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Dow Corning Uses Enterprise Rights Management to Help Protect Intellectual Property: Dow Corning is a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation. The company is based in Midland, Michigan. Dow Corning needed to make it easy for employees to share information while following the company's information protection policies, which dictate how intellectual property must be protected. The company deployed Active Directory...; Tags: Corning Inc., Rights-management, The Dow Chemical Co., Intellectual Property, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Research & Development, Business Operations, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Case studies 2008-02-27
Dow Chemical Assesses Sales Efficiency to Boost Effectiveness Globally: The Dow Chemical Company wanted to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of its global sales organization and address key issues regarding sub-optimal user adoption of its sales application. The challenge was to assess the change management effort associated with its transition from a product-centric to a customer-centric organization and determines the...; Tags: Oracle Corp., The Dow Chemical Co., Sales Strategy, Change Management, Sales Force Management, Sales, Tools & Techniques, Management; Case studies 2007-10-01
Scaling for Success: How One Manufacturer Developed an Automated Sourcing Solution to Increase Productivity and Improve Metrics: Haworth, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of office environments, operates in more than 120 countries and employs nearly 9,000 members worldwide. In 2005, Dow Chemical selected Haworth to be the global solutions provider for furniture products and services. A new system was required to enable Dow,...; Tags: Sourcing, The Dow Chemical Co., Purchasing & Procurement, Performance Management, Leadership, Manufacturing, Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; Case studies 2007-07-19
The Dow Chemical Company: Extending Global Reach: Over 10 years, Dow and HP have transformed a traditional IT help desk environment into a Global Service Desk through the implementation of a Management of Change methodology.; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., The Dow Chemical Co., Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, It Operations, Management; White papers 2007-01-01
IBM concocts a deal with Dow Chemical: IBM concocts a deal with Dow ChemicalProvide security? I guess we know which OS they WON'T use!Most of IBM is scheduled to go Linux.. I wonder if they will "save" Dow and switch them?They even have Linux software support on their internal "software installation" servers!; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, The Dow Chemical Co., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-08-03

mySAP SCM at Dow Corning: Since its founding in 1943, Dow Corning has made revolutionary contributions to the development of silicon-based technology. Dow Corning has learned from its customers that it can best serve them by helping them gain a competitive advantage in their respective markets. To this end, Dow Corning's strategy is to help...; Tags: mySAP, Corning Inc., SAP R/3, SAP AG, The Dow Chemical Co., mySAP SCM, SCM, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Case studies
Datian Group Propels Forward With e-Logistics Platforms Based on Intel Architecture: The Dow Chemical Company is a global giant, with 46,000 employees and annual sales of $33 billion, serving customers in more than 180 countries. When it came time for a corporate PC refresh, Dow's Information Systems needed to enhance global productivity while meeting aggressive cost-containment goals. Dow knew that the...; Tags: The Dow Chemical Co., Intel Corp., Intel Architecture, LANs, Strategy, Notebooks, Wireless, Networking, Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Case studies
Dow Chemical: 85% Notebook Deployment Manufactures Millions in IT Savings, Empowers Global Productivity: As one of the Arab world's most progressive states, the United Arab Emirates UAE wants to make sure its rising student population acquires top-notch IT skills to equip it for success in an increasingly global economy. Dubai Women's College DWC has led the way with a laptop computer programme and...; Tags: Information Technology, The Dow Chemical Co., Intel Corp., Dubai Women, Notebooks, Productivity, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Case studies

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Toward the end of the dentist drill?: If you're as afraid as I am when you enter your dentist's office, I have some excellent news. The London-based Society of Chemical Industry reports that UK researchers have developed a new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it's begun. This new technology is based on Raman...; Tags: Technique, Tooth, Researcher, Dentist, Raman, Festy, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful": Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"SilverliteSo... the point of this article is... ???Since Silverlight came from Microsoft...and Microsoft is the biggest name in software, it becomes way to easy for those jealous of Microsoft's success to tear down or discredit them with frivilous lawsuits. What if Silverlight came...; Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight suit, conduct; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Free Taxonomy & Folksonomy Book: Following on from my previous post about AIIM's upcoming 'Findability' report, Daniela Barbosa of Synaptica at Dow Jones Client Solutions, has created a colorful free ebook called 'The Taxonomy Folksonomy Cookbook: Finding the right recipe for organizing enterprise metadata' Designed in the style...; Tags: Folksonomy, River, Tool, Productivity, Social Networking, E-books, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-15
At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming: At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...; Tags: global warming, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Your flat screen TV could be killing the planet, read all about it: There's a research paper being much-touted in the tech and green press: concludes that nitrogen trifluoride is many times worse for the earth's atmosphere than methane or CO2 or the more popular greenhouse gases. That nitrogen trifluoride, also known as NF3, its chemical formula, is used in making...you got...; Tags: Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, TV, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Anyone bothering to teach 35mm photography classes anymore?: Anyone bothering to teach 35mm photography classes anymore?Overall Cost and ValueIn my experience, digital photography was not vastly less money outlay than 35mm. I paid enough up front to amount to what I would have paid for 35mm including processing in the next 10 years. However, once I had made...; Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, PRODUCTIVITY, Photgraphy, photography; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
MHX Chemistry Helper Free Edition (zip): MHX Chemistry Helper is accessible reference tool to learn about chemistry and chemical problems. Designed for students and users. This tool can help make learning chemistry. However, while this tool can be help make chemistry not designed to be a replacement for actual studying.Version 2.2 is a bug fixing release.; Tags: Chemistry, Tool, MicroHARDxce, MHX Chemistry Helper, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-07-08
Lemon-filled odorless socks?: According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, Portuguese researchers have developed a new type of microcapsule filled with perfume and embedded in fabric for production of scented suits, socks, undergarments and other clothing. This PressPac contains a very short note titled 'Toward perfumed-clothing: Fabric-friendly microcapsules hide unpleasant...; Tags: Technique, Researcher, Agent, American Chemical Society, Productivity, Real Estate, Business Operations, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Towards eco-friendly fireworks?: Many fireworks will be launched in July, at least in the U.S. and in France. A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes how chemists are developing environmentally friendlier compounds for fireworks (scroll to article #5 in the PressPac). Current 'fireworks, flares and other so-called pyrotechnics commonly include potassium...; Tags: Pyrotechnics, Real Estate, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Fired up for new coal plant in Virginia: Fired up for new coal plant in VirginiaCoal in Tampa BayWe've got coal here as well. Since moving here, they've put scrubbers on it and other sort of things to clean the exhaust. It's not my favorite type of power generation, but it has the benefit of buffering...; Tags: Middle Eastern Oil, coal; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Global warming is a security issue say American spies: Global warming is a security issue say American spiesDead on[i]If global warming is real and it's consequences are as serious as some say which I doubt it will case major instability across the globe[/i]I think we've seen it repeated many times in history: Everyone's content and willing to lend a...; Tags: security, global warming; Discussion threads 2008-06-25

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The Dow Chemical Co.: Dow Chemical is engaged in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural and other products and services. Co. serves customers in approximately 160...; The Dow Chemical Co. company page on BNET »