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The Future of Physical Security: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Proactive Protection

In an increasingly interconnected world, the realm of physical security is undergoing a transformation driven by rapid technological advancements. The integration of video analytics with traditional security measures is shaping the future of safeguarding people, property, and assets. This evolution is paving the way for more efficient, proactive, and intelligent security solutions that transcend conventional methods. In this article, we’ll delve into the convergence of physical security and video analytics, exploring how this synergy is redefining the way we approach safety and protection.

Introduction Cataloging for Online Auctions in the Returns Industry

Online auctions have become a popular way to buy and sell returns and overstock items. They offer a variety of advantages over traditional brick-and-mortar auctions, including convenience, accessibility, and a wider selection of items. However, in order to be successful, online auction sellers need to carefully catalog their items. This includes providing accurate and detailed information about each item, as well as high-quality photos.

Making The Move from Paper-Based, to Digital Signing

According to Forbes.com, “Companies are increasingly turning to paperless office principles and for very good reasons. Paper is costly, inefficient and increasingly unnecessary as paperless technologies become widespread and easy to use. Businesses in the United States waste $8 billion on managing paper each year, with an average price tag of $20 to file a document, according to Corp! Magazine.”

Better Warehouse Systems Start with Emulation

The explosion in online shopping has been a boon for small retailers, massive distribution and logistics companies – and everything in between.

Simply put, if you’re not into e-commerce, you’re not in the game.

What’s the upside? If you’re a warehouse operator or integrator of warehouse systems, the necessity of increasingly automated solutions are needed to improve operations and increase throughput.

And with simulation and emulation tools, you can now implement truly innovative technology – with less risk.

How to Buy a PIM

Deciding to buy a PIM is a step in the right direction for any business focused on eCommerce. Your Product Information Management system is the key to making your business more scalable, efficient, and sustainable. In a competitive arena where customer expectations seem to change day by day, ensuring your company can remain responsive to demand will help you outsmart and outsell your competition. PIM creates a streamlined process for managing the product information you need to sell your products through your various distribution channels. However, it also helps across all stages of the supply chain, including manufacturing, distributing and, of course, selling.

When you buy a PIM system, you have a software tool designed to simplify and automate the import, management, enrichment, and publication of detailed product information so you can easily expand your product lines, as well as the markets you choose to sell those lines.

Making the Business Case for PIM

This whitepaper provides a deep analysis of how it works, and the business benefits it brings. After reading this whitepaper, you’ll have the foundations to build a strong PIM business case, including:

How PIM software facilitates a much more productive and collaborative way of working by enabling employees to access everything they need from a centralized product hub.

The ability to reduce costs all while creating amazing product experiences that lead to higher revenues.

The key signs that indicate your business needs completely streamlined and effective product data management processes.

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How to Deploy Your First PIM

After reading this whitepaper, you’ll be fully equipped to get your PIM implementation project off the ground. A successful PIM system integration means you can quickly reap the benefits of sleek Product Information Management processes.

Read our comprehensive PIM implementation guide and overcome the common challenges and get the most from your PIM functionality by:

Identifying the key stakeholders within the business you may need to involve when implementing a PIM system.

Promoting a culture of collaboration across departments for a successful PIM deployment process.

Creating a data model that will guarantee the best possible product experiences for your customers.

Driving real Return On Investment (ROI) by totally transforming product data management processes.

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Top Practical Ways Brands Can Leverage AI in eCommerce

Artificial intelligence is a valuable resource that deserves its rightful place in many aspects of eCommerce, including your tech stack. But how that AI is used is a big question many C-suites struggle with today.

This meticulously crafted white paper unravels the mystery of AI capabilities without unnecessary high-tech mumbo jumbo that’s virtually useless to someone not ensconced in the tech industry. We decided that rather than tossing a lot of the surface-level AI chatter about aimlessly or adding confusion to the mix by going too far the other way, we would cover the most critical facts you need to know about AI.

10 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current Business Processes

Is your existing business management software still working for you?

There are a number of generic software packages available that are both diverse and easy-to-use for a startup or very small business. However, the very reasons that make them suitable for a startup become the reasons why they ultimately become a hindrance to your business growth. As your business grows, your needs change to support processes specific to your business or industry.

NMS Security Architecture Considerations & Approaches

This whitepaper by Principal Consultant of Neon Knight Consulting Anthony Kirkham covers how organizations can increasing the probability of detecting breaches using actionable guidance that will strengthen their Network Management’s security posture. Download the asset below.

Key Points:

How quick detection may be the difference between being able to respond quickly and effectively, or, incurring a severe business and reputational impact.
Practical guidance & solutions on securing Network Management systems and associated infrastructure.
Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Malware Delivery and Execution.
Mitigation Strategies to Limit the Extent of Cyber Security Incidents.
Mitigation Strategies to Recover Data and System Availability.
Tools & techniques can be used to provide high value in improving the security posture through Visibility.
Why Align with Zero Trust Architectures.

Scalable Secure Remote Access Solutions for OEMs

Secure remote access to production assets, data and applications, along with the latest collaboration tools, provides plant and sites with the ability to apply the right skills and resources at the right time, independent of their physical location. OEMs are looking to reduce costs, add more value to their Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) customers and differentiate themselves from their competitors. This paper outlines the means to enable secure remote access to plant or site-based applications and data and can be used as guidance for OEMs to collaborate with their customers when designing a secure remote access solution.

Scalable Secure Remote Access Solutions for OEMs

Secure remote access to production assets, data and applications, along with the latest collaboration tools, provides plant and sites with the ability to apply the right skills and resources at the right time, independent of their physical location. OEMs are looking to reduce costs, add more value to their Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) customers and differentiate themselves from their competitors. This paper outlines the means to enable secure remote access to plant or site-based applications and data and can be used as guidance for OEMs to collaborate with their customers when designing a secure remote access solution.

How to Increase Your Car Count with Simple Marketing Best Practices

Today’s car owners are bombarded with more marketing than ever before. As a result, automotive service companies need to be more data-driven in their marketing approach to cut through the noise and stand out.

While certain traditional methods like targeted mail campaigns remain tried and true (yet relatively expensive), digital marketing has become the most efficient and cost-effective method to attract and retain customers.

There are three main types of campaigns that an automotive services business should be running consistently. You can automate them all with marketing software like Cinch.

Redefining Line Visualization For Protein Processors

Whether you're processing meat and protein products or producing batteries for electric vehicles, the basic goal for all manufacturers is to produce the optimal amount of product, at the highest level of quality, while limiting costs. And since the days of Henry Ford's assembly lines, there's always been an ongoing push for continuous improvement.

Within this paper, we'll focus on perhaps the most important aspect of digital transformation for food processors- enhanced asset and line visibility. We'll break down the technologies and strategies vital to optimizing the potential it contains, and the best steps to take in unlocking benefits related to improving operational and supply chain flexibility, cutting extraneous costs, enhancing internal and external communication to eliminate waste, and, perhaps most importantly, optimizing the role and impact of workers.

Reshaping Protein Production

For manufacturing decision makers, the ability to adapt production in line with rapidly changing market conditions and consumer preferences is key. Accordingly, their focus is on creating a flexible, digitally-enabled manufacturing environment that serves the need for transparency and flexibility. Within this focus, priorities around cost, food safety and quality, data security, workforce transformation, yield generation and greater localization all need to be balanced. These factors are putting pressure on producers to digitalize and operate as a connected enterprise.

Over the course of this paper we will explore how your organization can leverage new technologies to achieve flexible manufacturing and distribution, enabling you to meet the needs of a changing marketplace.