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1. 2017 Will Bring Manufacturers And Resellers Closer Than Ever 12/21/2016

   The coming year will usher in a new, close-knit relationship between manufacturers and resellers based on the rapidly growing volume and frequency of data available from the channel. By Steve LaPedis, VP of Marketing, Zyme Solutions

2. 3 Ways Cloud Computing Improves Manufacturing Business Agility 12/20/2016

   The manufacturing industry has always been on a quest to reduce cost, increase productivity, and minimize waste. Over the years, business strategies that have attempted to achieve this trifecta of manufacturing goals have come and gone. The Lean concept was one of the first that helped companies successfully streamline operations. It was followed by Agile which, as its name suggests, went beyond reducing waste and increasing efficiency to add flexibility and versatility to manufacturing capabilities, helping companies not only run leaner and meaner, but with an increased agility to help them quickly respond to market changes and competitors.

3. Robots Aren't Stealing Our Jobs — They're Helping Us Do Them 10/27/2016

   Forbes magazine recently interviewed the futurist Gerd Leonhard about his new book, Technology vs Humanity. It’s an eye-catching title complemented by an equally attention-grabbing sub-heading, The coming clash between man and machine, but its oppositional tone encapsulates a fairly limited view of what augmented and artificial intelligence means for humanity. By Mark Robinson, co-founder, Kimble Applications

4. Smart Manufacturing Technology: What It Means To The Future of Business 6/29/2016

   Smart Manufacturing technology is more than just a buzz phrase about today’s technology and its role in the future of worldwide manufacturing. The term accurately describes the convergence of every component of manufacturing, particularly access and integration of all relevant data.

5. 4 Reasons Your Manufacturing IT Clients Need Mobility Solutions 6/25/2015

   In the evolving world of manufacturing technology, improving operations while also reducing costs remains a top priority. Mobility solutions such as computers, scanners, and printers enable manufacturers to equip their mobile workers with the latest technology to meet business demands but also help to lower costs — proving to be a critical element in manufacturing IT.

6. Reasons VARs Should Consider Tapping Into Big Data 12/3/2013

   Tom Berarducci of Zebra Technologies tells why VARs should consider business opportunities related to Big Data.

7. IT Services Are An All-Or-Nothing Game 11/15/2013

   Successful channel partners often approach IT services as an “all-or-nothing” game. Why? Because with more than 75,000 solution providers in the U.S., if you can’t provide your client with the IT support and services they need, someone else will.

8. Eliminate 7 Wastes From Your Supply Chain 9/13/2013

   In difficult economic times, lean thinking strikes a chord for manufacturers as it promises to reduce costs, improve quality and transform the bottom line, by eliminating waste in every area of the value stream, including factory management and supplier networks. Its goal is to eliminate non-value added processing from the customers’ perspective, enabling less inventory, less space,less resource, less time and less cost to produce more – and all highly responsive to customer demand.

9. Cloud POS: Hype Vs. Reality 5/29/2013

   "Cloud computing" is one of the most heavily used buzzwords in technology today. The term achieved mainstream adoption around 2006-07 spurred on by the launch of Amazon Web Services, and prominent usage by Apple, Google, Microsoft and many other Web 2.0 technology providers. But in reality, the concepts and base technologies underlying cloud computing originated in the 1950’s and 60’s when mainframe computer manufacturers started offering time sharing services to expand the reach of business automation to companies that couldn’t afford their own mainframe computers.

10. IP Surveillance and VoIP: Is History Repeating Itself? 5/15/2013

    As IP-based surveillance systems continue to gain ground, we can’t help but be reminded of the challenges IP telephony – or VoIP – faced 10 years ago.