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Fiat Bank Provides Best Service Availability for Fiat Auto Dealers in Germany, Poland and Austria

Fiat Bank is one of the most effective Auto-Banks in Germany. Fiat Bank wanted to expand their Dealer Information System to other dealers internationally. The Dealer Information System is a mission-critical financial system used by Fiat Auto dealers in Germany, Poland and Austria. In order to expand the system, they...

Tags: Bank, Fiat, Financial, Computer Associates International Inc., Fiat Bank, Dealer Information System, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance

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2010 Honda Fit Sport

Photo gallery:2010 Honda Fit SportSince its introduction to the U.S. market in 2007, the Honda Fit has endeared itself to small car lovers with its economical engine and flexible interior. The car received an update for 2009, gaining size and an optional navigation system. Those updates came just in time,...

Tags: Saving Grace, Scion xB, Honda Fit, Honda Motor Co., car

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Is Microsoft now going to have to give everyone a choice of web browser?

Is Microsoft now going to have to give everyone a choice of web browser?Indeed.I'm running XP, and I have IE, FF and Chrome installed... but apparently I have no "choice".Go figure.Seriously ...... I thought this fight ended 10 years ago. [i]Five years from now, I think that all Windows users...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Grand Touring 5-Door

Photo gallery:2010 Mazda Mazda3 s GTAt first glance, the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 s Grand Touring appears to be merely a face-lifted version of the first-generation model. The proportions and measurements are about the same. The previous generation Mazda3 received much praise from the automotive press, so we naturally expected the...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Mazda Mazda3, Mazda Motor Corp., automatic transmission

Product reviews 2009-06-18

Protect yourself from vishing attacks

Protect yourself from vishing attacksIf I have to call Bank of America...I will just go to Bank of America and tell them that I'm hearing impaired and get my problem solved from there.Will that minimize vishing attacks if I go to Bank of America, provided if the representitives does not...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, car, phone, attack, Bank of America Corp., credit card

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

The Microsoft defense brief

The Microsoft defense briefDoes fit the known factsBut it doesn't sound much like a defense. RE: The Microsoft defense briefI don't think your description of Matt Asay's response is accurate; it was not an incendiary as you indicate. Asay has been exploring two themes the past few...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., patent, Phelp

Discussion threads 2009-04-11

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

Photo gallery:2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDIAfter winning the 2008 Green Car of the Year award, the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI has become the poster child for Volkswagen's green efforts and one of the most difficult vehicles to keep on the showroom floor. But while most look at the TDI's fuel economy...

Tags: Performance management, Jetta TDI, Volkswagen Jetta, mpg, Volkswagen AG, fuel economy

Product reviews 2009-02-27

Czech Car Dealer Expands Business Activities and Improves Business Processes

The company AUTO PALACE Vysocany, a member of AUTO PALACE Group, which is a part of the Dutch holding AutoBinck Holding N.V., which currently consists of 51 companies, 15 of which operate under the cover of AUTO PALACE GROUP in the Czech and Slovak market. Thanks to using of Microsoft...

Tags: Business Process, Car, Microsoft Corp., Operational Planning, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-01-01

Central European Second Hand Car Dealer Secures Further Development in New Markets

AAA AUTO, a. s., the biggest net of car centres in the Czech Republic, decided to exchange its non-homogenous information platform on the basis of Linux and other products. Microsoft Dynamics NAV system was chosen as an ideal solution that offers a sufficient guarantee of successful realization of company growth...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., AAA AUTO, Linux, UNIX, Strategy, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

10 things Linux does better than OS X

Guest post via TechRepublic's 10 things blog. OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but it falls short in many other respects. Find out why Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost. It may sound strange, seeing as how OS X...

Tags: Operating System, Machine, Mandriva Spring 2008, Linux Keyboard, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-12-19

2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport

Photo gallery:2009 Suzuki SX4 SportWhen most people see the 2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport, they don't immediately think about the Japanese automaker's rally pedigree. They don't think about high-revving turbocharged powerplants or all-wheel drive vehicles that are in this car's DNA. Instead, they think of a cheap econo-box, which is a...

Tags: Investment, Suzuki SX4, Suzuki SX4 Sport, Suzuki, SX4 Sport, GPS, GPS System, car

Product reviews 2008-12-03

Mitsubishi WD-65735

Today the landscape in the big-screen rear-projection HDTV category is pretty stark. Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, and others have all exited this product segment, which leaves only Mitsubishi and Samsung to slug it out for the dollars of buyers who want a huge screen on a budget. Mitsubishi's WD-65735 is one...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-65735

Product reviews 2008-07-31

2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium

Photo gallery:2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X PremiumIn a major update, the 2009 Subaru Forester features a longer wheelbase and a modernized exterior design. And, for the first time, a navigation system is available. Unfortunately, our test vehicle was the low trim 2.5X Premium model, and navigation can only be had in...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Subaru Forester, Subaru

Product reviews 2008-07-22

Evil tech administrators

Evil tech administratorsEvil Tech Admin'sI've work at a few places where some of the Admin's I worked with were a bit on the sneeky side. So As a admin I made sure there was a back door incase one fo these admins tried to pull the same stunt. Its happened...

Tags: NETWORKING, Recruitment & Selection, administrator, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Dell Completes Virtualization Deployment for Heavy-Equipment Dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 Days

An aging, proprietary Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Kelly Tractor worked with Dell to design and deploy preproduction Microsoft Dynamics AX on Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers running VMware ESX...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Ip storage, Storage, Virtualization, Storage Management, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Sales Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Case studies 2008-07-01

Latest Operating Systems Help Farm Equipment Dealer Grow Yet Keep IT Costs Low

Barker Implement sells John Deere farm equipment from its stores located throughout Iowa. The company wanted to expand its business, improve employee productivity and customer service, and strengthen IT security, without adding IT staff. To address those goals, Barker standardized on Windows Vista® Business for all new client computers and...

Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Barker Implement, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Software, Sales, Management

Case studies 2008-06-01

Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?

Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?VIA exposes open source limitsThis move exposes the logical limits of open source. You can't "open source" everything because it costs hundreds of millions to run a fabrication operation. The gesture of releasing the design either becomes:...

Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, CAD Design, open source, laptop computer, PCB, open sources laptop design, laptop design, chip company

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Psystar mystery adds up to phishing scam

Psystar mystery adds up to phishing scamThe differencesWith Jobs, Google, Dell, and Microsoft, there were a few pioneers who turned into satisfied customers and put out the word. In the early days, all of them were also easy to find. While Psystar is alleged to have taken credit...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Recruitment & Selection, Spam, Desktops, Apple Inc., Psystar, phishing, job

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

Can BootCamp mess with your Mac's PRAM?

Can BootCamp mess with your Mac's PRAM?Not seeing thisI have not seen this on any of my Intel Macs. I have also not seen an issue reported with having Windows on a FAT32 drive and not showing up in the boot manager. Shows up fine for me (option key at...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, PERIOD!!! BootCamp, Bootcamp, Apple Macintosh, PRAM, Apple Mac OS X, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Vehicle Dealer Enhances Operations, Accelerates Sales Cycle With Mobile System

Hotai Motor Company Ltd Hotai assembles and distributes passenger vehicles and industrial trucks in Taiwan. Faced with a complicated inventory management process and bottlenecks in its sales cycle, Hotai wanted to improve operations by facilitating information access. To streamline operations, Hotai deployed Windows Mobile 6 Smartphones that connected to its...

Tags: Operation, Mobile, Warehousing, Mobile System, Microsoft Corp., Sales Cycle, Vehicle Dealer, Sales Strategy, Sales Tools, Sales Force Management, Databases, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-04-01