Criminals no longer need to stake out a home or a business to monitor the inhabitants'comings and goings.Now they can simply pick up wireless signals broadcast by the building's utility meters. In the US,analogue meters that measure ...
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In 2007 writer Jeff Giles closed shop on his Jefitoblog site. The website had amassed a loyal following and several cohorts across the Internet including his partner-in-Mellowmas-torture Jason Hare. Giles' big plan was to gather up such ...
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The government-backed Silicon Roundabout high-tech incubator has been criticised by the think tank Centre for London in a report published today. The report points to a shortage of mentoring facilities, rising rents, inadequate broadband ...
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There's little doubt that multi-sourcing enterprise IT services. The average U.S. IT shop is working with 13.5 service providers overall, according to Gartner. But managing multiple providers remains a challenge for most IT organizations. ...
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The Glass Packaging Institute has released an in-depth survey of ten bar, restaurant, and hotel glass container recycling programs in eight states. In addition to collecting data on containers and processes, economic details, and logistics, ...
Tibetan play is an important cultural component of Tibetans' social life. Called "Ace Lhamo" in Tibetan, it is very popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces where many Tibetans live. This art form carries strong flavors of ...
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Although last week’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics showed better-than-expected results, the IT industry, was a big disappointment. After sustained growth – including 36,300 jobs added in July and August ...
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Demand for luxury products continues but, writes Simon Creasey, the sector’s design outlook is filtering into Recession – what recession? Recent sales figures from luxury retailers belie fears of a double dip economic ...
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US-based robots and autonomous mobile solutions provider Adept Technology has entered into an agreement to sell 8,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to affiliates of Hale Capital Partners for $8m. The net proceeds from ...
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A self storage business is an elaborate and complex business involving multiple tasks and maintenance requirements.When a client chooses to store his possessions with you,he is entrusting you with the task of keeping them safe,in good ...
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ConAgra Foods has named former PepsiCo executive Bill Hutton as head of the company's consumer foods international business. Citing Hutton's FMCG experience in emerging markets, ConAgra also emphasised that he is adept at "creating value ...
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Global intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions provider Adept Technology has unveiled its new lead-free SmartController EX distributed motion controller, which has been designed for use with Adept robots. SmartController EX ...
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Adept Technology has announced that it will be showcasing its Adept Quattro s650H robot in China. According to the company, the robot can be integrated within high-speed automated packaging applications, to help increase productivity and ...
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One of the largest minority groups in China lives deep in the remote, mountainous region on the borders of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces. It is the "Tujia" (literally "Soil Family") ethnic minority. Among well known Tujia ...
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US-based Earthbound Farm, a grower, packer and shipper of organic produce, adopts Adept Technology for four Adept ClamPAC robotic systems to case pack clamshells. The new technology gave the company leeway to automate manual operation, ...