IBM, Salesforce Agree to Partner on Artificial Intelligence

International Business Machines Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. agreed to mingle their artificial-intelligence technologies in a bid to boost sales of data-analytics offerings. The companies Monday announced plans to offer integrated AI services that weave the broad human-like conversation and learning capabilities of IBM’s Watson with Salesforce’s more sales-oriented Einstein technology.

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The Wall Street Journal reports on how retailers are striving to keep consumers, current and potential, on their sites, physical and virtual and the tools and technology they have deployed offer a template for hoteliers to emulate and even enhance. The Journal article headlined ” Retailers Turn to Silicon Valley to Lure Customers” notes that high street is using “personalization” in their efforts to attract and retail clients.