Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Technology 2014 – Pplware

The year 2014 is just down and today is the day to make a hindsight that it was a year full of technology.

A year in which the mobile devices and the wearables exploded in the markets, the Internet of Things has a new expression, where more than never talked about security and privacy invasion Web, where we watched the conquest of markets by newcomers companies to technological world, and many other news rechearam this year.

Remember us the technological 2014 …

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January

As always, the first month of the year was marked by retrospective of the previous year: large companies revealed some of their numbers to the public, the consultants presented results of their studies and statistics have been given to know the best of 2013 applications

January was also the month of CES 2014 with the technology to turn to the Internet of Things, for devices wearables and many other smart devices.

Year started the best way to Microsoft, with Windows Phone to capture the market of iOS in 24 countries and Microsoft also received the news that Satya Nadella would be the next CEO and Bill Gates could come to move away from the company.

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In January, Google announced the sale of Motorola to Lenovo and Google Docs changed its name to Google Drive.

About security and privacy on the Web, a hot topic to the right of the whole year, also began to discuss in the first days of the year with the NSA to come again in the mouths of the world, it is found that the Agency would access the same computers shut down the Internet.

In Portugal, January 12, BES was news due to hacking attempt that transferred over a hundred properties BES bank to the name of a virtual company.



February

February was the month’s Mobile World Congress 2014: Huawei surprised with your TalkBand B1, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z2, Nokia launched its smartphones with Android, but the great revelation and also the most awaited came from Samsung, with the official presentation of Samsung Galaxy S5.

Microsoft still at MWC 2014 announced the new version of Windows Phone, the 8.1, we now know in most Lumia smartphones.

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But this month there have been many stories that stood out in the technological world, as the partnership between Twitter and IBM and the subsequent purchase of 900 patents to IBM by the social network. He excelled yet onset of rumors around a smartwatch Apple and its iPhone 6, or even the sale of the Vaio brand and all business computers from Sony to a Japanese investment fund Japan Industrial Partners (JIP ).

In Europe, after a process brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union, was to know that the use of hyperlinks does not violate the copyright law in the EU.

March

In March, the devices wearables won a new term with Google to officially announce its operating system fully dedicated to them, Android Wear. But the title for the most monitored man ever through this kind of technology goes to Chris Dancy using 700 sensors to record every detail of your life

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In Portugal, a computer error caused thousands of taxpayers had been ordered to pay fines they did not own for the Single Tax Movement, the FBI reported 52 cases of child pornography in the country and the Nexus 5 was finally on sale in the domestic market.

In Europe, the European Parliament adopted a directive requiring that mobile phones placed on the market started to be compatible with a common charger.



April

On April 8 Microsoft ended support for Windows XP and the next day, the most hated browser ever also had its end, Internet Explorer 6. In the field of computers, but this time the side of Apple, the company presented later this month the new MacBook Air with lower prices than normal.

The appearance of Chinese smartphones OnePlus One and Doogee DG550 during the month of April was crucial to the changing a bias associated with devices from the East.

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In Portugal, Amazon UK ended the free shipping country, which was a source of great discontent of online shoppers. The court ruled the sites that transmit the Sport Live TV and the website of the Attorney General was attacked lock.

Also in Portugal, the Pplware celebrated its 9th anniversary, more precisely, on the 18th April.

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May

In early May were the first rumors of the purchase intention of Beats by Apple, a deal that was found later in the month, an announcement by Apple, a deal which involved 2.6 billion dollars and 400 million in Cupertino company’s shares.

In this month there was speculation that the Nexus line would be discontinued, Apple was sued for failing to send SMS to Android, Motorola launched the Moto E, an entry-level smartphone that came attached to the Moto G and Moto X. The Samsung hit the record sales of 10 million Galaxy S5 sold in just 25 days.

Microsoft made known the Surface Pro 3 and Google was named the most valuable brand world.

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In Europe, Google was forced to remove the data of European users and the first removal requests came a few days after making the decision.

In Portugal, the monthly news was the arrival of a new entrant in the telecommunications market. The US was thus born on 16 May and resulted from the merger of ZON and OPTIMUS.



June

June started in the best way for fans of Apple with the WWDC 2014 where he was introduced iOS 8, OS X 10:10 Yosemite, Swift, a new programming language, and the HomeKit, the SDK for smart homes.

For the players, the RockStar brought a great news during the E3 2014 event with the announcement that GTA V would reach the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Google, to everyone’s surprise, released Android 4.4.4 and days later, at the Google I / O 2014 revealed the design for the new Android at the time called Android L. also presented the Android Auto, announced the availability of the first smartwatches Android Wear the Gear Live from Samsung and LG G Watch, made known the new hardware from Sony and Sharp TV for Android and even the new features of Chromecast.

Portugal was involved in schemes wiretapping, as revealed Vodafone. Microsoft submitted to the national market the first Lumia with Windows Phone 8.1 and here in Pplware we have made known the Smart: wave, an Android smartphone produced by Portuguese company 1Life


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

TeK Tip: Know the technology news’ hottest … – TeK.sapo

Readers are a crucial part of any publication and part of it happens by giving back to the level of opinions, own analyzes and even some less enlightened points that can not be directly referenced in the text.
 

It is therefore important to realize not only what were the most read technology news of the year, but also to know what were the stories with the most comments. And another aspect is important to understand: why have generated so much talk.
 

Some better built, other without any sense, more radical views, other more rational, all end up having a place in the Comments box of the news.
 

All in all, these were the hottest topics and for different reasons aroused the desire to participate in readers. Does your comments helped define this top?
 

Those interested can find on the next page for links to the most commented news of the year.
 

To the readers who follow us daily and also to those who visit us from time to time, the TeK hopes of an excellent year 2015 and expects to continue to share opinions, always with a sense of respect for other members the online community.
 
 


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Laboratory in Recife stimulates creation of products through … – Globo.com

A laboratory in Recife has helped the production of new products through technology. A laser cutter and 3D printer are available in the Fab Lab Recife, which includes a project that aims to democratize the use of equipment that is expensive and would normally be difficult to be accessed.

The space at Fort House, North Reef area is small, temporary, but very busy, turning ideas into prototypes and materializing creations. “The Fab Lab was born at MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States] in the early 2000. To give you idea a year ago had 150 laboratories worldwide. Today there are over 400, which shows the trend of the maker movement take over the whole world, which is a move that makes people materialize their ideas, take their role of ideas, “says the executive director of the enterprise, Edgar Andrade.

Paul Carvalho architect creates furniture, decorative objects and architectural designs with the new tools. “This allows me to materialize, we all materializemos our ideas that were previously only in the digital world and we now can materialize with this technology”, he said.

Trained in architecture, Natalia Tapety use the 3D printer to form sophisticated accessories. “The idea is always to make parts you look at and say, this piece was made in a different way, using different technology, could not be done otherwise,” says

The possibilities for use of. laboratory resources are unlimited. Goers and members of the project often say that it can be done almost everything in space, which is dedicated to innovation, creation and experimentation. And when people and machines come together, the result is amazing.

Pregnancy Isaac robot, for example, champion of a competition in Latin America, also passed by the laboratory. “We have this part here holding the tablet, so here was developed 3D printer as well as the part that makes all the mechanical part of it. This here is that the motor coupling with the robot, “explains Henry Forest.

The creative team of Capibaribe Park, which will give a new face to the area that borders the river, also used the laboratory for develop the model of an urban equipment that goes far beyond a common bank. “We draw the project and at the same time we will have the collaboration of the Fab Lab in order to make this model of this project, which is a step to run,” explains architect and engineer Capibaribe Park, Roberto Montezuma.

The final seat lab will be built at Santana Park until May 2015. Until then, this equipment will be on service of those who bring innovative ideas. No matter the profession, let alone age. To democratize the use of equipment, 40% of the time machine utilization will go to ordinary users for free. The rest will follow a schedule where a fee will be charged for the use of machinery and also the material.

The schedule can be made by calling (81) 3314-5390. The Fab Lab works at Rua Dona Ada Vieira, 87, from 14h to 18h.

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Monday, December 29, 2014

TeK showcase: The most read technology news 10 2014 – TeK.sapo

The theme of smartphones in general, is the most representative of the articles published in TeK more views totaled over 2014, with interest ecosystem Apple and Android evident.
 

The financial restrictions that the Portuguese have also been subject to have pointed out, when the list we show you will be able to find examples of articles which called for savings.
 

The sport moves mountains, and more specifically football, and World of year or the TeK was an exception, as you would see in the following pages.
 

Beginning of the end for the start in last position in the list of 10 most read news in 2014 was evidence of the interest on camera by itself, despite the cannibalization inflicted by mobile devices.
 

In March 2014 the TeK published the article New cameras that will hit the market, where he mentioned the latest data for the segment in Portugal and announced the news about to arrive. Canon, Sony and Fujifilm were among the manufacturers with emphasis on models.
 

Next page: Check out the news on the 9th place of the most read
 

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Sebrae teaches entrepreneurs to use technology with social networks – Tribuna da Bahia

There was a time, in the late 19th century, in which the best way to sell newspaper was passing the door horse to door announcing loudly about the arrival of the issue of the day. Since then, much has changed. What has not changed is the fact that the entrepreneur still want to be where your audience is and, thanks to the development of technologies, it is now much easier to figure out the best ways to advertise and market your business. To those who have difficulty in time to take the presence of a new company for internet, experts give tips on how to have the technology as good ally. Initiative more than necessary to thrive in an environment where the market is increasingly connected.

He was thinking about the importance of online presence of entrepreneurs that the Brazilian Service to Support Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae) signed partnership with Facebook earlier this year. According to the institution, out of three small businesses in Brazil, has page on the social network and, therefore, it is necessary to assimilate properly using the service for the benefit of the company’s goals.

The solution came in a game format, “Embark with Facebook” released now in September. Through the game, which teaches digital marketing concepts, entrepreneurs learn solutions to market your products on the network and can even earn stars, or awards that are later exchanged for credits to create real ads and promote the project on Facebook.

It is still interesting to follow courses and development institutions of the entrepreneur programs, such as Endeavor, which has distance learning modules and a network that encourages the development of start ups. In Sebrae, you can also find courses such as Internet for Small Business, which aims to present tools available on the internet that work in favor of entrepreneurship.

Whether to develop a site, improve the company’s presence in social networks, learn how to create ads on Google or build your own online store, it is clear that the use of technology is increasingly tied to the success of new businesses. The entrepreneur, remains be linked to new technologies that can make your business thrive.

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Technology and education: an essential relationship Frederico Paiva – Economic


 

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The year in which the technology began to guide users – NE10

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First, they were able to measure the we did, now tell us what we have to do. This year, watches and bracelets that measure steps, pulse, calories burned and other data were the news of wearable technology.

Bracelets and smart watches come with more and more technology lovers. Some even hang on the collars of medallions dogs that tell when the animals are sleeping too little or running. Data collected by sensors in these devices are transmitted to tablets and mobile phones, whose applications analyze the activities of humans and pets because of what should be a healthy life.

This incipient movement “I Quantified” popularized this year, receiving a boost in 2015 with the sale of the future Apple clock, simply named Watch. “We often delight us a bit more about the things that take care of ourselves,” he said analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group company, Silicon Valley, Calif.

Sensors installed in accessories used in our daily for monitoring daily activities that are then analyzed by computers online data centers, that one day may be able to anticipate people’s needs. Industry analysts say that many of the people who buy bracelets “fitness” usually leave them aside months later, perhaps because over time to have a device to report that gave 7,589 steps a day longer so exciting.

“Consumers do not care much for track their data,” said JP Gownder, an analyst at Forrester. “What they want is information on how to have a better life,” he continued.

computerized Future

When the user accesses the phone your emails, calendar or geolocation services, Internet servers put this “I Quantified” in context, calculating that appeals to someone when you are in a certain place, at a certain time of day. “At the end of this decade, we will be talking to all the devices connected to us and they will be responding,” Enderle predicted.

“Now, if you want to marry this technology is another matter and depends on your state mental, “he added. The joke of the analyst was a reference to the movie “Her” (She), in which Joaquin Phoenix plays the character of a not too distant future who falls for a sensual operating system you use in your electronic devices.

Applications that will really stand out in the field of technology will be those that are beyond the measurement of physiological activities and unable to deliver information with personal assistants that connect the Internet to control objects such as lamps, TV sets and thermostats, exemplified the analyst Ben Arnold, NPD Group company.

“Imagine that are 9 am and I’m telling a friend that I want to eat barbecue at lunch,” said Arnold. “Then at noon, my smart watch knows it’s time to eat and recommended a nearby steakhouse because he heard the conversation in the morning. That’s the goal, “he continued.

Google could achieve that goal with your project Deep Mind, dedicated to achieve with machines to think like humans, said the expert. In addition, Google Now software is designed to anticipate what users of Android mobile devices may want to do, such as notice someone has an e-mail with the confirmation of a new, and then recommend to get out to the airport, depending on traffic at the time.

Apple has its virtual assistant Siri iPhone, while Microsoft developed Cortana to help device users equipped with Windows system.

fitness Bracelets

In the short term, market pressure will focus on smart accessories with FitBit and UP bracelets, pioneering the concept of “I Measured”, which track steps, sleep, food intake and calories consumed.

“We are in a time of great creative destruction,” said Gownder regarding this trend. “Eighty percent of what we see today is likely to fail in some way. And okay. “

A Forrester survey revealed that interest in using sensors, particularly on the wrist, notably increased last year. Titans like Samsung, Sony, LG, Motorola and Microsoft have launched their smart watches. Its capabilities beyond the control of physical activities and allow you to make calls, read emails, take pictures and interact with the applications of the devices.

It is expected that the launch of Apple Watch, next year , boost smart watches to the field of the dominant culture, thanks to the power of attraction of the brand based in California. “Every time Apple gets, the market changes radically. The tide grows and probably raise all the other boats, “Arnold said.

After the bracelets, the following trend should be smart glasses, as either the Google Glass project. “It’s the next logical step, but I’m not sure the world is ready for this,” he added. [ From AFP ]

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

The year in which the technology began to guide users – Info Online

First, they were able to measure what we did, now tell us what we have to do. This year, watches and bracelets that measure steps, pulse, calories burned and other data were the news of wearable technology.

Bracelets and smart watches come with more and more technology lovers. Some even hang on the collars of medallions dogs that tell when the animals are sleeping too little or running.

Data collected by sensors in these devices are transmitted to tablets and mobile phones, whose applications analyze the activities of humans and animals estimation in terms of what should be a healthy life.

This incipient movement “I Measured”, popularized this year, receiving a boost in 2015 with the sale of the future Apple clock, simply named Watch.

“We often delight in a little more with things that take care of ourselves,” he said analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group company, Silicon Valley, Calif.

Sensors installed accessories used in our day to day to keep pace with daily activities that are then analyzed by computers online data centers, that one day may be able to anticipate the needs of people.

Industry analysts say that many of the people who buy bracelets “fitness” usually leave them aside months later, perhaps because over time to have a device to report that gave 7,589 steps a day longer so exciting.

“Consumers do not care much for track their data,” said JP Gownder, an analyst at Forrester. “What they want is information on how to have a better life,” he continued.

computerized Future

When the user accesses the phone your emails, calendar, or geolocation services, Internet servers put this “I Quantified” in context, calculating that appeals to someone when you are in a certain place, at a certain time of the day.

“At the end of this decade, we will be talking to all connected equipment to us and they will be responding, “Enderle predicted.

” Now, if you want to marry this technology is another matter and depends on your state of mind, “he added.

play the analyst was a reference to the movie “Her” (She), in which Joaquin Phoenix plays the character of a not too distant future who falls for a sensual operating system you use in your electronic devices.

Applications that will really stand out in the field of technology will be those that are beyond the measurement of physiological activities and unable to deliver information with personal assistants that connect the Internet to control objects such as lamps, TV sets and thermostats, exemplified the analyst Ben Arnold, NPD Group company.

“Imagine that are 9 a.m. in the morning and I’m telling a friend that I want to eat barbecue at lunch,” Arnold said.

“Then at noon, my smart watch knows it’s time to eat and recommended a nearby steakhouse because he heard the conversation in the morning. That’s the goal, “he continued.

Google could achieve that goal with your project Deep Mind, dedicated to achieve with machines to think like humans, the expert said.

In addition, Google Now software is designed to anticipate what users of Android mobile devices may want to do, such as notice someone has an e-mail with the confirmation of a new, and then recommend to get out to the airport, depending on traffic at the time.

Apple has its virtual assistant Siri iPhone, while Microsoft developed Cortana to help device users equipped with Windows system.

fitness Bracelets

In the short term, market pressure will focus on smart accessories with FitBit and UP bracelets, pioneering the concept of “I Measured”, which track the steps, sleep, food eaten and calories consumed.

“We are in a time of great creative destruction”, Gownder said in regard to this trend. “Eighty percent of what we see today is likely to fail in some way. And okay.”

A Forrester survey revealed that interest in using sensors, particularly on the wrist, notably increased last year.

Titans as Samsung, Sony, LG, Motorola and Microsoft have launched their smart watches. Its capabilities beyond the control of physical activities and allow you to make calls, read emails, take pictures and interact with the applications of the devices.

It is expected that the launch of Apple Watch, next year , boost smart watches to the field of the dominant culture, thanks to the power of attraction of the brand based in California.

“Every time Apple gets, the market changes radically. The tide grows and probably , raise all the other boats, “Arnold said.

After the bracelets, the following trend should be smart glasses, as either the Google Glass project. “It’s the logical next step, but I’m not sure the world is ready for this,” he added.

The 10 coolest models of Apple Watch

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Friday, December 26, 2014

The year in which the technology began to guide users – Terra Brazil

First, they were able to measure what we did, now tell us what we have to do. This year, watches and bracelets that measure steps, pulse, calories burned and other data were the news of wearable technology.

Bracelets and smart watches come with more and more technology lovers. Some even hang on the collars of medallions dogs that tell when the animals are sleeping too little or running.

Data collected by sensors in these devices are transmitted to tablets and mobile phones, whose applications analyze the activities of humans and animals estimation in terms of what should be a healthy life.

This incipient movement “I Measured”, popularized this year, receiving a boost in 2015 with the sale of the future Apple clock, simply named Watch.

“We often delight in a little more with things that take care of ourselves,” he said analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group company, Silicon Valley, Calif.

Sensors installed accessories used in our day to day to keep pace with daily activities that are then analyzed by computers online data centers, that one day may be able to anticipate the needs of people.

Industry analysts say that many of the people who buy bracelets “fitness” usually leave them aside months later, perhaps because over time to have a device to report that gave 7,589 steps a day longer so exciting.

“Consumers do not care much for track their data,” said JP Gownder, an analyst at Forrester. “What they want is information on how to have a better life,” he continued.

When the user accesses the phone your emails, calendar, or geolocation services, Internet servers put this “I Quantified” in context, calculating that appeals to someone when you are in a certain place, at a certain time of the day.

“At the end of this decade, we will be talking to all the devices connected to us and they will be answered,” he predicted Enderle.

“Now, if you want to marry this technology is another matter and depends on your state of mind,” he added.

The game analyst was a reference to the movie ” Her “(She), in which Joaquin Phoenix plays the character of a not too distant future who falls for a sensual operating system you use in your electronic devices.

Applications that will really stand out in the field Technology will be those that are beyond the measurement of physiological activities and unable to deliver information with personal assistants that connect the Internet to control objects such as lamps, TV sets and thermostats, exemplified Ben Arnold, an analyst at NPD Group company.

“Imagine that are 9 a.m. in the morning and I’m telling a friend that I want to eat barbecue at lunch,” Arnold said.

“Then at noon, my Smart Watch know it’s time to eat and recommended a nearby steakhouse because he heard the conversation in the morning. That’s the goal, “he continued.

Google could achieve that goal with your project Deep Mind, dedicated to achieve with machines to think like humans, the expert said.

In addition, Google Now software is designed to anticipate what users of Android mobile devices may want to do, such as notice someone has an e-mail with the confirmation of a new, and then recommend to get out to the airport, depending on traffic at the time.

Apple has its virtual assistant Siri iPhone, while Microsoft developed Cortana to help device users equipped with Windows system.

In the short term, market pressure will focus on smart accessories with FitBit and UP bracelets, pioneering the concept of “I Measured”, which track the steps, sleep, food intake and calories consumed.

“We are in a time of great creative destruction”, Gownder said in regard to this trend. “Eighty percent of what we see today is likely to fail in some way. And okay.”

A Forrester survey revealed that interest in using sensors, particularly on the wrist, notably increased last year.

Titans as Samsung, Sony, LG, Motorola and Microsoft have launched their smart watches. Its capabilities beyond the control of physical activities and allow you to make calls, read emails, take pictures and interact with the applications of the devices.

It is expected that the launch of Apple Watch, next year , boost smart watches to the field of the dominant culture, thanks to the power of attraction of the brand based in California.

“Every time Apple gets, the market changes radically. The tide grows and probably , raise all the other boats, “Arnold said.

After the bracelets, the following trend should be smart glasses, as either the Google Glass project. “It’s the logical next step, but I’m not sure the world is ready for it,” added the expert

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The importance of information technology associated with the management … – Administrators

We live in a globalized world. All that society requires and needs is invented, created, developed, produced and marketed by companies.

 

The technological innovations, especially in telecommunications and information technology, promoted the globalization process. From the telecommunications network was possible the dissemination of information between companies and financial institutions, linking the markets of the world.


 

At first, the computer was a mechanism which made it possible to automate certain tasks in multinational companies and government circles. With advances in technology, large machines began to lose ground to smaller and more powerful equipment. The evolution of telecommunications allowed gradually computers to begin to communicate despite being in places far away geographically. As a result, such machines no longer simply automate tasks and started to deal with information.


 

The Information Technology (IT) came to this very competitive market to add. And today is one of the most important components of the business environment, it is essential for the three levels of the organization (strategic, tactical and operational). (ALBERTIN; 2009) points out that the use of IT should be related to the company’s needs in order to contribute to their performance and profitability

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The increase in world trade flows has as main factor the modernization of logistics. Transport, particularly sea, by which occurs most of the business transactions of import and export has a high load capacity, which also allows the globalization of goods.


 

In view of these changes, companies can react constructively guiding their actions by the flexibility principle in the analysis of situations. It is for the manager to be aware and well informed about their obligations in the role of management, always looking for a way to achieve excellence in their actions and operations.


 

Administrators should review the organizational system that match the human, material, financial and technological who are responsible for system operation maintenance in order to fulfill the mission, vision and values ​​of the company. It is they who set the organization’s goals and prepare for the changes trying to adapt them to an increasing ly dynamic and unpredictable environment.


 

Over the years, many management theories and management models were developed, making the day-to-day business and people. This set of activities are results-oriented, connected by information systems and influenced by an external environment, with which the organizational system interacts permanently.


 

It is very important that organizations are aware the forces of macro environment, understanding the patterns that affect the purchasing power of people and their needs. This comprehensive system includes demographic, cultural, social, economic, technological, physical and ecological.


 

The Administrator shall have knowledge and notions of Finance, Marketing, Operations and Production, Information Technology, Human Resources Management, Logistics, Economics and Accounting.


 

Information Technology, in turn, generates new target markets for companies, Management Information Systems transform data into information that assist in the decision-making process of the organization. An integrated system that provides information to the Directors is especially important for planning and control, as they are linked to the physical operating system and arise from the need to develop the fundamental operations of the company, for example, the database control systems, inventory control, planning and production.

 

The organizational performance should be evaluated for effectiveness in achieving the objectives and the efficient use of resources. No control system can address, in an integrated manner, all activities and operations of an organization. Thus, administrators use different instruments and control methods to deal with the various activities and elements of the organization. These instruments and management tools used in the control of organizational performance are known as financial control, management information systems, auditing, the balanced scorecard and benchmarking.


 

The organization needs to make use of the information, knowing identify which serves to enjoy properly. Already alerted Beal (2009) that information is an asset, it adds value to the organization. It is not a lot of bytes clusters, but a set of classified and organized data so that a person or a company can take advantage. Information is even a factor that can determine the surviva l or discontinuation of the activities of a business. And it is not difficult to understand. Just imagine what would happen if a financial institution lost all information of its customers. Although possible, hardly a large company can lose your information, especially when it comes to banks, chain stores, among others. However, what happens more often is the improper use of information acquired or even the under-utilization of these. This is where the Information Technology can help.


 

The Management Information System is a method that makes it available to the Directors the accurate information necessary to facilitate the decision-making process and to provide conditions for the functions of planning, organization, control and direction are implemented effectively .

 

In this context, information management focused on organizational and not merely technologic aspects stand out strongly. McGee and Pruzak (cited Rech, 2001, p. 20) recognize that “the management of information is a competitive factor.” (Porter, 1986, p. 83) considers “crucial to effective use of IT for the survival and the competitive strategy of organizations.”


 

Information Systems as decisive character information generators, can bring other benefits for the company, especially in the financial area, because they reduce the costs of operations and provide more accurate and quick reports. The administration of resources – material, human and financial – can be performed more quickly and accurately with the use of IT (DIAS, 1998). Other areas are also covered by the benefits of the system as the Business Logistics, Management Accounting and Human Resources.


 

Among the benefits of the system are impro ved productivity in work processes, improvement in realized and services offered, improving the organizational structure of the company, improved information flow, improvement in the company’s adaptation to address unforeseen events in projects and work processes, optimization of service delivery to customers, better interaction between managers and also contributes to the increased level of motivation of the people involved in the work processes.

 

Conclusion

 

The article concludes with a brief analysis of how it has been essential for companies using the appropriate information system that responds effectively and efficiently their demands, following the changes and market changes associated with age of information technology .

 

For organizations to remain competitive in this market that fluctuates every day, they have to keep up with the changes taking place around it. The technology appears to be increasingly innovative. If organizations do not know use it to their advantage, they will lose their spaces.


 

The contemporary managers have an important function, identify the appropriate and cost-effective technology for your market segment so that it meets the real needs of the company, knowing that will influence the whole culture and organizational structure. You need a strategic plan identifying the benefits and possible failures in the implementation of these technologies.


 


reference

 

Idalberto Chiavenato, New Paradigms: How the changes are messing with companies. Sao Paulo, Atlas, 1996, p. 260.
Furtado, Maria Jose, Guide of the best companies to work in Brazil, 1997, p. 76-80.
John Naisbit, Global paradox, Rio de Janeiro, Publisher Fields, 1991.


 


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The year in which the technology began to guide users – swissinfo.ch

First, they were able to measure what we did, now tell us what we have to do. This year, watches and bracelets that measure steps, pulse, calories burned and other data were the news of wearable technology.

Bracelets and smart watches come with more and more technology lovers. Some even hang on the collars of medallions dogs that tell when the animals are sleeping too little or running.

Data collected by sensors in these devices are transmitted to tablets and mobile phones, whose applications analyze the activities of humans and animals estimation in terms of what should be a healthy life.

This incipient movement “I Measured”, popularized this year, receiving a boost in 2015 with the sale of the future Apple clock, simply named Watch.

“We often delight in a little more with things that take care of ourselves,” he said analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group company, Silicon Valley, Calif.

Sensors installed accessories used in our day to day to keep pace with daily activities that are then analyzed by computers online data centers, that one day may be able to anticipate the needs of people.

Industry analysts say that many of the people who buy bracelets “fitness” usually leave them aside months later, perhaps because over time to have a device to report that gave 7,589 steps a day longer so exciting.

“Consumers do not care much for track their data,” said JP Gownder, an analyst at Forrester. “What they want is information on how to have a better life,” he continued.

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When the user accesses the phone your emails, calendar, or geolocation services, Internet servers put this “I Quantified” in context, calculating that appeals to someone when you are in a certain place, at a certain time of the day.

“At the end of this decade, we will be talking to all connected equipment to us and they will be responding, “Enderle predicted.

” Now, if you want to marry this technology is another matter and depends on your state of mind, “he added.

play the analyst was a reference to the movie “Her” (She), in which Joaquin Phoenix plays the character of a not too distant future who falls for a sensual operating system you use in your electronic devices.

Applications that will really stand out in the field of technology will be those that are beyond the measurement of physiological activities and unable to deliver information with personal assistants that connect the Internet to control objects such as lamps, TV sets and thermostats, exemplified the analyst Ben Arnold, NPD Group company.

“Imagine that are 9 a.m. in the morning and I’m telling a friend that I want to eat barbecue at lunch,” Arnold said.

“Then at noon, my smart watch knows it’s time to eat and recommended a nearby steakhouse because he heard the conversation in the morning. That’s the goal, “he continued.

Google could achieve that goal with your project Deep Mind, dedicated to achieve with machines to think like humans, the expert said.

In addition, Google Now software is designed to anticipate what users of Android mobile devices may want to do, such as notice someone has an e-mail with the confirmation of a new, and then recommend to get out to the airport, depending on traffic at the time.

Apple has its virtual assistant Siri iPhone, while Microsoft developed Cortana to help device users equipped with Windows system.

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In the short term, market pressure will focus on smart accessories with FitBit and UP bracelets, pioneering the concept of “I Measured”, which track the steps, sleep, food eaten and calories consumed.

“We are in a time of great creative destruction”, Gownder said in regard to this trend. “Eighty percent of what we see today is likely to fail in some way. And okay.”

A Forrester survey revealed that interest in using sensors, particularly on the wrist, notably increased last year.

Titans as Samsung, Sony, LG, Motorola and Microsoft have launched their smart watches. Its capabilities beyond the control of physical activities and allow you to make calls, read emails, take pictures and interact with the applications of the devices.

It is expected that the launch of Apple Watch, next year , boost smart watches to the field of the dominant culture, thanks to the power of attraction of the brand based in California.

“Every time Apple gets, the market changes radically. The tide grows and probably , raise all the other boats, “Arnold said.

After the bracelets, the following trend should be smart glasses, as either the Google Glass project. “It’s the next logical step, but I’m not sure the world is ready for this,” he added.

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Psychologist technology alert to excesses – Web Daily

The psychologist and researcher Larry D. Rosen, California, considered one of the world’s leading authorities when it comes to the relationship between man and technology, said the Region diary about it. Rosen is a warning to the risk of people becoming mentally ill in his narcissistic relationship and obsessive-compulsive with your gadgets.

The author of books like “Rewired” and “iDisorder”, still no translation in Brazil, Rosen has evaluated with some concern that the use has been made of technological equipment. Chairman of the Department of Psychology at California State University, the scholar is known as the psychologist technology. Rosen alert parents about the risks of becoming addicted to social networks.< br />

On the other hand, it also highlights the importance of new media if well used. If, on the one hand, Rosen recognizes the importance of some research that already point to the list of mental disorders in those who use social networking excess, also points to a lower risk of change in the mood of those who interact with friends hereby to throughout the day. That is, although critical, Rosen is not definitive when it addresses the issue and believes more research should be carried out prior to demonize social networks.

Daily Region – What do you think about the relationship of young people eat technology ?

Larry Rosen – We are living in a time when technology options are expanding rapidly. It worries me, particularly, the various ways found to electronic communication, from the most traditional ways, such as telephone and e-mail, to newer forms such as text messaging and the use of available social networks. The diversity is such that it is almost impossible to tell. What we see now is that people are increasingly feeling “forced” to be all the time connected to these platforms. Just see how the young are checking their phones every 15 minutes or less.

Daily – believed that many stimuli are affecting human behavior ?

Rosen – People sleep with their connected devices or the vibrator, creating a constant state of anxiety as to have the impression that their phones are vibrating, but when the remove the pocket or purse there is no message or notification. That’s just a shot of random signals of neurons, leading to an “itch” and not a warning.

This happens a lot with people who do not drop out their smartphones by. For many young people, their cell phones are no longer carried in a pocket or purse to be always in one hand, waiting for a call or a notification. From the perspective of our brains, people are having these behaviors to remove neurotransmitters that give anxiety and stress signals, such as cortisol.

Daily – How do you see the fact that children have access to computers still in infancy? Believes that this has been reflected in the fact that new generations are more hyperactive?

Rosen – This is a very interesting question. It’s like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. The feeling I have, by research, is that because there are many types of technologies monitored all the time, we are seen as if we were hyperactive, but in fact we are just trying to keep up, watching the various things we checked all the time , texts, Facebook, apps, email, Instagram. We are having to check everything, all the time, to assure ourselves that we are not missing anything that is important. Some polls give the name of this FOMO: Fear of Missing Out (fear of missing out on the translation into Portuguese).

Daily – Why do some people seem to get depressed when they are not in touch with their mobile devices, connected in a social network ?

Rosen – There was some interest in a topic known as the depression of Facebook, which states that when we see all the positive posts of our friends having fun much more than us, we become depressed. There is little evidence about it, but there is always some, and for many people, this is a worrying situation. Have our research showed that those who have more friends on Facebook and talking over the phone on a daily basis, in fact, shown to have less symptoms of both dysthymia, as frames of deeper depressions.

However, those who use Facebook with? more often, they have added more friends and regularly update their status with new posts and photos presented a higher number of disease symptoms on the basis of anxiety, such as narcissism, antisocial personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

And those who excessively use Facebook also showed higher symptoms of manic disorders, half of bipolar and other depressive. So you can see that it is quite complicated, but some good research is being done to try to understand how technology in general, and especially social networks, are affecting the psychological state of the people.

Daily – How will the future going forward with the presence of robots increasingly interacting with humans ?

Rosen – I made a personal promise not predict the future, because every time I try to do it, I fool myself completely. For example, I never expected that one? Website? Like Facebook could reach 1.3 billion active users worldwide and certainly never imagined that one day we’d all be carrying a powerful computer in your pocket. Technology is changing so fast that any forecast today would wrong in the future. However, I believe we will continue to operate from a state of anxiety, which will lead us to the excessive use of technology.

Daily – When it comes to mental health, when it’s time to intervene to prevent permanent damage to the human brain ?

Rosen – So far there is no evidence that the technology can cause any damage to the brain. All experiences we change our brain, both by the release of neurotransmitters such as by growth and removal of axons and dendrites that are extensions of our neurons or nerve brain cells.

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Everyday How the child may be eligible without a loss?

Rosen – As parents, we must be very careful to moderate as and when our children can make use of technology. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends avoiding exposing children under two years to the computer screens. But I see it as something very realistic, since children love playing in technological devices screens and do a simple and intuitive way. That’s the beauty of these technologies, since they are so simple and require very natural actions, even for children.

Daily – When the use of technology is favorable ?

Rosen – I believe that parents should stick to a few basic rules: First of all, the technology should not be used when there are opportunities to interact with other children or with adults . This means not allowing the child to use the tablet for dinner because that will prevent them from talking to parents. The family needs that time to learn from each other. Children need a lot of face conversation ahead to learn about all the nonverbal cues that signal emotions and feelings.

And without these, they are unable to relate effectively with others. Secondly, children should not use technological devices for a very long period, I would say no more than 30 minutes at a time when smaller, and gradually extend to 90 minutes (which is the duration of most movies), when the child is already among its 10 or 11 years. Breaks should be twice as long (or more) that were in front of it.

For example, if a child was playing on the phone for half an hour, I would leave without making use of any technology for at least two hours. After that, I believe that pre-teens and teenagers should not use their technological devices for more than two hours straight. As for young adults and older, breaks need not be as long – 10 or 15 minutes, but they need to engage in activities that allow to give a “reset”, ie that reconfigure the brain or calm down hyperactivity that promote technologies. Ideally participate in physical activities, observe nature or talk to someone face to face, in short, any activity that may reassure the brain.

Daily – As the world was affected by the internet?

Rosen – Social media has been at the forefront of the revolutions in the Middle East and approached people who are geographically separated. The fact that I can give you this interview while I’m in San Diego, California, and you here in Brazil is one of the positive results. Another major impact is that the information be accessible to anyone, anywhere that has internet access. ? The information is no longer exclusive and just meant for those who can attend a library.? We can now search for information on any topic at any time. The world was reduced to the size of a pea in the diffusion of knowledge and communication.

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New Minister of Science and Technology is the author of the bill … – Vox News

Aldo Rebelo proposed in 1994 the prohibition of any mechanism of its kind in public agencies.

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Appointed Minister of Science and second term of government technology Dilma Rousseff, the Communist Aldo Rebelo proposed in 1994, a bill that prohibits the adoption of any technological innovation in local, state and federal agencies.

At the time, the then Congressman suggested to Congress the approval of a device that would prevent “the adoption by any public body of the direct and indirect administration, the municipal, state and federal levels, of any technological development is sparing hand labor, without proof (…) that the social benefits earned by deploying outweigh the social costs of unemployment generated. “

The theme consumed time and resources of the House for 11 years and 1 month, when he received negative opinion rapporteur of Science and Technology Commission, Mr Ariosto Netherlands, PSB -. today it appears in PROS, another legend remembered for president in reshuffle

The final vote pointed out that the abolition of computerized systems in the civil service would increase bureaucracy, of course harming the welfare Rebelo intended to offer. Finally, the document has just rejected for having aged and lost “its reason for being.”

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‘The Interview’ is already on the Internet – Morning Post

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Users in the US can afford to rent or buy the movie on multiple sites

25/12/2014 11:56

‘The Interview’ is already on the Internet

Sony released the movie online this Wed fair.

 By JS

The film The Interview is now available on YouTube , Googleplay and rental service Xbox. Sony has also created its own website for rental and purchase the film, but all of these services are only available in the US market.

“It was always the intention of Sony have a national platform to launch this film” , said in a statement, the chief executive of Sony Entertainment, Michael Lynton.

The film generated controversy for killing fictionally the leader of North Korea provoked a computer attack on Sony. After the premiere be canceled and now restored, The Interview will debut in the US alone, around 200 rooms mostly independent cinemas.

The largest theaters in the country refused to pass the film for fear of reprisals by the same group of pirates who attacked the Sony. This attack, which was attributed to North Korea and that President Barack Obama responded, also revealed embarrassing emails from the company.


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