Stories about: United Parcel Service

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How UPS is scanning and printing its way to savings 29 July, 2009 04:59

At first glance, UPS's warehouse workers might be mistaken for gun-toting cyborgs out of a dystopian movie. But a closer look at the stainless steel devices wrapped around employees' forearms reveal a hi-tech contraption that scans barcodes and shoots bright magenta ink--not laser beams.
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As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malware 19 December, 2008 07:25

The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime around April.
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Intel CEO kicks off IDF with call for social innovation 20 August, 2008 06:28

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett kicked off the highly anticipated Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Tuesday without focusing on computer chips, new architectures or manufacturing processes.
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Pentagon's IT unit seeks to adopt cloud computing 18 July, 2008 09:38

The US Defense Information Systems Agency, which provides most of the systems used within the Department of Defense, has been reaching out to a wide range of companies in the belief that their IT approaches -- including the use of cloud computing technologies -- could help DISA better support the military's warfighting men and women.
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IT hits the highway: Big rigs go high tech 23 May, 2008 08:28

"Harry Potter must not escape."
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UPS bolsters Web app development with simulation tool 17 April, 2008 11:01

It's a scenario that's become all-too familiar in many companies. After months or even years of work, the IT shop proudly presents a new application that the designers and architects believe exactly meets the business requirements provided them. Then end users tell them: "This isn't what we asked for."
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Overstock.com's BI Bang 19 September, 2007 11:53

Patrick Byrne has biked across the U.S. four times. On a recent journey, he pedaled a recumbent bicycle. It's better than a road bike, he says, because "unlike a road bike, where your head is down and you're looking eight feet in front of you, you're sitting up on a recumbent, and you can see everything."
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Apple continues to mostly ignore the enterprise 01 June, 2007 08:08

For consumers, the Macintosh's hip quotient is being hammered home with one of the largest and most memorable advertising campaigns in Apple history. But the enterprise isn't getting any of that attention.
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Alcatel-Lucent reports employee data lost or stolen 18 May, 2007 14:17

A CD containing personal information about thousands of Alcatel-Lucent employees and their dependants has been lost or stolen, the company said on Thursday.
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Michael Dell back in charge as Rollins exits Dell 01 February, 2007 11:32

Two and a half years after handing the chief executive title to his hand-picked successor, Kevin Rollins, Michael Dell is again running the company he founded, Dell.
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Survey: Transport firms boost customer-respect ratings 02 November, 2006 13:42

Transportation companies are doing a better job of respecting customers' personal information, according to a survey by The Customer Respect Group. The industry also continues to improve its online communications with customers.