| Sun's e-auction evolution
Sun Microsystem's strategy in using reverse auctions has come a long way over the last five years. And now, it's going even further. Besides using them for everything from low-end memory circuits and low-capacity disk drives to high-end chips, power supplies and virtually every capacity disk drive the company buys, Sun is now using reverse auctions with its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers. It awards not just printed circuit board assemblies, but entire systems, including servers and mass storage units, to contract manufacturers through reverse auctions. "This has taken some time to figure out how to do because it is a much more complex bidding environment," says Kurt Doelling, Sun's vice president of supplier management. It's more complex because Sun, based in Santa Clara, Calif., has to have an understanding of what the development and prototype costs for the EMS providers would be in building a server or mass storage unit.
DPR Group Establishes Supply Chain Practice Group
DPR Group, Inc. (www.dprgroup.com), a full-service agency that provides public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology companies, today announced the formation of a Supply Chain Practice Group to enhance services offered to the company�s current and prospective clients within the supply chain and logistics industries. David Wonderling, director of marketing and public relations at Supply Chain Consultants, a current DPR Group client, said, �When we selected a public relations firm, it was essential that we partnered with an organization that had a deep understanding of the supply chain industry and our business, as well as the experience to back that knowledge. In the two years that we�ve worked with DPR Group, they have continually surpassed all goals, delivering on strategic and tactical initiatives that have helped expand our market visibility dramatically.
NJ motorists may want to get red-light smiles ready
Violators would get tickets through the mail featuring high-resolution, color digital images of their vehicle driving through an intersection when the light is red. While such cameras were rare just 10 years ago, they're now used in more than 300 U.S. communities, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That includes major cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington. New Jersey's proposal would establish a five-year pilot program to test its effectiveness. The state transportation commissioner could let as many municipalities participate in the program as the commissioner deems appropriate. The state assesses two points against a license for motorists who fail to obey a traffic signal and charges fines ranging from $85 to $140.
Ford Park surveillance, airport Wi-Fi approved
In late October 2006, thieves broke into a storage building at the complex and took more than $40,000 worth of lawn equipment used to maintain the ballpark field. The added security would be monitored on a 24-hour basis, and would be in addition to Jefferson County Sheriff's officers who work security during events. "It is obvious we have to have security out there," said County Judge Ron Walker. "We have to do something to assure that people attending the park don't have to spend their quality time worrying about their property." Commissioners also approved a $14,000 expenditure for the installation of Wi-Fi high speed Internet access at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport. According to Airport General Manager Hal Ross, the Wi-Fi system will be installed at the new passenger terminal, which is scheduled to open sometime this summer.
GEOCommand, Inc. Names Gray Reynolds to Board of Advisors
BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GEOCommand, Inc. announced today that the Board of Directors has named Gray Reynolds to the company's Board of Advisors. Mr. Reynolds will serve as an advisor to the company especially on matters relating to the United States Forest Service. Albert Koenigsberg, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of GEOCommand, stated, "This advisor's appointment continues GEOCommand's process of building a world-class advisory team to increase shareholder value for the immediate and long term. As recent wildfires in Southern California have so poignantly reminded us, we continue to face unforeseen emergency response situations on a daily basis. GEOCommand, in a conscious initiative to continually improve our core understanding of fire incident first response community requirements, is pleased with the addition of Gray to our Advisory Board.
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