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- Selecting and installing your first UPS
- As an IT professional, you see UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) just about everywhere. Every server room will likely have one of these somewhere. Datacenters are filled with banks of them. Yet there is not much that is written about these boring, yet essential, pieces of silent (literally!) hardware. ...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Servers, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Oracle XML DB Enables UPS to Daily Streamline Management of Tens of Thousands DIAD Transactions
- Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown into a $42.6 billion corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. UPS wanted to collect XML-based Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD) data sent from various field locations to a central...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Oracle Corp., Streamline, Oracle XML DB, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Case studies
- London Underground Uses NetWorker From LEGATO to Protect Its Data and Manage Back Ups
- London Underground is the oldest underground rail system, dating back to 1863. Data protection is key for London Underground to keep its trains and passengers moving efficiently and safely. London Underground required an automated back up system to manage the back up of over 5 TB of data a day,...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Legato, Data Protection, EMC Corp., London Underground, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Storage, Data Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- One Decision: UPS Goes Bluetooth
- United Parcel Service, the $36.6 billion Atlanta-based shipping behemoth, has 55,000 sorting workers at 1,700 worldwide facilities. Their Herculean task is to scan - by hand - the bar codes on 14.1 million parcels every day so that UPS and its customers know where those parcels are at all times....
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Parcel, Worker, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Case studies
- High-Tech Manufacturer Ups Productivity, Reduces Costs by U.S.$100,000 Annually
- W. L. Gore & Associates is the world leader in understanding and engineering a versatile fluoropolymer called polytetrafluoro-ethylene, or PTFE. Gore's nearly 7,000 employees need up-to-date desktop software for continuous communication and collaboration, requiring Gore to upgrade its aging Microsoft Office 97 and Office 2000 software. The company seriously considered...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Microsoft Corp., Gore, Microsoft Office, StarOffice, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies
- Qualcomm Case Study: UPS
- UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. UPS wanted to give its sales representatives, who are expected to spend at least 90 percent of their time on the road, a more robust set of tools that allows them...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Supply Chain, Sales Strategy, Productivity, Transportation, Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Sales
- Case studies
- Business Continuity Webcast
- In August of 2003, a lot of companies thought they had UPS coverage, so they thought a power failure was not a business failure. They were wrong. Offline (or standby) UPSs let disturbances through, damaging or destroying systems and data. Line-interactive UPSs ran out of battery power before the blackout...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Liebert Corp., Business Continuity, It Services
- Webcasts
- Business Process Management II: Best Practices of Boeing and UPS
- This executive summary is a follow up report to APQC's 2005 "Business Process Management" Best- practice Report. It digs deeper into how organizations are navigating the transition from functional-based to process-based and what benefits are yielded. Learn what works and what doesn't, using best-practices leading organizations leverage to truly create...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Business Process, BPM, APQC, Boeing Co., Best Practice, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Human Resources, Software
- White papers
- Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient
- As energy resources become scarcer and more expensive, electrical efficiency is becoming a more important performance factor in the specification and selection of large UPS systems. There are three subtle but significant factors that can materially affect a company's cost of operating a UPS system and particularly the electrical bill....
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers
- UPS Security Technology Group Uses Web-Based Technology to Produce ID Cards, Saving Local Departments From Purchasing Expensive Systems
- In the immediate days after 9/11, UPS drivers were being denied entry into military installations and government buildings and faced increased delivery delays due to heightened security approvals and escorts. UPS Corporate Security enlisted the help of the UPS Security Technology Group to design a new secure, authenticated ID card...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Security Technology, Web, ImageWare Systems, ID Card, Security
- Case studies
- UPS Technologies: Take Your Pick - What is a UPS?
- Electricity suppliers distribute what is known as alternating current (AC), at a voltage of 230 volts and a frequency of 50 Hertz. The only way of storing electricity, in a battery for example, is to convert the alternating current from the mains power supply into what is known as direct...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Alternating Current
- White papers
- HP and ISS Retail Wrap Up a New Point of Sale System for the UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc
- Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS. Its point of sale (POS) system is the heart of the retail operation, allowing stores to perform retail transactions, and delivering up-to-date retail data that helps MBE headquarters make daily business decisions. MBE's aging in-house-developed POS system was difficult...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Point-of-sale, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mail Boxes Etc, MBE
- Case studies
- The Different Types of UPS Systems
- There is much confusion in the marketplace about the different types of UPS systems and their characteristics. Each of these UPS types is defined, practical applications of each are discussed, and advantages and disadvantages are listed. With this information, an educated decision can be made as to the appropriate UPS...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., American Power Conversion Corp.
- White papers
- Experts speak on UPS output Watt, VA, and Power Factor ratings.
- Experts speak on the subject of UPS output ratings, and how the use of UPS with an output power factor rating of 1 reduces uncertainty of overloading the power system.
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., American Power Conversion Corp.
- White papers
- I/O - UPS - Weather Event Monitoring with Embedded Web Server (exe)
- This software allows to receive data sent by external devices as a weather station, a UPS, a Web cam, and to look up these data remotely. This application also allows to define and launch emergency processes when necessary, and this according to user-defined alarm thresholds (temperature, humidity, barometry, wind speed)...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Web Server, I/O, Monitoring, Server, Letzkey, Web Servers, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management
- Software downloads 2008-03-27
- What to do when the batteries run out
- Most small business server rooms have at least one Uninterruptible Power Supply. Of course the intent of a UPS is to provide power to the servers, switches and internet connections in case of a power failure. The UPS also helps to regulate power and keep it clean from...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Phone, Battery, Server Room, Phone System, Telecom & Utilities, Servers, Hardware, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- The science of computer forensics
- This week, I am introducing some tools used in computer forensics and investigations. This will probably be so much "ho-hum" to those of you already in the trade, but I thought this would be of interest to other TechRepublic members. As usual, I have linked to specific...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Hard Drive, Mouse, Network, Computer, Computer Forensic, ICS, Network Tape, Mice, Productivity, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- HQ Animal Close Ups Screensaver 1 (zip)
- View these animal photos in hi-resolution, and close-up. Images so close and clear that you will feel like you are right there with them. Auto rotating with special customizable transition effects, this free animal screensaver will leave you in complete awe. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Wallpaper Screensavers
- Software downloads 2008-03-11
- HQ Animal Close Ups Screensaver 2 (zip)
- This free screensaver features crystal clear images of tigers, birds, cats, goldfish, deer, fawn and many other wildlife creatures. With customizable transition effects and the ability to set the full wallpaper size photo as your desktop, you will just adore this free animal screensaver. This version is the first release...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Screensaver, Wallpaper Screensavers
- Software downloads 2008-03-11
- HQ Animal Close Ups Screensaver 7 (zip)
- This free animal screensaver features hi-resolution photos of animals including rhinos, wolves, gorillas, birds, iguanas and much more. The perfect free screensaver for animal lovers and those that love all things nature. Be amazed at these crystal clear wallpaper photos on your desktop. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Animal, Screensaver, Photograph, Wallpaper Screensavers
- Software downloads 2008-03-11
