Situational awareness: Real-time decision making to improve business operations
Although the term situational awareness usually pertains to the military and first responder space, it also plays a crucial role in the efficiency of public and private organizations such as large-scale businesses, government agencies, transportation and logistics, and many other industries. For business leaders, situational [...]
What a Suitcase Salesman Taught Me About the Software Business
Tim Williams of FileWave shares an important business lesson he learned from a suitcase salesman. About 25 years ago, I was returning from a business trip and retrieving my hard-sided rolling suitcase from the baggage claim belt. I was stunned to see one of the [...]
INSIGHT: Biopesticides to Feed a Growing and Hungry World
Farm workers harvest a corn crop in the central valley town of Tulare, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2018. Photographer: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Whether it is in China, Guatemala, Brazil, Europe, or the U.S., consumers, and especially young people, want more information and transparency [...]
Securing People in the Age of the IoT
Our increasingly connected, always-on world has changed the way we manage most aspects of our lives. It’s not just our cellphone, computer, or tablet that transmits data anymore. Smartwatches, thermostats, refrigerators, televisions, and more are contributing to the rapid growth of the IoT (Internet [...]
Looming Chlorpyrifos Ban Has ‘Natural’ Pesticide Makers Buzzing
Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, Calif.Photographer: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Posted Aug. 14, 2018, 5:45 AM Marrone Bio Innovations hopes farmers will use their biopesticides to replace chlorpyrifos Pesticide trade group CEO says ban won’t actually happen A court [...]
Marrone Bio seeks EPA approval for weed control product
Pam Marrone, founder of Marrone Bio DENNIS MCCOY | SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL By Mark Anderson – Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal Aug 13, 2018, 5:06pm Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. is seeking U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for a biologically based weed control product, which could bring [...]