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- Creating the Demand-Driven Workforce
- As the 21st century is beginning to hit its stride, a tectonic shift has occurred in supply chain management. The factory-based push economy of the 20th century that made the U.S. a world powerhouse has given way to a retailer-focused pull economy where customer demand is the dominant force in...
- Tags: supply chain, redprairie, supply chain operation, supply chain management (scm), globalization, transportation, enterprise software, software, strategy, management
- White papers 2006-01-13
- Haier Envisions the Future
- The retail industry is poised for widespread adoption of Electronic Product Code EPC and Radio Frequency IDentification RFID solutions. While Haier saw that they would need to comply with EPC-RFID mandates from leading retailers like Wal-Mart and Metro, they realized that there were benefits of implementing far beyond simple compliance....
- Tags: supply chain, supply chain operation, industry, intel corp., haier, rfid, supply chain management (scm), wireless, security, biometrics, enterprise software, software
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- Paris for President: Energy crisis solved
- Paris for President: Energy crisis solvedActually...[i] "Only problem with Paris’s solution: any production from offshore drilling won’t kick in for five years..."[/i]Unfortunately, this shows an ignorance of how gas prices are arrived at. While production from those sources won't arrive in the markets for five years, the prices will...
- Tags: hilton hotels corp., energy crisis
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I'm telling you whatBuy a pc twice as fast as a mac in hardware performance terms.RE: Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I can agree with him. I wouldn't want to pay out that much money for a desktop or laptop when they will...
- Tags: desktops, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, low-end pc, apple macintosh, macs are, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., pc, adrian
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus changeA sempron could run aeroI got a AMD Sempron for my neice with only 512mb RAM. Windows Vista32 Ultimate, it could run aero. I use a ATI 9600 vid card. I had to get rid of XP, hurts my...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), refurbished pc, microsoft windows vista, vista capable pc, cheerful vista capable pc, vista capable, pc
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Don't trust Google with your data
- Don't trust Google with your dataNo, I don't trust Google BUT...I trust Google more than I trust me. There is a bigger chance that I'll lose my own data than Google will. I don't have the energy nor do I choose to spend the money to constantly backup all of...
- Tags: backups, cloud computing, google inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: productivity, laptop computer, cherrypal c100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- ID theft bust: Indictments are nice, more arrests much nicer
- Praise be, big time. Almost. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorneys offices in Massachusetts and California announced today that they have indicted 11 individuals as part of an international ring of hackers (really, crackers) who purloined at least 40 million credit card and debit...
- Tags: u.s., network, debit card, u.s. department of justice, ukraine, identity theft, hacking, financial services, security, tom steinert-threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...
- Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?
- Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?eBooks on MobiPocket on my SmartphoneI dont own a Kindle (waiting for V2 - hoping it will look better!) but I always have 2 or 3 eBooks on my phone in case I get stuck waiting somewhere.No paper for meSince getting my...
- Tags: e-books, project gutenberg, e-book, sony corp., ebook reader, palm inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Who's responsible?
- Who's responsible?Murph finds a kindred spiritCongratulations. You found a quote with a Murph-style error in logic.Here's the situation: People eat enough bread to satisfy their need for calories, then use their remaining food money on meat. Less effective, more enjoyable.The price of bread goes up. The...
- Tags: anton, bread, murph, meat
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cisco faces tricky fourth quarter report
- Cisco Systems reports its fourth quarter earnings Tuesday and an analyst says the quarter may be "the trickiest in memory." Wall Street is expecting fourth quarter earnings of 39 cents a share on revenue of $10.31 billion, according to Reuters' Thomson Financial. But observers will be combing...
- Tags: john chambers, analyst, cisco systems inc., data centers, storage, hardware, data management, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Storage Vault Demo (exe)
- Are you sure nobody doesn't steal your files? Storage Vault is a file protection technology based on usage of RSA keys and ciphering algorithms. Storage Vault Demo deeply integrates with operation system and provides really easy and reliable data protection. Version 2 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: ilyns, storage vault, storage, hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- Are lower oil prices the death knell for cleantech energy?
- We've been watching oil prices drops during recent weeks. You and I and our fellow Americans are drivng fewer miles. And then the Chinese shut down many of the Beijing-area industries to keep from choking Olympic athletes on particulates. They are even rationing auto driving: odd license plates...
- Tags: clean technology, natural gas, energy, natural gas production, telecom & utilities, harry fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Twitter being used to distribute malware
- Last week, when I wrote about Aviv Raff's auto follow-me vulnerability on Twitter, I warned that it was only a matter of time before we see nasty social engineering malware attacks on the popular microblogging service. Well, it's here. Malware hunters at Kaspersky Lab...
- Tags: malware, social engineering, twitter, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, corporate communications, viruses and worms, security, marketing, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Where are the expense management startups and Dirty SaaS?
- My Irregular chums have been fiercely debating the need and merit of a sensible expense management solution that combines the best of online purchasing with accounting and the ability to re-bill (where appropriate.) It all started when there was a discussion around Concur and Rearden Commerce...
- Tags: software-as-a-service, receipt, microsoft corp., zoli erdos, vinnie, mdi, microsoft excel, software as a service (saas), microsoft office, office suites, software, emerging technologies, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- The Ultimate Geek Vending Machine
- Imagine my surprise when I spotted this vending machine on a recent trip to Minneapolis. Stationed in Concourse E of the Lindbergh terminal of Minneapolis-St. Paul International, this machine has been in operation at least since late 2007. Although this machine is missing the essentials such...
- Tags: apple ipod, machine, digital music, digital media, personal technology, consumer electronics, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Tags: google inc., facebook, larry dignan, pc, yahoo! inc., apple inc., electronic data systems corp., ibm corp., firewire, sales strategy, desktops, consumer electronics, personal technology, sales, hardware
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Data Protection and Disaster Recovery with iSCSI and VMware
- Data protection and disaster recovery are top of mind for any IT manager, and the challenges of complexity and cost remain as obstacles. EqualLogic virtualized iSCSI SANs in VMware environments enhance the scalability, ease of use, and reliable operation of virtualized infrastructures. SAN-based data protection features that are part...
- Tags: iscsi, data protection, equallogic, vmware inc., disaster recovery, backups, data management
- Webcasts 2008-08-01
- The Walmart effect: Smaller supply chain companies studying green tech
- The Walmart effect: Smaller supply chain companies studying green techStudying being the operative word, more likeParalysis by Analysis. I'm a fan of your blog and a first time poster. As an organization that offers Green Strategies as part of our managed service I can appreciate the subtle use...
- Tags: supply chain management (scm), walmart-effect, supply chain company, green technology, supply chain
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
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