Archive for the ‘Technology Articles’ Category

Benefits of EDMS

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

If your business is drowning in paper, it might be time to look into purchasing an electronic document management system (EDMS) for your company. Advances in technology and programming mean that managing all of the important documents that you need to run your company is far easier than it ...

LNG Trade Due for Changes with New Production, Technology

Friday, November 16th, 2007

GPR has heard that a pending flood of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the U.S. has been in the works for years, but it has yet to materialize due to delays at the regas end of the chain here and higher netbacks elsewhere.Ian Salmon, principal at Featherwood Capital, explained at ...

Arctic technology

Friday, November 16th, 2007

This month's technology focus centers on the industry push into arctic exploration and production opportunities. Like deepwater, arctic regions of the world are believed to hold enormous potential oil and gas reserves. And like deepwater, operating under arctic conditions brings its own set of technological challenges. As you will see, this ...

Siemens Sees Technology Upgrades Aiding Gasification Projects

Friday, November 16th, 2007

San Francisco - Ever since Siemens acquired the former Future Energy gasification technology from Sustec 15 months ago, it has been undertaking investigations on how to improve gasification for future applications."We need a 15-20% cost reduction to get the 'third wave' of IGCC [integrated gasification combined cycle] going," Siemens IGCC ...

When Technology Overwhelms

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Recently I was involved in two hearings concerning repair information availability in the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts. Unlike many who comment on this topic, I am going to let you know where I sit, before I tell you where I stand.I firmly believe - because I practice it ...

Semantic Technologies Meet SOA

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Metatomix's middleware applies business rules, reasoning to data Do semantic technologies have a place in software-oriented architecture (SOA), and more important, can they break organizations' reliance on expensive data warehouses? Metatomix believes they can.Sept. 10 saw the release of version 5.0 of Metatornix's semantic middleware platform. The platform applies business process ...

Cellulosic Technology Key to Reducing GHGs, Petroleum Dependency: ADM Tech Chief

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Washington, D.C. - Forecasts are for global food demand to double by 2050, while conventional energy sources and worldwide refining capacity fail to keep pace with world demand. Biomass is the key to satisfying the need for both, the chief technology officer of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) told Hart's World ...