Online customized ads move a step closer Jul 2, 2007
The retailer would share information from its inventory databases that track the items on the shelves in each of its stores. Next, Yahoo would combine that data with the information it has about its users' demographics and actions online to create a product-specific advertisement. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Changing the face of cruising literally Jun 27, 2007
Tony Heuer, president of Fidelio Cruise Software, reported that his company now offers a data-mining program that can scan a ship's inventory databases by key revenue sectors (e. g., shore excursions, spa services and retail shops) to detect unsold items, and then send promotions to passengers via the ship's stateroom televisions. (MSNBC -- Travel)
iList Data database software goes Universal Jun 15, 2007
iList Data helps you build multimedia catalogs, to do lists, inventory databases anything that requires data management. Lakewood Studios offers a multi-user MySQL-based product called iList Studio, but iList Data is aimed at individual users looking for low-cost personal database software. (MacCentral)
RFID mandate a 'mammoth undertaking' Jul 7, 2006
RFID technology can also prevent or reduce the sources of errors that are entered in inventory databases. This form of prevention is critical to the degree of data accuracy computerized inventories rely upon, as incoming shipments arrive and are subsequently stocked. (Pennsylvania Northeast Business Journal, PA)
