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GPS tracking fleet management

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The importance of GPS tracking in transportation fleet management

GPS tracking has its own benefits. Among those getting the most out of those benefits are fleet management and vehicle monitoring services. More importantly, the transport industry is taking benefit through maximizing their vehicle utilization. The GPS software enables the fleet administrator to identify the available vehicles and track the current location of the vehicles on the road. Thus a Garmin Express product -- or any other fleet GPS product -- can enable you to schedule a perfect plan for the optimum […]

todayMay 3, 2019 36

Illinois industrial hemp

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Illinois Department of Agriculture receives over 300 industrial hemp applications in two days

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois has been officially an industrial hemp state for three days and the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has no plans on stopping anytime soon in their pursuit of industrial hemp growers and processors in the Land of Lincoln. In less than two days, IDOA received 369 applications -- 295 growers and 74 processors -- which resulted in departmental staff immediately reviewing the applications, which is the first step in the approval process. Applications were opened […]

todayMay 2, 2019 46

Microsoft Outlook

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Microsoft Outlook users had their accounts hacked for months under security breach

Microsoft’s Outlook.com webmail service had been compromised since January 1. The security breach went undiscovered until March 28. Microsoft revealed this breach to its users on April 12, in the form of a notification being sent out. The notification informed the affected subset of users that the hackers could only see the account email addresses, folder names, and subject lines of emails. Microsoft later revealed to The Verge that the breach was worse, for some, than they previously admitted. While […]

todayApril 30, 2019 41

Scottsdale

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TRAVEL GUIDE: Travelling to Scottsdale for business? How your trip can be comfortable

A business trip takes you from a casual traveler to someone who spends most of their time in the air. Go on enough business and you might even get upgraded to your airline's frequent flyer program. If you spend most of your time away from home on business, you might as well try to enjoy it. Depending on the company, you may occasionally take business trips to Scottsdale, Arizona. Here are some tips to get the most of your trip […]

todayApril 29, 2019 62

Henry Bloch H&R Block

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H&R Block co-founder Henry Bloch dies at 96

KANSAS CITY (UPI) -- H&R Block co-founder Henry Wollman Bloch died at the age of 96 on Tuesday, the company announced. The tax services provider did not disclose the cause of Bloch's death, but stated that he died peacefully surrounded by his family. "Through his honesty and integrity, Henry embodied the best of American business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In so many ways, he was ahead of his time and a model for today's entrepreneur," H&R Block President and CEO Jeff […]

todayApril 23, 2019 38

e-commerce

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Is subscription-based e-commerce the future of online selling?

Subscriptions are not an extraordinary concept. They didn’t emerge after the technological advances of the last decade. Subscription-based services have been around for a very long time. People love to subscribe to things like magazines, internet services, or even TeamViewer Tensor. However, within the e-commerce industry, subscription-based models are a relatively recent trend. More and more e-commerce companies are considering making a switch to a subscription model. Others are adding subscription models to their existing e-commerce operations, like Amazon Fresh. […]

todayApril 1, 2019 18

Midwestern flood losses farmers

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Midwestern farmers devastated by massive, uninsured flood losses

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UPI) -- Hundreds of millions of dollars of crops destroyed in this month's massive Midwestern flooding events were not insured, farmers say. And the losses could leave many without sufficient income to continue farming. "This uninsured grain issue is really starting to affect people," said Jeff Jorgenson, a western Iowa corn and soy grower whose farm flooded when the Missouri River broke over its banks March 12. "It could end a farming career," he said, his voice was […]

todayMarch 29, 2019 80

OfficeDepotMax Office Depot OfficeMax Support.com

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OfficeDepotMax and Support.com to settle FTC allegations for $35 million for tricking customers into buying costly computer repair services

WASHINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- OfficeDepotMax and a California-based technical support software provider have agreed to settle allegations made by the Federal Trade Commission, citing the companies tricked Office Depot customers into buying millions of dollars' worth of computer repair and technical support services by deceptively claiming their software had found malware on customer computers. The parties agreed to pay a total of $35 million in the settlement. As part of these settlements, OfficeDepotMax has agreed to pay $25 million while […]

todayMarch 29, 2019 71

Comcast arena video gaming

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Comcast to build first gaming-specific arena in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- Comcast Spectacor announced Monday that it with build a $50 million gaming and entertainment arena in the same complex where the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies play. The first-of-its-kind arena, made specifically for gaming teams and their fans, will seat 3,500 spectators and be home for the Philadelphia Fusion, the e-sports team that is owned by the company. The Fusion is one of 20 international teams that compete in the Overwatch League. Comcast Spectacor, which made the […]

todayMarch 28, 2019 97

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