Joseph C. Panettieri

The RFID bandwagon is shifting into overdrive, but not everyone in manufacturing is jumping aboard. Radio-frequency identification technology involves tags and readers that track goods through the supply chain, enabling tighter inventory control and real-time product routing to meet ever-changing consumer demands. The tags are tiny radio transponders attached to pallets and cases of packaged […]

It took Pete Rose 14 years to come clean and admit that he bet on baseball. Unlike Rose, IBM took a matter of months to uncover and admit its own wrongdoing. Big Blue has fired three executives who were allegedly involved in a bribery scandal within IBMs Korea unit. The computing giant since November has […]

For more than a year, Bill Nuti has been riding shotgun at Symbol Technologies Inc. Now, hes finally in the drivers seat as the companys newly appointed CEO. Customers, partners and Symbol insiders applaud the move. And for good reason. Nuti joined Symbol as president and chief operating officer in July 2002, and has spent […]

Everybodys writing and reading about the promise and pitfalls of RFID (radio frequency identification). But is anybody actually making money designing RFID solutions? The answer is yes. Just ask ESYNC Inc., a Toledo, Ohio-based solutions provider that offers RFID consulting and integration services. One of ESYNCs major RFID customers is International Paper Co., which recently […]

Long before Harry Connick Jr. played Graces husband on “Will & Grace,” he hawked software for Novell Inc. Well, sort of. During the 1996 launch event for GroupWise 5 in Manhattan, Connick was Novells hired entertainment. My wifes eyes were locked on Connick the entire evening (dont worry, Im not the jealous type), but Novell […]

Across the United States, retail chains, grocery stores and restaurants are deploying Wi-Fi networks and, in so doing, speeding up customer purchases, improving inventory management and raising employee productivity. Now, for the twist: To do it, most retail businesses are turning to specialized Wi-Fi partners for deployment—partners that have expertise in vertical-market application development—instead of […]

When the Seasons 52 restaurant opened earlier this year, it turned to Wi-Fi technology to beef up the all-important server-to-guest relationship. Specifically, the Orlando, Fla., restaurant was ready to go with a wireless network and handhelds that let waiters and waitresses record orders and close checks table-side. “In the hospitality business, we know that computers […]

By Joseph C. Panettieri James Bond has used biometrics for nearly four decades. After several false starts, the technology is finally fit for the rest of us. Now, solutions providers are eager to cash in. Just ask Unisys Corp., which has won a 20-month contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worth up to $17 […]

If youre a solutions provider trying to make a buck selling Wi-Fi hardware, youre focusing on the wrong piece of the market. Software is where the actions at. Just ask Ameranth Wireless . The savvy Wi-Fi solutions provider in Long Beach, Calif., has won a big integration deal with Darden Restaurants Inc. Never heard of […]

When two drowning men latch on to each other, according to the old adage, they tend to sink faster. But in the case of Scient and iXL, company insiders are hoping to stay afloat by cutting costs and swimming upstream. Scient and iXL, in case you havent heard, were hot e-consultants that flamed out during […]