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RedPrairie Announces Annual User Conference, RedShift:2008

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:13:59 -0600

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced the agenda for its upcoming user conference, RedShift:2008, Synchronizing Supply Chain & Retail, May 5 - 8 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida. RedShift generates new ideas and information-sharing on how to improve supply chain, retail and manufacturing operations through industry-specific roundtable discussions, customer-led breakout sessions and networking opportunities. Registration is now open at www.RedShift2008.com.

Keynote speakers for the event include Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, a world-renowned economist often considered “the Father of Supply Side Economics.” Laffer will present “The Economic Outlook,” which looks at the current economic environment and offers thoughts on where it's headed - short term, long term, domestically and globally - with prospects for investments, interest rates and business growth. Lora Cecere, AMR Research Director, will moderate the “Global E2e Technology Trends Media Panel.” This media panel will discuss four of the hottest topics for retail and Supply Chain leaders: the impending labor squeeze resulting from retiring Baby Boomers; the “last yard” of the supply chain; the potential of single button recalls, and the challenges with implementing green, or sustainability, initiatives.

True Value Company Selects On Demand Sterling Commerce Solution to Improve Customer Service and Supply Chain Efficiency

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:43:00 -0600

Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand Transforms Hardware Retailer’s Supply Chain Data into Actionable Information, Accessible in Real-time

New York – Jan. 14, 2008 — At the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention and Expo, Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, announced today that True Value Company has purchased its Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand, a hosted solution that provides partner connectivity, process integration and real-time visibility through the company’s extended supply chain. True Value Company, one of the world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperatives, will use Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand to improve the accuracy and efficiency of its global supply chain.

Sterling Commerce Selects Cognos As Bi Standard For New Supply Chain Management Applications Suite

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:39:05 -0600

Cognos 8 Business Intelligence to provide innovative Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite with comprehensive reporting, analysis and dashboarding capabilities

2008 NRF CONFERENCE, BOOTH # 1755, NEW YORK, January 14, 2008 – Cognos® (NASDAQ: COGN) (TSX: CSN), the world leader in Business Intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, has selected Cognos as the Business Intelligence (BI) standard for its new suite of E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management applications.

Under terms of the agreement, Sterling Commerce will embed Cognos 8 BI within the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite, a comprehensive, modular solution that manages the entire inquiry-to-cash cycle in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, media and telecom sectors. Launched in August 2007, the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite provides a single end-to-end view of marketing, lead management, selling, orders, inventory, delivery and supply – plus returns, repairs and settlement – across the supply chain.

Online Manufacturing Marketplace Mfg.Com Receives $26 Million Investment Led By Fidelity Ventures And Fidelity Asia Ventures

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:01:05 -0600

Atlanta, January 9, 2008 - MFG.com, the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing community, today announced that it has received $26 million in financing. The investment was led by Fidelity Ventures and Fidelity Asia Ventures, with an additional contribution by existing investor European Founders Fund (EFF). The funds will be utilized for MFG.com's continued global expansion, Technology development, creation of innovative new online services and potential acquisitions.

MFG.com also announced that Fidelity Ventures partner, Larry Cheng, has joined its Board of Directors. Cheng joins current Board members Mitch Free, CEO and Founder of MFG.com and Steve Campbell, Chief Investment Officer, Bezos Expeditions (a private investment firm of Jeff Bezos). In addition, Fidelity Asia Ventures managing partner, Daniel Auerbach, has joined as a Board observer.

Corbus and Ramco establish global partnership that enhances business value

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:58:33 -0500

Dayton, October 16, 2007 – Corbus, the leaders in Procurement Outsourcing and Ramco Systems today announced a global partnership that significantly enhances business value delivered to its customers through improvement in their Supply Chain management.
The two companies are committed to provide a completely integrated, world-class solution that combines Technology and outsourcing expertise and offered at extremely competitive price points. The partnership places Corbus amongst the first few companies world-wide to offer Procurement outsourcing solutions on a SOA-based Technology platform.
President & COO of Corbus, Rakesh Mittal stated, "We continue to maintain our platform agnostic approach in Procurement outsourcing opportunities to help our clients maximize returns on their existing investments. However we feel obliged to extend to them an ability to leverage on World-Class Solutions that enhance cost productivity significantly. Our alliance with Ramco brings complete Supply Chain functionality at an unmatched price point with immense flexibility through their Hosted Solution”

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Satyam Partners with XAPT and Microsoft to Expand its Dealer Management Capabilities

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:12:30 -0500

India based software service provider Satyam Computer Services is partnering with XAPT Soft Inc. and Microsoft to provide advanced Dealer Management solutions to the world's leading automotive and heavy equipment manufacturers and their dealer networks. Satyam and XAPT will jointly develop solutions based on Microsoft's Dynamics AX Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) product to efficiently address common dealer problems; establish standardized integration points between OEM and dealers; achieve integration with commonly-used applications right out-of-the-box; and enhance ease of use and administration.

Oracle Acquiring Governance, Compliance and Risk Management Solution Provider LogicalApps for Undisclosed Sum

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:51:55 -0500

Oracle is acquiring LogicalApps, a leading Compliance solutions provider and longstanding Oracle partner. LogicalApps is a privately held company founded in 2000 and head quartered in Irvine, CA.It is backed by Sequoia Capital and Mission Ventures.Thorugh this acquisition, Oracle will strengthen its Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) application suite by integrating real-time policy enforcement for critical business processes. Oracle, which has lagged behind SAP in GRC products, can bridge the gap with this acqisition. Financial terms of the acquistion were not known.

SAP to Acquire Business Objects in Friendly Takeover

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:13:37 -0500

October 7, 2007

WALLDORF, Germany & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) and Business Objects S.A. (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 – BOB) today announced that the companies have reached an agreement that will bring together two of the information Technology industry’s leaders, resulting in an unmatched offering for Business Users, enabling timely and accurate decision-making. Under the terms and conditions of the tender offer agreement, SAP will make a cash offer of € 42.00 per ordinary share and for American Depositary Shares (ADS) at the US$ equivalent based on the EUR/US$ exchange rate as of the settlement of the tender offers. The transaction volume taking into account the transaction costs will be slightly above €4.8 billion. The Business Objects Board of directors has approved the tender offer agreement between the two companies and anticipates recommending the offer to its shareholders subject to fulfillment of certain regulatory requirements.

BLUE SKY LOGISTICS RELEASES BETA OF PERFECT ORDER APPLICATION

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:36:04 -0500

Software Enhancement Will Enable Users to Calculate, Track, Measure and Perform Root Cause Analysis against Perfect Order Performance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coppell, Tex. -- Blue Sky Logistics, Inc., a real-time Supply Chain visibility software provider, has released a perfect order beta application for its set of dashboard visibility software tools. Perfect Orders™ will enable users of Blue Sky Logistics’ visibility Technology to calculate, track, measure and perform root cause analysis of efficient and effective perfect order performance. It will also enable service level monitoring within the user’s enterprise.

Matrah Cold Stores LLC signs five-year 3PL service agreement with Agility in Oman

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:29:10 -0500

Muscat, 13th September, 2007: Matrah Cold Stores LLC (MCS), a W J Towell Group Company, has signed a five year agreement with Agility (the new name for PWC Logistics) for the provision of 3PL services in the Sultanate of Oman. Under the terms of the agreement, Agility will supply MCS with warehousing, inventory management, transportation and other value added services. Out of its depots in Ghala, Sohar, Nizwa, Salalah, Al Kamel and Muladha, Agility will also provide multi-temperature storage, transportation and handling facilities.

Agility is a leading global Logistics provider with over 20,000 employees in 450 offices across 100 countries around the world. Supported by a comprehensive network of warehousing facilities, transportation and freight management services, Agility provides customer’s with personalized service and flexible solutions tailored to meet their individual business needs.

WALON RENEWS TWO NEW CONTRACTS WITH TOYOTA GB

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:21:56 -0500

21 September 2007
The technical services division of Walon UK has announced the renewal of two new £multi-million contracts with leading vehicle manufacturer, Toyota (GB).

The two year contracts will see Walon carry out the handling and enhancement of approximately 149,000 new Toyota and Lexus vehicles each year. The first contract will operate from Toyota’s Vehicle Import Centre at Portbury and the second from its Vehicle Distribution Centre in Burnaston. Both centres are managed by Walon.

Walon, which is part of the AutoLogic Group, has a team of over 130 dedicated technical service technicians based at the two operations. The teams carry out a complete range of vehicle enhancements and dealer fit requests, from the basic addition of model badges and the fitting of leather seats, through to the complex installation of Sat Nav and in car entertainment systems, such as DVD’s. Walon has also introduced a number of new IT initiatives onto the contracts, such as new workshop control systems, which will help increase efficiency further.

New BizViz™ Productivity Analytics Streamlines Operations

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:17:38 -0500

New BizViz Component Provides Visual OEE, KPIs and Analysis for Operational Excellence
Houston, TX - ISA ‘07 - October 2, 2007 - Today, ICONICS, an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows® operating systems, announced its new BizViz™ Productivity Analytics product.

BizViz Productivity Analytics empowers decision makers at all levels of the enterprise with real-time and accurate information to help them drive global operational efficiency and strengthen their competitive market advantage. Users are able to gain Insight into operations through real-time data aggregation and connectivity to multiple data sources, including OPC, SNMP and BACnet. BizViz Productivity Analytics helps to establish manufacturing context with KPIs and other business metrics, delivering manufacturing intelligence to an entire organization.

Pressman Toy Uses EXTOL Solution to Maximize

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:13:37 -0500

Supply Chain Integration After Major
Global Manufacturing and Distribution Changes

Solution Meets Growing Demand for
Simple E-Commerce and Business Collaboration

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2007 – Pressman Toy, a manufacturer and distributor of some of the world’s most recognized games and puzzles, has implemented an EXTOL business integration solution to keep up with the continuous expansion of E-Commerce and business collaboration. EXTOL is a leading provider of B2B integration software applications for both internal and external collaboration.

Pressman Toy is working with EXTOL to adopt more sophisticated ways of performing Electronic Commerce and business-level collaboration with customers, suppliers, vendors and warehouses. The solution allows Pressman to meet the new E-Commerce demands they encountered when they moved from in-house manufacturing to a totally out-sourced global manufacturing and distribution business model three years ago.