Month: November 2022
by Anthony W. Hawks, Chief Legal Officer, e-LYNXX Corporation
AVS Technology is the basic procedural component of any automated solution for buying custom goods and services that must be defined by production or performance specifications at the time of purchase. It includes the following steps:
ENTER vendor attributes
ENTER project specifications
MATCH vendor attributes to project specifications to determine sub-set of qualified vendors
SEND project specifications to sub-set of qualified vendors
RECEIVE a bid response from at least one vendor
When these steps are applied using a computer-operated system, a unique competitive bidding environment can be established where vendors of custom goods and services are now willing to offer their lowest prices to fill idle production capacity. This strategy is called “contribution pricing”. When vendors bid work (even when bidding well below normal rates), any income obtained above out-of-pocket costs “contributes” to fixed costs and overhead and, when absorbed, to their bottom lines.
Prior to AVS Technology, buyers of custom goods and services were faced with the “iron triangle” of quality, timeliness, and cost. Regardless of the industry involved, every procurement or supply chain solution seeks to attract business customers that want to achieve the purchasing trifecta of “good, fast, and cheap.” Before AVS Technology, however, a buyer could only achieve two of these three goals at any one time, not all three simultaneously.
AVS Technology breaks the “iron triangle” because it allows pre-qualified vendors with excess idle capacity to provide an extraordinary low price without risk of establishing future buyer price expectations. In other words, price is no longer tied to quality and timeliness of delivery. This is what makes AVS Technology integral to all current and future e-commerce methods and systems for buying custom goods and services including ERP systems, general supply chain management systems, specialized product or service procurement systems, and even older legacy systems. One such system for organizations with significant buying needs in direct mail, marketing, publications, packaging, labeling and other types of print is currently being offered by American Print Management. Regardless of the industry or buying need, however, all users and providers of such e-commerce methods or systems are required to license AVS Technology if they wish to benefit from this revolutionary innovation.
AVS Technology is unique in creating a controlled bidding environment in which repetitive purchasers of custom goods and services can leverage the open production capacity of their preferred vendors in a way that virtually guarantees “contribution pricing” that is, below normal pricing that seeks primarily to absorb out-of-pocket costs and some level of fixed costs and overhead. This is accomplished by allowing qualified vendors to bid high, low, or not at all (1) without having to consider buyer pricing expectations; (2) without fear of setting either high or low precedent for future bid prices; and (3) without worrying about being denied future bid opportunities for which the vendor is qualified. Freed from these concerns, bidders offer pricing based on their open production capacity at the time each job is bid, knowing that if they bid low this week when they are hungry for work, they are not bound to offer the same low price next week when they are busy with other orders.
The technology is based on a series of patents that the U.S. Patent Office awarded to e-LYNXX Corporation, including Patent No. 6,397,197, Patent No. 7,451,106, post-Bilski Patent No. 7,788,143, and Continuing Application 12/8885,423 (collectively, the “AVS Technology”). This thicket of patents covers all custom goods and services, not just print.
Licensing AVS Technology should be viewed as both a strategic benefit and a legal requirement. Any organization with a computer-operated system that procures custom goods and services, by following the steps outlined in AVS Technology, is required to obtain a license to use (or continue using) the patented procedure protected by AVS Technology. This applies to systems that are developed internally as well as those used through third-party brokers, procurement services and system providers. Organizations should check with their system or service providers to ensure that the system being used is in compliance with AVS Technology licensing requirements.
About e-LYNXX Corporation
e-LYNXX Corporation patented the technology integral to e-commerce. Endorsed by Educational & Institutional Cooperative Purchasing (E&I) and Printing Industries of America (PIA), e-LYNXX drives results through its three divisions. AVS TechnologyTM licenses the patented* automated vendor selection procedure used in e-commerce and procurement systems. American Print Management provides web-based system, services and patented AVS TechnologyTM to reduce substantially the procured costs of direct mail, marketing, publications, packaging, labels and other procured print. Government Print Management offers effective U.S. GPO bid services and strategies. www.e-LYNXX.com 888-876-5432
Technology is constantly changing the world. It influences every area and sphere of our lives. The world of commerce and business has been especially impacted by technology. Commerce and business use technology to perform most of the tasks necessary to run a business these days. Business technology is used in communication, storing data; using specialised business software is essential for businesses to run efficiently. Businesses of all sizes use technology to be organized and successful. Business technology is essential for businesses to keep track of all their transactions, and to keep these transactions available for use at all the times. This is where the accounting business software comes into picture. Accounting business software is now a required essential for all types of commercial establishments. Businesses from small- scale shops to multinational organizations need accounting business software.
Different vendors offer many different types of accounting business software. These types of software can be customized to keep a track of all sorts of business information. The types of information businesses need to have access to ranges from financial details like invoices, shipping details, payment details and tax forms. Businesses also need to keep personnel records like employment records, federal work safety information, insurance information, retirement information, and so on. If you are contemplating buying accounting software for your business, opt for a program that offers a free trial. You can test it out in your office environment, as well as let your employees check out the program and see if they like it. Testing the software at your business will help you decide for yourself if it suits your business needs or not. Before you start the free trial, it is important to check if the trial version has an expiration date. Sometimes, if you don’t cancel your subscription to the software in time, you have to buy the software. It’s also good to check whether there are only a few features that you can use during the trial period, of if you can try the entire program. Though such trial software does not allow the flexibility of saving your work, it can give you a fairly good idea whether the software will meet the needs of you and your company or not.
The other possibility is to develop your own customized software In that way, you can build your software to your specific requirements and needs. This is particularly advisable for a big corporation that already has a team of programmers. Your company’s programmers can be dedicated to such a project. They also may already have a good idea of the business software needs of the company. This can be a great advantage, since the programmer can work with the actual users The programmers can take the feedback of the employees and keep improving on it until every one is satisfied with the features of the software. Unlike off-the-shelf accounting software, this will eliminate all the functions that the users will never be actually using. Having a business accounting software is great benefit to the efficiency of the business, because it standardises the information and data of the users all through the company. This standardization is critical in the field of accounting. Accounting departments in most companies need to have standardised accounting information, so accountants can save time during information consolidation. Consolidation is one of the most important functions of the accounting department.
As you can see, accounting business software can be a great benefit to those involved in commerce. One way to research the type of accounting business software your company might be interested in is to search on the Internet. Most accounting software companies have great descriptions of their products. You can shop and compare the features of each program. Also, you might try several free trials at the same time. This way you will receive hands-on experience with each program. Most accounting software companies have customer service representatives who are more than happy to answer any questions you might have about their software. They also have information on the computers and other equipment needed to run their software. If you don’t have a team of professional programmers available to customise a business accounting program for you, researching your options on the Internet is the next best choice for your company.
Whether you have an IT department to develop your customised software, or whether you are the IT department at your small business, you need the right type of software to keep up with the competition of the rest of the market. Business accounting software is a necessary part of doing business these days.
No matter what Internet business you decide to start at home, you will need to research purchasing some kind of computer software to enhance your business. Not only is accounting business software an excellent investment for your business, but you could use it as your business. Many companies both large and small need to outsource their accounting.
Smart Glass Technology has given construction contractors, engineers, architects and interiors designers a completely new way to define interior spaces. Smart Glass Panels use low energy electric currents to control the opacity of the glass via manual or automatic triggers. Smart Glass Technology can be used for skylights, doors, windows, dividers and partitions. Ships and planes can utilise a similar application to Smart Glass but engineered from scratch resistant polycarbonate which is more lightweight.
Whether you are going for the bold futuristic look or an understated modern interior – the ‘openness’ associated with glass elements is an appealing way to increase space. Smart Glass adds to this by allowing you to control privacy levels of defined interior sections with a remote or with the flick of a switch.
Interior application example one: Boardroom
Creating a separate sales or boardroom area with smart glass walls allows you to create spacious interiors which can be switched to privacy mode in an instant. The frosted glass doubles its usefulness by also being an ideal surface for screen projections.
Interior application example two: Featured Display Area for Car Launch
A circular room section containing the new car is installed as a chamber in the centre of the launch room. Guests can be congregate and relax in close proximity to the new product without actually viewing it until the ‘unveiling’. Guests can then view the car from all exterior angles whilst allowing you to control direct access to the product at your discretion.
Interior application example three: Hygienic Room Divider for upmarket Spa
Utilising Smart Glass Technology room dividers allows you to construct eye catching interiors with a clever use of light. Privacy on demand is complimented by the easily cleaned glass panels. No need to worry about fussy blinds and curtains.
Products using Smart Glass Technology provide significant benefits to end-users. These benefits include:
– Immediate Control of light.
– Improvement in users’ comfort, health and privacy.
– Greater security.
– Energy savings through reduced cooling and lighting costs.
– Cost-effectiveness and functional relative to solar shading or other smart window technologies.
– Durability – solid state technology with no moving parts.
– Protection of people and interior furniture and other valuable items from UV damage.
– Exceptional optical qualities.
This technology is available from a variety of suppliers but you will need to be watch out for the companies who promise to add smart glass laminates to existing glass surfaces. Laminates have a shorter lifespan and are less effective than glass panels which are manufactured with the electrochromatic layers in mind from the very beginning
Barcode technology has become omnipresent and is being used in every aspect of businesses to prevent errors caused by human intervention, and enhance overall efficiency across applications. Processes like inventory control have seen revolutionary changes since barcode help to track all product details and update inventory levels at all times. Barcodes are a universal feature now and do not attract attention anymore. They are in use in offices and commercial establishments, hospitals and warehouses, hotels, government agencies and all organizations required to keep an inventory of products and services.
Customers and clients seldom stop to consider the working of barcode scanner technology. No one thinks of the meaning of the parallel black and white lines, the light beam flitting across them and how they transmit the same data found on the label. The only certainty in everyone”s mind is the accuracy of the information and the fast pace of transactions.
The rationale behind all this is manner in which barcode technology works. Any item that is barcoded has been identified, and all relevant details about it stored in the system or the host computer. The information coding takes place in a special barcoding language, and it is the job of the barcode scanner to decode that information and present it in a human readable form.
Barcode languages are simple since they contain symbols that are like a string of bars of different sizes, some short, some long, and interspaced with unequal spaces shown in white. Thus it appears as a series and every part of the series stands for a certain number of characters. Special barcode software eases the whole process of storing information and later decoding it.
Hence barcode software is the critical part of barcodes and barcode scanning processes that eases the working of the whole system. Specialist software programmers use barcode software to keep an inventory list of their products. This is accomplished by entering the name of the product, and assigning a unique product identification by generating a barcode for it with the aid of an advanced database system that stores all the product information. This information is the key to all inventory tracking, updating records, and each time the barcode scanner scans the barcode, its details are immediately extracted from this database.
Barcode scanners are designed to read the barcode label with the aid of photo sensors that are fitted inside. The sensors are responsible for deciphering each scanned barcode with its spaces, parallel bars of different length and widths. Then this is matched to the corresponding information in the database.
Commercial induction cooking is rising in popularity, as foodservice professionals discover the benefits of induction cooktop ranges. Busy commercial kitchens in the back of crowded restaurants can get messy and chaotic, with several chefs cooking various different dishes as orders are placed, stoves continually heating up the cooking space, and servers waiting to bring fresh, hot food from the kitchen to the front of house. The efficiency and precision provided by induction cooktop technology can greatly improve the foodservice industry, changing the way chefs and waitstaff cook and serve food. Read on to learn how.
Improved Food:
Induction cooking ranges use electromagnetic current to heat the pan directly, rather than indirectly heating the cooktop’s surface or the air around the pan. With direct heat to the pan, professional chefs can cook food faster than with traditional gas and electric stoves. Induction technology heats food evenly and consistently, eliminating the need to adapt to a range’s “hot spots” and “cold spots,” and resulting in food that is cooked perfectly throughout. Many complex foods, such as sauces or risotto, require consistent, precise, low heat that is constantly delivered through commercial induction cooktop technology.
Improved Service:
At the front of the house, diners enjoying an evening out expect food served to their table quickly and piping hot. As orders pile up in the kitchen, induction cooking technology can speed up the cooking process, so that chefs can cook food faster and keep patrons satisfied. The high, efficient heat of induction cooktop ranges can boil or blacken food in an instant, while precise consistency and accurate controls keep delicate foods from burning or boiling over. With a kitchen that operates faster and more smoothly, diners can enjoy improved service and high-quality meals that keep them coming back for more.
Improved Kitchen:
Commercial induction cooktops are cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient than traditional gas and electric stoves. Because induction cooking technology heats the pan, not the cooktop, the surface remains cool to the touch. This reduces the risk of injury caused by burns, and eliminates the mess caused by foods spilling over and burning on the surface. Induction cooking is also a more energy-efficient method of cooking. More advanced induction cooktops deliver 90 to 95 percent of the heat they generate, in contrast to the 30 to 50 percent delivered by most gas and electric stovetops. By saving so much energy, the kitchen becomes a cooler space with lower utility bills and greener cooking methods.
Improving food, service and kitchen operations makes induction cooking technology ideal for busy commercial kitchens.