Information travels along familiar routes in most organizations. Proprietary information is stored in databases and analyzed in reports, then goes up the chain of management. Information also originates externally, gathered from public sources, collected from the internet or purchased from information suppliers. But the normal methods used to retrieve data are changing, the physical world … Continue reading What is The Internet of Things (IoT)
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RFID Tags Used to Track Marijuana
Colorado requires that growers, processors and retailers of medical or recreational marijuana use EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags to authenticate and identify each plant or product. With hundreds of recreational marijuana shops planned to open in Colorado on January 1, 2014, the plan is to have every package of buds or processed products, including … Continue reading RFID Tags Used to Track Marijuana
The Benefits of Using Hosted Inventory Management Software
Accurate inventory and up-to-date sales tracking are both vital to operating and succeeding with your business. Choosing the right software is one of the most important business decisions you will make. When broken down, inventory management software is a computer-based system for tracking inventory levels, orders, sales and deliveries. It can also be used in … Continue reading The Benefits of Using Hosted Inventory Management Software
Businesses Getting Started with Mobile Device Management
More businesses than ever before are finding themselves in a position where they need to figure out a way to fully embrace mobile device use that goes beyond their executive and sales teams. In a sense IT teams are being forced into this transition. Many people have completely incorporated smartphones and tablets into their daily … Continue reading Businesses Getting Started with Mobile Device Management
The Freedom of Wireless Technology
Wireless communication refers to the transfer of information between two or more points which are not connected by an electrical cord. The most common wireless technologies use electromagnetic wireless telecommunications, such as radio. Distances can be made shorter using radio waves. A few meters in the case of television and thousands or even millions of … Continue reading The Freedom of Wireless Technology
Bring Your Own Device Security Policies
Bring your own device (BYOD), refers to the policy of permitting employees to bring personally owned devices (laptops, tablets and smart phones) to their place of work, and use those devices to access privileged company information and applications. BYOD is becoming more and more significant in the business world, with about 75% of employees in … Continue reading Bring Your Own Device Security Policies
The Future of Virtual Reality Games
In the world of gaming, what’s more exciting than virtual reality? Pretty much nothing! Nothing could be better than being right there, front and center, in the middle of all the action. Living the game. We are getting closer to a system that will achieve just that. Here is an update of what you … Continue reading The Future of Virtual Reality Games
GM’s High-Tech Bolt is Catching Mistakes Before They Happen
A new kind of smart bolt collects data during manufacturing at a New York State General Motors factory to help the automaker reduce mistakes during the assembly process. Ask any seasoned mechanic, today’s automotive engines are more complicated than they have ever been. There is a lot that can go wrong when assembling these high-tech … Continue reading GM’s High-Tech Bolt is Catching Mistakes Before They Happen
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, or as its simply called Rails, is an open source web application framework which runs on the Ruby programming language. It offers a full-stack framework that allows the creation of pages and applications which gather information from the web server, the ability to talk to, or query the database, and create templates … Continue reading Ruby on Rails
IoT Smart Devices Help on the Farm
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has lead the Australian Center for Broadband Innovation (ACBI) research initiative to create greater awareness and understanding of the potential for smart farming, which is enabled by internet services. Part of the initiative has been the test of IoT services on Kirby Smart Farm at Amidale in … Continue reading IoT Smart Devices Help on the Farm
Michael D. Turashoff 