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RSS hertzConventional and Low Cost RFID: The Smart Label Revolution
White Paper For example, one type of REMOSO chipless RFID tag works at only a few hertz (modulated on 2.45 GHz). Others work at a few hundred Hertz. Nowadays Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a term used for any device that can be sensed at a distance... [10 Apr 2008]
Google climbs to top of UK brand pile
News Hertz Google has topped a poll of the most powerful brands in the UK, closely followed by its chief rival Microsoft at number two. The web search giant has moved up from the fifth place it occupied in the Superbrands rankings a year ago and... [25 Feb 2008]
Microsoft spin-off debuts 'snack-sized' browsing
The beta version of the product that we're now launching will offer consumers an exciting new set of mobile features and functionality that helps them stay on top of the things that are important to them personally and have fun doing it," said... [13 Nov 2007]
Philips' brings travel expenses down to earth
Case Study Hertz car rental is one of those suppliers it has recently migrated to the Amex system. Dutch electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics has streamlined its travel and entertainment programme through strategic alliances with SkyTeam and American... [03 Oct 2007]
Microsoft tech tapped by mobile web start-up
News ZenZui CEO Eric Hertz said: "If you try using the web on a mobile phone, you would probably agree it's, at best, a painful experience. Hertz said ZenZui does have agreements with several companies to let them use their content in the trial... [28 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: VoIP reality check
Comment In contrast, a hi-fi music system typically spans 18 to 20,000 hertz with a dynamic rage of around 100 decibels. Roughly speaking telcos deliver a bandwidth of 300 to 3,400 hertz and a limited dynamic range of around 50 to 60 decibels, or worse. [26 Mar 2007]
BT trumpets its progress in IT services
News BT has won around 1,000 international networking plus IT contracts in the past 15 months including deal with Hanjin Shipping in China and Hertz, which was won alongside sometime-partner HP. BT Global Services CEO Andy Green has forecast revenues... [14 Sep 2006]
Vibration Powered Battery-Assisted Passive RFID Tag
White Paper A piezoelectric power generator was designed at a resonant frequency of 52 Hertz, with potential power output of 500 µW. Real-time supply chain management, theft prevention, and environmental monitoring motivate the need for RFID systems. [04 Jan 2006]
GSM/UMTS Networks
White Paper As the handset is transforming from a simple voice device to a voice and video multimedia mini-computer, the GSM/EDGE access network is challenged to deliver more bits per second per Hertz in a reduced footprint. [22 Mar 2005]
Customer Satisfaction Soars when Car Rental Company Implements an Instant Return WLAN
White Paper Hertz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company, is the largest car rental company in the world, providing service for 80 years. The Hertz Corporation had a problem. Hertz needed a real-time solution to help improve its rental return... [24 Feb 2004]
UPS Technologies: Take Your Pick - What is a UPS?
White Paper Electricity suppliers distribute what is known as alternating current (AC), at a voltage of 230 volts and a frequency of 50 Hertz. The only way of storing electricity, in a battery for example, is to convert the alternating current from the mains... [24 Feb 2004]
True On-Line versus On-Line Technology: the Truth About UPS Topologies
White Paper A total interruption service typical of normal building operation -- or a minimum of one cycle of 60 hertz power and up to 800V narrow impulses -- generally can be tolerated without damage or interference with normal operation of the critical load. [24 Feb 2004]
"Centrino, Nokia, come here this instant your dinner's ready"
Comment Today we published a story about the very real possibility that we are to see a surge in infants named after well-known tech brands. Just as children are commonly named after towns, regions, states or indeed luxury goods and football teams, soon we... [05 Jan 2004]
Nice computer but can it fry an egg?
News One gastronomically-minded techie has taken computing to new heights by equipping his system to cook while he works, using nothing more than the heat generated by his high-tech box of tricks. Using little more than a sheet of kitchen foil, one egg... [20 Sep 2002]
AMD: New chips still haven't caught up with Intel
News AMD has always maintained that its processors deliver more bang per hertz than its rivals, with benchmark tests rating it approximately equivalent to a 2.2GHz Pentium 4. AMD has taken the wraps off its desktop chip built on 0.13 micron process... [10 Jun 2002]
