Web version No Images? Click here Dear , EV transport is sucking up a lot of attention currently – helped by the sometimes vacuous save-the-universe exaltations from Tesla’s Elon Musk. This week another visionary entered the fray from an unlikely corner. Vacuum cleaner magnate James Dyson is turning his considerable engineering and innovation talents to the problem. Despite the puns, he may just clean up. In other news:
With thousands of high value SKUs, industrial electronics supplier Helios recognised an opportunity to enhance value to end customers by offering microscopic visibility across its supply chain. It implemented Abel Software’s ERP to deliver automation, control and traceability, and has not looked back. Enjoy the read. And the weekend. Donovan Jackson Electric dreams and vacuum powerCan James Dyson produce an electric car in record time?... If a payments technology entrepreneur can make an electric car that doesn’t suck, why not one from a vacuum cleaner innovator? “I believed electrically powered vehicles would solve the vehicle pollution problem.” Video/ERP integration solves packing query challengeHow an hour of development eliminated pesky manual labour… Faced with an infrequent but niggling task which amounted to finding a needle in a haystack, technology distributor SnapperNet consulted its enterprise resource planning provider First Software to automate it away. “It removes a task which, while necessary for quality control, was an annoyance.” IT spending sluggish, enterprise software and services shineGlobal spending to increase a modest 4.3 percent; digital transformation a factor… Worldwide IT spending is projected to reach a total of US$3.7 trillion in 2018, which marks an increase of 4.3 percent from over 2017’s numbers which are expected to top US$3.5 trillion. “Global IT spending is showing little overall growth, as are traditional markets.” AU-NASA ready for launchWith NZ ahead, the Turnbull Government commits to creating a national space agency… The intention is to build a long-term domestic space industry announced by senator Arthur Sinodinos at last week’s 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, attended by Buzz Aldrin. Microsoft adds ‘first-line’ workers to target market with new 365 dealMicrosoft releases its F1 ‘everything’ subscription plan, urging digitisation of frontline workers… Customer-facing employees are “misunderstood and overlooked” said Microsoft, but that’s something it’s looking to change with the release of the 365 F1 subscription plan, an extension of (and price increase on) its Microsoft 365 Enterprise offer. “It is Microsoft’s perspective, that a strong digital strategy must be inclusive of all workers.” Powering up sales and serviceAs a multimillion-dollar supplier of DC power products, Australia’s Helios Power Solutions turned to Abel ERP to drive the automation, flexibility and efficiency needed to strengthen its expanding international business... Built on exceptional customer service, Helios has been powering electronic equipment in the transportation, mining, military, marine, medical and telecommunication industries for nearly 40 years. “Abel gave us a flexible solution that was faster, more reliable and easier for everyone to use.” This week's sponsor: Upcoming events: > Intergen Convergence | Oct 17 and 19, Nov 03 | Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland iStart is proudly supported by these leading Latest Buyer's Guides ERP Buyer's Guide | CRM Buyer's Guide | HR/HCM Buyer's Guide | BI Buyer's Guide Privacy statement: We have sent this weekly eNewsletter to you at your e-mail address: [email address suppressed]. iStart will never share your e-mail address, but you may from time to time receive other event invitations or partner communications from us. You can opt out of these by managing your subscription preferences, where you can also update your e-mail address and other details. |