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Mobile Learning: Is Your Business Ready for It?
Sherry Fox 12/15/2010 9:07:00 AM
The popularity of mobile technology has brought mobile learning (m-learning) to one’s fingertips. M-learning takes advantage of the mobility of the learner and the lightweight portability of the mobile device to support learning nuggets of content at anytime and from virtually anywhere. This article reviews issues this trend has raised and technical challenges businesses must overcome to implement this learning strategy.
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Why I Like Vanilla
Hugh R. Alley 12/9/2010 4:29:00 PM
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software packages can be highly flexible, but custom configurations may cause more trouble than they’re worth when it comes time to upgrade your system. There are good reasons for keeping it simple, and understanding what your business requirements really are. Hugh R. Alley recounts his experience with ERP gone wrong and argues the merits of plain old vanilla, right out of the box.
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The Four Ps of Food Safety
Olin Thompson 12/6/2010 9:55:00 AM
Food safety is in the news, and recalls are not uncommon. For the food processor, a well-publicized incident can mean major damage to its brand and its revenue—and maybe the end of the company. The greater a food company’s risk, the greater the need for a proactive food safety strategy. Olin Thompson suggests the four Ps for a food safety strategy.
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Collecting Meaningful Data from the Web: Once an Impossibility, Now a Reality
Jorge García 12/2/2010 8:27:00 AM
The traditional way of extracting data from disparate data sources has been transformed by the emergence of new tools and applications, as well as the appearance of new and massive sources of information like the Web. Learn about tools you can use to turn Web data into an important asset for your organization.
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Preactor: Predict and React on the Shop Floor
PJ Jakovljevic 11/29/2010 2:09:00 PM
Many best-of-breed advanced planning and scheduling (APS) vendors have come and gone since the late 90s, when APS was hyped as a tool that would be a key enabler for manufacturing companies. But one vendor that has distinguished itself is Preactor, a world leader in production planning and scheduling software. Learn more in this in-depth report, which includes a Q&A with Preactor founder and CEO Mike Novels.
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Good Customer Service Is Simple
Olin Thompson 11/25/2010 9:48:00 AM
Outstanding customer service is a competitive advantage. Most companies salute good customer service as a key objective. But in its simplest form, what is good customer service? Olin Thompson lays down some basic requirements for businesses and explains the role of business processes in supporting good customer service.
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The Sum of All Malware Fears: Siemens on Stuxnet
David Clark 11/23/2010 8:42:00 AM
When Stuxnet malware hit the mainstream media in September 2010, it all sounded like a plotline straight from a Tom Clancy thriller. After all, Stuxnet targeted the Siemens industrial control systems implemented at so-called “high-value infrastructure” installations in Iran. The media response was appropriately hysterical. TEC interviews Stefan Woronka, Siemens’ director of professional services, in an attempt to de-Clancify the story.
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Thou Shalt Manage (and Cherish) Thy (Best) Suppliers
PJ Jakovljevic 11/12/2010 10:57:00 AM
In its recent report, Shifting C-level Business Priorities as the Recovery Takes Hold, Saugatuck Technologies claims that top business priorities are returning to a pattern more consistent with a growth economy. Read this in-depth report from TEC Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic to find out why supplier management is crucial.
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Massive Data Requires Massive Measures
Jorge García 11/5/2010 10:03:00 AM
One thing we learned in the data warehouse and data management world is that when it comes to the analysis of big data, there is also a lot of big money involved in order to gain position. But is the analysis of extensive amounts of data really a key component for the corporate business world?
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Busting the Myth of Commoditized Software Markets with the New TEC Focus Indicator
Josh Chalifour 10/25/2010 1:58:00 PM
The new TEC Focus Indicator is a concrete way to start gauging the real functionality, competitive differentiators, and focus of enterprise software products. Learn how you can use the TEC Focus Indicator for insight into the functional competitive differentiators of particular enterprise software products against what's available on the market.
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