New "digital realities" will require a new legal framework, with two-thirds of respondents to Gartner's CEO Survey expecting their business models to change in the next three years. Digitalization looms large as a key driver of near-term business change and legal departments must reorient themselves around digital project challenges that accelerate existing legal and compliance risks.

Digital transformation is changing the way that people buy, get information and invest. Though wealth management is a relative latecomer to digital transformation, today's wealth management companies and their customers are now relying increasingly on digital processes to purchase wealth management services -- as well as for some basic investment advice, says Michael Foy, Senior Director, Wealth Management Practice J.D. Power, in a new interview for journalists.

Although an overwhelming majority of consumers are very concerned about the security of their personal data, smart devices and online services, that anxiety has no impact on purchase decisions, new research from Parks Associates reveals.

Sales of Mobile PCs into the U.S. K-12 market increased in the third quarter of 2018, with shipments growing 10 percent year-on-year, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting.  This follows growth of only 3 percent in Q2. 

The Virtual Reality (VR) market is at a crossroad, finds ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies.

Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3 percent in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022, according to International Data Corp. (IDC).

Revenue from SD-WAN (appliance + control and management software) reached $284 million in 3Q 2018, up 23 percent quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), according to a new report from IHS Markit.

Hurricanes and other natural disasters invariably cause price increases in the automobile market across the affected area, with a ripple effect that extends beyond the direct points of impact. The exact effect of each event, however, differs, so it is important to have historical data as a benchmark to help predict the pricing impact, says Ben Bartosch, Manager of Forecast Analytics at J.D. Power, in a new audio interview for journalists.

The rapid rise of DevOps -- along with the mainstreaming of agile methodologies for creating applications -- is introducing new opportunities for Network Service Providers (NSPs) interested in deploying more services to subscribers, more rapidly and safely in the era of Edge Computing and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Network Service Providers (NSPs) have an opportunity to harness spectrum set aside for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to pursue a wide range of profitable use cases -- especially those that surround Local Indoor Mobile Access (LIMA).

The cable/telco sector is in the midst of a seismic shift, as new technologies and rising consumer expectations drive the radical transformation of traditional business models. During a recent podcast interview for journalists, Mark Wyman, Senior Vice President for Application Development for Windstream and Chris Menier, Vice President and Transformation Strategist at Vitria discussed how a sophisticated data-centric approach to a customer-focused strategy can generate sustainable competitive differentiation within the NSP community.

Consumer spend on video entertainment in Australia is expected to grow 3 percent in 2019 to AU $5.3 billion, according to the latest video entertainment report from Futuresource Consulting. This growth is to be helped by an uplift at the box office and with SVoD uptake continuing to impress. By the end of 2018, Australia is set to be the first country to see the number of SVoD households overtake those of Pay-TV in any market worldwide.

A five-step plan will enable Network Service Providers (NSPs) to optimize capital - and operational- expenditure investments to improve subscriber's Quality of Experience (QoE) in strategic and efficient ways.

There's a significant disconnect in the mix of vehicle types available in the market between the new and used automobiles in the U.S., and it's good news for current owners of passenger cars, says David Paris, Senior Automotive Analyst at JD Power in a recent podcast interview for journalists.

While the early hype associated with the Internet of Things, smart devices and connected homes is now translating into very real opportunities and go-to-market activities, there are still complex issues that must be addressed if these technologies are to reach their full potential in serving the needs and desires of consumers.

Four key capabilities are necessary to deliver uninterrupted 4K video to the home: Detection, Monitoring, Proactive Care, and Reactive Care, says Jos Delbar, Product Manager at Technicolor, in the white paper, Guaranteeing Seamless 4K OTT Content Delivery, presented at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2018, in Atlanta, GA, October 22-25.

While organizations across industries and around the world have engaged in a comprehensive discussion about digital transformation, the truth is that most executives are really only presiding over digital optimization initiatives that merely streamline existing operations.

As new technologies and communication channels create more options for consumers seeking to optimize the management of their financial lives, the wealth management sector must put the customer experience at the center of how, when and where to apply new services based on innovative capabilities, says Craig Martin, Managing Director, Wealth & Lending in the Services Industries Division at J.D. Power.

The inevitable growth of ultra broadband services-based smart gateways that interact with intelligent home devices using  Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is redefining the connected home market, according to Geert Matthys, Vice President of Product Management for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor.

No two motor vehicles are identical. There are so many options available that even two vehicles that share a make, model and trim level from the same year are likely to have different features that might make one more sought after than the other. This creates a challenge for used car dealers, financial institutions, insurance companies and consumers in the automotive market seeking to leverage data to make better decisions, according to Jonathan Banks, VP and General Manager of Vehicle Valuations with J.D. Power, in a podcast interview for journalists.