While I was trying to active a cellphone with Verizon Wireless, the customer service rep kept asking for the phone number I was calling from. "You can't see the number?" I asked.

Dynamic Communities, which runs a series of user group conferences in the Dynamics software world, has acquired The Partner Channel. The Partner Channel has offered a variety of marketing and training for Dynamics partners, including the Partner Channel Magazine.

Oracle has introduced artificial intelligence cloud-based applications. The Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Apps are built into existing Oracle Cloud Applications.