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Cumulative Mobile App Revenues Set to Exceed $30Bn by End of 2012

Revenues accumulated by the global mobile application market are expected to pass the $30bn milestone by the end of this year, according to new market data from ABI Research.

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How an Evolving China Is Affecting Global Supply Chains

China is transforming itself from a source of low-cost manufacturing for western consumers to a potentially huge market for domestic production. Ron Tarter, senior vice president and general manager of Flextronics, discusses how his company and others are adjusting to the shift.

Why Now for Carton-level Temperature Tracking for Cold Chain Pharmaceuticals?

Adoption of carton-level tagging - using temperature-sensing RFID for pharmaceuticals - could be nearing an inflection point, as was seen recently with item-level tagging in apparel. But tracking temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is very different from tracking apparel.

E2open Issues Update of Cloud Connectivity Model for Business Network

E2open, a vendor of software for managing global trading networks, has made available the latest version of E2 Cloud Connectivity, the underlying technology layer of the E2open Business Network.

Africa Attracts Businesses, But Internet Infrastructure Requires Much More Development

Africa is becoming more attractive to manufacturers and other businesses, but the 2012 BCG e-Intensity Index reveals inconsistency in Africa. Governments of the countries moving up the rankings look to encourage internet use among consumers, businesses and within government itself because they recognize that it can be a powerful edge in the competitive global economy. Other countries risk falling further behind. Is the glass half empty or half full? This is the question that the results of the 2012 BCG e-Intensity Index pose to governments across Africa.

Solution Promised to Problem of Keeping Personal, Business Data on Employees' Smartphones

Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native "hypervisor" software or use an app allowing them to run two interfaces on the phone: one for personal use, one for work.

C.H. Robinson Unveils New Global Technology Platform

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has developed a new version of its global technology platform.

The Good News Is Manufacturing Is Back. The Bad News Is Robots Have the Jobs.

The discussion of American manufacturing is often a muddled one, steeped in nostalgia for a bygone era and accompanied by a certain misty-eyed conviction that it is a sector in ceaseless decline. A new study from the McKinsey Global Institute adds some welcome clarity. In 184 pages, the global consulting giant presents a picture of manufacturing as among the most dynamic sectors of the U.S. and global economies, driving higher productivity and standards of living. But it also shows that what we usually think of as a traditional manufacturing job isn't coming back.

BYOD May Be Much More Widespread in Companies Than Management Realizes

Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is top of mind for most CIOs and IT leaders these days, but only a fraction of the IT organizations that have opened the BYOD door have gone beyond allowing access to company email and instant messaging, according to a recent study by Blue Coat, Web security and WAN optimization company. Blue Coat also found that IT staff and other company employees have dramatically different perspectives on security when it comes to mobile devices.

U.S. Celebrates Re-shoring, But Mexico Crashes the Party

On its way back to the U.S. from China, might manufacturing take a detour into Mexico? Does our neighbor south of the border stand ready to quash the Great American Industrial Revival?

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DAP Technologies Debuts Rugged Windows-Based Tablet

DAP Technologies has introduced the MT1010 rugged tablet, running the Windows operating system.

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