RFID technology enables smaller businesses to track the movement of merchandise, capital assets—and people. If your business isn’t currently using radio-frequency identification technology (RFID), get ready. The odds are good that most U.S. ...

Municipal wireless or 'muni Wi-Fi' networks have generated both enthusiasm and controversy since the concept first came into existence. Although the networks can be expensive to install, cities can provide residents with Internet access, improve ...

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Judy Robinet, VP of Marketing of Alinean, Inc., +1-407- 382-0005 x302, pr@alinean.com FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- IDC and leading ROI/TCO tools developer Alinean predict that the ...

Managing TelecommutersBy Mark HenricksWorking with and managing telecommuters takes managerial buy-in as well as workers who work well independently.When one of Marty Kotis' workers can't come in to work ??? it's just another day at the office. Over ...

Over the past few years, remote working has emerged as a key factor in the success of many companies. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the remote working trend - what it is, why it's happening and the benefits it brings to workers ...

Remote working is now a factor in the success of many companies, with potential benefits for small companies as well. This is the second in a series of articles on the topic, and focuses on management techniques that can help make a remote ...

Many companies have already gotten on the remote working bandwagon. They understand its benefits in the areas of recruiting, job satisfaction and cost reduction. However, it's not something to implement without proper planning. This is the third in ...

Payroll Specialists Count on DSL for Speedy, Reliable, Connection to CLients About Integrated Payroll Services, Inc. Integrated Payroll Services, Inc. (IPS) was created in 1995 to provide custom payroll services. The company now serves employers ...

The World Wide Web, with its thousands of sites and millions of pages, is made possible thanks to the concept of Universal Resource Locators (URLs), which are themselves supported by the technical conventions of TCP/IP. The "IP" part of that acronym ...

Remote working is now a factor in the success of many companies, with potential benefits for small companies as well. This is the second in a series of articles on the topic, and focuses on management techniques that can help make a remote ...

Over the past few years, remote working has emerged as a key factor in the success of many companies. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the remote working trend - what it is, why it's happening and the benefits it brings to workers ...

Building a Global AllianceBy Lora KolodnyTacit Networks wanted to expand overseas but had few resources and no leads. So it found another way to go global.Note: This article has been modified from an earlier version. See clarification below ...

Is Microsoft Office 2007 Right for You?The original Microsoft Word 1.0 had 100 commands. Microsoft Word 2003 has more than 1,500. With Office 2007, Microsoft set out not just to create another version filled with new features but a version with ...

Mass customization is the one of the oldest "new" ideas in business – it's the practice of creating products and services that are geared specifically for individual customers. In fact, it's really the way things used to be. Before the industrial ...

IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today announced an expanded agenda for its seventh SOA-focused event, taking place on November 7 and 8 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Since SOA Executive ...

While businesses and governments address the cumbersome task of dealing with increasingly vast quantities of diverse information, corporate technology and business managers have accelerated their utilization of Service-Oriented Architectures ...

Evaluating IP: When Does It Make Sense? The tendency to automatically perceive a need for intellectual property (IP) protection is an easy one, the thinking being: “If I have a great new idea or technology, I should ...

OnForce, the only online marketplace for on-site technology services, today appointed Laura Blackmer senior vice president of sales. In this role, Blackmer will bring her considerable channel experience to the OnForce marketplace, broadening its ...

Small Business, Big Impact Three IT innovations are letting small and midsize businesses leapfrog their big-company competitors. CIOs at all-sized companies, take heed By M.R. Rangaswarmi As Seen in Optimize, July 2006 For perhaps the first ...

There’s Never Been a Better Time for Home Agents Lori Bocklund – President, Strategic Contact, Inc. ICCM Newsline May 9, 2006 Home agents are not a new idea. I worked with centers with home agents over a decade ago, and there were probably some ...

Protect the Business: Put an E-Discovery Strategy in Place CMP Integrated Marketing Solutions Written by Dominic Preziosi from CMP Media on behalf of AT&T March 22, 2006 Riveting testimony and sudden turnabouts make for good legal drama. But long ...

Point of View Natural Language Understanding Computers Understanding Spoken or Textual Human Language THE TECHNOLOGY Natural language understanding (NLU) refers to computers understanding spoken or textual human language. Natural language ...

Challenges for the 21st Century by J. Robert Beyster An information technology revolution, at the center of which is the Internet, is profoundly affecting the business world, as well as our personal ...

Food & BeveragesNew!SpiritsAs consumers nationwide toast the moment, their glasses reveal the cravings of today--premium spirits. "Over the past 15 years, there has been a trend toward people drinking less but drinking better," says David Ozgo, ...

Play the Best Game You Can With the Cards You're Dealt by Joseph Chung There's no recipe for building a company that lasts—the reality is that much of it is a sequence of random events. The ...