Australian IT professionals want greater visual representation of data within their business intelligence (BI) deployments, according to a survey conducted by Sydney-based Altis Consulting, an Australian-owned consultancy offering specialist expertise in data warehousing, business intelligence and information management.
Apple and Nike up and running at last
By Stan Beer
Friday, 14 July 2006 05:23
The Nike+iPod Sport Kits allows the runner to receive audible updates on speed, distance and calories burned upon request throughout the run, according to both companies. The system, involves a chip with wireless transmitter inserted into the lining of a shoe and a receiver attached to the iPod.
As previosly reported on iTWire, the software part includes embedded software to track performance and a voice over to communicate the details to the runner, with a new menu item on the Nano called Nike+iPod, which is added via a software download. Completing the system is a special section on iTunes called Nike Sport Music Selection and an exercise management section on the NikePlus website.
Accordng to Nike, the device can be incorporate in a range of its consumer oriented sports shoes.
What is not clear, is whether the arrangement between Apple and Nike is exclusive. Pardon the pun, but this technology would be a shoe-in with a number of sporting footwear manufacturers.
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