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Why We Can't Stop Making Bad Decisions
Might the bailout of the week strategy in vogue in Washington be simply irrational behavior on an institutional level? I hinted at this in Peeling Away the Economic Onion. I ran across this Shankar Vedantam column in the Washington Post, Taking More Risks Because You Feel...
Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Financial Planning, Robots, Financial Services, Investment, Taxes
Blog posts 2008-07-17
The Natural Way to Better Ideas
National Geographic has a good, ultimately hard-headed look at biomimetics -- using nature as a model for product design. Velcro would be the best example (it was invented in 1948 by copying cockleburrs). The article, Design by Nature, starts out breathy, looking at some of the...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, National Geographic, Institute, Nanotechnology, Food & Beverage, Semiconductors, Productivity, Product Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, Hardware, Marketing, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-03-19
Rick Enrico: Marketing One on One
Rick Enrico is the President and CEO of JuiceMetrIQs™, a company that helps clients create more relevant targeted marketing campaigns. Enrico talks in depth about the founding of his company and the benefits of targeted marketing to businesses and consumers.
Tags: Rick Enrico, Marketing Research, Marketing, Internet, Juice Metriqs, Juice Media, Emerging Technologies, Advertising
Videos 2008-03-08
Anthony Mora - Investigative PR
Anthony Mora began his career as a freelance journalist before starting Anthony Mora Communications in 1990. Mora discusses the ways he draws on his established career as a media insider to deliver PR strategy for an unusual list of clients.
Tags: Anthony Mora Communications, Anthony Mora, PR, Career, Emerging Technologies, Public Relations, Professional Development, Marketing, Corporate Communications
Videos 2008-03-08
Honda's Perfect Team Players
Having trouble dividing the workload with your fellow team members? Do squabbles over workflow drive your manager crazy? You might want to think twice about twice about airing your disputes to management, because as Honda tells us, robots are becoming quite adept at working as a team. ...
Tags: Jeff Palfini, Management, Team Management, Robots, Honda Motor Co., Team, Emerging Technologies, Robot
Blog posts 2007-12-30
Jeff Hawkins: What Happens When Computers Get Really Smart
I went to see Palm and Treo creator Jeff Hawkins speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today (trivia note: RPI claims to have awarded the first engineering degree in America). Hawkins is both smart and humble and would be worth listening to just to hear him talk...
Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Emerging Technologies, Management, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Robots, Productivity, Hawkins, Computer
Blog posts 2007-11-14
IBM Unveils Free Office Suite
IBM gunning for Microsoft? Man, that takes me back. The company just announced IBM Lotus Symphony, a suite of software tools for creating and sharing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Sound like any other office suite you know? The difference is that while Microsoft Office costs hundreds of...
Tags: Rick Broida, Software, Office Suites, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Productivity, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format (ODF), IBM Corp., Difference, Suite, IBM Lotus Symphony, Microsoft Corp.
Blog posts 2007-09-19
The Fastest Growing Company in America is... ?
Fortune Magazine released its list of the 100 fastest growing companies today. Which glamorous company topped the list? Forget shiny tech products or innovative start-ups. The number one fastest growing company was online diet company NutriSystem. Fortune offers the company's expanding men's business and its ads featuring former NFL superstar,...
Tags: Dan Marino, NutriSystem, Fortune Magazine, List, Food & Beverage, Sales Strategy, Robots, Gender And Diversity, Manufacturing, Sales, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-09-04
What makes a smart, green building tick?
CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica goes inside a greenbuilding--Genzyme Center in Cambridge, Mass., where daylight isautomatically beamed inside by heliostats and office workers have aconstant stream of outside air.
Tags: Green, Emerging Technologies, News.com
Videos 2007-08-23
Daily Dispatch: General Motors, Avaya, JetBlue, Whole Foods
In a speech to General Motors shareholders, chairman Rick Wagoner declared that it was critical for the company to move away from petroleum-powered cars. GM has been losing market share in the United States as high gas prices lead consumers away from larger cars, trucks, and SUVs â€"...
Tags: Whole Foods, JetBlue Airways Corp., Food, Manufacturing, Fuel Cells, Food & Beverage, General Motors Corp., Avaya Inc., Emerging Technologies, Nicole Solis
Blog posts 2007-06-05
Should You Buy Software as a Service?
It's hard to be a savvy software buyer. There are dozens of solutions available, each with a different mix of tools, a different price tag, license agreement and support package. There's another way to go beside the traditional licensing model: software as a service SaaS. Instead of buying software to...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Software-as-a-service, Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-05-08
BNET Daily Dispatch: Microsoft, Texas Instruments, IBM, and Service Sector
Microsoft said today that it agreed to buy ScreenTonic, a European mobile phone advertising company. The companies didn't disclose the financial terms of the deal. Mobile phone advertising is still a young industry compared to Web advertising, but it's a venue being pursued by Microsoft and Web rivals...
Tags: Mobile Phone Advertising, Chip, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., Semiconductors, Network Technology, Nanotechnology, Productivity, Hardware, Networking, Emerging Technologies, Joseph De Avila
Blog posts 2007-05-03
The Issue with Virtual Data Rooms - Download White Paper
Data Rooms have evolved over the past decades from physical data rooms to customer-hosted Virtual Data Rooms and to SaaS-based Virtual Data Rooms. Yet still, they are typically very costly, clunky and not adequately secured. The Virtual Data Room segment is ripe for innovation and disruption, as new advances in...
Tags: Confidela, Data Room, Virtual Data Room Segment, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Web Technology, Managed Hosting, Virtualization, Leadership, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Management
White papers 2009-09-03
Sample Welding Machine Setter Cover Letter
Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of welding machine setter. A welding machine setter cover letter focuses on the applicant's ability to relate to set up, welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or...
Tags: Job, Letter, Job Bank USA, Machine Setter, Recruitment & Selection, Robots, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies
Tools & templates 2009-01-01
The Greening of SaaS
Are your energy costs going up? Are unbudgeted software and hardware costs hurting your bottom line? Consider switching to Software as a Service SaaS, and replace unexpected outlays with fixed, predictable expenses. SaaS reduces or eliminates costs related to installing, deploying and supporting standalone software. It can also free you...
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management
White papers 2009-09-01
The Case for Software-as-a-Service Analytics
Software-as-a-Service SaaS has many advantages over traditional "on-premise" enterprise software, causing companies increasingly to consider SaaS solutions. Compared to most Business Intelligence options, managers and business analysts are finding SaaS solutions to be less expensive and easier to deploy and use. Today's newest analytics technologies are available as SaaS offerings,...
Tags: Software-as-a-service, Business Analytics, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies
White papers 2009-08-26
Accounting Software Online (Benefits And Disadvantages Of SaaS)
Many accountants, especially the younger generation, have heard of SaaS by now, and no it's not about Statements on Auditing Standards SAS - though they are a delightful topic as well. SaaS stands for Software as a Service and basically means instead of having a physical copy of your software,...
Tags: Accounting, Software-as-a-service, Benefit, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies
White papers 2008-08-29
Be there without going there: Web conferencing speeds connections without the costs of travel
The expense of face-to-face meetings is twofold: travel and time. Web conferencing tools are fast gaining momentum as connecting over the Web becomes simpler and less costly. New software-as-a-service offerings provide Web conferencing capabilities for a monthly fee. This white paper reveals these and other added benefits of assembling a...
Tags: Web, Web Conferencing Tool, Web Conferencing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Channel Management, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Marketing
White papers 2009-07-14
Leveraging Accounts Payable Automation as a Service
Read this new white paper, "Leveraging Accounts Payable Automation as a Service," and learn how you can deploy quickly with no IT costs. Discover the advantages of AP automation Software as a Service SaaS. All you need is an Internet connection to: Cut invoice processing time...
Tags: Accounts Payable, Associated Press, Invoice, Esker S.A., Automation, Operational Accounting, Software As A Service (SaaS), Finance, Emerging Technologies
White papers 2009-01-01
Going Lean and Green with SaaS for Document Process Automation
Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes. Still, the cost and complexity of implementing software and hardware to achieve comprehensive automation can be prohibitive — making the Software as a Service SaaS model an attractive option. SaaS...
Tags: Process Automation, Software, Software-as-a-service, Esker S.A., Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies
White papers 2009-01-01
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