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RSS sportsGoogle Docs: Now more than just spreadsheets
News Among the options: business cards; cover letters; invoices; sports predictor, wedding photo albums; party invitations; and even a Sudoku template. Users of Google Docs, the online applications for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations... [18 Jul 2008]
Lexmark RFID Encoder and Laser Printer Combination Goes the Distance
White Paper SAI leveraged this technology and developed a world-class, cost-effective disposable RFID solution for participatory sports. Based in Southfield, Michigan, SAI Timing & Tracking is a world leader in the specialized industry of clocking athletes in... [18 Jul 2008]
VoIP Hits the Bull's Eye for Sporting Goods Supplier's Call Center
White Paper McKenzie Sports was experiencing steady growth by acquiring companies and adding facilities. Since adding the ShoreTel system, McKenzie Sports has realized significant cost savings, employees and the IT department are more productive due to... [14 Jul 2008]
Sunglasses Manufacturer Boosts Sales 29 Percent, Aids Dealer Growth With CRM Software
White Paper Spy Optic, a manufacturer of sunglasses and goggles, scrambled to keep up with the rapid growth in the action-sports market and stay one step ahead of competitors. The marketing department needed better sales and inventory data to help salespeople... [07 Jul 2008]
The BMW Sauber F1 Team Gets on the Fast Track With New IT Solution From Dell
White Paper The BMW Sauber F1 Team competes in one of the world's most technologically demanding sports. They needed a reliable IT partner to deliver high performing, robust systems so it can meet its exceptional IT objectives and achieve the best results on... [06 Jul 2008]
NBA Basketball Team Scores With Sales Force Automation Tool
White Paper With professional sports, concerts, and family events to promote, the firm has developed an extensive list of customers and prospects. The Portland Trail Blazers' organization sells tickets to 41 home basketball games as well as an estimated 250... [06 Jul 2008]
Graphic Arts Entrepreneur Designs the Ideal Desktop Environment With New System
White Paper The company focuses on creating attractive, functional Web sites that help make clients in industries ranging from health and beauty, sports, to realty and more, stand out. Kincardine, Ontario-based entrepreneur Gemma Moore turned a passion for... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile payments to hit $300bn by 2013
News According to the report - entitled Mobile Payment Markets: Digital & Physical Goods 2008 - 2013 - the ticketing segment will represent more than 40 per cent of the global transaction value by 2013, and will be driven by consumer usage on rail, air... [01 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Serious games
Comment This final technical rehearsal took place for 35 Olympic sports across 39 venues. Just 46 days remain until the start of the Beijing Olympics. So how will the systems fare? The only way to find out is tough testing, says Jeremy Hore, chief... [23 Jun 2008]
Google Docs sports PDF support
News Google Docs, the online office suite from the search giant, now has some limited but useful support for PDF files. People using the service now can upload and view documents encoded with the widely used and now standardised Portable Document Format... [17 Jun 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment Shazam now describes itself as a "mobile-to-web" company - and sports the requisite Facebook plug-in, seeking to expand its user-base through social networking. Shazam is a veteran of the mobile app industry. [12 Jun 2008]
Trevor Didcock
CIO Profile Didcock enjoys a wide range of sports including golf, sailing and tennis. Before arriving at Homeserve, Trevor Didcock was CIO at the AA for four years and a member of the executive team responsible for the highly successful private equity backed... [11 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment Performance also falls a little short of the competition but it sports excellent battery life - measured at nearly 3.5 hours in silicon.com sister site CNET.com's DVD playback test. The latest of these is the Asus Eee 900, which sports a nine-inch... [04 Jun 2008]
Automated Sports Blackouts Via Satellite
White Paper For a national broadcaster with the breadth of sports programming like ESPN, managing the complexity of blacking out specific games in markets of varying configurations is a daily challenge. Blackouts refer to a contractual agreement between media... [21 May 2008]
Nutrition Supplement Firm Improves Reporting; Stays Competitive
White Paper The nutrition and sports supplements industry is a tough business, with national, regional, and local companies competing to offer the lowest prices on products. Capitol Nutrition, which plans to become a large regional player, needed technology... [21 May 2008]
