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Hammer Packaging Chooses Radius Solutions as Strategic ERP/MIS Partner

whitepaper Hammer Packaging is a privately held, North American, high-quality package printing company with a focus on labels and product decoration for consumer products. In order to accommodate its rapid growth and to lay a foundation of support for its...

Tags: erp

[17 May 2008]

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: The Safeguards Rule

whitepaper The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguard Rule requires financial institutions to have a security plan to protect the confidential integrity of personal consumer information. Gramm-Leach-Bliley is a Congressional Act that prohibits an institution that...

Tags: institution, leach, bliley, integrity

[16 May 2008]

Wireless Digital Picture Frame Retrieves Live Information From Windows Vista Computers

whitepaper To differentiate their product from a standalone digital frame, which simply reads photos from memory cards or USB keys, OEM i-mate designed a connected, services-oriented device intended for the high-end segment of the consumer electronics market.

Tags: web services

[16 May 2008]

Twinhead International Streamlines Supply Chain and Cuts Order Processing Time by 50%

whitepaper Taipei-based Twinhead International manufactures and markets notebook computers for the consumer and industrial sectors. Income from industrial products commands around 30 - 40% of the company's operating revenues.

Tags: erp

[15 May 2008]

Will consumers always want free banking?

Comment The High Court has decided consumer contract law can be used to determine whether bank overdraft charges are fair. For once, the main beneficiary will be the consumer, as market developments already under way speed up.

Tags: oft, free banking

[12 May 2008]

Sun unveils JavaFX for rich web apps

News Every Blu-ray disc player - the consumer and industry standard for high-definition content delivery - includes Java technology. Described by Sun as a family of products for creating RIAs with engaging content, JavaFX is intended as a competitor to...

Tags: ria, java, sun

[08 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News Mike Fairman, head of O2 broadband, told silicon.com: "As with our consumer products, all of our customer service is 24/7 UK-based and free to call and that's the same for business. Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service...

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Legal Eye: Google declares trademark open season

Comment Who is the real loser, asks lawyer Sian Croxon - the trademark holder, the consumer or the law itself? Trademark protection vs consumer choice. And arguably, consumers too are afforded more choice by the changes and can have free rein on finding...

Tags: keywords, google, search engines, trademarks

[30 Apr 2008]

UK online spend up 50 per cent this year

News Capgemini UK Consumer products and retail team VP Anthoula Madden told silicon.com the rise in online spend, especially in beers, wines and spirits could be affected by seasonal, weather and economic factors.

Tags: consumer electronics, alcohol, online retail

[22 Apr 2008]

Red Hat: Linux consumer desktop not on the cards

News Red Hat has quashed speculation that it was planning a consumer desktop version of Linux to compete with Windows, saying it is focused on enterprise systems and would not be able to make such a product profitably.

Tags: linux, red hat, microsoft, eye

[21 Apr 2008]

Mobile banking set for boom time

News The greater uptake will also be driven by greater consumer confidence due to improved security measures. The research shows financial services organisations are increasingly offering mobile services and products including financial information...

Tags: security, consumer, payment, mobile

[16 Apr 2008]

The Consumer Driven Supply Chain

whitepaper For their businesses to survive and thrive, executives in the retail and consumer products industry must understand how dramatic changes in consumer demand are transforming the retail landscape. Download this white paper from IBM to read about...

Tags: demands, consumer, retail, retailers

[11 Apr 2008]

Male-targeted mobiles hog market

News Monica Basso, research VP at Gartner, said in a statement: "Mobile products will have to address gender diversity and demographics, evolving and differentiating into a range of consumer products. Gartner is urging phone manufacturers to change...

Tags: gender, gartner, mobile

[10 Apr 2008]

Develop Wireless Applications Using J2ME: Update on Java Support for Mobile Phones, Two-Way Pagers, and Related Consumer Products

whitepaper The biggest technical developments in the J2ME-for-wireless space include the release of the Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.0 specification and reference implementation, and the public review of the Mobile Information Device...

Tags: wireless, device, connected, configuration

[10 Apr 2008]

Making Gramm Leach Bliley Security Compliance Fast and Easy

whitepaper In 1999, Congress created the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to improve consumer financial services. The complex law applies to about 29,500 institutions that offer financial products and services such as securities, banking, loans, and insurance.

Tags: data recovery / security, act, financial services, privacy

[10 Apr 2008]

Tesco Mobile users hungry for ads

News Tesco said the user-base of the portal has a strong segment of female household budget owners with an average age of 36 - a demographic it said is particularly valuable for fast-moving consumer goods such as toiletries and cleaning products.

Tags: mobile advertising, mvno, tesco mobile

[09 Apr 2008]

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Health Plans

whitepaper Office SharePoint Server 2007 can accelerate the transformation of a health plan into a collaborative, information-driven enterprise focused on improving the health and experience of the consumer while holding medical costs down.

Tags: application servers

[28 Mar 2008]

BPCS Implementation and Upgrade Support to Consolidate Asia Pacific Operations for a Global CPG Giant

whitepaper MindTree Consulting designed and implemented the customization, integration, and upgrade of BPCS systems in the Asia Pacific region for a global Consumer Products Goods (CPG) company. The client had business interests in many countries that were...

Tags: methodology

[27 Mar 2008]

Online shoppers spend billions in Feb

News Capgemini UK consumer products and retail team head Anthoula Madden said in a statement: "In the light of the clear pressures that the current economic climate is placing on retailers, it is startling to see how online sales growth shows no sign...

Tags: online shopping, capgemini, budget, consumers

[26 Mar 2008]

eSure creates customer 'information hub'

News As well as providing better customer information to eSure's marketing and frontline sales staff, the system will reduce duplication in data and, as a result, reduce storage costs.eSure is using a master data management product called Consumer from...

Tags: esure, initiate systems, play, plug

[26 Mar 2008]

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