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As the world’s largest manufacturer of tubular motors for interior window coverings and exterior solar protection, Somfy unveils its all-new learning platform, Somfy U. The training platform will offer on-demand training programs as well as live training events for the professional installation of motorized interior window coverings, awnings, exterior solar screens and rolling shutters. Click […]

Somfy, thas announced its new partnership with Samsung SmartThings. Using Somfy’s new TaHoma Gateway, Somfy-powered shading solutions can now be fully integrated into the smart home and controlled through the SmartThings application. Click here to learn more about the partnership.

The future of many banking products will rely heavily on hyper-personalisation, BlueShore Financial’s Reg Marrinier tells David Robinson. But as banks often hold huge stores of data and client histories, how can this best be activated the gain a competitive advantage?   Click here to listen to The Banker Podcast for more information about this

Somfy-powered products will be “Works with SmartThings” certified, allowing users to seamlessly integrate Somfy into scenes and automations to work together with devices already within the SmartThings ecosystem.   Click here to read more about the new partnership between Somfy and Samsung SmartThings.

A lot has been said recently about digital transformation and how it affects your business, your accounting department, and the CFO of today’s world. It’s also become the new buzzword or catchphrase, and it seems like every company on earth is talking about their move to digital. Click here to learn what a digital transformation

Online cross-border payment technology is opening new markets for e-commerce firms and new shopping options for consumers — but the European Union’s tax system hasn’t kept pace, creating compliance headaches for U.S. digital merchants and confusing bills for customers on the Continent.   Click here to read the full article.

Following a collaboration between Somfy and Cisco to create the first all-digital hotel, the two companies entered into a partnership that will enable them to create smarter, more adaptive building environments. Click here to learn more.

It’s been said that the extreme weather we’ve been seeing would be pretty much impossible without human-driven climate change being involved and investors are looking to mitigate any climate-related risk in their portfolios. Click here to read the full article about how climate change is impacting Canadian portfolios.