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Reports automation efforts in Prescription Solutions in San Diego, California. Utilization of an optical and electronic technology replacing paper works; Development of the technology by Captiva Software Inc.; Ability of the software to grab data from images of written materials.

Explores the benefits of the Purchasing Acquisition Workflow System at Edwards Air Force Base, California in the management of their paper work. Efficiency in processing of documents located in in-baskets; Plans to install workflow system for bulk orders; Combination of workflow and imaging applications.

Reports about the features of an optical data storage jukebox and its value in the Department of Building Inspections (DBI) of San Francisco. Addition of an imaging application technology to the Hewlett-Packard Model 200T in DBI.

The article presents a calendar of events related to computing and computing machinery. The Third International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming will be held in Edinburgh University in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 20 to 23, 1976. The 13th Design Automation Conference will take place in San Francisco, California from June 28 to 30, 1976. The Third International Conference on Computers in Chemical Education and Research will be held in Caracas, Venezuela from July 25 to 31, 1976.

The article reports on the strike of the eleven-union against the "Los Angeles Herald-Examiner" in California. Publisher George R. Hearst Jr., grandson of William Randolf, breaks the local union. Moreover, the author presents the losses of the company which include the ceased selling of the 200 news dealers that cost 2 million dollar that reached 7 million dollar loss and the lower rates of the advertisement that loses another 7 million dollar.

The article highlights discussions on electronic mortgage technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association technology conference in San Diego, California, with other sessions devoted to loan document automation and enterprise content management. Tower Group's Craig Focardi showed the security of electronic delivery of closing documents, ready for printing out and wet signature, compared to the 24 hours it takes through loan origination systems extraction, printing and courier delivery to the closing agent.

The article focuses on the check processing automation of Bank of America Corp. in San Francisco, California. It states that the automation will take over all the work connected with handling checks for 87 Bank of America branches in the area wherein it will tabulate clear checks, keep track of the checking accounts and print the monthly statements. It reports that seven similar check-processing centers are already in operation in other areas of the state.

The article discusses the automation of the human service department of Tulare County, California. The author focuses on the unemployment rate in the county and the start of the automation in 1987. Topics include investments in information technology (IT) by using salaries of departing human service workers, comments from child protection worker Prudence Morris on the information system (IS) in her department, and the use of eligibility kiosks provided with multimedia that helps applicants.

The article highlights the Encompass user conference organized by Ellie Mae Inc. and held in San Francisco, California. The conference was successfully conducted with 1,300 paid attendees and MBA chief economist Doug Duncan as keynoter. Sig Anderman, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Ellie Mae Inc., credited his company for bringing the mortgage industry about $500 million in cost savings using automation.

Reports on the 2204 Design Automation Conference on June 7-11 in San Diego, California. Theme of the conference; Number of accepted papers; Topics for discussion; Keynote speakers; Hands-on tutorials.

Focuses on the installation of computer network wiring at the Dean E. McHenry Library at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). Planning for the project; Breakdown of project details; Advice for the installation of network wiring. INSETS: Why rewire McHenry Library?.;McHenry Library wiring project: Design principles..

The article discusses the effect of automation on employment in California. A commission entitled "State of California Commission on Manpower, Automation and Technology" was established in June 1963 to describe the problem of unemployment due to automation. A report submitted by the commission on December 31, 1964 summarizes action taken by the government to study the impact of automation on employment and presents priorities for the 1965 program. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has developed an econometric model of the state of California to predict level of employment in the state according to the Bureau of Labor classifications.

The article reports on the installation of the Compass Appointments Manager System from Northwoods Consulting Partners by the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency in California. It states that the technology provides automated scheduling and client check-in which aims to enhance the services offered by the agency to its growing number of customers. The agency has also installed kiosks and monitors which enable them to identify the number of customers to be served.

This article reports on the development of a robotic insect at AeroVironment, a California-based company that specializes in micro-spy planes, in 2001. The Black Widow, a pocket plane just six inches in diameter, is already being used by the U.S. military for outside surveillance behind enemy lines. But it flies too fast to navigate inside a room. The Microbat, an eight-inch-long robot that flaps its wings more like a bat than an insect, allows for excellent mid-air maneuverability and the ability to carry an electric motor and battery into the air. AeroVironment designers admit, however, that when it comes to micro-flapping flight, they are about the same stage as Orville and Wilbur Wright, pioneers in aviation, in 1903.

The article reports that Panduit Corp. and General Cable will confirm the launch of the PanGen Industrial Automation Connectivity offering during the Automation Fair to be held in Anaheim, California on November 19 and 20, 2014. Topics covered include features of the offering, thoughts from General Cable sales director Kevin Hoover on their PanGen partnership, and eligibility of PanGen IA installations for the PanGen Industrial Automation 25-year system warranty.

The article profiles Automation GT, producer of factory automation equipment in Escondido, California that was founded in 2002. Chief executive officer (CEO) Simon Grant says that the company's 100 percent growth was triggered by the demand for its machinery. It mentions that the company will move to Carlsbad at its 3,600 square feet of space.

Deals with the need to expand the capacity of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. Automation of gate, yard and vessel operation at TransPacific Container Service Corp.; Impact of bigger ships on the ability of terminals to handle multiple services, according to Tom Ward, a principal at JWD Engineering.