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An unassisted order picker averages about 60 to 80 picks per hour. Pick-to-light systems may improve this number by up to 50%, while new technologies such as pick-to-light, RFID, and [...]

How much does downtime cost your organization each year? A recent report by Plant Engineering found that manufacturing businesses can lose up to $100,000 per hour of downtime, making IT issues [...]

After officials in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, refused a $25,000 (or two bitcoin) ransom demand, malware encrypted data on 48 of 500 of its servers. This ransomware attack essentially [...]

We constantly hear the phrase “information technology managed service provider.” But what is an MSP, really, and why does it matter to you, as a business professional, with a payroll to meet and [...]

The holiday season is hectic: Full of joy, and yes, lots of stress. As a New England CIO or information technology professional, you’re facing all sorts of challenges and demands. They include: [...]

While perhaps many don’t realize it, the highly diverse New England manufacturing community is quite healthy. Especially in areas where cutting-edge R&D is combined with robust information [...]

Some of you might have heard about Cisco’s $1.9 billion buyout of communications software vendor BroadSoft, last week. Luckily, for the customers of certified Cisco solutions partners, it’s all [...]

After struggling with human error and cyber criminals for 30 years, it appears the information technology security industry has final reached its infancy. So I felt while attending a North [...]

Did you hear the buzz last week about the key reinstallation attack (KRACK) Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) security vulnerability? That was a mouthful. But, in short, KRACK involves an embedded [...]

Could just one negligent information technology worker crash a whole company? That’s what credit bureau Equifax is claiming, more or less. As has been reported, the credit bureau exposed the [...]