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- Start saving those water bottles: More will show up in your computer.
- One of the more fascinating aspects of Dell's new OptiPlex 960 systems launched today is the company's decision to include up to 10 percent post-consumer recycled plastics in the systems' chassis. The small form factor is available immediately, but the mini-tower and the desktop won't ship this way until December....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Ford Motor Co., Computer, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- GM, Ford, Mazda, to drive acceptance of Apple's C.R.A.P. Coke to help market soak it up.
- GM, Ford, Mazda, to drive acceptance of Apple's C.R.A.P. Coke to help market soak it up.OverreactionAs far as the cars go, the article I read said most are installing an input jack, which works with any audio device. There are some doing an optional iPod kit. Guess...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Mazda Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Apple iPod, digital-rights management, CD, MP3, Apple iTunes, hardware, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-03
- Printek Case Study: Ford Motor Company
- Ford Motor selected the FormsPro as the printer of choice for its Common Manufacturing Management Systems CMMS project, one of the largest computer projects Ford has ever undertaken. Ford has installed over 300 of the FormsPro 4000 Series at its 59 component manufacturing plants in North America and internationally to,...
- Tags: Printek, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Case studies
- Improving Customer Satisfaction Through Global Content Management
- Ford Motor Company is the world's second largest manufacturer of cars and trucks, with operations in more than 40 countries, 114 manufacturing plants, and more than 350,000 employees. Ford Motor Company needed to help improve product quality and customer satisfaction by ensuring that content published by widely dispersed contributors to...
- Tags: Customer Satisfaction, EMC Corp., Content Management, Ford Motor Co., Documentum ECM Platform, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Product Marketing, Manufacturing, Storage, Finance, Marketing, Hardware
- Case studies
- eRoom Enables Ford to Drive Into New Technology
- With sales of over $170 billion and 345,000 employees worldwide, Ford Motor Company is firmly entrenched as one of the world's largest manufacturers of cars and trucks, with approximately seven million vehicles sold globally each year. The complexities of conducting business on multiple continents, in multiple languages and across numerous...
- Tags: eRoom, Ford Motor Co., Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- Essentials Series: eRoom Project Collaboration Success at Ford
- This webcast describes what it takes to deploy, support and maintain collaboration as an enterprise service. The webcast will provide a high-level overview of Ford Motor Company's deployment and utilization of Documentum eRoom, as well as lessons learned and best practices for driving its adoption in any size company.
- Tags: eRoom, Collaboration, Webcast, EMC Corp., Ford Motor Co., Storage, Groupware, Digital Media, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Dell Revs Up Automotive Sales at Ford
- Ford Motor Company of Canada is one automotive company that is on the leading edge of DMS deployment. The i-Connect team planned to eliminate old hardware and supply each dealership with a minimum of one new desktop and server. Ford Canada sent a request for quote RFQ to hardware companies...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dealership, Sales, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Desktops, Hardware
- Case studies
- Ford Otosan Builds on NetApp SAN and NAS Solution for Faultless Disaster Recovery in an Earthquake Zone
- Ford Otosan is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company, the highly respected global automotive manufacturer, and Koc Holding, Turkey's leading conglomerate. The company wanted to support explosive growth and ensure uninterrupted availability. The company also wanted to ensure DR in an earthquake zone and streamline infrastructure management. A thorough...
- Tags: NAS, SAN, Disaster Recovery, Ford Motor Co., NetApp, Ford Otosan, Storage, Hardware
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- American auto industry low on fuel and popular support
- After today's Senate hearings the Detroit Big Three are nowhere nearer getting any federal aid than they were after their last visit. Whatever you may think of the automakers "plan" to change and become viable, there is no plan in the Senate itself that would lead to a bill that...
- Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Detroit, Industry, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- IBM launches first Linux-OpenOffice desktop with virtualization features
- IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges' KVM-based desktop virtualization software and IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution, is available now, Big Blue announced on Thursday. None of the...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Virtual Bridges, IBM Lotus Symphony, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- A new laptop for me is really all about the kids
- It's no secret that I want one of the new MacBook Pros. I've blogged about it. I promised Santa I'd be a good boy for the rest of my whole entire life if I could have one. I've explained all of the great new features to my...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- White paper: Green IT is not just about power consumption
- Did you know that moving from a three-year PC lifecycle to a four-year one could save about $325 per PC? Or that the number could hit $500 per PC, if you extend that lifespan by just another year? Now, multiple that by 1,000 computers. Or 10,000. That's...
- Tags: Asset, Information Technology, Green IT, Power Consumption, Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...
- Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Nobody works for a dollar
- Not the executives at Chrysler, Ford and GM and not the CEOs of Apple, Google and Yahoo. Oh, and especially not this writer. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Stock, Jet, Salary, CEO, Benefits, Stock Options, Investment, Payroll Solutions, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Slicing up Sun
- Slicing up SunDell seems a better fit.If any company could make money on Sun's current products, Sun itself is the most likely to do so. That Sun cannot produce profits means that the buyers would not be interested in continuing what Sun is now doing.Sun's most important assets are...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, Manufacturing hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Apple removes anti-virus recommendation
- Apple removes anti-virus recommendationBottom Line:Way to go-perpetuate the notion that Macs are "immune" to malware. Do you even bother to read what you write?What acctually happened was..Some user came upon it - sent a nasty email about how he was sold on a Mac because of the 'inability to be...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, antivirus, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Amazon launches iPhone app
- Amazon on Wednesday said it launched an application on Apple's App Store to target the iPhone and iPod touch. The news comes as Apple's App Store is generating a good amount of buzz this holiday season Techmeme. Amazon said in a statement that it...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Amazon.com Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Oracle adds data-integrity code to Linux kernel
- The enterprise-software company has collaborated with networking-hardware company Emulex to produce Linux kernel data-integrity code. Oracle has announced that it has contributed data-integrity code to the Linux kernel. The open-source code, which has been accepted into the Linux 2.6.27 kernel, is designed to reduce data corruption...
- Tags: Data Integrity, Oracle Corp., Emulex Corp., Linux, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Storage, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Oracle, Emulex, Linux kernel, code, open source, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2008-12-03
- IDC: PC sales growth to slow as emerging markets struggle
- Emerging markets--once the growth engine of PC sales--are showing signs of strain, according to an IDC report projecting sluggish demand for 2009. IDC on Wednesday said in a statement that it expects worldwide PC shipments to grow 3.8 percent in 2009, well below previous projections. IDC expects...
- Tags: PC, Emerging Market, International Data Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0
- Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0Once again, hijacking some elses workApple poured millions to develop the iPod hardware and the underlying software. It **at the insistance of the music industry** incorporated DRM.And now what? The songbird people think they are entitled to access all those iPods?And don't start about the...
- Tags: Digital music, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Media players, Game players, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Songbird, software, Apple iPod, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
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