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Praxair Venezuela S.C.A. Standardizes Financial Procedures With an Integrated IT Infrastructure

Praxair Venezuela S.C.A. wanted to integrate all systems in a flexible, scalable infrastructure to unify its financial information in South America and centralize information in an easy-to-access database for solid, consistent, secure access. The challenge was to unify financial and operating procedures among Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru to achieve operating...

Tags: Venezuela, IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Financial, Information Technology, Praxair Venezuela S.C.A., Financial Accounting, Databases, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-07-01

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Getting greener at home could be a gas

Courtesy: Lehr The folks at Lehr say they have a better idea for many of your home machines: lawn mower, wire trimmer (turns out "weed whacker" is a copyrighted name for Kenmore;s wire trimmer), leaf blowers, etc. Lehr is going to be selling those...

Tags: Gasoline, Lehr, Bernardo Herzer, Propane, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-16

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .So if you believe that...You putting all your money into gold? Bought a farm so you can grow your own food and spin your own cloth while the depression lasts? Put your money where your mouth is.RE: I secretly always...

Tags: Benefits, Investment, capitalism

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Survey: 88% of Mumbai's wireless networks easy to compromise

Deloitte's recently released Wireless Security Survey assessing Mumbai's -- India's financial capital -- state of security awareness in respect to wireless security, shows an ugly picture of insecure wireless networks in both, business, and residential districts. With Mumbai being the home of India's most important financial institutions, next to the...

Tags: Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Open source protectionism?

Open source protectionism?Advocating Open Source locally is fine, however...Mandating it should not be done. I support an open architecture and the mandate of open standards, but not the enforcement of Open Source. If MS adopts ODF well and it makes sense for you, then you should be free...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, open source, open standard, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accounts

Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accountsWhy...Why are you people so hard on Palin? She can't help it. She suffers from Palinitis: You open your mouth, out pops a lie.I mean, she is only running for Vice President of the United States, with the additional possibility...

Tags: Devilcrat, Obama, e-mail, Palin, secret email account

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela

1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela

Portugal recently announced it's intention to purchase and deploy half a million Classmate PCs to students in the country. Intel developed the Classmate as a reference design in the hopes that local OEMs would customize it and then handle production and distribution. In the latest success for this...

Tags: Venezuela, OEM, Intel Corp., Government, Linux, Vertical Industries, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?

Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?We don't expect integrity any moreI don't trust any 'journalists' anymore, I just try to read everything I can and make my own conclusions. No one admits to their biases, nor do they admit to special considerations or past affiliations, except the...

Tags: Blogging, Google Inc., news organization

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

The price of a pink slip

The price of a pink slipdouble-edged swordThis is a double-edged sword. Employers are going to be much more reluctant to hire someone if they know they will have to continue paying them after they fire them. And what's the incentive for a laid-off worker to look for a...

Tags: pink slip, worker

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

The price of a pink slip

It turns out, it costs less to sack a worker in the U.S. than it does almost anywhere else in the world. Suddenly, relocating Bolivia or Venezuela--places where workers cannot be fired at all--doesn't sound so bad. by Deb Perelman

Tags: U.S., Worker, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames: Prima Official eGuide (exe)

Covers: PC, Sony PlayStation 3 and X-Box 360. Mission intel: Full debriefing on all the missions and jobs you can take on. Maps: Area maps to get you to the objectives, including a map of all of Venezuela. Arsenal Breakdown: Rundown of weapons, vehicles, and gear to spend your mission...

Tags: Mission, Prima Games, Game Players, Recruitment & Selection, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Question about Gov. Sarah Palin

Question about Gov. Sarah PalinI searched online and got on the site with this linkhttp://www.state.ak.us/but could not get to anywhere when I clicked on her image to go to that page, eitherBlame ObamaObama's campaign team, probably caught by surprise at this announcement, are probably trying to dig up whatever dirt...

Tags: Branding, GUESS IT, Sarah Palin, Obama, Hillary, GOP

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

It's official: OOXML is a standard

Surprised? Here's the full release from ISO: The two ISO and IEC technical boards have given the go-ahead to publish ISO/IEC DIS 29500, Information technology – Office Open XML formats, as an ISO/IEC International Standard after appeals by four national standards bodies against the...

Tags: ISO, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-15

Google gives us the keys to insightful information

If you are someone who can't get enough data, Google's new "Insights for Search" (which I'm sure will be renamed to simply "Google Insights" when they realize the current name is too long) is going to be a place that you want to visit. Google Insights for...

Tags: google inc., advertisement, brand, tool, branding, productivity, marketing, garett rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware

Today's dynamic Internet threatscape is changing so rapidly, that the innovations and creativity applied by malware authors can easily render an information security course's curricular on malware outdated pretty fast, or worse, provide the students with a false feeling of situational awareness about today's malware that's driving the entire cybercrime...

Tags: Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Castrol Brasil Ltda. Outsources Support for Users and Improves Service

Castrol Brasil Ltda. wanted to eliminate siloed systems and centralize the IT platform to more effectively manage business processes and support company development and optimize user support and monitor calls more accurately. The challenge was to respond to customer demand without relying on the availability of internal teams. Castrol Brasil...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Outsource, Purchasing & Procurement, Sales Strategy, Operational Planning, Taxes, Asset Management, Outsourcing, Business Operations, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

Case studies 2008-08-01

A gasoline quiz--where is this image from?

A gasoline quiz--where is this image from?This was an easy guess.The language is Spanish.Puerto Rico is definitely out of the question, because they are seriously corrupt over there.Being that it's in South America, that petroleum is coming from Venezuela.Makes you wonder why we are paying so much for it?Clue;Crooked &...

Tags: gasoline, image, petroleum, oil, pinch

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Where Latin American Internet users come from in April 2008

Markets Audience, 000 Average Usage Days per Visitor Average Hours per Visitor Worldwide 849,580 17.1 25.7 Latin America 61,610 16.3 28.6 Brazil 19,320 16.0 30.2 Mexico 11,773 14.7 23.7 Argentina 8,440 17.8 32.4 Chile 5,320 17.4 28.4 ...

Tags: Visitor, NB

Blog posts 2008-06-17