Most of the companies we deal with in our industry are careful about who they chose as resellers. They need to be technically savvy, provide support, manage competitive situations, etc. But one company has a different idea. It sends out a quite a lot of e-mail (so much that I had to request it stop several times before it did) with a simple note:
If you are interested in becoming a reseller of the xxx, please give me a call,
Andy
There’s an add below that, and since the device is GPS related this important warning:
*It is illegal to track someone without their knowledge.
The company does not seem to be as savvy about spam legislation, nor too choosy about whom it asks about becoming a reseller. I’m thinking they’ll get just the sort of reseller they deserve.
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 08:59 AM |
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The first two are no problem (save that the Galileo contellation is not yet in orbit) but the last?
The technology has a tracking sensitivity of -160 dBm, which enables indoor coverage.
The chip the u-blox 5 is from Switzerland’s U-blox. It’s to be unveiled at 3GSM in Barcelona this month. Another feature? The ability to save the almanac to speed finding satellites the next time its turned on. I guess everyone will be doing that now. TomTom has had such a feature for a while.
- InfoWorld
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 08:41 AM |
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In what seems to be a throwback to yesteryear, Justin Ivas supervised his fellow scouts with maps and compasses to document the paths of trails through Norwell, Massachusetts. He then stirred in some USGS data and to put the maps on the Web in PDFs. The results are quite nice and go to show, sometimes simpler is better.
- Norwell Mariner
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 07:27 AM |
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by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 07:10 AM |
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As part of its ongoing relationship with Earthwatch Institute, Starbucks will send a group its partners (employees) and winners of a drawing to work in Costa Rica on environmental sustainability projects to support those who grow its coffee.
These Earthwatch volunteer teams will use GIS (Geographic Information System) technology to provide a broad scale analysis of factors important to a farmer including soil erosion and water quality. This program is the first component of Starbuck’s $1.1 million, three-year commitment, representing the growing partnership with the Earthwatch Institute that began in 2000.
- press release
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 07:01 AM |
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