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Protect your company from computer viruses

August 8, 2008

Like switching on a light when entering a room, you probably don’t think twice when logging on to your computer. But if you are on the receiving end of a virus, the resulting headaches and disruption to your business can be significant.Computers bring speed to our business lives, and also viruses and other forms of cyber attacks that can move just as fast through ...

Not your typical desk job

2009 Ford work trucks allow mobile techs to take the office to the street

July 22, 2008

With the introduction of Ford Work Solutions technologies, techs will be able to check inventory, receive job assignments, map service routes and print invoices-all from their F-150 pickup, F-Series Super Duty truck or E-Series van.

Beyond Print

Internet and television critical to marketing success

November 1, 2007

In a world where Wikipedia defines everything, MySpace hosts everyone and YouTube videos are everywhere, glass companies must look beyond traditional print marketing techniques to effectively reach consumers.“Seventy-three percent of adults are online. And 59 percent say they start online when looking for local listings,” said Scott Orth, director of Internet marketing ...

Capital equipment, IT investments equal profit

Survey reveals similar trends in auto and architectural glazing

May 1, 2007

Few corporations are able to sustain competitiveness without investing in equipment and tools to help them achieve their goals, and glass companies are no different. National Glass Association members participating in the 2006 NGA Competitiveness Survey report that they invested a median 5 percent—average 14.7 percent—in capital equipment and median 2 percent—average 3.7 ...

Film history: Thin interlayers and coatings co-star with glazing

June 1, 2006

The roots of thin interlayers used in and on windows and glazing date to the 1930s, the first Golden Age of the American automobile. A consortium, including DuPont of Wilmington, Del., developed glass fashioned from tough, clear polyvinyl butyral. Sandwiched between glass, it created a safety windshield, and lamination was born. Since then, the processes, applications, thicknesses, colors and ...

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