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How to Build a More Profitable Industrial Asset Management Function

April 8, 2014

David Petrucci & Gaurav Agrawal, Genpact

The goal of industrial asset management, or IAM, is to maximize the value of a company's assets. An effective IAM solution can make the business more efficient, reduce downtime and improve service delivery. And yet, for many companies, the current IAM operating model just isn't cutting it. For original equipment manufacturers or OEMs in particular, the IAM function leaves a great deal of unrealized potential on the table – in some instances, up to 20 percent service cost reduction, 15 percent revenue enhancement, and 15 percent asset up-time improvement.

SATO Launches Rugged, Compact CL4NX Thermal Printer

March 26, 2014

SATO America

SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID solutions, has introduced the CL4NX series of industrial thermal barcode printers.

Accreditation Program Introduced to Protect Integrity of Information, Communication Technology

February 6, 2014

Open Group

The Open Group has launched the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) Accreditation Program, one of the first accreditation programs aimed at assuring the integrity of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information and communication technology (ICT) products worldwide and safeguarding the global supply chain against the increasing sophistication of cybersecurity attacks.

Positive Growth Seen for Information Technology Market in 2014, Both Globally and in U.S.

February 4, 2014

CompTIA

The global information technology industry is likely to experience moderate growth in 2014, some 3.4 percent, with upside potential of 5.9 percent, according to the IT Industry Outlook 2014 released by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT channel. The U.S forecast is slightly lower: 3 percent, with upside potential of 5.4 percent.

Smaller Companies With Same Complexities as Big Players Now Offered IT Solutions They Need

December 30, 2013

ChainLink Research

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have many of the same complexities as large corporations, but with a very different set of constraints. As a result, in the past SMBs did not have access to the same depth of solution functionality available to large enterprises. Increasingly that picture is changing.

Demand for Asset Reliability Software, Services Increases as Manpower Reduced

November 26, 2013

ARC Advisory Group

Driven by the need to continuously improve the performance of industrial operations, the worldwide market for asset reliability software and services should experience growth that will outpace the automation market as a whole, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

Protection Isn't Keeping Pace with Cyberthreats from BYOD, Cloud Storage, Georgia Tech Report Says

November 14, 2013

CIO

Companies will face next year emerging threats in cloud data storage that will demand security measures that go far beyond what is offered by service providers, a university report says.

The World of Connected Devices and How They Can Serve You

June 20, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Andy Chatha, president and CEO of ARC Advisory Group.

Not Waiting for IT Department's Lead, Many Senior Execs Make IT Investments on Their Own

May 9, 2013

CFO

Senior management executives are increasingly budgeting for information-technology purchases particular to their own functional areas or departments, beyond what's included in corporate and IT-department budgets.

High-Efficiency Yard Management Solutions Save Time and Money

April 29, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

An automated yard management system gets drivers in and out of facilities quickly by using electronic gate readers and providing exact trailer locations. Aleks Gollu, CTO and founder of PINC Solutions, discusses these and other benefits.