodities, making goods, delivering services to creating experiences, that is where the origins lie of the experience economy. Despite it has already been mentioned years ago, it is today that the experience economy gets shape. Organisations increasingly focus on providing their customers with an experience instead of just and sec products or services. People care less about owning things, but want to be flexible and do not mind sharing things with people to extract value out of experiencing products or services. This is also in line with the concept of the sharing economy.

Providing experiences is important because people are more demanding than ever. They are not just asking for good products and excellent one-off services, but they look for entire experiences. They demand extraordinary experience along their entire journey, starting already in their orientation phase. If organisations smartly think about what their customers want, through maintaining and creating continuous dialogue, they are more likely to succeed and differentiate from competitors.

In the upcoming years, the experience economy will evolve further. Organisations, mainly in the B2C landscape, that actively think about turning their offering into extraordinary experiences will differentiate from their competitors and facilitate customers with greater value.

Many business professors still teach the 1970s doctrine of Milton Friedman: The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits. Growth, therefore, is at the heart of the business model. But the foundation of this model was developed at a time when we did not comprehend the natural limits to growth. Over the last years a new term has been rising: the Sustainable Business Model (SBM).

Sustainability is not just about recycling or fair trade practices, it touches every part of a company, from its supply chain operations to its talent practices, and to the physical workspace itself. Organisations will either be labelled as sustainable or shameable, with nothing in between.

With the upcoming climate goals of the European Union and significantly increased general awareness, SBMs are emerging rapidly. Within the wideness of the term, there are several trends that appear to be having the most impact in the upcoming year: (1) supply chains go circular and (2) hire to retire to re-hire.

(1) An increased longing for circular goods, in a way that production is done in an (social) environmentally neutral (or positive) way and used products are recycled up to a level where the product in its entity can be used again. The worlds biggest companies will transform their supply chains to become circular since ethically-minded consumers ask for a change in the production model. BMs will change from out of sights, out of mind to being accountable for the whole end-to-end supply chain.

(2) SBMs does not just apply to the supply chain. Nowadays, most businesses do not even consider the prospect of re-hiring previous employees, but in 2020 and further we will see several forward-thinking firms, particularly in under pressure industries like financial services, taking a chance on the tried and tested.

To underpin the above mentioned trends; there has been a strong growth in Certified B Corporations, known as businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Have you started yet?

As we saw a rise of digital ecosystems such as AirBnB and Booking.com, facilitating mainly customer focused needs and problems, ecosystems will evolve even further with a very open character. Competitors might share or give away their resources to solve shared problems instead of a focus on the commercial win. Three key elements: data, transparency and partnerships.

There is a shift from using closed technical infrastructures to open platforms that enable a complete (digital) ecosystem available to everyone. In short, an ecosystem has one central database in which all relevant information is stored. Based on this data, the system can provide relevant information real time. Moreover, if a company opens up their platform to users, partners or others willing to contribute, it can perfect its market offering using input from its collaborators.

This allows them to react faster to flaws or jump in on opportunities exposed by the data in the ecosystem platform. Also described as open data or open innovation, these platforms are mainly based on the idea that a group of experts can do more than a single company.

From now on, the three key elements of ecosystems keep on evolving. With more and more devices connected, the amount of data available is endless and with the first 5G devices entering this year, the availability and speed of data will rise. Moreover, businesses with different profiles but operating in common markets with common customer profiles will seek for partnerships for the mutual benefit.

Combine this with the fact that mega-brands (e.g. Starbucks) keep getting bigger, their global footprint also becomes bigger. When trying to differentiate from a sustainable point of view, as consumers expect, open ecosystems might be the key to leverage this need with powerful innovations.

Middle class movements always have been an important target group, both as the foundation as well as driver of consumer markets. And they stood up in the recent few years. While booming in developing countries, they are struggling to maintain the economic position they enjoyed for decades in developed countries. But last year, in 2019, we saw that it is not only the middle class stepping up. Actually, all layers of society are stepping up on issues that, despite of social class, relate to us all.

Accelerating economic growth in various countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, has led to a decrease in between country inequality, helping billions of people out of extreme poverty over the last decade. The notion is that this trend, commonly referred to as the rise of the new global middle class, has important consequences for global consumption and investment patterns and will act as an accelerator of further economic, social and political development in the developing world.

In the developed world, on the other hand, middle-class households have not seen any significant improvement in standards of living since the 2008 financial crisis, as a result of weak income growth and continued economic uncertainty. The yellow vests movements, that began in France in 2018 claiming that a disproportionate burden of governments tax reforms were falling on the working/middle class, is one of the concrete expressions of dissatisfaction. It is important for brands and businesses to understand the impact of this on customers' behaviour and habits.

In the last year, we have seen different movements from different classes stepping up. To illustrate the trend in the Netherlands; it rose from 220 protests in 2014 to 1360 in 2019. Worldwide we saw such signs' too; from privacy-related protests in Hong Kong to how dare you by Greta Thunberg in New York. And from criticism on the broken European financial systems with negative interest rates to civil protests throughout Chile in response the increased cost of living and inequality.

Although taking place in different parts of the world, there seems a common denominator: all levels of society step up, mainly against politics. They step up against a system' that has created growth and wealth for a majority of the world, but this system has shown vulnerability. There is a common feeling that it has reached its limits. It is climate change? Technology? Brexit? Or even Trump? At least they are catalysts in a discussion that is rooted in the reassessment of values, ownership and priorities.

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How do you play pool when one hand is paralyzed? How do frontline military doctors successfully consult with surgeons back home when time is of the essence? How do medical centers capture and assess patient feedback, and implement improvements promptly and effectively?

VA is answering these questions and dozens more by transforming its technology systems to create foundational change. Part of its three-pillar approach to modernization, VA is leveraging innovative technologies, both in-house and commercial off-the-shelf solutions, to provide veterans with personalized medical care that addresses their individual needs, and the results for veterans and their families are amazing.

Advances in technology affect every aspect of our lives, from how we interact with one another to the products we rely upon. Some of the most important technological developments take place in the field of medicine, radically transforming the quality of care patients receive now and in the future.

Using cutting-edge tools such as 3D-printing and virtual and augmented reality, clinicians are able to treat patients in ways that were unimaginable in previous decades. The StrongMind initiative, for example, leverages VR gaming to treatveterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, providing a safe and supportive environment for processing trauma and opening up about their experiences. Breakthroughs in AR technology are also now enabling doctors in the U.S. to virtually step into field hospitals and assist physicians, in real-time, when treating wounded service members. This augments critical skills and expertise, without losing crucial time.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs in healthcare delivery, though, have come in the field of 3D printing. This burgeoning technology is improving pre-surgery planning, tailoring custom protheses, designing tools for those with disabilities, even building organs and bones. By testing and implementing emerging technologies, VA is ensuring that veterans receive the care they deserve.

Modernization is a "learning journey" that requires review and course corrections along the way. Ensuring our improvements are effectively addressing veterans needs requires information from the end users themselves. To this end, VA developed Veterans Signals (VSignals), a digital platform to collect feedback from veterans, eligible dependents, caregivers, and survivors. Using artificial intelligence, VSignals automatically analyzes the feedback to detect sentiment, determine which topics veterans are mentioning, and predict what might be emerging before they intensify into long-term concerns. As of mid-2019, VSignals has received over 3 million responses, which in turn have guided process improvements throughout VA.

Innovation doesnt happen in a bubble. Through a growing number of programs, initiatives, and strategic partnerships, VA is facilitating breakthroughs in healthcare delivery and services, improving our ability to serve the veteran population now and in the future.

In todays digital world, data analytics and machine learning are some of the biggest drivers of innovation, especially within the healthcare industry. VA is developing strategic partnerships with industry leaders to help guide research around future applications of AI. Already, these partnerships are yielding tangible benefits for veterans, such as developing an AI-driven forecasting system that can predict a potential life-threatening kidney condition up to two days before it happens. Predictive modeling through AI is also enabling VA to use medical data to identify veterans at high risk for suicide, and proactively address the personal needs of those veterans. Leading the development of AI will allow VA to leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to provide veterans with the best possible care.

Through advanced data analytics, VA is redefining the possibilities for personalized medicine with its precision oncology programs. By linking patients to the most effective cancer treatments available, veterans receive care that is specific to their particular needs. A recent study showed that clinical implementation of precision oncology is feasible across the across the VA health system, even for rural veterans. This is especially significant, because rural areas in the US, where more veterans tend to live, have higher mortality rates from cancer than urban areas.

VA is leading the healthcare industry in other ways as wellby creating one of the nations first 5G-enabled hospitals.Technology previously seen only in science fiction can now show surgeons 3D-imaging of the insideof patients before they start operating, displayed alongside a full read-out of their electronic health record data. Surgeons across the country are able to virtually enter the room to consult on surgeriesthrough the pairing of 5G with AR capabilities. By becoming one of the worlds first healthcare systems to embrace 5G technology, VA is helping to shape the future of the industry, both nationally and globally.

VA is currently in the midst of an historic evolution designed to evolve the Department into a high-performing organization. VA is transforming systems to create foundational change simplifying operations to improve customer service and empowering people to embrace change. Modernization initiatives touch every part of the way VA does business. Together, we are delivering a stronger future that better serves our veteran population and their families. Find out more about VA Modernization at VA.gov/modernization.

Surafeal Asgedom is chief modernization officer at the U.S. Department for Veterans Affairs.

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New York, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Deception Technology Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05798336/?utm_source=GNW 8%. The shifting dynamics supporting this growth makes it critical for businesses in this space to keep abreast of the changing pulse of the market. Poised to reach over US$2.6 Billion by the year 2025, Solutions will bring in healthy gains adding significant momentum to global growth.

- Representing the developed world, the United States will maintain a 16.5% growth momentum. Within Europe, which continues to remain an important element in the world economy, Germany will add over US$92 Million to the regions size and clout in the next 5 to 6 years. Over US$111.7 Million worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of Europe markets. In Japan, Solutions will reach a market size of US$183.1 Million by the close of the analysis period. As the worlds second largest economy and the new game changer in global markets, China exhibits the potential to grow at 15.2% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$412.8 Million in terms of addressable opportunity for the picking by aspiring businesses and their astute leaders. Presented in visually rich graphics are these and many more need-to-know quantitative data important in ensuring quality of strategy decisions, be it entry into new markets or allocation of resources within a portfolio. Several macroeconomic factors and internal market forces will shape growth and development of demand patterns in emerging countries in Asia-Pacific. All research viewpoints presented are based on validated engagements from influencers in the market, whose opinions supersede all other research methodologies.

- Competitors identified in this market include, among others,

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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW

An Introduction to the Deception Technology MarketBenefits of Deception TechnologyA Prelude to Deception Technology MarketDeception Technology Market in the Medical SectorMarket Share in North AmericaMARKET SHARE IN EUROPEMARKET SHARE IN ASIA-PACIFICKey Players of the MarketGlobal Competitor Market SharesMarket Share by Product TypeMarket Share by Key PlayersMarket Share by ApplicationsDeception Technology Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide(in %): 2019 & 2025

2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS

Deception Technology Market Drivers and RestraintsRise in Data Breaches and Cyber-Attacks is Driving theDeception Technology MarketAdvancements in Deception Technology Market

4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 1: Deception Technology Global Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by Region/Country: 2018-2025Table 2: Deception Technology Market Share Shift across KeyGeographies Worldwide: 2019 VS 2025Table 3: Solutions (Component) World Market by Region/Countryin US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 4: Solutions (Component) Market Share Breakdown ofWorldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 5: Services (Component) Potential Growth MarketsWorldwide in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 6: Services (Component) Market Sales Breakdown byRegion/Country in Percentage: 2019 VS 2025Table 7: Application Security (Deception Stack) GeographicMarket Spread Worldwide in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 8: Application Security (Deception Stack) Market ShareDistribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 9: Data Security (Deception Stack) World Market Estimatesand Forecasts by Region/Country in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 10: Data Security (Deception Stack) Market ShareBreakdown by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 11: Endpoint Security (Deception Stack) World Market byRegion/Country in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 12: Endpoint Security (Deception Stack) Market ShareDistribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 13: Network Security (Deception Stack) World MarketEstimates and Forecasts in US$ Thousand by Region/Country: 2018to 2025Table 14: Network Security (Deception Stack) Market PercentageShare Distribution by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 15: Cloud (Deployment) Market Opportunity AnalysisWorldwide in US$ Thousand by Region/Country: 2018 to 2025Table 16: Cloud (Deployment) Market Share Distribution inPercentage by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 17: On-Premise (Deployment) World Market byRegion/Country in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 18: On-Premise (Deployment) Market Share Breakdown ofWorldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 19: BFSI (End-Use Vertical) Potential Growth MarketsWorldwide in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 20: BFSI (End-Use Vertical) Market Sales Breakdown byRegion/Country in Percentage: 2019 VS 2025Table 21: Energy & Utilities (End-Use Vertical) GeographicMarket Spread Worldwide in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 22: Energy & Utilities (End-Use Vertical) Market ShareDistribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 23: IT & Telecom (End-Use Vertical) World MarketEstimates and Forecasts by Region/Country in US$ Thousand: 2018to 2025Table 24: IT & Telecom (End-Use Vertical) Market ShareBreakdown by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 25: Retail (End-Use Vertical) World Market byRegion/Country in US$ Thousand: 2018 to 2025Table 26: Retail (End-Use Vertical) Market Share Distributionin Percentage by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 27: Other End-Use Verticals (End-Use Vertical) WorldMarket Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Thousand byRegion/Country: 2018 to 2025Table 28: Other End-Use Verticals (End-Use Vertical) MarketPercentage Share Distribution by Region/Country: 2019 VS 2025

III. MARKET ANALYSIS

GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSISUNITED STATESMarket Facts & FiguresUS Deception Technology Market Share (in %) by Company: 2019 &2025Market AnalyticsTable 29: United States Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Projections in US$ Thousand by Component: 2018 to 2025Table 30: United States Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 31: United States Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Projections in US$ Thousand by Deception Stack: 2018 to2025Table 32: United States Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 33: Deception Technology Market in US$ Thousand in theUnited States by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 34: United States Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 35: United States Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Projections in US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical: 2018 to2025Table 36: United States Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025CANADATable 37: Canadian Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by Component: 2018 to 2025Table 38: Deception Technology Market in Canada: PercentageShare Breakdown of Sales by Component for 2019 and 2025Table 39: Canadian Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by Deception Stack: 2018 to 2025Table 40: Deception Technology Market in Canada: PercentageShare Breakdown of Sales by Deception Stack for 2019 and 2025Table 41: Deception Technology Market Analysis in Canada in US$Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 42: Canadian Deception Technology Market Share Breakdownby Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 43: Canadian Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical: 2018 to 2025Table 44: Deception Technology Market in Canada: PercentageShare Breakdown of Sales by End-Use Vertical for 2019 and 2025JAPANTable 45: Japanese Market for Deception Technology: AnnualSales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand by Componentfor the Period 2018-2025Table 46: Japanese Deception Technology Market Share Analysisby Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 47: Japanese Market for Deception Technology: AnnualSales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand by DeceptionStack for the Period 2018-2025Table 48: Japanese Deception Technology Market Share Analysisby Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 49: Japanese Medium & Long-Term Outlook for DeceptionTechnology Market in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 50: Japanese Deception Technology Market Percentage ShareDistribution by Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 51: Japanese Market for Deception Technology: AnnualSales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand by End-UseVertical for the Period 2018-2025Table 52: Japanese Deception Technology Market Share Analysisby End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025CHINATable 53: Chinese Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by Component for the Period 2018-2025Table 54: Chinese Deception Technology Market by Component:Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025Table 55: Chinese Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by Deception Stack for the Period 2018-2025Table 56: Chinese Deception Technology Market by DeceptionStack: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025Table 57: Deception Technology Market Estimates and Forecastsin China in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 58: Deception Technology Market in China: PercentageShare Analysis by Deployment for 2019 and 2025Table 59: Chinese Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical for the Period 2018-2025Table 60: Chinese Deception Technology Market by End-UseVertical: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025EUROPEMarket Facts & FiguresEuropean Deception Technology Market: Competitor Market ShareScenario (in %) for 2019 & 2025Market AnalyticsTable 61: European Deception Technology Market Demand Scenarioin US$ Thousand by Region/Country: 2018-2025Table 62: European Deception Technology Market Share Shift byRegion/Country: 2019 VS 2025Table 63: European Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by Component: 2018-2025Table 64: European Deception Technology Market Share Breakdownby Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 65: European Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by Deception Stack: 2018-2025Table 66: European Deception Technology Market Share Breakdownby Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 67: European Deception Technology Market Assessment inUS$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 68: Deception Technology Market in Europe: PercentageBreakdown of Sales by Deployment for 2019 and 2025Table 69: European Deception Technology Market Estimates andForecasts in US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical: 2018-2025Table 70: European Deception Technology Market Share Breakdownby End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025FRANCETable 71: Deception Technology Market in France by Component:Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand for the Period2018-2025Table 72: French Deception Technology Market Share Analysis byComponent: 2019 VS 2025Table 73: Deception Technology Market in France by DeceptionStack: Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand for the Period2018-2025Table 74: French Deception Technology Market Share Analysis byDeception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 75: French Deception Technology Market Estimates andProjections in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 76: French Deception Technology Market Share Breakdown byDeployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 77: Deception Technology Market in France by End-UseVertical: Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand for thePeriod 2018-2025Table 78: French Deception Technology Market Share Analysis byEnd-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025GERMANYTable 79: Deception Technology Market in Germany: Recent Past,Current and Future Analysis in US$ Thousand by Component forthe Period 2018-2025Table 80: German Deception Technology Market Share Breakdown byComponent: 2019 VS 2025Table 81: Deception Technology Market in Germany: Recent Past,Current and Future Analysis in US$ Thousand by Deception Stackfor the Period 2018-2025Table 82: German Deception Technology Market Share Breakdown byDeception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 83: German Deception Technology Latent Demand Forecastsin US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 84: German Deception Technology Market Share Breakdown byDeployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 85: Deception Technology Market in Germany: Recent Past,Current and Future Analysis in US$ Thousand by End-Use Verticalfor the Period 2018-2025Table 86: German Deception Technology Market Share Breakdown byEnd-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025ITALYTable 87: Italian Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by Component for the Period 2018-2025Table 88: Italian Deception Technology Market by Component:Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025Table 89: Italian Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by Deception Stack for the Period 2018-2025Table 90: Italian Deception Technology Market by DeceptionStack: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025Table 91: Deception Technology Market Estimates and Forecastsin Italy in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 92: Deception Technology Market in Italy: PercentageShare Analysis by Deployment for 2019 and 2025Table 93: Italian Deception Technology Market Growth Prospectsin US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical for the Period 2018-2025Table 94: Italian Deception Technology Market by End-UseVertical: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2019 and 2025UNITED KINGDOMTable 95: United Kingdom Market for Deception Technology:Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand byComponent for the Period 2018-2025Table 96: United Kingdom Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 97: United Kingdom Market for Deception Technology:Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand byDeception Stack for the Period 2018-2025Table 98: United Kingdom Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 99: United Kingdom Medium & Long-Term Outlook forDeception Technology Market in US$ Thousand by Deployment:2018-2025Table 100: United Kingdom Deception Technology MarketPercentage Share Distribution by Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 101: United Kingdom Market for Deception Technology:Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand byEnd-Use Vertical for the Period 2018-2025Table 102: United Kingdom Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025REST OF EUROPETable 103: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by Component: 2018-2025Table 104: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 105: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by Deception Stack: 2018-2025Table 106: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 107: Rest of Europe Deception Technology MarketAssessment in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 108: Deception Technology Market in Rest of Europe:Percentage Breakdown of Sales by Deployment for 2019 and 2025Table 109: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical: 2018-2025Table 110: Rest of Europe Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025ASIA-PACIFICTable 111: Deception Technology Market in Asia-Pacific byComponent: Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand for thePeriod 2018-2025Table 112: Asia-Pacific Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by Component: 2019 VS 2025Table 113: Deception Technology Market in Asia-Pacific byDeception Stack: Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand forthe Period 2018-2025Table 114: Asia-Pacific Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by Deception Stack: 2019 VS 2025Table 115: Asia-Pacific Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Projections in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 116: Asia-Pacific Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 117: Deception Technology Market in Asia-Pacific byEnd-Use Vertical: Estimates and Projections in US$ Thousand forthe Period 2018-2025Table 118: Asia-Pacific Deception Technology Market ShareAnalysis by End-Use Vertical: 2019 VS 2025REST OF WORLDTable 119: Rest of World Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by Component: 2018 to 2025Table 120: Deception Technology Market in Rest of World:Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Component for 2019 and2025Table 121: Rest of World Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by Deception Stack: 2018 to 2025Table 122: Deception Technology Market in Rest of World:Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Deception Stack for 2019and 2025Table 123: Deception Technology Market Analysis in Rest ofWorld in US$ Thousand by Deployment: 2018-2025Table 124: Rest of World Deception Technology Market ShareBreakdown by Deployment: 2019 VS 2025Table 125: Rest of World Deception Technology Market Estimatesand Forecasts in US$ Thousand by End-Use Vertical: 2018 to 2025Table 126: Deception Technology Market in Rest of World:Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by End-Use Vertical for2019 and 2025

IV. COMPETITION

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Statistics and experts seem to suggest that, as I write this, China the starting point and original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic is starting to contain its spread. But it has come at a cost.

Covid-19 Is Changing Our World As Well As Our Attitude To Technology And Privacy Why Could That ... [+] Be A Problem?

Even before the outbreak, Chinese citizens were subject to far more stringent levels of state surveillance, and technology-driven tracking measures than most of us in the West are used to. In the changing world we find ourselves living in now, that intrusion into day-to-day life has greatly intensified.

Officials have deployed helmet-mounted cameras able to identify residents with raised body temperatures amongst crowds of people, and smartphone apps use machine learning to rate citizens using a color-coded scheme that awards them a risk level of red, yellow or green.

Drones armed with heat-sensing cameras, loudspeakers, and even "chemical spray jets have been deployed to enforce the strict quarantine laws that can see citizens jailed for up to seven years for non-compliance. And residents have reported being unable to access their homes in locked-down apartment blocks when automated security measures determine that data suggests they pose too high a risk.

It certainly isnt just China in Iran, the government encouraged downloading of an app that it said would be used to diagnose contagion, without mentioning that is could also be used to track the movements of everyone using it, as well as who they came into contact with. The app was quickly removed from app stores and disowned by officials when its true capabilities were revealed by security researchers.

The good news is that in China, at least - these measures seem to be working. As of writing, the official line from China is that the domestic spread of the disease seems to have been almost stopped completely, with the vast majority of new infections being brought in from abroad.

But as the epicenter of the outbreak shifts from Asia to western nations, what does this say about the measures leaders here will have to consider imposing to achieve the same success? And how will citizens feel about being subjected to the same level of technological intrusion into their private lives?

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US, westerners became aware of the need for a balance between state surveillance in the name of security and personal freedoms in particular, the right to privacy. Current events have brought this into even sharper focus. To many, terrorism may have always seemed a distant threat. But with every state in the US now reporting coronavirus infections, as well as just about every country in the world, most of us feel as if danger is near, and very real.

Advocacy of measures that would often be termed draconian particularly if they are happening in China or other nations with openly authoritarian rulership - is becoming more frequent. Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, have been accused of being slow to act, or even of prioritizing their own political interests over public safety, for delaying measures such as lockdowns, business closures, and the banning of public events.

And as authorities begin to take measure and adopt policy based on this shift of public sentiment, we are seeing changes to what is acceptable.

In the UK, the government is using (so far, anonymized) individuals location data to measure how people are complying with mandates for isolation, self-quarantine, and social isolation. Aggregated data from phone provider 02 is now being used to monitor public movement around London, and this could be used to understand peoples reactions to newly-imposed restrictions on public transport as no-one really knows what the effects of this will be.

While few would object at this moment in time to this sort of analysis of randomized, aggregated behavioral data, we know from China that things can potentially be taken far further. How many more infections and deaths are needed before tracking of individuals who are known to be infected, or just in danger of being infected, seems not just justifiable but a necessity?

One important factor that must be kept in mind is openness. These changed times dramatic though they may be dont appear to give any added justification for this data-gathering and analysis to be carried out secretly. Unlike the fight against terrorism, theres no argument that public knowledge of these enhanced security measures can limit their effectiveness. The virus wont adapt its methods due to knowing that we are tracking it.

There is a danger that these changes and actions will lead to the establishment of a "new normal." Once this outbreak is contained, and our lives have adapted to the measures needed to keep it so, there's always going to be the danger of another outbreak on the horizon. Just as the years following the Second World War were spend putting measures in place to reduce the likelihood of another global conflict, prevention of future viral pandemics will become a priority of governments and security services for many years to come. This could involve technology such as biometric surveillance, artificial intelligence, and movement tracking, becoming an accepted aspect of life. Governments and tech providers will have to think very carefully about the way that this is done, to ensure it can't be exploited either by those looking to make profits or to further their political aims.

The world is changing fast. Restaurants, sports events, foreign travel, and family gatherings have vanished from many of our lives. The way things are heading, the next casualty could be our concerns over privacy and freedom from state surveillance of our day-to-day activities. As much as this may seem sensible and a matter of priority, it could be the beginning of a journey down a dangerous path, if careful thought is not given to all of its implications.

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CHICAGO After a 2018 investigation revealed systemic failures to protect its students from sexual abuse, Chicago restricted which technology platforms teachers could use to communicate with their students.

But now that the novel coronavirus-related school closure will stretch additional weeks, possibly longer, those restrictions are being tested. Some Chicago teachers want the district to grant them the expanded technology access they say is critical to reaching students.

They say the need is pressing. With real-time interactions between students and teachers limited to email and text-based chatting two-way video chats and phone calls are prohibited their efforts to teach remotely are limited.

Ive been trying to find a way to interact with my students so I can help them and it has been very difficult, said Jeff Solin, a computer science teacher at the citys largest public school campus, Lane Tech High School, who has taken his frustrations to Twitter. Everything is fragmented, everyone is struggling, everyone is coming up with different resources, but so far, its just a way to keep kids busy with stuff.

Their demands spotlight how the tech-based tools educators rely on imperfect as those tools may be have suddenly become their sole ways of communicating with students. They also spotlight how much policy goals now clash with the reality of access during quarantine. Chicago, which is under federal watch for failing to keep students safe from adult sexual abuse and has separately been criticized for its lapses in data privacy, put protections in place specifically around digital communications between teachers and students.

Protocols say students should only communicate with teachers using district-issued emails and prohibit most one-to-one communication, phone calls, and any usage of non-sanctioned communication tools a list that includes the video platforms Zoom and GoToMeeting. The rules were put in place after the Chicago Tribune published a 2018 story that revealed systemic failures by the district to protect students from adult sexual abuse.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.

Some teachers now say the new coronavirus gives the district good reason to quickly adjust its acceptable use policies for students and staff. One high school science teacher, who spoke anonymously to Chalkbeat because he feared retribution for discussing the issue, said that without two-way voice communication, it was impossible to tell if one of his students, a recent immigrant who missed the first quarter of his class, even understood a fundamental science concept he has been trying to build upon.

A district spokeswoman, Emily Bolton, said the issue is on administrators radar. Chicago is currently evaluating an expanded list of approved technological resources and it is working to make additional resources available. We will be following up with principals, educators, and families with additional information next week, she said.

Families, staff and students with questions can send emails to the command center at familyservices@cps.edu, she added.

Solin wants the Chicago Public Schools the third largest system in the country and a customer of a suite of products under the banner of Google Classroom to consider flipping the switch on Google Hangouts Meet, which teachers can use to talk to each other by video and voice streaming. Chicago Public Schools currently restricts Chicago students from using it with their district-issued emails.

He has also put forth other alternatives, such as the online video conversation platforms GoToMeeting or Zoom, which in recent days has lowered its restrictions on who can access its service and for how long and also allow users to record conversations and archive them so students could access them later.

I have students who are stuck on their content from before schools closed, and I want to screenshare with them, I want to be able to talk to them, switch to an office hours or a tutoring one-on-one kind of setup, says Solin.

But he also recognizes that no matter what he does, not every student will be reached due to access issues and limited device access in low-income homes. That problem that has crystallized for education policy makers in recent days as Chicago and other large urban districts spell out why they cant issue districtwide e-learning policies while wealthier suburbs can.

I realize Im not going to be able to communicate with everyone some of my students are caregivers in their family, some are working. Im giving students new content to move forward on when ready and I will provide meaningful feedback on that content when appropriate; however Im also trying to help my students catch up on material that they were struggling with before.

The states mandated school closures, issued late last Friday, only gave Chicago educators about 72 hours to come up with ways to continue instruction. The district told them to focus on enrichment activities.

Sean Eichenser, who teaches English and language arts to middle school students at Smyser Elementary on the citys Northwest Side, said he created a daily Google Calendar event and he added a video conferencing link to it. All students have access to Google email, Google docs, the calendar, and several other tools. On Monday, the last day of schools, he showed his students how to access it and they even discussed the phone-in option for students whose only Internet-enabled device was a mobile phone.

But the district didnt unlock student access on that particular product, so only the teacher could use video conferencing. The conversation was one way, and the chat function, which was new, did not engage students when he signed on for the first time on Tuesday, the first day of Chicagos school closures. Not having [a function that would allow] student response in the moment was a bummer. Im not really interested in being a really, really boring YouTuber, he said.

Eichenser decided to refine his approach. He kept the video link, so students still can watch him talk about To Kill a Mockingbird, and then he opened a Google Doc that he shared out on Google Classroom and gave students editing privileges.

The first day was a zoo. The eighth graders who logged in about 30 of his 105 or so students changed each others fonts, pasted pictures of Shrek, and deleted each others comments.

Eichenser said he waited and didnt respond. Eventually, the newness wore off. Eventually we were able to discuss Chapter 18 of To Kill a Mockingbird. The next day was completely uneventful on the doc.

Still, he says, its not an ideal solution, and he would like to see the district relax its rules and allow for the full capability of Google Meet, or an equivalent video service, between students 13 or older and staff.

I understand the concerns, I really do. But these are unprecedented times, he said, adding that the districts own use of social media to respond to parents and students online has impressed him.

Like Solin, he said his motivation isnt grading or academic standards. My biggest motivation is keeping our learning community together, said Eichenser. I asked them today (in the Google Doc) what music I should listen to since I cant leave my house. They gave me a thousand suggestions.

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