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Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 14, 2009
...t a strategic plan, companies are forced to rush to judgment without adequate preparation and run a significant risk of making costly errors. The case of General Motors is especially troubling as they...
Chrome OS: The reflective phase
in The CIO Weblog, on July 10, 2009
After the original explosion of Google Chrome OS related articles immediately after the announcement, today we get the day-after "thoughtful" posts exploring what it all means, and what will really happen with Google, Chrome OS, and the supposed arch-enemies of the two, Microsoft an...
Skype Updates Windows, iPhone, Windows Mobile Clients
in The VoIP Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...
Skype recently released a series of significant updates - Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile , Skype 1.1 for the iPhone , and Skype 4.1 for Windows .
"[The] release of version 3.0 for Wind...
Google releases an OS after all
in The CIO Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...des) without trying to load up the client platform with extraneous bells and whistles. This fills a significant gap in the cloud computing ecosystem, and if Google succeeds, it is not so much a direct...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
...ted from unrealistic housing appreciation.
This story is fascinating because it clearly shows how significant of an impact the housing market has on not just our economy, but on where people live an...
Is there room for Cisco in the online office suite space?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...ious contender to Google and Microsoft in the enterprise online office suite market.
Cisco has two significant advantages in this game that the others are each lacking one of; unlike Microsoft, they ...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
... mail market.
DHL group has invested around $2.2 billion in Asia-Pacific and will continue to make significant investments in the region in the future, Mr. Mok said. He said DHL Supply Chain's gr...
Acer set to kick Dell out of 2nd place
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 29, 2009
...er 2 spot of pc sales in the USA by none other than Acer, a non US company, making this esspeically significant.
One guesses it's due to the recent phenominal sales of things like the Aspire One ...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...atest advancement in CNC technology."
According to PR Newswire , Siemens technology provides significant advantage for F-35 design and manufacturing supply chain by providing capabilities such ...
Wanted: Oldest Pontiac Plus Oldest Pontiac With Original Owner
in Classical Drives, on June 24, 2009
... the Pontiac brand at their 2009 event on September 12 and 13. In addition to a display of the most significant Pontiac models from its 83-year history, the event is also searching nationwide to find ...
Google Voice Prepares for Launch
in The VoIP Weblog, on June 20, 2009
...troduction of Google Voice, so the 1 million numbers are an indication Google is close to adding a significant amount of users... Google Voice has a number of unique features including call transfer b...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...f potential impacts on such industries as insurance. Nothing we didn't know already. What's significant is that this is a major US Government document that spells it out so clearly. After year...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...ds were the strongest performers, finishing up 6.96%. The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a significant turnaround over the last three months as risk appetite seems to be returning to markets,...
Book: Fluorishing with Food Allergies
in Allergies, on June 11, 2009
...ut if you're a parent of a child that has just been diagnosed with food allergies, or perhaps a significant other wishing to learn more about this condition your loved one is suffering from, here&...
PCAOB chairman Mark Olson quits. What now for Sarbanes-Oxley?
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...'s constitutional validity is spelled out in the US Supreme Court document here . That case is significant because if the court rules that the PCAOB is not constitutional, it could result in a re...
Crowdsourcing
in Web 2.0, on June 7, 2009
...ial Path had a more thoughtful and less emotive article on the subject. The looked at examples of significant things accomplished iat least in part by corwdsourcing. For example, Best-selling author ...
OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2009
... there is no cancer-causing protein.
During a test, if cancer-producing proteins are detected at a significant level, the consumer would be directed to see a doctor.
Extensive cOlinical trials will ...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...t separate from the rest of the company's massive processing power, and the revenue isn't a significant contributor to the bottom line. There's simply nothing on the line for the company r...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...ally prudent rules like for example limiting the ability of families to buy homes without putting a significant amount of money down actually laid the foundation stones for this recession. No doubt t...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...e than 10 pounds in the study group than in the control group. (A birth weight over 10 pounds poses significant hazards to both infants and mothers.) Moreover, women in the study group gained less wei...
Get Yourself on the Web - with NetworkingForPros.com
in The Dating Weblog, on May 28, 2009
...ldn't be on the Web.
NetworkingForPros.com is also the perfect place to write about those significant (and not so significant) others you met at PlentyofFish or eHarmony.
Find yourself and...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
... difference between paying a 7 percent interest rate on your mortgage and a 6 percent rate could be significant.
On a modestly priced home with a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan of $180,000, an int...
Triglycerides and Diabetic Neuropathy
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
...'s July issue:
The data revealed that if a patient had elevated triglycerides, he or she was significantly more likely to experience worsening neuropathy over a period of one year. Other factors...
Happy Parents = Happy Children?
in Next Nine Months, on May 23, 2009
...on.
Brain chemicals such as endorphins, and drugs, such as marijuana and heroin are known to have significant effects on sperm and eggs, altering the patterns of genes that are active in them.
"...
Easier imports to AWS
in The CIO Weblog, on May 22, 2009
...
Amazon has removed another significant obstacle to enterprise adoption of Amazon Web Services with the introduction of AWS Import/Export to allow easier movement of large datasets in and out of...
Amazon Launches AWS Import/Export: Upload by Snail Mail
in On Storage, on May 21, 2009
...ata directly onto and off of storage devices, bypassing the Internet, accelerating the migration of significant data sets to the cloud," writes The WHIR's David Hamilton . "For instance...
The deplorable state of mathematics education today
in The CIO Weblog, on May 17, 2009
...enue is based on being able to stay in contact with people, and you have an outage, it can build to significant levels of damage quickly, so your tolerances are tight," Rob Enderle, an analyst wi...
Integrated Pest Management More Effective in Reducing Conckroach Allergens in Schools
in Allergies, on May 13, 2009
...ckroach counts and Bla g 1 concentrations were dependent on the pest control approach, with highly significant differences between IPM-treated schools and conventionally treated schools in both the co...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Microsoft's prospects
in The CIO Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...ing about web-based applications (which was my focus) and about the rise of the computer phone as a significant computing platform (which doesn't concern me so much). Like Hines, I don't belie...
Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News?
in Wangtam, on April 30, 2009
... an iPhone competitor
• Office Service Pack 2 A Significant Stability, Performance and Interoperability Upgrade
• Time Warner May Say It's Nearing AOL Resolution, Unwinding Failed Merger
• D...
Introducing Truphone 3.0
in The VoIP Weblog, on April 30, 2009
...
Truphone this week released Truphone 3.0 , a significant upgrade to the company's free mobile VoIP app for the iPhone.
"Truphone leverages Wi-Fi networks to provide free voice call...
A piece based on the social activites by Infosys
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 30, 2009
...ck to society. We want more people to partake in the opportunities that made us successful."
Significant corporate donations in India began more than a century ago, when major industrial houses...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...iness strategy or as a bargaining "chip" to lower prices.
That being said, there can be significant contractual, economic and political roadblocks that can make exit a far more difficult pr...
NFL Week 5
in End Zone Buzz, on April 27, 2009
...t tell you right now.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently said:
Michael Vick has paid a significant price for doing an "egregious thing" and will have to show genuine remorse and...
Big bonuses at imploding banks
in Sox First, on April 26, 2009
...f the biggest banks set aside over $36 billion in the first quarter to pay their employees. This is significant because their workforces have shrunk significantly over the last 18 months which means t...
One more step to bank nationalization
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
...vide into three groups: the strong that can weather the storm; the weak that will need new, perhaps significant, support; and the ones on the verge, whose fate will be decided by regulators." Th...
NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2009
... © Andrew*
It's no secret that weight loss can have significant benefits for the nearly 24 million Americans who have diabetes and 57 million more that are pre-diabetic. However, while weight...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...cover, entered the vault beneath, and cut a number of fiber-optic cables, which happened to carry a significant amount of traffic including voice and Internet serving some important locations, such as...
Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 21, 2009
... their legal advisers," says Sophia Harris, the firm's Managing Partner.
"The recent significant stresses placed upon hedge funds, particularly in Q4 of 2008, have given our investment ...
Oracle acquires Sun
in The CIO Weblog, on April 20, 2009
... Some commentators are casting it as a threat to IBM, but if it is, I don't see it as nearly as significant as most of the pre-existing threats Big Blue is facing already.
What has been an obst...
Save More Money in 2009
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 16, 2009
... that you will probably be living a lifestyle similar to what you are now - unless there are some significant changes. Saving money is part of the key to living better in the future.
3. Live More F...
Is all this free sustainable?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 16, 2009
...ney like kindling for the early years of its existence, taking losses quarter after quarter despite significant skepticism, fueled by the conviction of Bezos and his investors that eventually the mark...
Henkel wins supply chain excellence award
in Supplychainer, on April 13, 2009
...mpanies from all sectors. It recognizes innovative solutions in supply chain management that make a significant contribution to improving competitiveness. This year's "Supply Chain Management...
Enterprise 2.0: Reality Check
in The CIO Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...nomy." There was no debate of the point. Most attendees were already implementing or exploring significant virtualization in their companies.
The discussion of social media and Web 2.0 in the en...
SUNY Albany Launches $150 Million Nanotech Expansion
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 2, 2009
... IBM boasted positive early results for a gate-stack advance that it and its partners said provided significant improvements in performance and power consumption at the 32-nm technology node through t...
Yet Another Amazon Web Service
in The CIO Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...t new products, I feel the need for an acronym to lighten the typing load. It looks as if there are significant synergies to be had in the web services business once you build out the basics: storage,...
Strategies for improving retail supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
...;s time to start. Doing so can help you improve merchandise distribution and sell-through, generate significant added revenue opportunities, cut costs, and generally run a more efficient retail operat...
A cool example of sustainable development in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 31, 2009
...a's tourism's industry flourish. even though the country is affected by crisis, it has made significant profit compared to the country's size during the last 15 years.
Is there a secret?...
The importance of corporate DNA
in The CIO Weblog, on March 30, 2009
...ate culture during a major shift in IT delivery platforms. Microsoft was built around the last such significant shift, from mainframe-centric to PC-centric delivery, in no small part because they dedi...
Choose The Right Digital Camera Gadget Bag
in Digital Shot, on March 30, 2009
...raphic gear but they can contribute greatly to the success of a photographic journey.
If you have significant equipment to carry, and a longish distance to cover, you'll appreciate using a well ...
A service pack milestone
in The CIO Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...ve years, when XP finally hits Extended Support EOL, what are the odds you're going to be doing significant processing on the desktop still? It's a serious question; I'm terrible at predic...
Dell 终于公布 Adamo 超薄本本
in Wangtam, on March 18, 2009
传言 是真的，Dell 今天终于公布了传说中的 Adamo 超薄本本。这是一个直指 Macbook Air 的针对性产品，同样为 13 英寸，标配售价 1999 美元，将于本周六开始出货。配置方面包括了 Intel Core 2 Duo U9300 的处理器，主频为 1.2GHz，2GB 内存和 64GB 的固态硬盘。13.4 的显示屏为 16:9，一般使用分辨率为 1366 x 768。以下是官方新闻稿和一些产品相片：
Cloud computing killed your future
in The CIO Weblog, on March 17, 2009
...f have the wrong mindset for working for or with utility computing providers and that may prove a significant roadblock on both sides. I don't see it so much in the blogosphere, but simply inter...
Climate change: the worst case scenario is here
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
...el rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abrupt or...
Garavelli Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...r the history of
costumes, fashions, and accessories, and has chosen Garavelli as one of the most significant representatives of Italian style in the sector of jewelry and watches. ...
Hedge Fund Manager Joins Water Reclamation Company
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on March 12, 2009
...nc.
Pedersen has over 20 years of mergers and acquisitions and financing transaction experience, a significant portion of which has been in the water industry. Prior to joining STW, Pedersen co-manag...
Managing IT costs
in The CIO Weblog, on March 11, 2009
...efficiently to what demand there is.
It's widely recognized that the blanket cuts may pose a significant threat to IT operations, and it's clear to most CIOs that something major has to be ...
RESPeRATE: Over-The-Counter Device, Lowers Blood Pressure In Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on March 9, 2009
... InterCure Ltd. recently announced that their device, RESPeRATE , significantly lowered blood pressure in non-insulin dependent diabetics. The study will be published in the May issue of the Jo...
200,000 Rice Mutants Available for Study
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2009
... complete the resource. Many of them will be smaller genes less amenable to mutation that will pose significant challenges for researchers as they continue their work.
Details of this work has been p...
Schenker of Canada selects SmartTurn's web 2.0 enabled supply chain solution
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
... at Schenker Canada. "With its ability to quickly deploy to multiple locations combined with significant inventory accuracy and expense control, SmartTurn's WMS 2.0 technology provides us w...
Pollution-Related Asthma May Start in the Womb
in Allergies, on February 27, 2009
...osure to PAHs was monitored during pregnancy using backpack air monitors).
The researchers found a significant association between changes in ACSL3 methylation-a gene expressed in the lung-and matern...
Thanks to Google Android Store, Apple App Store Doesn't Seem So Bad
in The Gadgets Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...winning losingmiserably since the iPhone first debuted. I know it is a grey line, but it is a very significant one.
I suppose Google has the right to restrict access to their devices and their marke...
Please Don't Take Away Our Tax Breaks!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...d that assertion to be speculative at best, particularly when the U.S. is clearly being crippled by significant and structural unemployment even today. If a move from offshore back to onshore employme...
Newspaper death roll
in Sox First, on February 25, 2009
...an writes. "Because it is going to disappear far sooner than most analysts predict. This is a significant problem for society because when reporting gets reduced, or is turned more vacuous, it b...
AppEngine pricing announced
in The CIO Weblog, on February 25, 2009
...limits, will remain free, a boon to startups and organizations looking to dip their toes in without significant commitments. Accounts wishing to exceed those limitations on the free service will be ab...
Ricoh CX1 is not your average point and shoot...
in Digital Shot, on February 25, 2009
...hoot" cameras that don't require all the fiddly setup work of a real SLR, while offering a significant proportion of the quality.
The Ricoh CX1 is exactly this, a 9mp camera with a focus...
B Vitamins Against Female Blindness
in Well Woman Blog, on February 24, 2009
...nt was associated with a 34 per cent lower risk of any AMD and a 41 per cent lower risk of visually significant AMD. The beneficial effect of treatment began to emerge at approximately two years of fo...
The Great Depression Ahead by Harry S Dent
in Sox First, on February 21, 2009
...d mid-2010, perhaps brought on by oil prices which he warns are likely to go to $180+ if there is a significant recovery in 2009 coming from all the stimulus packages being introduced around the world...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
... developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which could have a significant impact on data storage.
"The scientists said they achieved a storage density of 1...
