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Why is no one suing the Wireless LAN industry?: In yesterday's news, two major victories for the consumers were handed down by the court system. First, Apple was forced to settle with owners of iPods which only had 50% of the battery life in actual run time compared to what was advertised. Second, Gillette was ruled to...; Tags: WLAN, wireless; Blog posts 2005-06-03
Gillette Sharpens Its Edge: The goal of Gillette was to foster a new culture of innovation to achieve dramatic efficiencies in its supply chain. The company has staked out a leadership position in the use of RFID, specifically the Electronic Product Code EPC developed by the Auto-ID Center. Another startup company called OAT Systems...; Tags: Electronic Product Code, Provia Software, Gillette Co., RFID, Leadership, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Management; Case studies
Next Generation: Gillette on the Cutting Edge of Auto-ID Technology: Great products and dedicated, hardworking people are critical to success in any industry. But to succeed in the competitive retail industry, another key is developing and improving relationships with suppliers and partners. Manufacturers have to provide quality products and customer service while delivering on promises for retailers as well as...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Auto-ID, Problem, Industry, Manufacturer, Gillette Co., Manufacturing, RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Business Structures, Strategy, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Management; White papers
Upgrade to mySAP ERP Solution Ensures Operational Stability and Flexibility for Successful Management of Change: With 30,000 employees and 32 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries, Gillette is truly a global leader in the grooming, personal care, oral care, and batteries business. In 2005 Gillette merged with Procter & Gamble, forming one of the world's largest consumer goods companies. Although Gillette is headquartered in Boston, Mass.,...; Tags: mySAP ERP, mySAP, SAP AG, ERP, Gillette Co., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software; Case studies

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Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging Google: Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging GoogleContentUnless you're including content in your definition of an advertising platform, you've left out a most important factor. People look at ads because of what else is on the page. And that other material has to be located and purchased profitably.Yahoo has been successful...; Tags: Web browsers, Financial accounting, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?: Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?Watch what happens at......P&G, Gillette, and a hundred other organizations when someone says that a company with 4000 computers switched. That will make headlines. The "We're too big to switch; it's too complicated, we don't have the software, it's too costly" arguments will start...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Can Sprint be saved?: Can Sprint be saved?Best optionFind a Buyer to takeover and solve all the problems eluded too.Companies which merge...... pay a large consolation to the CEO whose job disappears, if not to the others laid off. Even a profitable company like Gillette is vulnerable to huge CEO payoffs.If Sprint is...; Tags: Capital structures, Sprint Communications, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-11-01
Microsoft shares rosy update on its in-game advertising strategy: Microsoft is pinning its hopes on in-game advertising as a future moneymaker for the company across not just Xbox Live, but also MSN, Windows Live and other Microsoft properties. Microsoft acquired in May 2006 Massive Inc., one of the leaders in in-game advertising market. Katherine Hays, a senior director...; Tags: Games, strategy, advertisement, Hays, Massive Inc., in-game advertising, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2007-03-15
The untold part of the iPhone story and FairPlay to get fairer?: Between CES last week, a holiday weekend, and Mashup Camp and Mashup University this week, Ive been too distracted to circle back to Apples iPhone that many said upstaged all of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From a press perspective, that may indeed be true. Almost in shock,...; Tags: General, Entertainment, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Motorola Q Review, Apple, Telephony, Events, CES 2007, Apple iPhone, Consumer Electronics Show; Blog posts 2007-01-19
Moooooo!: Moooooo!re: Moooooo!The local hospital has med carts on wheels, running off of the LAN and wifi. They are also called COWs Cart On Wheels. Each patient's wristband ID has a barcode, and this must be scanned first. Then the correct drawer opens in the cart. The computers access the medication...; Tags: ROI/TCO, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, TCO, patient, hospital; Discussion threads 2006-10-27
Virtual school may get only virtual funds: Plans for a virtual school in Gillette, Wyo., have been scuttled on the grounds that it wouldn't qualify for state funding as there is no precedence for such a school, reports the Star Tribune. "It's just a setback, and we're hoping we can still make it work," said Ed...; Tags: virtual school; Blog posts 2006-07-27
Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?: Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?You need to be better informedWow, some real doozies in your article.---The thing with fair use is that there's a huge gray area between legitimate fair use (say, copying a CD for use in a...; Tags: Game players, X-Box, Microsoft Xbox, fair use, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IS IT, business model, hacking; Discussion threads 2006-06-22
Failure of Leadership: Failure of LeadershipOxymoron?or *just* moron? ;) Just a joke Anton (you can take a joke can't you?)!His reasoning is flawed - its like 20/20 hindsight. "Windoze is a superior OS because it's most popular" is a stretch. Dollar Bill is a masterful marketer - and I agree that M$ is...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Anton, Microsoft Windows, Linux, leadership, software, Dollar Bill, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-06-21
HP set for laser printer revamp: HP set for laser printer revampWith these the prices are about right, sothey should start working on getting the lasers to have MUCH better Color Photo Quality. Then we will consider buying them.Gotta give them their dueThe most reliable printer I have ever owned is my LaserJet 4. It...; Tags: Printers, laser printer, laser, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-04-13
Microsoft to buy antivirus software firm: Microsoft to buy antivirus software firmTook longer than expected ehhh MS?Let the games begin. :)As others have saidUsing Microsoft antivirus/antispam software would be like letting a doctor that screwed up your heart surgery operate on you again to repair the damage.LOL Microsoft research == buy other companies' research... nt.Yea! ...; Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus software, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2005-02-08
Piggyback developers in a bind over IE: Piggyback developers in a bind over IEMONOPOLY, MONOPOLY, MONOPOLY...Quick someone sue MS for improving IE...Serves them Right for Leeching off Stagnent MicrosoftIf they want to truly innovate, open source is the way to go. Just look at the explosive rate of development when everyone shares instead of reinventing the...; Tags: Web browsers, computer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-10-07
Apple settles with patent holder on iTunes: Apple settles with patent holder on iTunesThese patents have to stopThis is getting ridiculous. What apple was doing definately seemed to me like regular ecommerce...Patents, round 489Some little company filed a general scheme for on-line music sales without ever implementing it. Another company comes up with a different scheme that...; Tags: Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., patent; Discussion threads 2004-08-04
Google's Web mail no joke: Google's Web mail no jokePleasePiss off from Copernicus name. At least don't use this scientist's name, you Einsteins.The difference isThe Citibank example doesn't really translate to Gmail. Citibank has paying customers, Gmail won't. If you don't want your email scanned for keywords; if you don't want advertizements in...; Tags: Web, Citigroup Inc., e-mail, Google Inc., advertisement; Discussion threads 2004-04-02
'Smart shelf' test triggers fresh criticism: 'Smart shelf' test triggers fresh criticismTrust us, it's for your own good.Please grab your ankles...They misunderstand what RFID is forThey are upset that there are cameras watching shoppers in a store? They seem to be new to the whole idea of shopping in the US or Europe!As for the RFID...; Tags: RFID, RFID tag; Discussion threads 2003-11-17
RFID Tags: Working and Worthwhile!: In the retail world, everyone is talking about EPC Electronic Product Code tags and RFID Radio Frequency IDentification technology as the way of the future to identify products and to improve receiving accuracy. The idea is that each product can be accounted for and put on sale as quickly as...; Tags: RFID Tag, Idea, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers