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Contract Watch: Are Smart Cards Wise Investments?
p>If you check my biography, you’ll discover that I have a soft spot in my heart for the education vertical market. So do savvy solutions providers. Although colleges and universities are struggling to balance their budgets, the education vertical remains a province for advanced technology projects. Just ask Delaware State University (DSU), where all students,…
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Oracle Girds 10g for the Grid
Oracle Corp. Wednesday is expected to announce the release of its Oracle Application Server 10g, the company’s first application server to support grid computing. “We’re releasing the first grid-capable application server this week, the Oracle Application Server 10g, which includes nearly 600 new features,” said Robert Shimp, vice president of technology management at Oracle. “It’s…
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Avnet Hall-Mark to Roll Out New Partner Programs
Avenet Hall-Mark Inc., the branded enterprise distributor will announce new and expanded services for its Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP) resellers at its Avnet Enterprise Partner Summit in Phoenix from December 7th to 10th. Three key announcements include: The introduction of a new vertical market program, focused on industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and finance,…
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‘May I Take Your Order, Wirelessly?’
When the Seasons 52 restaurant opened earlier this year, it turned to Wi-Fi technology to beef up the all-important server-to-guest relationship. Specifically, the Orlando, Fla., restaurant was ready to go with a wireless network and handhelds that let waiters and waitresses record orders and close checks table-side. “In the hospitality business, we know that computers…
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Java Goes to Wal-Mart
Sun Microsystems Inc. is embarking on a strategy that challenges Microsoft Corp. on a brand-new front: the consumer market. The Santa Clara, Calif., company is negotiating with major retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Office Depot Inc. to include Sun’s Java Desktop System on planned offerings of low-priced consumer PCs and laptops. Check out eWEEK Labs’…
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Hooking Up Retailers With Wireless
Across the United States, retail chains, grocery stores and restaurants are deploying Wi-Fi networks and, in so doing, speeding up customer purchases, improving inventory management and raising employee productivity. Now, for the twist: To do it, most retail businesses are turning to specialized Wi-Fi partners for deployment—partners that have expertise in vertical-market application development—instead of…
