Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- Negative reinforcement: Charging for non-compliance
- WalMart has developed a reputation as quite the corporate bully for its poor labor and development practices. And if you're a retail competitor, you can't hope to compete with the mega chain's low prices that some say were achieved through intimidation of suppliers. So you'd think that...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Supplier, Pallet, RFID, Channel Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Marketing, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Wal-Mart's gPC romance ends: What does it mean for Linux?
- Wal-Mart announced that the gPC made by Everex will no longer grace the shelves of the retail giant, saying that it wasn't what their customers were looking for (though it's worth noting that Wal-Mart.com will continue to sell the gPC and Everex Cloudbook online). ZDNet blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes suggests that...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Everex, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Coming out party with Linux
- Recent headlines have made me feel like it's 1999 and Linux has just peeked its head through the veil of mainstream computing. Everyone is all wide-eyed about the little operating system that could. But this time there's a different feeling surrounding the coming out party. This time it's serious. This...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Wal-Mart issues RFID mandate
- Wal-Mart has decided to ratchet up the pressure on its 15,000 suppliers to comply with a 3-year-old inventory technology mandate. Beginning January 30, 2008, it will charge suppliers a $2 fee for each pallet without a RFID tag that is shipped to its Sam's Club distribution center in Texas....
- Tags: Strategy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Supplier, Sam, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-20
- New preloaded Linux computers for sale now at Sears and Wal-Mart
- The success of the $199 Everex gOS-based desktop at Wal-Mart has spurred two more releases of low-end, Linux-based computers at two retail giants. Wal-Mart's follow-up to the Everex is the $399 gOS-based Cloudbook laptop -- sporting Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google News, Google Maps, YouTube, Firefox, Skype, Facebook and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Sears Roebuck & Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Everex, Linux Computer, Computer, Mirus/Linspire, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Modems, UNIX, Productivity, OpenOffice, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Components, Office Suites, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Forrester Research predicts Linux desktop growth
- my opinionhonestly i think the whole Wal Mart selling out of PCs with Linux is the biggest kick in the pants Linux needs. Let's face it - the end user wouldn't really know how bad Vista is if Vista caused the dissolution of their marriage - it's just an operating...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, jlwallen@..., Forrester Research Inc., Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux desktop, desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Snagged my $98 HD-DVD player at Wal-Mart this morning
- As we reported yesterday, Wal-Mart kicked off the holiday shopping season this morning with a "secret sale" that included a $348 Acer laptop, a $998 50" Sanyo plasma TV and a $98 Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player. I headed over to my local store at around 7am this...
- Tags: HD-DVD Player, Selection, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HD-DVD, Laptop Computer, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Shawn Morton
- Blog posts 2007-11-02
- Aggressive pricing announced for HD DVD players
- Wal-Mart has announced the sale of HD DVD players in the sub-$200 and sub-$100 range. An excerpt from Ars Technica: As it turns out, plenty of retailers are about to get behind a big push for the HD-A2, whose sweet new price is only soured by its 1080i...
- Tags: HD-DVD Player, DVD Player, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HD-DVD, Pricing Strategy, Toshiba Corp., Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- Dell plans to sell computers at Wal-Mart
- It seems that Dell is making a foray into higher retail availability of its computers and it could end up being a big deal for the world's number one computer manufacturer. On April 24th, Dell announced a deal with Wal-Mart that would feature Dell models on the shelves of over...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Computer, Productivity, Manufacturing, Sales Strategy, Sales, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2007-05-26
- Dell plans to sell computers at Wal-Mart
- What do recent movements by Dell mean for its future?Dell's recent moves are definitely bold ones, but in my opinion, will erase the recent slump in sales even as it lowers profit margins. The acquisition of Alienware will also be a good one for Dell as long as they...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Andy J. Moon, computer, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-26
- What Wal-Mart means to Dell
- Cheapens their brandDell is cheapening their brand by taking their product to Walmart who is the scourge of retail and the US economy. Dell can't be that desparate for business. This announcement obviously does not sit well.
- Tags: Branding, papiokc@..., Dell Computer Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Cross-platform open source threat: Is open source really more secure?
- This was a thoughtful articleI previously would have jumped at the idea of multitudes of users shedding their Microsoft baggage. But (obvious as this article's idea was) I did not take into account the problem that led to the original issue - less-knowledgeable users and the targets they make......
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, chi2jjk, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., operating system, software, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Wal-Mart stalls solar-power plan
- Link to the photo galleryWal-Mart meets alternative energyhttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-39903.htmlStay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!http://nl.com.com/MiniFormHandler?brand=techrepublic&list_id=e019
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, solar energy, wal-mart, news, off-topic, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-01
- (Photos: Wal-Mart meets alternative energy)
- About time tooThe world needs to start taking alternative energy more seriously. the days of leaving lights on all night and cars that give less than 40 miles to the gallon are numbered.
- Tags: alternative energy, hardware, Jeff Dray, photograph, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-05
- Wal-Mart readies large-scale move into solar power
- Correct link to the photo galleryWal-Mart meets alternative energyhttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-39903.html
- Tags: it management, networking, news, retail stores, solar energy, Sonja Thompson, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., walmart
- Discussion threads 2007-01-04
- Photos: Wal-Mart meets alternative energy
- As the retailer gets ready for a big push into solar power, its experimental stores are already making use of sun, wind and old cooking oil.
- Tags: alternative energy, photograph, retail company, solar energy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., wind
- Image galleries 2007-01-03
- Dump your Cable or Satellite bill with free HDTV
- Its that time of year again when we kick off the Christmas shopping season with the biggest sale of the year after Thanksgiving called the Black Friday sales. If youre going to buy things for this holiday season, this would be a very good day to...
- Tags: 1080i, cable, Fun Stuff, Hardware, HD Tuner, HDTV, satellite, tuner, TV
- Blog posts 2006-11-22
- "Energy Independence"
- FUEL ME ONCE, SHAME ON...WHO?by James Howard Kunstler[i]The day after the impressive Democratic election victory, Senate Majority Leader-to-Be Harry Reid declared that a top priority for the new congress would be policy leading to "energy indepen
- Tags: Absolutely, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-16
- Wal-Mart kicks off holiday season with $398 laptop
- Lowers the repair/replace threshold.I would think you would have to be able to repair a notebook for $300 or less. This will likely drive down the resale values eBay too.only in storesthe rep at Walmart is wrong, the web site says only in st
- Tags: feedback, wmlundine@..., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- Police blotter: Web cookies become defendant's alibi
- Guilty Until Proven Innocent??So this guy has two witnesses that place him at home and cookies that show he was home and online at the time, and he still gets locked up and fined? And the officer who responded to the 911 call saw no indication that
- Tags: crime, Guilty, Money Makers, off-topic, plice blotter, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Web, Your Mom 2.0
- Discussion threads 2006-10-27
