parcel
RSS parcelPhotos: A day in the life of an Amazon.co.uk order
Photo If it is lighter or heavier than the item or items on the order, the system automatically queries the contents and the parcel is rejected. The system is so sensitive it will be able to tell the difference between a... [26 Aug 2005]
Utilizing GIS to Help Cities and Developers Analyze Infill Development Potential
White Paper The tool permits users to draw upon a wide variety of data, including both parcel-level and district-level data, and conduct analysis at almost any geographical scale from the parcel level all the way up... [23 Aug 2005]
Regional Crime Analysis With CrimeView and Citrix
White Paper The ability to integrate crime data with other spatial data sets (such as land parcel data; demographics; and location of facilities such as schools, hospitals, and liquor shops) can help in better deployment of... [23 Aug 2005]
MasterCard scandal: Worst data theft ever?
News Last week, CitiFinancial said tapes containing unencrypted information on 3.9 million customers were lost by the United Parcel Service while in transit to a credit bureau. In what could be the largest data security... [20 Jun 2005]
Liberty Alliance pursues identity theft
News Last week, CitiFinancial said tapes containing unencrypted information on 3.9 million customers were lost by the United Parcel Service while in transit to a credit bureau. In the wake of several high-profile data... [14 Jun 2005]
Sun boss scorches rivals and open source
News The difference, he claims, is between delivering a parcel by building a van from scratch or using FedEX. Sun chief executive Scott McNealy was on scathing form this week at a conference to extol the virtues of green IT... [09 Jun 2005]
'Witness intimidation' hampering fraud convictions
News Mark Solon, from law firm Bond Solon, admitted his peers will employ "bullying tactics" but said it's all part and parcel of the "adversarial system". Convictions for crimes such as fraud are being held back by a culture... [27 May 2005]
Boss going wireless? Teach him a lesson...
News Parcel logistics company TNT has just completed a rollout of 230 of Nokia's 9500 smart phones to its top tier of executives and, despite its history as a mobile company, finding the right skills to go mobile has proved... [13 May 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Big Brother watching you?
Comment These systems can be used for drugs testing, where it is necessary to know exactly when a pill was pushed through its packaging by the patient, or in parcels, where full knowledge of when a parcel was opened could be... [22 Apr 2005]
Pitney Bowes Case Study: Aviva Canada Inc.
White Paper Pitney Bowes was mandated to provide Aviva with delivery, tracking and distribution management solutions that would centralize and manage the Company's inbound mail and parcel distribution in the head office. [14 Apr 2005]
Royal Mail to spend £2m on RFID
News The Royal Mail is to implement RFID in its supply chain. Following a recent review of its quality of service targets by mail watchdog Postwatch, the Royal Mail hinted that it would be looking at the technology to better track items in... [25 Feb 2005]
More Security, Less Hassle for American Travelers: A Private Sector Solution for the Airline Industry
White Paper Universal Express proposes for consideration assessing security charges per bag and providing incentives for passengers to ship bags in advance via competitive parcel services. The experience of parcel... [17 Jan 2005]
Teenagers arrested for web bank scam
News Forsyth said that people have to realise that allowing someone to use your bank account is as risky as carrying a parcel through customs for a stranger. At least four Australian teenagers have been arrested for their... [07 Jan 2005]
Offshoring is a 'survival issue' for UK businesses
News Offshoring is now part-and-parcel of doing business in the global economy," he said in a statement. Offshore outsourcing is a "survival" issue for UK companies and now a mainstream business issue, according to the... [08 Nov 2004]
Where wireless makes sense
White Paper One company that is delivering on wireless is United Parcel Service. Technology analysts believe the development of wireless networks in the enterprise will be a high priority in 2005. But companies have a lot of work to... [22 Oct 2004]
