joining the dots in the Internet industry... This month, dotmagazine looks at the innovations of digital entertainment & AI, exploring how our free time is changing, the significance for global networks, and how business processes are being radically altered.

Markus Schaffrin from the eco Association on the results of the eco Association studies into the German smart city and smart home markets, and opportunities for companies in the areas of smart city and smart home. © chombosan | istockphoto.com

As more and more of our business processes become digital, companies are continually facing the challenge of ensuring not only the security of their systems and secrets, but also confirming the validity and veracity of external documents like contracts, invoices and payment advice. Blockchain can help to face these challenges,...

The Certified Senders Alliance (CSA) seems to be one of the best alliances for improving the quality of email delivery. It does this by maintaining a whitelist of bulk senders that help to deal with problems, such as spam or phishing. MarketingDirecto.com recently had the opportunity to learn more about the functioning...

Thomas Rickert, Lawyer and Director of Names & Numbers at eco, talks about international network policy, creating dialog with the many stakeholders, and market competition. © Stepan Popov | istockphoto.com

eco Association welcomes Ministry of the Interior’s draft legislation Finally investment security for digital transformation in companies A breakthrough in Berlin for electronic invoices: The public sector wants to create the possibility and the obligation to submit electronic invoices to public contracting bodies...

The new InsurLab Germany initiative intends to support innovation in the insurance industry and facilitate startup growth. It will connect insurers directly with startups of different maturity levels, Torsten Oletzky, Member of the InsurLab Germany Task Force, explains. “Revolution or Evolution”: This question is...

Online retail has moved quickly beyond desktop online shops. Lars Hofacker and Dorothee Frigge of the EHI Retail Institute spoke to dotmagazine about the systems used by online shops in Germany, the optimal mix of online payment methods, the EHI seal of trust, and the future of online retail, as they see it. Photo credit...

ePages’ Richard Stevenson looks at the options for smaller merchants who want to sell online.

Keeping your online business afloat and your customers happy requires constant availability, fast load times, and the flexibility to handle surges in demand. A scalable and flexible infrastructure is essential to survive in the competitive world of e-commerce. dotmagazine spoke to Dr. Thomas Fischer, Principal IT Architect...

If your company is part of the financial ecosystem and you are considering expanding your business in Germany, you are probably thinking: Frankfurt. But why? Take a look at the reasons – and the potential Frankfurt has to offer. Mathias Röckel explains. Whether you are travelling to Frankfurt by plane, train or car,...

The June issue of eco’s dotmagazine, “Innovation in Digital Commerce”, explores the areas of e-commerce, digital financial technology, and blockchain technology from a range of industry perspectives. With industry insights from the eco members Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, Corning, ePages, EHI Retail...

The key to the digital future – of manufacturing, logistics, travel, retail, and communication – is providing secure, low-latency digital infrastructure. Cinia Group’s Jukka-Pekka Joensuu looks at how the new industrial revolution will change the way business is done around the globe. Emerging cities – the economic...

How can we build the digital society of the future? How does connectivity influence economic growth and the employment market? And what investments need to be made today to enable the transformation of tomorrow’s business world? Internet industry specialist and strategy and management consultant Gerd Simon talks to...

Despite the positive prevailing mood, digitalization has been slow to take hold in Germany. And added to this, sceptics suggest it will result in the loss of jobs. But this scepticism is based on a limited awareness, according to eco CEO Harald A. Summa. In this interview he explains this and the chances that digitalization...

Speakers sought for four focus topics Conference, exhibition and networking on today’s and tomorrow’s security trends on 28-29 September 2017 German-language conference, but English-language papers also accepted From 28 to 29 September 2017 eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heise Medien invite...

A Whirlwind Tour Through German IT and Culture The Thursday began with a relaxed meeting at Plantronics, the UCC headset specialists, on the banks of the River Rhine in the south of Cologne. Oliver Jungklaus, Senior Marketing Manager at Plantronics, gave participants a tour of his Smart Office installation, with explanation...

A Whirlwind Tour Through German IT and Culture The two-day exclusive executive-level international event econnect took place on 24 to 25 June in Cologne. The focus of this event was offering our International members and contacts insight into the German IT market – for companies who wish to get a foothold in the German...