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For Sprint, Excellence Has Its Rewards
OK, this may be “old news” to some, but excuse us, we’ve been a bit busy over here since our formation of Vanguard Protex Global in July. It’s high time we tip our hat to one of our customers, Sprint. Sprint was recently recognized by the prestigious JD Power &...
Wireless Charging: Look Ma, No Wires!
An old business axiom states that in order for your advertising to be effective, your message needs to be heard a minimum of three times. Don’t believe me? I submit one piece of evidence: Geico. Heard of them? But I digress. This is not a message about excessive...
15 Million Happy Homes Forthcoming
Hey gang, what’s that bright spot on the horizon? Not trying to rush through the summer, but when you look towards September, do you notice a whole bunch of bright, shiny and new things? Is it the arrival of more jobs signaling the end of our country’s current...
Local Library Using eReader Security Systems
As eReaders have gained tremendous popularity over the past few years, many library administrators have been inundated with a variety of e-book related requests from their patrons. People want answers to questions like: • Does the library rent or check out eReaders?...
Retail Security Titans Join Forces
Vanguard Products Group and Protex International, two industry icons in retail merchandising and anti-theft protection, have combined forces to form Vanguard Protex Global, the most experienced team ever assembled in the history of retail security. The result is a...
Will a Toughbook Tablet Take Off?
Panasonic announced this week that it will soon offer a Toughbook line Android-based tablet. According to a press release from yesterday, Rance Poehler, president of Panasonic was quoted as saying “Enterprise customers are very interested in the tablet market, but...
Apple WWDC Unveils the iCloud and Mobile Device Manufacturers Should Cheer!
The recent announcement by Apple introducing the cloud based data storage service iCloud marks another milestone in the evolution of mobile devices. Mobile devices? Yes, that’s what I said, mobile devices! Here’s why. For as long as we can remember, the computer has...
Cloud Computing – Is It The Future?
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about cloud computing and storage. From Google’s Music Beta, to their new Chrome Operating System that will start hitting the market this month, their is a growing emphasis on delivering the cloud to consumers. But what exactly...
VPG to Exhibit at National Retail Federation LP Show in June
We are happy to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming National Retail Federation (NRF) Loss Prevention (LP) expo in Dallas, Texas. The expo portion of the event runs from Monday, June 13 through Tuesday, June 14 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference...
Barnes & Noble Releases New Wifi Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble released specifications for it's upcoming new Nook e-book reader today at an event in New York City. The new Nook is slated for release on June 10. The next generation eReader is a black and white eInk reader which will please the die hard e-book...