From the boardroom to reality
b>From the boardroom to reality: RFID in the fashion apparel / textile industry Many Fashion Apparel / Textile companies - particularly those with a large network of stores - are well underway in terms of streamlining their supply chain and optimizing sales forecasts and distribution. They are now looking for ways to enhance revenues and market share by adopting modern ways of managing stores and inventory. RFID has now become a centrepiece in their strategic thinking. Some companies are also ...Read the rest of this entry »
Do You Have Your VoIP/BroadBand Phone Yet?
Broadband VoIP allows you to add a phone line to your home or office with a local phone number in just about any major U.S. city.... and with some vendors also in several countries such as the UK and Israel. Here are some ways Businesses and families with geographical distances between them can take advantage of BroadBand Phone/VoIP: 1. Parents can add an additional line with a local number so their college son or daughter can always call home without the expense of long distance rates. 2. A ...Read the rest of this entry »
Cell Phones--The Increasingly Indispensable "Luxury" Gadgets
Millions of people in the U.S. and around the globe use cell phones. They are such great gadgets--with a cell phone you can talk to anyone on the planet from just about anywhere! Once thought of as an expensive, distracting "toy", cell phones have become a necessity for many people around the world. In just a few short years, cell phones have graduated from being considered a luxury to an absolute necessity. The ability to keep in touch with friends, family, business associates, and access to ...Read the rest of this entry »
Sirius Radio - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
/p> Sirius radio, or more generally satellite radio, came out just a few years ago. If you've never listened to satellite radio or heard about it, this article is your lucky break. In this article you'll find out what satellite radio is and how it works. What Is Satellite Radio? Just like the name indicates, satellite radio uses satellites and related equipment to broadcast radio channels to car or home radios. The concept really received its impetus in 1992 when the FCC set aside a chunk of ...Read the rest of this entry »
Technology and Coping with Disaster
Technology and Coping with Disaster Natural disasters come in many shapes. From the incomprehensible carnage of last weekend's tsunami in the Indian Ocean, to hurricanes and typhoons, to tornadoes and drought, our world deals with the horror of disaster as a normal part of our lives. Throw in a bit of human influence through wars, terrorism, or the threat of weapons of mass destruction, and our need to deal with and overcome calamity almost becomes routine. Watching CNN and the news ...Read the rest of this entry »
Encountering the third generation of DVD format
It won't last too long until the third generation of DVD format to be unveiled. Your DVD player will play a well-performing disc with high-storage capacity. The upcoming Media-Tech Expo, Las Vegas, USA, will surely clarify this topical issue. The upcoming Media-Tech Expo May 10'12, 2005 in Las Vegas, USA will be a crucial moment in deciding what DVD format will be the succesor of the actual DVDs. It will be HD-DVD? Or the Blu-ray Disk? Before the end of 2005, more likely in 2006, the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Airline software specialists IBS launches SmartCargo at ACF in
Bilbao, Spain ' September 15, 2004 ' IBS Software Services (IBS) today launched its new-generation Cargo solution ' SmartCargo at TIACA's 22nd International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition here in Bilbao. SmartCargo is a web-based solution that comprehensively meets the needs of the core cargo operations of airlines.SmartCargo is an effective tool for cargo capacity management, tracking, pricing, AWB stock control and ULD management. It enables accurate estimation of available cargo capacities ...Read the rest of this entry »
IBS implements new generation cargo terminal operations system
IBS implements new generation cargo terminal operations system for Emirates Largest IT system implementation Trivandrum - September 13, 2004 - IBS Software Services (IBS) has developed and successfully implemented Chameleon, a sophisticated new-generation, cargo terminal operations system for the Emirates Group. IBS has designed Chameleon to handle end-to-end management and monitoring of cargo consignments, from the time a consignment is delivered to the airline till its delivery at the ...Read the rest of this entry »
RFID Spychips! Grocery Store Surveillance
Privacy Storm Over RFID Chips by Mike Banks Valentine American consumers RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is a term that will become increasingly well known as usage of the new technology becomes pervasive. There is no question that the tiny chips, which enable tracking of physical goods from the assembly line to warehouse to retail outlet to checkstand, will replace the barcodes previously used for that purpose. Some RFID chips are tiny, they are nearly indistiguishable ...Read the rest of this entry »
The Internet in the Countries in Transition
Though the countries in transition are far from being an homogeneous lot, there are a few denominators common to their Internet experience hitherto: 1. Internet invasion The penetration of the Internet in the countries in transition varies from country to country - but is still very low even by European standards, not to mention by American ones. This had to do with the lack of infrastructure, the prohibitive cost of services, an extortionist pricing structure, computer illiteracy and luddism ...Read the rest of this entry »
