Kiva Systems, a global leader in warehousing technology, had its innovation featured in February's issue of Supply Chain Digital. The article focuses on Kiva Systems' CEO Mick Mountz's idea, and how it came to fruition. Companies like Crate and Barrel and Toys R Us use Kiva Systems' advanced robotic technology to operate their warehouses and pick and place orders, helping automate the entire process. "All you really need is some open floor space, networking capabilities and electricity," Kiva Systems Marketing Director Peter Blair said. Read the full ...

SECUDE has released a new version of SecureFolder Enterprise, which offers enhanced functionalities together with an optimized look and feel. The architecture provides standard interfaces for easy integration into identity management systems. SecureFolder Enterprise is an enterprise-grade solution for role-based encryption of folders and provides protection against unauthorized access and data loss. "SecureFolder Enterprise offers encryption for shared and local folders, and operates completely in the background without requiring any user training," explains ...

SECUDE has launched a new version FinallySecure Enterprise 9.6.2 on the market. The user-friendly and transparent Endpoint Encryption solution offers high security with low implementation costs. The hard drive encryption solution with centralized management has been developed for large and medium-sized enterprises. Moreover, Novell will take this solution under its brand ZENworks. "FinallySecure Enterprise is more user friendly than other endpoint encryption solutions currently in the market," says Michael Kummer, Product Manager, SECUDE. The new version ...

Kuala Lumpur will become a haven for shoe shoppers this March when the Malaysia International Shoe Festival 2012 is held in the city.   Billed as the largest shoe fair in the Asian nation, the event will take place at the Putra World Trade Centre from March 29th to April 1st and will be the third edition of the annual show.   This year's festival aims to build on the success of previous iterations and will see hundreds of brand chain stores, manufacturers and designers showing off their wares.   Also on display will be footwear accessories, massage services and foot ...

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts will be hosting a performance of the Birmingham Stage Company's production of Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians next month.   Aimed at family audiences, this 60-minute show takes kids and their parents on a fun and fascinating trip around ancient Egypt, teaching them all the gruesome facts about the land of the pharaohs.   Based on the massively popular children's history book of the same name by Terry Deary, the show covers interesting topics such as the myths surrounding the Egyptian gods, as well as the reasons why mummies ...

Thailand's Kalasin province will be showcasing an array of stunning locally-produced fabric products during the upcoming Kalasin Prae Wa Silk Festival.   The annual event is the largest cultural celebration in the entire region and will introduce visitors to the beauty of Prae Wa silk, which is woven by the Phu Thai settlers and is known as the "queen of silks".   Opening with a grand ceremony at Amphoe Muang Kalasin, the festival encompasses all manner of activities, including contests of the finest Prae Wa silks and costumes, as well as competitions focused ...

Lovers of hard rock music will be able to catch the Foo Fighters live in Singapore on March 2nd 2012 at 20:00 local time.   The iconic US rockers will be playing to a packed crowd at The Padang, with tickets available online now for S$138 (GBP87.90), plus a booking fee of S$3.   During a career spanning almost two decades, the band has become one of the biggest names in rock music, combining aggressive guitars and vocals with an accessible, pop-style approach to melodies.   The multiple Grammy-nominated act has sold millions of records worldwide thanks to the success ...

Travellers to Thailand this March will be able to get up close and personal with endangered creatures at the 18th Laguna Phuket Sea Turtle Release Ceremony.   Held annually at the Laguna Phuket resort area, the event sees turtles equipped with satellite tracking devices released into the ocean, thus helping to track migration patterns of the ancient creatures and safeguard their futures.   This ceremony has been taking place since 1994 to raise funds and awareness in support of the Royal Thai Navy Sea Turtle Release Programme, with more than $5,000 (GBP3,180) having ...

The Bangkok International Motor Show is gearing up to return to the Thai capital's Impact Challenger Arena for its 33rd edition at the end of March 2012.   Aimed at showcasing the very latest advances in automotive engineering, the show begins on March 26th with two days of VIP and press events, before the doors are thrown open to members of the public from March 28th to April 8th.   The show is organised by Grand Prix International and the Thai Automotive Industry Association, and typically attracts some of the biggest names in the world of vehicular manufacturing, ...

Visitors to Malaysia will be able to take in a performance by three of the nation's funniest comedians at the GoodFlers comedy show series next month.   To be held at locations in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur from March 6th to 10th 2012, the show brings together Jason Leong, Rizal van Geyzel and Kavin Jay for a side-splitting evening of envelope-pushing humour.   Jay is a veteran of Malaysian TV and is known for his ill-tempered but exuberant style of comedy, while Leong, as the newest member of the Malaysian Association of Chinese Comedians, is seen as the breakout ...

Seoul visitors will be able to see the story of Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film Catch Me If You Can come to life in a musical production this March.   This all-singing, all-dancing take on the true story of conman Frank Abagnale Jr is coming to Seoul's Blue Square Musical Hall on March 28th and will run until June 10th.   Nominated for multiple Tony Awards, the show follows the story of the 2002 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, and sees slick young Frank conning his way around the world, with straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty in hot pursuit.   The ...

Florence and the Machine will perform live in Berlin on Saturday March 24th as part of their upcoming European tour.   The band, fronted by flame-haired singer Florence Welch, are due to play at concert halls across the continent in support of their second studio album Ceremonials.   Released in October last year, the 12-track LP garnered rave reviews for the vocalist's powerful and distinctive melodies.   It features the hit singles Shake It Out, What the Water Gave Me and No Light, No Light.   Fans heading to the show at Berlin's Columbiahalle can expect to hear ...

The 5 Days Off dance music festival returns to Amsterdam next month, with a diverse line-up of top DJs and performers set to appear.   Based at the Paradiso and Melkweg clubs, the festival will begin on Wednesday March 7th and offer an abundance of concerts and club nights spread over the next five days.   With the likes of Jeff Mills, James Blake, Hudson Mohawke, SBTRKT, Sleigh Bells and Alix Perez all confirmed, the event aims to showcase the most exciting acts from across the spectrum of electronic music.   The festival began in 2001 and has become one of Amsterdam's ...

The 2012 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will get underway in Dubai on Tuesday March 6th.   As the Middle East's largest celebration of the written and spoken word, the five-day event is set to bring 115 authors, writers and speakers from around the world to the emirate.   More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this year's festival, which will feature the likes of Terry Wogan, Kate Adie, David Nicholls, Patrick French, Tom Rob Smith and Jacqueline Wilson.   Wogan is due to appear on the festival's opening night at the Al Mamzar Theatre, where the veteran ...

An internationally known gay rights advocate has written a formal and public statement denouncing bigotry toward gay marriage. Omar Kuddus of the United Kingdom was spurred to write the statement when former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey claimed the proposal to change the status of marriage ''constitutes one of the greatest political power grabs in history''. Carey has also said that gay marriage would amount to "cultural vandalism". Last fall, it was announced that the coalition Government would legislate for same-sex marriages by 2015. Kuddus, ...

It's that time of the year again; by mid-February all those great New Years resolutions about exercising more, eating better and reducing stress are...causing stress! Author and optimum health expert Julia Loggins has the answer and outlines a 21-Day Plan for wellness in her latest book "Dare To Detoxify!" Today's lifestyles are filled with not only abundant (and deadly) levels of stress but a frighteningly increasing number of toxins. They're in our air, they're in our water and, increasingly, in the foods we eat and choose to eat. The daily routines of ...

Ventana Research has released its latest Benchmark Research, "In Pursuit of Excellent Customer Relationships: Achieving maturity in managing the customer experience," assessing the maturity of organizations' ability to manage customer relationships. The CRM field has dramatically changed how organizations manage relationships across multiple channels, and a whole new field of business processes and technologies has been developed to help organizations deliver the best customer experience. Thanks to the Internet, customers have more ways to buy products, more ...

At a time when some of the larger auction houses tighten their belts and become more particular about the items they accept for consignment, Clarke Auction continues to offer a full service estate liquidation service right down to broom swept residential clean outs. As a result, many estate attorneys have found Clarke to be very attractive and easy to deal with particularly for their clients who want a one-stop liquidation service. Like Sotheby's, Doyle's and Christie's, Clarke also wants to sell big ticket items. Clarke proved to be very competitive in that market in ...

Global Gaming Events has entered a three-month partnership with Colt Poker that will see $10,000 given away in poker tournament prizes. The $10k Giveaway password-protected tournaments will be held in late February, March and April. The first set of events features a $500 freeroll on Saturday 25th February at 3pm EST, followed by a $2,500 cash added buy-in on Sunday 26th February, also at 3pm EST. The password for both of these events will be OFCCOLT and are open to all players. Any players who wish to play in these events must register for an account at Colt Poker, ...

Senior Online Poker Analyst at Badbeat.com, Phil Wise, has written an in depth article on seeking value from the detail of each poker playing hand in the January issue of Bluff Europe magazine. The two page spread discusses the analysis of these hands while providing comprehensive examples of possible improvement areas including 'Increasing win-rate quickly', 'Turn and river value-betting' and 'A C-bet can scare off value'. Together with the above Phil also provides quick tips to help the player analyze each scenario within the game. The article elaborates on hastening ...

Reverb, a programme of special events dedicated to contemporary classical music, will soon return to the Roundhouse in London. Running at the Chalk Farm Road venue from Friday February 24th to Sunday March 4th, the line-up of concerts includes appearances from the London Contemporary Orchestra and singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. The programme will kick off with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, which is due to perform extracts from Hector Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet in an evening presented by The Night Shift. Conducted by Sir Mark Elder, the 90-piece ...

Legendary British pop group The Hollies are due to play two nights at the Hall for Cornwall next month. The pair of concerts at the Truro theatre forms part of the band's 50th anniversary tour, which will call at venues across England and Scotland throughout March and April. Fans heading to the Hall for Cornwall on Friday March 9th or Saturday March 10th can expect to hear renditions of classic hits such as Bus Stop, Carrie Anne, Just One Look and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Tickets for the concerts are available online, priced between GBP20.50 and GBP25.50 ...

The York Literature Festival returns in late March with a typically diverse line-up of readings, performances, workshops and other special events. Now in its fifth year, the festival exists to celebrate York's rich cultural heritage and showcase the work of local writers, as well as inviting literary figures from around the country. Writers due to appear at this year's edition, which will run from Thursday March 29th to Sunday April 1st, include 'the bard of Barnsley' Ian McMillan and historian Neil Hanson. There will also be a performance from Tony Benn and ...

The Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) in Cardiff is preparing to welcome Classic FM for the very first time on Monday March 12th, when a special concert showcasing top musicians is due to take place. Held in the Donald Gordon Theatre, Classic FM Live is set to feature the likes of star cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber and Welsh tenor Wynne Evans. Lloyd-Webber will appear alongside the Philharmonia Orchestra for a complete performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto, as well as an extract from a new piece composed and conducted by Karl Jenkins. The evening, which is also ...

Under new governmental plans, half of the houses in the United Kingdom will not benefit from the full solar panels subsidy available from April of this year. The latest news came last week as the government tightened its restrictions after it became more popular than expected. The latest twist on the government's plans demands that homes be well-insulated and energy efficient before they can qualify for the Feed-In Tariff. This announcement came after the industry saw a 'gold rush' in order for homeowners to quality for the higher Feed-In Tariff. There were worries that ...