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Solution Upgrade Gives Grocery Chain Faster Performance, Real-Time Inventory Control

One of Argentina's largest grocery chains, Disco S.A. relies on an automatic replenishment system to manage inventory. Originally running on Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Disco upgraded to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and revised procedures to achieve significant performance gains. Running on SQL Server 2005, the automatic replenishment system manages the...

Tags: Grocery Chain, Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, Inventory Control, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Data Management

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Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability

did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Apple sees red (delicious) over grocery logo

Apple fears Australian grocery chain's new logo looks too much like an apple. by Richard Koman

Tags: Logo, Apple Inc., Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-05

CA snags huge grocery concern as customer for sustainability management software

CA has just received a pretty big endorsement for its sustainability data and strategy management software, ecoSoftware -- a deal with the world's third largest grocery retailer, U.K.-based Tesco. Tesco, which employs 468,000 people in roughly 4,000 locations, will use CA ecoSoftware to manage the task of...

Tags: Software, Sustainability, Tesco, Computer Associates International Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Loco 1.30 (Mac)

A crisis is brewing in Fruitopolis! The new year's produce of fruits and vegetables is ready, but it now needs to be distributed to local grocery stores as quickly as possible! Thousands of fresh and juicy apples, pears, and grapes could spoil if they aren't transported in time! Trains will...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vegetable, Fruit, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-06-12

The bar code turns 35

The invention that transformed the supply chain---the Universal Product Code bar code--turns 35 on June 26.  The UPC bar code has 59 machine readable black and white bars that identify products and its manufacturer. Despite all the talk about RFID devices taking over the supply chain, the...

Tags: Bar Code, Larry Dignan, Management, Strategy, Universal Product Code, UPC Bar Code

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog

Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...

Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-23

300 Lithuanian sites hacked by Russian hackers

A recently accepted legislation in Lithuania banning communist symbols across Lithuania, has prompted Pro-Russian hackers to start defacing Lithuanian sites, an indication of the upcoming attack was detected last week with active discussions around Russian forums greatly reminding us of the Russia vs Estonia cyberattack sparkled due to the removal...

Tags: Web, Web Site, Hacker, Distributed Denial Of Service, Attack, Hacking, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-02

How an Apple store was transformed into a Best Buy in 10 minutes

How an Apple store was transformed into a Best Buy in 10 minutesThat is true[i]We pay a lot for our hardware / software so we have a right to be annoyed more than people buying $400 laptops, right?[/i]I agree. When you are not dealing with the higher volumes of people...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Store, Best Buy Co. Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Microsoft IT Architecture and Planning (ITAP) Advisor Helps Shape Future of Online Retailing

Tesco, the third-largest global grocery chain, operates the world's largest online grocery service, Tesco.com. The Tesco.com IT team faces the continual challenge of tailoring the company's IT strategies to suit its exponential growth. Tesco engaged a Microsoft IT Architecture and Planning ITAP Advisor to help establish its enterprise architecture practice,...

Tags: Tesco, Information Technology, Advisor, Microsoft Corp., Tesco.com IT Team, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2008-04-01

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claimsWhat a LIAR !"We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them,"Pure BS. It has NOTHING to do with users they are not complaining, its all about Opera not being able...

Tags: antitrust, antitrust claim, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

Browser battle v2: Opera's complaint about Microsoft may sell better in Europe

Browser battle v2: Opera's complaint about Microsoft may sell better in EuropeUmm......Opera isn't open-source.One correction[i]Forcing Microsoft to strip IE out of Windows or abandon its web standards charge could be a major setback for Microsoft, which still owns more than 93 percent of the PC desktop market.[/i]This isn't true. Apple...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Opera Software ASA, operating system, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

$200 Linux PC selling out is another reason Wal-Mart is good for America

$200 Linux PC selling out is another reason Wal-Mart is good for AmericaI disagree...[B]"I've shopped at Wal-Mart most of my life, and think that by and large, Wal-Mart is a positive force in our society."[/B]I haven't shopped in a Wal-Mart in years. The overall quality of many of their goods...

Tags: Quality, OPEN SOURCE, PC, Linux, Linux PC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

CIO Agenda: Driving the Enterprise 2.0 - Transcript

Dave Margulius: When you think about your customers both internal and external, how fast are their demands changing? You know, if I'd asked you it last year, "What do they want?" Is it significantly different from now and what's the impact on IT? And then kind of corollary to...

Tags: Laughter, Government, Product, Business, Health Care, Enterprise 2.0, Monopoly Here, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2007-09-06

The Total Economic Impact of Dell's Server Consolidation and Virtualization Solutions

In early 2007, Dell commissioned Forrester Research to examine the financial impact and potential Return On Investment ROI an organization might realize from implementing Dell's server consolidation and virtualization solutions, hereafter referred to as the Dell Solution. To determine the impact, Forrester examined the specific costs, benefits, flexibility, and risk...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Consolidation, Dell Server, Forrester Research Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-08-01

RSA Helps a Leading Retailer Make a Smooth Transition From a Client/server Infrastructure to Web-Based Computing

Starting from a single grocery store founded in Greenville, Michigan during the Great Depression, Meijer has grown into a regional chain that operates more than 150 stores throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. When deciding to move to a web-based environment, Meijer Stores selected RSA Access Manager to centralize...

Tags: Web, Client-server, RSA Security Inc., Computing, Authentication/Encryption, Security Administration, Security

Case studies 2007-07-01

Driving on starch?

Using sugar contained in corn or potatoes to build hydrogen-powered fuel cells has already been done. But now, a team of U.S. researchers has developed a new sugar-to-hydrogen technology. Why not put the starch inside the tank of your car? With the help of 13 specific enzymes, "a car with...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-05-26

EXCLUSIVE: Google Phone Interface platform described in Patent app

Published just this morning, a new Google patent application illustrates a phone interface that would use a standard desktop-type phone that would display a series of Google-supplied advertisements downloadable from the Internet.This would not be a separate Google Phone instrument, but as the Patent name indicates, an Internet Protocol...

Tags: News, Google, General

Blog posts 2007-05-03

Turnkey Distribution Solution From Gillani and IBM Provides Grocery Store Chain With Improved Business Processes

Gillani, Inc., is a pioneer in the development of synchronized supply chain management applications and offers iDistribute - an integrated suite of applications that provides an end-to-end solution for automating supply chain management processes. The company needed to provide Web-enabled information access to its customers so they can enter orders,...

Tags: Business Process, Supply Chain, SCM, IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-05-01

Crushing dreams

Its common wisdom that less than one business idea or product per hundred ever makes it to market - so, have you ever wondered what were missing, and why? On the sad but not true side, Im glad to report that at least one of the big four...

Tags: plate, Apple iPhone

Blog posts 2007-01-18