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March 14, 2014 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools
Knowing when to say when with cross-browser optimization Believe it or not, there are still folks out there in the World Wide Web that are relying on old, ancient browsers. These dinosaurs, the older versions of Internet Explorer and the NetScapes of an Internet gone by, are still out there today, and they’re still roaming the information highway, albeit slowly and with a skewed image of the online world of 2014. Even harder to grasp perhaps is the fact that your site visitors might possibly be entering through one...

February 10, 2014 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools

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Merchants today are expanding their capabilities at an astounding rate by taking advantage of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. For many, it’s a cost-effective alternative to traditional on-premise commercial or open-source software packages that often require charges to upgrade software and purchase additional licensing, which are in addition to the initial and sometimes hefty price tag. Although cost efficiencies are justification enough to take the SaaS route, in a recent study, IBM touted the competitive advantages inherent to SaaS as an equally...

November 13, 2013 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools
eCommerce integration considerations with a customer-centric twist Some might say that an eCommerce website is only as good as the added functionality it delivers to online shoppers. While consumers can be enticed by a modern, clean layout with pithy tag lines and professional photography, it’s the functionality that they’ll truly fall in love with.   So whether value-added features come into play before an overall site is designed or if they’re included incrementally, the key is to consider the options and the benefits that they bring to the...

November 11, 2013 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools
Getting to know Tealium When you visit Tealium’s About Us page, you’ll quickly discover that the company is no stranger to receiving accolades. In addition to being honored by Red Herring as one of the top 100 technology companies in North America for 2013, it was also named the market leader in enterprise tag management by Econsultancy, a U.K.-based research firm. Proof in the pudding comes in the form of record sales announced just last month.   “During the third quarter ending Sept. 30, Tealium...
Advanced site search from SOLR shines a light on available products Ever tried to find a product that you’d seen on a company’s website, only to come up empty-handed once you were ready to buy it? Well, don’t go beating yourself up, assuming that your memory is to blame or that it’s now sold out. In fact, the problem probably doesn’t have anything to do with you at all – but instead has everything to do with advanced site search.   The scenario is surprisingly more common than one would imagine. At...

August 04, 2013 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools
NetSphere Strategies partner spotlight: Red Hat The term fully integrated has an innate way of creating confidence in the item that it describes. For eCommerce business owners, they can rest assured that all hands are on deck once they’ve fully integrated their systems and processes. When applications, data, services and devices are fully integrated, e-retailers can quickly access their data to respond to customer demands in real-time.   Unfortunately, the term fully integrated also comes with another connotation: a lengthy and difficult project to bring to fruition....

June 27, 2012 Written by NetSphere Category: Tech Tools
Finally, a best-of apps list we can digest From time to time, it’s quite appreciated to find a restaurant that only has a handful of items on their menu. Instead of inundating restaurant goers with page after page of everything but the kitchen sink, smart restaurateurs select their best and brightest – a few choice items to grace the menu, making ordering enjoyable. As for the menu at the Apple app store? There are 500,000 smartphone programs available. And Android is just as bad. So because they seemingly can’t...