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T-Mobile USA Launches myTouch 3G Android Phone
in HackITLinux, on July 8, 2009
T-Mobile USA today announced the start of the pre-sale period (from July 8-28, for current subscribers only) for the $200 myTouch 3G , the company's newest Android-based mobile device. Retail availability of the device will begin on August 5th.
"The MyTouch 3G is very similar to ...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
A number of news sources ( Metaverse Journal , CNN , Venturebeat ) are covering new restrictions on virtual currencies in China.
China's Ministry of Commerce has put an end to the exchange of virtual currencies for real money in China.
The virtual world Second Life is the most well known o...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
AMR Research, supply chain analyst firm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for nine of 15 risks examined, including supplier and internal product quality failure, security breache...
Outsourcing Trends
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 2, 2009
© laura padgett
Here's an interesting article on outsourcing trends (made more interesting because I am quoted in it).
In any case, I believe that outsourcing could be at the leading edge of the recovery, as careful organizations try to grow their footprints without growing their head c...
Senioren-Marketing?
in Selbst und Ständig, on June 26, 2009
© Voedingscentrum
Schon einmal über Senorenmarketing nachgedacht? Das Wort "Senior" klingt in vielen senioren-Köpfen abschreckend. Alt, gebrechlich, unbrauchbar - zum alten Eisen gehörend - das sind häufig die Assoziationen. Und gerade weil die Senioren immer dynamischer, aktiver...
Improving working capital through effective supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Aberdeen Group has responded to companies' needs in today's uncertain environment regarding tight credit situation and released a report titled "Inventory Management: 3 Keys for freeing working capital". The report highlights that today is the right time for financial innovation ...
Worth Watching!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 11, 2009
© chucklin
This video is a humorous poke at the Customer-Vendor relationship in outsourcing deals... does it remind you of any of your relationships?
I just wish there was another one from the other point of view that highlighted margin-increasing behavior and the customers' reaction to...
Could This be the Future of Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 9, 2009
© BOMBMAN
I don't usually quote press releases - they tend to be speculative, at best, and over-hyped, at worst. However, the process offered here is interesting - not so much for its actual presence in the market, but because of the underlying concept of reverse project auctions.
I hav...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
Chiquita Brands International, the banana producer, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association.
According to Environmental Leader , Chiquita has worked with MIT to address the carbon footprint of its suppl...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
In the face of recent assertions that "the Cloud isn't enterprise-ready" or "cloud adoption is more theoretical than real right now" it turns out that the people who actually have the data say they are doing just fine. Google Enterprise president David Girouard, in a...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
© frankenstoen
With nearly 25 million Americans already diagnosed, America is in the throes of a diabetes epidemic that's quickly gaining in momentum. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of every three children will develop diabetes sometime in their life. The prognosis i...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
I have been covering annual ranking of the best supply chains by AMR Research for some years now and apparently this year Apple is still on the top of the list.
Companies like Unilever and Intel are now back again in Top 25 as this year was a very tense period for them in terms of credit and o...
Flirt140
in The Dating Weblog, on May 22, 2009
Mashable had a piece a few days ago that pointed out a new Twitter-focused dating site, Flirt140 . As Ben Parr and Jennifer Van Grove point out, you can use Twitter to help with the laundry , so why not use it to help you find a date? Flirt140 is surprisingly similar to traditional dating we...
Mauri Pioppo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 21, 2009
Designer Fine Jewelry
Mauri Pioppo is on a path of creative success. Her first career was as a professional dancer, which led her to tour with such legends as Twyla Tharp, Nina Wiener and Lar Lubovitch. To keep up with the physical demands of dancing, Mauri sought the restorative help of yoga a...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
© Urban Mixer
In a recent Computerworld article , EquaTerra highlighted its "Speed Sourcing" concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and negotiation process is compressed - with key features eliminated - promises f...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
The problem with bringing in stricter laws to fix the banking system is that it turns good behavior into a matter of compliance. As economist John Kay writes, that stricter rules can never replace integrity and that they only result in people finding ways to circumvent them. "Regulation b...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
WHAT: "Taking the Pulse of Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis" is a report prepared and supported by Battelle. BIO commissioned the report and had the input and support of the Biotechnology Institute.
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2 p.m. EDT
WHERE: BIO 2009 ...
Smart Software becomes SCM best practice company for the third year
in Supplychainer, on May 11, 2009
Niche SCM company, Smart Software, which is a provider of demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, announced recently that two supply chain industry publications,Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics,have chosen the company to be on their "Top ...
Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2009
Courtesy: bleacherreport.com
They have been calling it "the 5th major" for some years, now.
Yet, The Players Championship is as far away from becoming golf's fifth major as it was on the day it was conceived.
I'm not sure how a golf tournament of stature climbs the final rung...
The 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China is Making China Visas Hard to Get
in Global Mobility Report, on May 10, 2009
Foreigners who want a business visa to China in the next few months are evidently having a harder and harder time getting them. The China Law Blog has compared the situation to the politically inspired difficulty people had getting visas during the run up to the Beijing Olympics.
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Squarespace as a Situational App programming model
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2009
The situational application community is not really on the radar of most CIOs with whom I am acquainted, which is a bit like saying that in 2000, the agile development community was not on their radar; it didn't really need to be. Nonetheless, it's an important trend and it may be, as t...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
© simplified complication
Robert Jaques, in an article posted on WhatPC yesterday, talked about the difficulties involved in exiting outsourcing arrangements.
Mr. Jaques rightfully points out that offshoring and outsourcing relationships have clearly migrated from "non-core" busin...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
So world markets have been hammered by the swine flu outbreak with airlines leading the charge. The New York Times reports that countries are now tightening their borders and the World Health Organisation has just upped its pandemic flu alert level. But how serious will it get? And what does...
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Board Certified Interventional Pain Physicians -- Ensuring Patient Safety
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 22, 2009
Here is new information regarding the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) and their recent victory in Louisiana preventing non-physicians from performing interventional pain techniques .
From the press release I have received:
ASIPP and the Louisiana Society of Inter...
Celestica receives a supply chain award
in Supplychainer, on April 15, 2009
Celestica recently received the Innovation in Technology Award at Aberdeen Group's Third Annual Supply Chain Management (SCM) Summit.
According to PR Newswire , The SCM Summit, which took place April 2 and April 3 in San Francisco, provides executives from blue chip and industry-leading co...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
It seems like, beside IBM and i2, new niche players are jumping into network optimization services: ChemLogix, a provider of logistics services, announced recently that it has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisions, to provide a Supply Chain Network Optimization Service to the chem...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
It had to happen. USA Today reports how cash strapped communities have taken a Depression era idea and started printing their own money. Ylu buy it at a discount and spend it at stores that accept currencies like Detroit Cheers, Ithaca Hours in New York, Plenty in North Carolina or BerkShares ...
The questions you should ask before going to implementation of SCM solutions?
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
One of the questions many people have asked me is: "How should we approach implementation of a SCM initiative, avoiding failure?". Well, I think we should even start from before the implementation: We should ask ourselves some questions to ensure we have all the readiness and necessary...
Booz & Company's online working capital profiler
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
In these tough times, cash is in short supply, yet there is up to $950 billion of excess working capital on corporate balance sheets that could be converted to cash. That's the belief promoted by Booz & Company.
They have recently introduced a simple online tool in which you can int...
BlackHatters Beware... There ARE Consequences
in The Search Engine Weblog, on March 20, 2009
SubmitEdge (which bills itself as "an ethical Search Engine Optimization firm") had an interesting article earlier this month on "What Happens to BlackkHatters."
Some definitions:
Search engine optimization (SEO) - the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic t...
Kopf schlägt Kapital
in Selbst und Ständig, on March 18, 2009
Prof. Faltin hat mit seinem Bestseller " Kopf schlägt Kapital " viele bisherigen Thesen über Unternehmensgründungen auf den Kopf gestellt.
So herrscht bei vielen immer noch die Vorstellung, dass ein Unternehmen eine Büro-Infrastruktur haben sollte. alles Käse, meint er. Ein Unternehme...
Supply chain video: Supply chain in the future (1)
in Supplychainer, on March 12, 2009
Larry Lapide was one of my lecturers in the time I was a student. Combining his long years of experience in Accenture and AMR with the theory, his lectures were always interesting.
I recently came up across a video from him where he talks about the future of supply chain; this is the first part of...
Rosenborg Slashing Energy Usage, Could Use More Soccer Practice
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 3, 2009
© J. Kraemer
The Norwegian soccer team Rosenborg may not be doing great at playing soccer in Europe but they are making big push for more energy savings, and less emissions of greenhouse gasses, err, I mean Co2, err, I mean plant food.
It's nice to see people trying to save money, even un...
Obama's Tax Breaks and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 3, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 204085
In a recent article published by the Gerson Lehrman Group, Obama's elimination of tax breaks for outsourcing was analyzed. The article states (and I agree) that there is a large difference between the elimination of tax benefits for a business...
Was bringt's mir?
in Selbst und Ständig, on March 1, 2009
© Allie_Caulfield
Bei jedem Kauf eines Produktes oder einer Dienstleistung fließen bekanntlich viele Einflussfaktoren für den Kunden eine Rolle. Je nachdem, welchen Nutzen der Kunde dem Produkt/Dienstleistung beimisst, wird er kaufen oder lassen.
Diesen Wert, den der Kunde ganz individuell de...
Managing fragmented data remains a supply chain challenge, IBM research finds
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
A Global Supply Chain study by IBM , based on 400 interviews in 25 countries, reveals that 70 percent say their number one challenge is overwhelming and fragmented data, as well as a lack of ability to make sense out of the information. However fixing this "visibility" problem is low ...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
The book from Morris provides some interesting insights into the market's implosion. It's not that we didn't have any warning. Morris makes the point that the collateralised mortgage obligations crisis, the 1987 stock market crash and the collapse of Long Term Capital Management w...
Madoff and the conspiracy of silence
in Sox First, on February 16, 2009
We have talked many times about the way the Securities and Exchange Commission had looked the other way and allowed Bernard Madoff to get away with his fraud. Now, the New York Post reports that bankers thought Madoff was a shyster but kept shtum. "Leon Gross, the former managing directo...
PrimeRevenue Receives Best Supply Chain Finance Company Award
in Supplychainer, on February 9, 2009
PrimeRevenue , the provider of supply chain finance solutions, announced last week that it has been named Best Supply Chain Finance Company by Financial-i Magazine. PrimeRevenue was selected as part of the publication's 2008 Leaders in Innovation Awards within the Treasury and FX category. ...
Deloitte's new report on supply chain improvement in crisis times
in Supplychainer, on January 30, 2009
Deloitte Canada has published a report on 10 ideas to improve supply chain in crisis times (you can download it here ). The document is short but I liked the was it was presenting cost cutting strategies: The authors are putting emphasis on having financial aspects in mind when approaching supp...
Schneider National gets best supplier award from P&G
in Supplychainer, on January 28, 2009
Schneider National was among 61 suppliers out of an 80,000-strong network to receive top honors at the Procter & Gamble supplier conference in mid-October in Cincinnati, SDCE reported.
Schneider received P&G's inaugural Excellence Award for consistently providing a high level of ...
Ariba becomes best supply chain company followed by i2 and CSC
in Supplychainer, on January 18, 2009
Ariba , announced recently that it has been named Best Supply Chain Management Company by Financial-i Magazine. Ariba was selected over Oracle, i2 Technologies and CSC as part of the publication's 2008 Leaders in Innovation Awards within the Treasury and FX category, Business Wire reported....
Range Finders - Threat to the Game?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 14, 2009
Courtesy: Sarantel
In late November of 2008, the English Golf Union ruled that distance measuring devices would be legal for use in its championships throughout 2009.
The EGU is the governing body of men's amateur golf in England and oversees the nation's amateur teams, offering coach...
Results from new Aberdeen's supply chain intelligence benchmark
in Supplychainer, on December 26, 2008
A new report published by Aberdeen Group features the importance of Supply Chain Intelligence for global companies. As the M&As, penetration into new markets, growing product and supplier portfolio are adding to the complexity of supply chains, the companies should use such technologies to ach...
KFS at Quantcast
in Googlestack, on December 23, 2008
With people claiming Quantcast is using Hadoop, and not giving a credit to the KFS it is necessary to give more details about the story, and not so surprisingly, the details are available instantly, and here they are (these details refer to Quantcast KFS deployment)
Two deployments:
- ...
RFID to bring back Australian Rainforests to shape
in The RFID Weblog, on December 16, 2008
We simply cannot survive if we don't care about our environment and Australian scientists know about it therefore they are making an effort to ensure that the endangered rainforests of Australia are brought back to shape with the aid of technology
An innovative wireless sensor network ha...
Outline of The Google Software Stack
in Googlestack, on December 11, 2008
Introduction
The beginning of the research on software scalability spurred the research on fault tolerance and management technologies. After all, if you have a lot of software running on hundreds or even thousands of machines you have to know what's going on inside this set of machines, a...
Some Fertility Tips
in Next Nine Months, on December 9, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , David Marchal
To others, getting pregnant is as easy as 1-2-3. To some however, it isn't as easy. Here are 5 fertility tips I found from the U.S. News and World Report :
1. Don't wait too long.
2. Practice safe sex.
3. Eat right.
4. Avoid environmental ...
Personal Branding and Your Sales People
in Biz Plan Hacks, on December 5, 2008
If you're struggling with the question of personal branding at all, Paul McCord over at the Sales and Sales Management Blog has an excellent approach to figuring out the issue...
Paul points out that personal branding has been around a long time in some industries - like insurance and realty....
Strategies for product configuration optimization
in Supplychainer, on November 30, 2008
Today, order based configuration is not only limited to products such as computers or airplanes and many sectors are adopting the practice of postponement in order to reduce inventory of finished products in their supply chain. Below you can see the figure which I have taken from an interesting Whit...
UPM wins sustainability award for its supply chain
in Supplychainer, on November 29, 2008
Some while ago I was working with a Finnish paper maker named UPM-Kymmene on environmental supply chain issues. At the time one of the things which was interesting for me was the penetration of the sustainability concepts within the operations, so when I heard that the company has won a prize ...
Britain moves on bribery
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
Britain's bribery laws are finally set for an overhaul withe Law Commission bringing in a set of proposals that would make Britain's enforcement standards more like the US. Under the proposals, British companies could be liable for prosecution if they are involved in bribery activity ...
Feedback on Biofeedback Machines
in Allergies, on November 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5646891 In case you missed it, I would like to highlight a comment left by Dr. Aubrey Ewing on my previous entry on the use of biofeedback machines in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. I feel that the information may be useful particularly for tho...
Free Online HTML Courses
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 19, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Ermin Gutenberger
If you're looking to learn the basics of programming, there are dozens of high-quality free online HTML classes to choose from. I've reviewed some of the top choices and posted the best in my latest About.com article.
Here's a blurb...
Korn/Ferry International Establishes Global Supply Chain Center of Expertise in China
in Supplychainer, on November 17, 2008
Talent management company Korn /Ferry International is creating a new Global Supply Chain Center of Expertise (COE) based in Shanghai, SDCE reported.
Bill Fello will lead this dedicated practice, which will focus on integrated supply chain management and will advise clients on a range of ...
After The Cheers Finish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 16, 2008
Courtesy: Virginmedia
When Pete Sampras retired from the game of tennis in 2002, he left the game behind and took up golf. Played every day for nearly 3 years. And decided that wasn't for him.
"That's what you do when you're 60", he says, "not when you're 34.&...
Jan McClellan Handcrafted Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on October 31, 2008
Jan McClellan makes unique art jewelry that is created from silver, gold, and unusual gemstones. She has been making jewelry for over 30 years. She learned her craft at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon and at Revere Academy in San Francisco, and by practice, practice, practi...
Are You Right Brained or Left Brained?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Don Bayley
Your "brain orientation" affects how you process information and may have an impact on your online studies. Left brained people are more likely to focus on facts, details, and logic. Right brained people are more likely to focus on the "b...
Microsoft unveils Azure cloud
in The CIO Weblog, on October 27, 2008
As expected, during his keynote address at the Microsoft Professional Developer's Conference (PDC) in LA, chief software architect Ray Ozzie unveiled the company's anticipated cloud solution: the Azure Services Platform .
Azure delivers all the services and capabilities we have bee...
To Shift Or Not
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 23, 2008
This was a funny kind of golf season for me. The weather in my part of Canada wasn't always conducive to golf early in the season. Work commitments kept me from the fairways more than once and weekends seemed to be front-end loaded with "chores".
But when I did get out, either to...
Medikamentenerinnerung per SMS: einmalig bei imedo
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on October 21, 2008
Ob das wirklich einmalig ist, weiß ich nicht, dem bin ich nicht genauer nachgegangen - jedenfalls habe ich das zum ersten Mal bei imedo kennengelernt, und im deutschsprachigen Bereich ist es wohl schon einmalig: Medikamentenerinnerung per SMS . Von der Idee jedenfalls bin ich schlicht begeistert! ...
1up gives Wii Music a grade of A-!!
in House of Nintendo, on October 17, 2008
1up.com has officially reviewed Wii Music, and is the first major outlet to do so.
So, did they fall prey to fanboy rage, or did they give the game a fair shake?
With a grade of A-, I'd say they sure did. Interestingly, reviewer Jennifer Tsao is a classically trained musician. As such, I ...
The Battery Free RFID Tags from GE
in The RFID Weblog, on October 16, 2008
This is something which will give a big push to RFID technology!! Here comes the RFID sensor from GE Global Research which is not dependant on on-board batteries for power supply rather it draws power wirelessly from hand held reading device.
This sensor design from GE puts into practice th...
Leading Up to College Football
in End Zone Buzz, on October 15, 2008
© johnjeffrey_austin What's happening as we get ready for another week of college football.
As Texas and Colt McCoy prepare for Missouri, their defense gets examined, especially how good their front four has been.
The state of Washington is really hurting as far as their two major col...
Are You Mentally Prepared When You Play Poker?
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 14, 2008
Any competition requires practice, rehearsal and preparation for the actual event. But what does one do to prepare for a tournament when there's really nothing to "prepare."
Because playing Poker does not require equipment of any kind, there are no pre-game or pre-competition equ...
Supply chain video: Forrester expert discusses best practices in Vendor Management
in Supplychainer, on October 12, 2008
In the video I have brought here in this post, Forrester Research Vice President John McCarthy looks at some best practice case studies for vendor management (Forrester Sourcing Forum, November 9, 2007 in Orlando).
Traditionally and still today, the bulk of what most of today's vendor managemen...
Kevin Trudeau's Secret "They" (Actually "He") Don't Want You to Know
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2008
Via the Spending Smart Blog , "author" Kevin Trudeau, whose "Debt Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About" is sitting at #275 on Amazon's sales list, has been fined by the Federal Trade Commission for a bunch of false statements in his previous book T...
Green supply chain creates shareholder value, research finds
in Supplychainer, on September 30, 2008
According to a new report from Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, companies that take a holistic view of their supply chains and incorporate environmentally-friendly principles at key points along the way will create opportunities to increase shareholder value.
"Becoming gree...
Jack Thompson Disbarred
in PCGamers Blog, on September 29, 2008
Jack Thompson, the man who was on a crusade to have various "violent" games banned completely due to the supposed influence they are having on people, is set to have his licence to practice being an attorney removed. Perhaps this will finally stop his torrent of pointless lawsuits...
China Stock Investors Get New Rules
in China Venture News, on September 29, 2008
Market Watch is among a number of news sources reporting that China will begin allowing margin trading and short selling on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission proposed the new rules and China's State Council has approved the proposal, acc...
