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Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 D-Orbit has announced a collaboration with SkyServe to integrate edge computing on the SkyServe STORM platform, utilizing the ION Satellite Carriers. This partnership aims [...]

LIKE OTHER major economies, the UK's economy has been tested with a series of 'black swan' events in recent years. Countries around the globe have been shaken by the consequences [...]

What is it about IS development projects that make them susceptible to cancellations? A medium-sized electronic distribution company with plans for becoming a billion-dollar company in the near future realized […]

Accounting firms should make sure that the business tax software packages which they recommend to their clients are those which best meet their needs. Before selecting a program, a firm should first carefully analyze their clients' requirements and determine if they need an interactive or a batch system. They should then select the appropriate tax program delivery medium and conduct tests to assess the value and performance of the product. Once these have been carried out, cost and product support issues should be examined., Finding the best package comes after testing at least three programs. Life is just a series of choices. We make good choices that are easy to live with and some [...]

The sales and marketing automation industry (including both hardware and software) continues to grow at an impressive rate, posting gains in excess of 50% per year in North America, Europe, […]

Nearly, half a billion dollars. That's how much the Philadelphia area's 25 largest publicly traded companies expect to spend making sure their computer systems and other equipment are ready for [...]

NIA: Secondary analyses. The National Institute on Aging solicits proposals to reanalyze data it has collected through various projects, such as the study on Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, [...]

Getting petro-technical data management efforts under control could be the single biggest under-exploited value opportunity in the exploration and production business. However, while new technologies in data management play a [...]

THE MATURATION OF CAPACITY PLANNING During the past decade, a rapid increase in on-line applications has motivated most corporations to start capacity planning programs. These programs have two main objectives: [...]

The development of a personnel management information system at a Mexican manufacturing company is described. The large number of employees and the manual methods of keeping records had resulted in an administrative bottleneck. Because of the lack of personnel software available in Mexico, the company had to develop the software from scratch, and company management insisted that only existing equipment be used to service the personnel system. Simple questionnaires were sent out to all employees, and the information collected from this survey formed the basis for each employee's file. The system is used to produce the company's monthly head count, salary reports, salary forecasting, pension planning, census reports and employee turnover.

THE TECHNOLOGY OF DATA INTEGRATION Software integration is the Holy Grail of information resource management. What we want is efficient access, through a single query language and database schema, to [...]

'There ain't no such thing as a PC, thank you very much,' George Sekely is fond of saying. For Sekely, who oversees a staff of close to 500 as vice [...]

No project strikes fear into the heart of a data processing manager like a conversion. A conversion is the classic 'nothing to gain, everything to lose' situation. The best you [...]

Sun-Diamond Growers: Fruit-Nut Co-Op Uses PCs To Prune Inefficiencies The 1980s have been difficult for California's fruit and nut farmers, with international politics, surplus crops and low market prices combining [...]

Most fourth generation languages are notoriously easy to install and require nothing more complicated than unloading a tape into your own computer. This ease of installation is deceptive, however, and [...]

In a recent contract proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a computer vendor submitted his documentation in seven packing crates. 'They weighed over 2 tons,' related Clement Munno, [...]

By the late 1980s, rapid prototyping of computer applications may become the most popular system development technique. The formal method of building software systems using structured analysis and design tools [...]

Analysis and planning are primary to the successful implementation of a manufacturing information system. Helpful insights are given for converting to a modern system.