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- Hackett: Wall Street Journal Business Technology Blog, "How to Cut Your Tech Budget 30%"
- ATLANTA & LONDON -- Information-technology departments can cut their budgets by about 30% by honestly answering this question: Are we really that special? One of the reasons businesses spend so much on IT is that they assume they need to do things they really don't, Erik Dorr, a researcher...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- European Telemedicine Vendors Adapt to Advances in Technology
- LONDON -- Although the European telemedicine industry has achieved significant progress, certain technological advances have inadvertently led to new hurdles. These include the greater need for standards and physician acceptance of novel telemedicine technologies. Effective telemedicine technology will increase the number of patients that physicians treat remotely and lower the...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Hackett: CNBC Europe, "Cutting Costs Intelligently"
- ATLANTA & LONDON -- As the contagion from the credit market turmoil continues to spread to the economy, many companies have tightened the purse strings. Joel Roques, of The Hackett Group, discusses various ways for companies to intelligently cut costs. Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- SwissQual announces support for WiMAX technology
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-3 April 2008-SwissQual announces support for WiMAX technologyC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com SwissQual, a Swiss network quality measurement company, has announced that its Diversity Network Optimisation and Benchmarking system now supports WiMAX technology. According to the company, the Diversity platform has been designed to help service providers identify...
- Research articles 2008-04-03
- SwissQual Announces Quality Measurement Solutions For WiMAX Networks.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2008-SwissQual: SwissQual Announces Quality Measurement Solutions For WiMAX NetworksC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02042008 SwissQual, the independent Swiss network quality measurement company, has announced that it's Diversity Network Optimisation and Benchmarking system now supports WiMAX technology....
- Research articles 2008-04-02
- BOMA energy challenge gains new momentum
- The Building Owners and Managers Association BOMA International's 7-Point Challenge, an innovative energy reduction plan to achieve market transformation in the commercial real estate industry, is gaining momentum as the leading companies and BOMA local associations around the country sign on to endorse the challenge. BOMA International introduced its...
- Research articles 2008-03-05
- Hackett: CNBC TV, "Closing Bell: Study Shows Companies Struggle to Predict Profits and Sales"
- ATLANTA & LONDON -- CNBC Closing Bell's Matt Nesto discusses Hackett's latest Book of Numbers research, which finds that two out of every three companies are unable to accurately forecast earnings for the next quarter, missing the mark by anywhere from 6% to over 30%. Click Here to Link...
- Research articles 2008-02-12
- Compass and UtiliPoint Partner to Deliver Benchmarking Services to Utilities
- Alliance responds to industry demands for competitive management practices and transparency in regulatory reviews NAPERVILLE, Ill., & ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Compass America, Inc., and UtiliPoint International, Inc. today announced a partnership to provide operational performance improvement services to the energy and utility industry. The partnership leverages Compass' proven...
- Research articles 2008-02-11
- Deloitte Studies Find Significant Opportunity for Cost Containment and Efficiency in Life and Annuities Industries
- NEW YORK -- Deloitte today announced the results of its 12th annual life and annuity back-office operations benchmarking studies, LIONS 2007 and ACES 2007, which provide comparative analysis widely used by top insurance companies to benchmark expenses for operations and information technology. The analysis covers a variety of topics including...
- Research articles 2008-01-07
- New CorpU TV Showcases Best Practices in Corporate Training and Development at 50 Leading Businesses
- Multimedia Platform Debuts with Mini-Documentary Detailing JetBlue's Path to Success HARRISBURG, Pa. -- To help companies maximize human capital and improve business performance, Corporate University Xchange has launched CorpU TV (www.tv.CorpU.com). The new multimedia-rich website offers a glimpse into corporate learning operations at 50 global businesses renowned for their...
- Research articles 2007-11-27
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- DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/Draft International Standard DIS 9001 Quality Management Systems-Requirements is now available for purchase from ASQ. No new requirements are being added to ISO 9001 during this revision. Instead, the emphasis is on clarifying language. The period for submission of public comments will close at the end of...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- A Boost for the Green-Building MOVEMENT
- California law gives 'green' some teethA hot topic at a symposium focusing on commercial-building energy use I attended earlier this year was the strong need for benchmarking building performance. The consensus of the 20 or so consulting engineers and commercial-building owners and managers at the event was that without benchmarking...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- IQPC Announces Full Line up for Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement Summit 2007.
- LONDON, September 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Running from 30th - 31st October 2007 and supported by workshops on 29th October plus a site visit on 1st November. The Hotel Okura, Amsterdam brings together leading quality and process excellence professionals from across Europe. ...
- Research articles 2007-09-25
- SwRI Benchmarking Program Evaluates Four 2007 Model Year Diesel Engines
- SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute is evaluating four new engines for the Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Benchmarking program, focusing on the engine performance and fuel consumption associated with new exhaust emissions control technology. Manufacturers developed this new control technology, which uses the ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel now available nationwide, to meet...
- Research articles 2007-07-19
- BOMA Austin to Benchmark Commercial Building's Energy Usage in Effort to Increase Efficiency, Decrease Emissions
- Building Managers Initiate Program to Create Energy Efficiencies AUSTIN, Texas -- The Austin-based affiliate of the Building Owners and Managers Association BOMA announces its endorsement of a program to reduce greenhouse emissions released by its members' 35 million square feet of commercial office space. At its recent board...
- Research articles 2007-06-25
- A Decade of Benchmarking Industrial Relations in Europe.
- DUBLIN, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Eurofound Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of EIRO Europe's leading monitoring instrument - offering reliable and up-to-date news and information on industrial relations developments in Europe - marks its 10th anniversary on 14 June 2007. ...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- Current Demographic and Industry Trends Present Scope for Growth in the European Oxygen Therapy Devices Market.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 May 2007-Research and Markets: Current Demographic and Industry Trends Present Scope for Growth in the European Oxygen Therapy Devices MarketC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22052007 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c57341) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report:...
- Research articles 2007-05-18
- Benchmarking European rail freight transport companies
- Abstract This article focuses on answering the following research question: How efficient are European rail transport companies compared with each other? When the focus in benchmarking is placed on "employee productivity performance," Railcargo Austria and VR Cargo perform relatively well when compared with their competitors. RENFE and SNCF Fret...
- Research articles 2007-03-22
- Comarco Inc. shows Strength to Investors with ASCOM AG Alliance.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 March 2007-Top Of Our Radar: Comarco Inc. shows Strength to Investors with ASCOM AG AllianceC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13032007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead...
- Research articles 2007-03-13
- Reconstructing section 5: a post-Katrina proposal for voting rights act reform.(Louisiana)
- Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act VRA--the preclearance provision that is the most potent weapon in the nation's civil rights arsenal--quietly suffered an unexpected defeat in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The "static benchmarking test" used to administer section 5 failed to fulfill a core VRA mandate: the preservation...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
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