Today, many public safety departments are utilizing efficient record and document management systems, as it helps them to make significant department improvements. For instance, easy availability and accessibility of data could help such services better plan location...
Data Mining Applications Helping to Restrict Recalls in the Automobile Industry
The automobile industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the global market. However, it is also one that is plagued by consumer-troubling recalls. The news is that data mining techniques are helping to limit these costly recalls. In October,...
Data Entry Errors Could Have Caused Much of the Voting Irregularities in North Carolina
Recent reports point to several hundred cases of potential voter fraud relating to the 2012 presidential election in North Carolina. It seems that NC's voter rolls are terribly flawed and contain numerous duplicates, deceased voters, and voters who have since left the...
Minimizing International Commercial Disputes can Improve the Benefits of Outsourcing
International outsourcing has become widely accepted as a means to reduce operational costs, improve efficiency, and achieve a competitive edge. Hiring support services for non-core tasks also allows more time to focus on core activities. Regardless of the pros of...
Challenges of Digitization for Record Preservation
Digital preservation enables long-term storage, maintenance, and accessibility of digital data. The U.S. government requires all federal government agencies to digitize government records. Besides streamlining records management, the effort is also aimed at saving...
Combining Technology and Talent for Smart Data Marketing
Studies reveal that many of the marketing organizations are focusing greatly on big data marketing initiatives in 2014. They are planning to invest more on technology than talent, which could be a costly mistake. According to a survey conducted among 400 marketers at...
Document Management System for Hospitals – Key Considerations
Hospitals like other healthcare organizations face considerable monetary, regulatory and peer pressure. These requirements must be necessarily met, while the cost is kept within the desired limit. Delivering superior quality patient care while controlling costs is the...
NSA Analyzing Internet Images for Facial Recognition
The National Security Agency (NSA) is harvesting millions of photos posted online everyday as part of its global surveillance program. Digital images captured from social media, emails, text messages, and other communication portals are analyzed with a view to facial...
The Smart Racquet – New Data Analysis Tool in Tennis
'Smart Racquets' are helping tennis players understand what is going wrong with their shots and what is going right. These 'connected' racquets are designed to capture data (such as shot power and ball impact location) about the player's game so that it can be mined...
Mining Student Data
Data analytics companies are mining information about children when they are active online. Analyzing the thoughts and mental abilities of children when they are online helps them understand their behavior. The danger is that this data can be shared and sold for...