Voiceenabled order picking app boosts productivity at wholesalerPosted0122 2005Grocery wholesaler James Hall & Co is to roll out the Accord Voice Picking system from supply chain software firm BCP across its entire product range. WalMart to adopt latest RFID tagsPosted0624 2006WalMart will stop using generationone radio frequency identification tags on almost twothirds of the pallets used in its food business, making it the largest RFID user in the UK. Enhanced management and advantage set market research firm on the VoIP routePosted0958 2006Case study BMRB rolls out VoIP and looks ahead to fully integrated network services.
Continental loads up for IT efficienciesPosted1219 2007The cargo operation of Continental Airlines is upgrading to the latest version of performance management system from JDA after trial demonstrated that it could boost efficiency and revenues. Virgin Media gets rapid queries and fast ROI with datawarehouse serverPosted1118 2007Virgin Media is trialling datawarehouse appliance that performs queries several times faster than its previous database system in bid to enable business efficiencies.
Tube Lines gets smart to monitor escalator wearPosted1009 2008The inhouse escalator maintenance team at Tube Lines has developed novel escalator smart step to help the company understand wear and tear on escalators. Lessons from technology startupPosted1200 2007Fund management software startup Sutherlands Edinburgh meets the challenges of finding backers, getting the right staff and being open to user feedback Napier University adopts coursework fingerprint schemePosted1648 2007Napier University in Edinburgh is using biometrics to revolutionise the way that undergraduate and postgraduate students submit coursework within its School of Computing.
But VPN compatibility has been sticking point. BP to save 600m in global IT process standardisationPosted1032 2007BP Retail expects to save up to 600m over the next five years. Proven technology key to congestion charge successPosted1535 2007Using proven, rather than cuttingedge, technology was key to the success of the London congestion charge scheme, the chief architect of the project will tell BCS discussion of road user charging this month. Somerset cuts costs with business intelligencePosted1000 2008South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust is using business intelligence software to cut costs, reduce hospital waiting lists, and combat its data duplication problems.
Radio group ditches fixedline telecoms costs as it brings three networks into onePosted0000 2005Just year Vincent Bourne, infrastructure manager at radio group GWR, was responsible for running three distinct networks one for telephony, one for data and one carrying live audio broadcasts. South Tyneside Trust cuts costs with mobile system for occupational therapistsPosted1323 2007Somerset County Council has cut backoffice administration costs by equipping social workers with tablet PCs.