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From the boardroom to reality

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:29:37 -0700

b>From the boardroom to reality: RFID in the fashion apparel textile industryMany Fashion Apparel Textile companies - particularly thosewith a large network of stores - are well underway in terms ofstreamlining their supply chain and optimizing sales forecastsand distribution. They are now looking for ways to enhancerevenues and market share by adopting modern ways of managingstores and inventory. RFID has now become a centrepiece in theirstrategic thinking. Some companies are also stepping up theprocess into actual implementation.A new business model for Fashion Apparel and TextilechainsLeading Fashion Apparel Textile companies have significantlymodified their business model.Shifting away from manufacturing, Fashion Apparel & Textilecompanies have built competitive advantage, based on new ways ofdelivering value to their consumers.A new business model has developed and stabilized based on acentralized approach to design and logistics. A typical businessmodel no...

Do You Have Your VoIP/BroadBand Phone Yet?

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:14:55 -0700

Broadband VoIP allows you to add a phone line to your home oroffice with a local phone number in just about any major U.S.city.... and with some vendors also in several countries such asthe UK and Israel. Here are some ways Businesses and families with geographicaldistances between them can take advantage of BroadBandPhoneVoIP: . Parents can add an additional line with a local number sotheir college son or daughter can always call home without theexpense of long distance rates. . A family in Florida can bring up a local number in Minnesotawhere the rest of the family resides. Family members inMinnesota now dial a local number and reach the relatives inFlorida with no long distance charges because the call is localfor those in Minnesota, and only the party in Florida needs tohave broadband service to receive the calls. . This technology can also help military families stayconnected. VoIP is not restricted by global boundaries. A U.S.soldier in another country with ...

Cell Phones--The Increasingly Indispensable "Luxury" Gadgets

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:18:39 -0700

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the globe use cellphones. They are such great gadgets--with a cell phone you cantalk to anyone on the planet from just about anywhere! Oncethought of as an expensive, distracting "toy", cell phones havebecome a necessity for many people around the world. In just afew short years, cell phones have graduated from beingconsidered a luxury to an absolute necessity. The ability tokeep in touch with friends, family, business associates, andaccess to email are only a few reasons for the increasingimportance of cell phones.When cell phones were first introduced, they were heavy, bulkyand expensive. Good reception was a major problem and batterylife was severely limited. These days, cell phones provide anincredible array of functions, and new models are being added ata breakneck pace. Depending on your cell-phone model, you can:store contact information, make to-do lists, use the built-incalculator, download information from the Interne...

Sirius Radio - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:23:22 -0700

p>Sirius radio, or more generally satellite radio, came out just afew years ago. If you've never listened to satellite radio orheard about it, this article is your lucky break. In thisarticle you'll find out what satellite radio is and how itworks. What Is Satellite Radio? Just like the name indicates, satellite radio uses satellitesand related equipment to broadcast radio channels to car or homeradios. The concept really received its impetus in when theFCC set aside a chunk of radio frequency for what they calledDigital Audio Radio Service DARS. Five years later, SiriusRadio and XM Satellite Radio purchased licenses from the FCC,and both companies started putting the pieces into place to beable to start broadcasting. Conventional radio waves can only travel to miles beforethey die out. The signal for satellite radio services isbroadcast more than , miles above the Earth's surface.Programming on satellite radio is subscriber based, meaning youpay a ...

Technology and Coping with Disaster

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:34:00 -0700

Technology and Coping with Disaster Natural disasters come in many shapes. From the incomprehensiblecarnage of last weekend's tsunami in the Indian Ocean, tohurricanes and typhoons, to tornadoes and drought, our worlddeals with the horror of disaster as a normal part of our lives.Throw in a bit of human influence through wars, terrorism, orthe threat of weapons of mass destruction, and our need to dealwith and overcome calamity almost becomes routine. Watching CNN and the news channels gives a near real-time viewof disasters. While some may find this a bit macabre, it alsoshows our ability to quickly respond to major events, on aglobal scale. The same technologies that allow us to view theaftermath of a tsunami also allow us to quickly gather factualdata on the extent of a disaster, and use that for disasterplanning and response. Organizations such as the Pacific Disaster Centerhttp:www.pdc.org, the Asia Pacific Area Networkhttp:www.apan-info.net, try to a...

Encountering the third generation of DVD format

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:14:23 -0700

It won't last too long until the third generation of DVD formatto be unveiled. Your DVD player will play a well-performing discwith high-storage capacity. The upcoming Media-Tech Expo, LasVegas, USA, will surely clarify this topical issue.The upcoming Media-Tech Expo May ', in Las Vegas, USAwill be a crucial moment in deciding what DVD format will be thesuccesor of the actual DVDs. It will be HD-DVD? Or the Blu-rayDisk? Before the end of , more likely in , the standardformat will be decided for good. The competition between theHD-DVD and Blu-ray is in full swing now.The overwhelming increase of portable DVD players led to a evenhigher rise of DVDs industry. In , almost billionprerecorded DVDs were produced. This number is calculated toincrease to billion in . The same for recordable DVDsmarket: DVDR, DVDRW. While in just million disks wereproduced, it is estimated a double growth rate in andabout billion estimated in ...

Airline software specialists IBS launches SmartCargo at ACF in

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:46:53 -0700

Bilbao, Spain ' September , ' IBS Software Services IBStoday launched its new-generation Cargo solution ' SmartCargo atTIACA's nd International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition herein Bilbao. SmartCargo is a web-based solution thatcomprehensively meets the needs of the core cargo operations ofairlines.SmartCargo is an effective tool for cargo capacitymanagement, tracking, pricing, AWB stock control and ULDmanagement. It enables accurate estimation of available cargocapacities using historical information, increases revenuethrough better management of available capacities, maintainsintegrated cargo tariffs helping airlines to price theirservices better. It provides up-to-the-minute information onshipment status and facilitates communication of shipment statusto the suppliercustomer. It also gives customers direct accessto airline services via the Internet. Significantly, the systemminimises errors in data capture that translates intosubstantial savings in time ...

IBS implements new generation cargo terminal operations system

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:20:10 -0700

IBS implements new generation cargo terminal operations systemfor Emirates Largest IT system implementationTrivandrum - September , - IBS Software Services IBShas developed and successfully implemented Chameleon, asophisticated new-generation, cargo terminal operations systemfor the Emirates Group.IBS has designed Chameleon to handle end-to-end management andmonitoring of cargo consignments, from the time a consignment isdelivered to the airline till its delivery at the destinationairport. IBS has delivered arguably one of the largest and mostcomplex systems using new generation technologies for theairline cargo industry.Chameleon enables a ground handler to manage all cargo terminaloperations from reserving an air waybill to manifesting theshipment on a flight on the exportair side and to receive thecargo from the airline and deliver the shipment to the consigneeon the importland side. Chameleon also supports radiocommunications through hand held terminals ...

RFID Spychips! Grocery Store Surveillance

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:10:57 -0700

Privacy Storm Over RFID Chips by Mike Banks ValentineAmerican consumers RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is a termthat will become increasingly well known as usage of the newtechnology becomes pervasive. There is no question that the tinychips, which enable tracking of physical goods from the assemblyline to warehouse to retail outlet to checkstand, will replacethe barcodes previously used for that purpose.Some RFID chips are tiny, they are nearly indistiguishable fromdust in many cases. Photo link:These dust sized RFID chips are capable of transmitting theirown SKU Sales Keeping Unit, the same info currently encoded inbarcodes, distances of up to feet to an "RFID Reader". Butthat's not all these diminuitive little chips can do. They arecapable of sending a unique serial number that can identify theitem it's embedded in - down to it's date and location ofmanufacture. Barcodes were limited to carrying information thatidentified classes of produc...

The Internet in the Countries in Transition

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:23:58 -0700

Though the countries in transition are far from being anhomogeneous lot, there are a few denominators common to theirInternet experience hitherto: . Internet invasion The penetration of the Internet in the countries in transitionvaries from country to country - but is still very low even byEuropean standards, not to mention by American ones. This had todo with the lack of infrastructure, the prohibitive cost ofservices, an extortionist pricing structure, computer illiteracyand luddism computer phobia. Societies in the countries intransition are inert and most of them, conservative ortraditionalist - following years of central mis-planning. TheInternet and computers are perceived by many as threatening -mainly because they are part of a technological upheaval whichmakes people redundant. . The rumour mill All manner of instant messaging - mainly the earlier versions ofIRC - played an important role in enhancing social cohesion andexchanging uncensored informati...

What Are Hard Style and Soft Style Martial Arts?

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:35:46 -0700

Sometimes one would see references to 'hard' style and 'soft'style martial arts. To many non-martial artists, these terms maybe puzzling. In North America, these terms are used to classifymartial art styles into two main categories. JapaneseOkinawankarate and Korean tae kwon do are generally referred to as hardstyles. Movements in both karate and tae kwon do are oftenlinear with their forms traditional sequence of set movesperformed with crisp movements. Chinese kung fu styles areusually referred to as soft styles. The circular motions of kungfu forms give them a more visually graceful or softer appearanceespecially when many of the movements flow from one to another.Even Korean kuk sool won which is sometimes referred to as'Korean kung fu', is often classified as a soft style since itsmovements are also more flowing than the stop and go of tae kwondo or karate. This is not to say that hard styles such as karateor tae kwon do are more powerful martial arts than kung f...

Oriental herbal plasters and ointments for pain relief

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:14:59 -0700

Most of us are acquainted with martial arts based on what we seeon TV and the movies; Jacky Chan, Steven Segal, Jet Li, ChuckNorris, Bruce Lee etc.Some of the most popular martial arts in practize today includeJudo, Tek Kwan Do, Karate, which have made it to the OlympicGames, Akido, Tai Chi and Qigong, which are not in the OlympicGames as yet. Although some of these martial arts come fromKorea and Japan, the roots of most martial arts can be traced toChina.It is believed that all martial arts can be traced to theShaolin Temple and the Wudang Hills in China. In reality, theremust be hundreds of different types of martial arts practized inChina, including the more popular BaQuaQuan, TangLangQuan,TaiChi, HouQuan, etc.Training injuries, bruises and cuts are common during practizesand sparring sessions in martial arts schools. In fact, injuriesare so common that most martial arts teachers also double up asdoctors in treating aches and pains that come from sporting andtrain...

Fair trade - why should we care?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:20:11 -0700

Fair trade - why should we care? Fair trade. The only tradeThe fair trade movement is old news. People have been talkingabout it for a long time, but have we really been listening?Surfers lead the waySurfers are usually out there on the front line when it comes toenvironmental issues but the same cannot always be said for thebig Surfwear brands. Young, environmentally conscious surfwearand snowboarding retailer ZooZoo is determined to do more.We are all used to fair trade products such as coffee, tea, andcocoa used in thousands of good cafe's and restaurants acrossthe developed world. But what about surfwear and surf relatedproducts? What are we wearing, how was it made and who actuallymade it?Fair trade is a system of economic relations in which:sweatshops are eliminated; workers earn a living wage; therights of workers, producers and local communities arerespected; labor, health and safety, and environmental laws arefollowed; and trade is conducted on a level playi...

Intro to Airsoft

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:17:15 -0700

Airsoft is a militarylaw enforcement sport simulation, whereplayers participate in a mock style combat with military likeweapons and tactics. Firearms are : scale models of realfirearms. A typical example of an airsoft firearm is: firing mmor mm spherical, solid plastic BBs of usually ., ., or .grams, with propulsion for the projectile provided by manuallycompressed springs, compressed gas, or electric motors.Airsoft as a sport is extremely popular in eastern Asia, inJapan, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This popularity is a resultof real arms being difficult or impossible to obtain because oflocal laws. For this and other reasons the vast majority of Airsoft guns, accessories, andaftermarket upgrade parts are made in Japan, China, Taiwan, HongKong, and Korea. For a while it was rumored that Airsoft wasmade illegal in Mainland China. That is just a rumor though asit is actually very legal and extre...