Fuji Xerox faced several challenges. Delivery inquiries from distributors had to be manually associated with order information and container B/L documents. Response to delivery inquiries was slow and delivery date estimates inaccurate because Fuji Xerox had to contact each transportation carrier for shipment status updates before warehousing dates could be estimated. Manual handling of an average of 1,800 inquiries a month created an excessive workload for staff. Distributors had begun securing extra stock in a system known as just-in-case inventory to prevent inventory shortages at hub warehouses in each region, leading to chronic over-inventory

Power Catalyst needed a solution that can support massive amounts of mission-critical data with no disruption for customers. Antiquated system wasn’t scalable and couldn’t support disaster recovery and could not deploy applications on a service basis with a quick turnaround.

A large amount of engineering work involving frequent specification changes not only resulted in a nightmare for staff but also caused a considerable amount of material wastage due to miscommunication and last minute change notices. Need a system that is not too complicated to manage, and is easy to learn and use for typical employees because there a shortage of specialist IT staff and the company employs many short-term contract employees. Need an application that is not too expensive to implement, easy to use and powerful enough to handle a large volume of work.

NEC's Express5800 SIGMABLADE server systems unite server, storage and network components in a cost-effective design. The M-chassis is an 8 blade chassis comprising of 6U of rack space. Express5800 SIGMABLADE servers provide a versatile infrastructure that helps IT departments quickly deliver services to the rest of their organizations.

The Express5800/R320e is a dual-socket fault tolerant server developed with Intel's latest Xeon processors. The R320e provides exceptional high availability, affordable, and operational simplicity through its fully redundant modular hardware design featuring high-performance processors. NEC Fault Tolerant servers provides an innovative solution to address planned and unplanned downtime for your most important applications.NEC Fault Tolerant servers provide an innovaton solution to address planned and unplanned downtime for your most importnat applications. The Express5800/R320e servers deliver continuous availability for 99.999% system uptime (5 times )

D3-10 is Low end disk array device with up to 144 HDD modulesFC model (D3-10) and iSCSI model (D3-10i) are available. Having up to 144 SAS or SATA HDD modules, the maximum capacity is 113TB. Up to 12 FC ports can be supported. High operability with setup wizard which reduces installation time, visualized onfiguration and mixed use of SAS/SATA HDD. High perfomance with new RAID engine and SAS Wide Link. Saving energy with MAID technology. High availability and high reliability with RAID-TM (Triple Mirror).

The NFC Forum is a non-profit industry association whose membership draws from all parts of the NFC ecosystem. Working within the framework of the NFC Forum, member organizations share development, application, and marketing expertise to develop the best possible solutions for advancing the use of Near Field Communication, enhancing the lives of consumers worldwide and advancing members’ business objectives.Near field communication, abbreviated NFC, is a form of contactless communication between devices like smartphones or tablets. Contactless communication allows a user to wave the smartphone over a NFC compatible device to send information without needing to touch the devices together or go through multiple steps setting up a connection.Near Field Communication utilizes electromagnetic radio fields while technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi focus on radio transmissions instead.Bluetooth. Radio-frequency identification. QR codes. The modern world is ever expanding and with it comes new technologies that change the way we communicate and interact with each other.Who benefits from near field communication?- Busy moms checking out at the grocery store- Businessmen and women riding the subway to work- Businesses looking for faster, more secure payment methods for customers- Students touring a museum- And many moreNear field communication (NFC) technology lets smartphones and other enabled devices communicate with other devices containing a NFC tag. Whether swiping your smartphone at the checkout lane in the grocery store, waving it over a display at a local museum, or bumping phones with a friend to share the latest games, near field technology lets you pay, play, and learn easily.

EU FP7 research project ubiquitous, secure internet of things with location and context-awareness.

Wi-SUN Alliance Field Area Networks deliver multi-vendor interoperable solutions to a broad variety of applications including street lighting, parking systems and traffic management. Municipalities can install products from different suppliers confident that they will seamlessly interoperate.The Wi-SUN Alliance promotes the adoption of open industry standards for:- Wireless Smart Utility Networks and related applications as defined by international and regional standards development organizations.- It seeks to advance wireless Smart Utility Networks worldwide and related interoperability and compliance certification programs.- Other activities include user education, industry outreach and other support programs as well as lobbying regional regulatory bodies for spectrum allocation for smart grid services.

PTC is a global provider of technology platforms and solutions that transform how companies create, operate, and service the "things" in the Internet of Things (IoT). The company's next-generation ThingWorx technology platform gives developers the tools they need to capture, analyze, and capitalize on the vast amounts of data being generated by smart, connected products and systems. The company's field-proven solutions are deployed in more than 26,000 businesses worldwide to generate a product or service advantage. PTC's award-winning CEO, considered an industry thought leader, co-authored the definitive guides to the impact of the IoT on business in the Harvard Business Review.

Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe. With their positioning along the electrification value chain, Siemens has the knowhow that extends from power generation to power transmission, power distribution and smart grid to the efficient application of electrical energy.Featured Subsidiaries/ Business Units:- Digital Factory- Siemens Technology to Business (TTB)

Oracle is a leader in enterprise software and provides hardware and services to help companies improve their processes. Best known for its focus on databases, it offers aid in areas such as managing business data, collaboration and application development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management.Year founded; 1977Revenue: $38.2 billion (2015)NYSE: ORCL