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Wireless Technology Comes to Theme Parks
I’ve been known to investigate Disneyworld’s latest technologies during my annual pilgrimage to the Mouse House. But maybe it’s time to book a trip to Legoland Denmark instead, to explore a rather interesting Wi-Fi/RFID application used in the theme park. Indeed, Bluesoft Inc., KidSpotter A/S and Legoland have deployed a combination Wi-Fi/RFID child-tracking application within…
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Dell, SAP Expand Support for Each Other’s Products
NEW YORK—Dell Inc. and SAP AG are extending their eight-year alliance via enhanced services and support offerings, the chief executives of both companies said Wednesday at a press conference here. Talking to about 60 reporters and analysts, Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell said that software products from enterprise applications market leader SAP offer the…
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MCI to Offer Managed Security Services
MCI Inc. on Tuesday will announce a new set of managed security services, many of which involve partnerships with vendors such as VeriSign Inc. and MessageLabs Inc. In addition to traditional services offerings such as mail scanning and managed firewall, the companies plan to offer enterprises the option of a managed intrusion prevention system (IPS),…
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Hyperion Adds Sarbanes-Oxley Solutions
Hyperion Solutions Corp. on Monday announced two partnerships that will allow it to deliver its business performance management technology as part of offerings for Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance initiatives. At its Solutions 2004 customer conference in Chicago, the company announced partnerships with Axentis Inc., a developer of governance, compliance and risk management software, and Deloitte Consulting…
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Microsoft Adds More Vertical Infrastructure to Its SMB Product Family
Microsoft announced Tuesday morning that it has purchased accounting products from reseller partner Encore Business Solutions and is adding them to its Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) stable. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Microsoft purchased Encore’s non-profit accounting software, as well as its inter-company payables management and requisition modules. MBS already resells these…
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Needs Assessments Pay Off
Here’s a common story: Mr. Customer Service Manager knows his people aren’t performing at the level they should be. It’s been going on for months and while he knows the problem exists, he can’t find the cause and therefore can’t define a solution. He feels like a person who has an illness, knows what the…
