Not so long ago charity shops tended to be no more than glorified jumble sale outlets, so the fact that they have survived so long was more to do with the efforts of the persistent bargain hunter and charity supporter rather than smart merchandising. To think that the first charity shop or second hand clothing shop was set up by the Salvation Army in the 19th century. However, modern charity shops did not appear until after world war two with the first of these being operated by Oxfam in 1947. More
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Industry News Round Up – July 2009
30th July 2009
RFID’s tracking of assets in the data centre grows
“Sarbanes-Oxley requires companies to accurately show that they really own the assets they say they do, and that equipment holding financial data is controlled and secured. Similarly, businesses covered under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also have to keep IT assets under tight control.”
“The consortium, made up of leading North American-based financial institutions, tech vendors, independent research organizations and government agencies, has been working to develop standards for RFID-based IT asset tracking systems, including pre-tagging of equipment at the manufacturer.” Read the full story.
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The Mobile Computing World
28th July 2009
Today the mobile computing device seems to be the ubiquitous end point for so many applications, from carrying out transactions to downloading business software. Now it’s reaching across many vertical sectors such as healthcare. Nurses, for instance, can use iphone applications to find out what to do about patient symptoms, measure and record blood glucose, insulin and medication etc.
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How has warehousing and distribution fared in this economic climate?
22nd July 2009
Some markets and companies have remained fairly unaffected by the crisis and are even expanding their operations while others have been forced to scale down their activities. This has meant that many businesses have been forced to consider outsourcing their logistics and distribution functions in order to cut costs. The challenge here is who do you outsource to? First off it is important to carry out in depth due diligence before choosing your warehousing and distribution partner. Get a feel for their experience both good and bad. A potential warehouse and distribution partner needs to be able to demonstrate real knowledge and experience. More
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Maxatec launches the new portable thermal printer: APEX 4, lightweight, wearable printer with high speed communication for USB, Bluetooth and WLAN
14th July 2009
The new APEX 4 battery operated portable thermal printer is the third in the APEX range of lightweight, wearable printers for mobile computing applications and enhances the recently introduced 2″ and 3″ portable receipt printer products.
The APEX branded printers use a flash based, highly integrated CPU and the print mechanism is a new clamshell design from SEIKO that has a rated print speed of 3 inches per second.
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