March Madness, the Trickiest Job in Sports, and Statistics, Statistics, Statistics

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] March is here, and all around the country basketball fans are filling out brackets in office pools, hoping that their predictions are the right ones. The phenomenon has grown so big that financial icon Warren Buffett has bought into the excitement. His company is running the office pool…

Dropbox, Data Sharing, and Document Management

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Yesterday I received a call from someone who contacted me based on a recommendation from one of my clients.  Seems the subject of Dropbox had come up in one of their meetings.  This client was looking for a way to share project assets with an array of people…

LinkedIn, Twitter, Growth and Wall Street

Sometimes it’s hard not being Facebook. At least, it is if you are also considered a social media site. In early 2016 Shares of LinkedIn  fell 30% after the online network targeting business people posted a fourth-quarter loss—and forecast 2016 to be weaker than prior expectations.  Twitter reported a loss of $90m for the last…

New Technology and Old, Old Music

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Some forty miles south of Lexington you’ll find the town of Berea, Kentucky– population 13,561 as of the 2010 census.  The census also tells us that the city is just a little over 9 square miles—it’s not a large place. Those familiar with the area might tell you…

5i Solutions Helps You Make The List

Anyone who is a fan of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Talking Heads fan will likely remember their song “Cities.”  Originally included on the 1979 album “Fear of Music,” it later appeared in the concert movie “Stop Making Sense.”  The song not unexpectedly namechecks lots of cities—London (and perhaps not England’s version—it’s described…

Population in China and Being Nimble

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] This week the Chinese government announced an end to their decades-long ‘one child’ policy and now will allow each married couple to have two children.  The highly-controversial policy was introduced across China almost 40 years ago in an effort to rein in what had been explosive population growth. …

5i Solutions, Inc. Acquires DATANET Imaging Systems

Fort Lauderdale, FL 10/2/15 5i Solutions, Inc. announced today the purchase of privately held DATANET imaging systems (Toronto, Ontario), an industry-leading provider of document management, agenda and minutes automation software designed specifically for government. “We’re excited to welcome DATANET into the 5i Solutions family,” said Pat Schaefer, CEO of 5i Solutions, Inc.   “This acquisition exemplifies…

5i Solutions Inc. Announces Unveiling of Newly Designed Website

5i Solutions Inc. Announces Unveiling of Newly Designed Website

5i Solutions Inc., leading technology innovator in Document Management, Document Imaging and Processing, E-Discovery and Litigation Support, and Data Hosting and Cloud Security, today announced the public debut of their new website.  5iSolutionsInc.com has gone live to serve the private and government sectors with innovative data solutions.  Fort Lauderdale, FL and Indianapolis IN 10/1/15 5i…

savoir faire in business is crucial

Savoir-Faire Everywhere

Data, Data, Everywhere Fans of the 1960’s animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and Underdog may remember the animated short between episodes featuring the character Klondike Kat.    His nemesis was the cheese stealing mouse Savoir-Faire, whose constant declaration was that “Savoir-Faire is everywhere!”  Unfortunately for Klondike Kat, he was not only completely incompetent in executing his own…