Nov 19, 2009
Ewaste has been a major concern on the minds of many. In a recent study it found that 80% of Americans throw their old electronics in the trash. Every day Americans throw 350,000 cell phones, and 130,000 computers. This is the fastest growing part of United States garbage. Improper disposal of the electronics can cause [...]
Nov 12, 2009
The largest retail store in America is going to begin out sourcing to India . Wal -Mart has a shortlist of companies with a contract that has the potential to be worth up to $500 million dollars. The outsourcing is to move more back office activities and business applications to India . The company hopes [...]
Nov 6, 2009
In this article found on pcworld.com it talks about how instant messaging increase the probability of theft danger. Zeus Trojans are responsible for hacking into bank accounts and stealing account information. There are some programs that can be able to block this Zeus Trojan. Zeus sends information to a remote server and then the information [...]
Oct 29, 2009
The Disney Company is offer an iPhone application to iPhone users to help people interact with the company; Disney is offering this free app to deepen fan relation with Disney Characters. Some of the characters included are from the movies: “Up,” “G-Force,” “Ratatouille,” and “Wall-E”. You can take cell phone pictures of the characters on [...]
Oct 22, 2009
International Business Machines or IBM has found and new was to do supply chain managing. The Carbon Tradeoff Modeler is used to help take an integrated look how to reduce carbon emissions. It also helps the business with inventory level and on-time shipping. Enviromental policies have become important to the business world. According to IBM [...]
Oct 22, 2009
Items tagging is the next big thing heading towards retailers. The RFID industry is expected to be able to do this. Radio Frequency Identification tag usage is expected to climb over the next 10 years. Within the 10 year forecast it is expected that the RFID tags will be able to have sensors, displays, and [...]
Oct 22, 2009
Google is testing a new type of database that will compete against Oracle. Google is working on creating a Cloud-based database. Google will use fusions tables, which are designed to eliminate limitations of a conventional relational database. Fusion tables are built to help simplify operations that can be found confusing in a relational database. The [...]
Oct 22, 2009
Google outage caused chaos to all gmail users all around the world, and helped Microsoft show that you need to have stability in a network, and office applications. Google is attempting to prove that office applications are cheaper and easier to maintain rather than running a PC-based client user. Gmail went down for about 100 [...]
Oct 22, 2009
Windows users are being given free antivirus protection. Windows is now taking anti virus to the next level. Microsoft the owner of Windows tries to make their operating systems safe. But, hackers can still figure new was to get around these security features. Microsoft tried selling their version of business security called OneCare. Since then [...]
Oct 22, 2009
In this article New York’s biggest cable service provider is looking into deploying local hotspots through out New York. This is part of a plan to help fend off telecom carriers. Cablevision is the largest cable provider in the New York metropolitan area with 2.4 million in-home Internet-access subscribers. The numbers have risen 50% since [...]
Oct 22, 2009
The article “Taking Stock of Inventory Management”, take a closer look at Walking Equipment Co. located in Florida. Stephen Carroll company uses software from Stone Edge Technologies to keep track of inventory in the warehouse. It can also print purchase orders, shipping tag and pick lists automatically. Carroll plan to upgrade to Stone Edge’s premium [...]
Oct 22, 2009
Hewlett-Packard is shaking up the Japanese wireless market. Hewlett-Packard is releasing a computer that doesn’t require the consumer to sign an operator contract. The computers are touchscreen tablets that come with 100 free air time minutes and a pay as you go wireless system. With Hewlett-Packard operating as both a manufacturer and wireless operator posses [...]
