AGRION Survey Shows Strong Adoption of Total Cost of Ownership Models for Data Center Power Systems — But Diversity of Rationales and Approaches

AGRION Survey Shows Strong Adoption of Total Cost of Ownership Models for Data Center Power Systems — But Diversity of Rationales and Approaches

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 10/01/15 — As total cost of ownership (TCO) models for data center power protection systems become more widely deployed, a range of approaches and standards for calculating long-term returns are emerging, according to a recent survey of AGRION and GridMarket members.Eighty-seven percent of all respondents — data center managers, engineers and consultants — use some combination of both capital expenses (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) to calculate TCO met

Digimarc Survey: 88 Percent of U.S. Adults Want Their Retail Checkout Experience to Be Faster

BEAVERTON, OR — (Marketwired) — 07/21/15 –Nearly 45 percent of consumers who avoid self-checkout do so because of technical or barcode scanning difficulties61 percent agree clerks focus most on scanning items and less on finding out if they–re satisfiedFindings indicate consumers want to scan product packaging with their smartphones to learn moreAn overwhelming majority (88 percent) of U.S. adults want their store checkout experience to be faster, according to a study conducted online by Har