Supply Chain Management News

Downers Grove, IL - February 22, 2008 - Integrated Warehousing Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of Supply Chain execution solutions, announced today that the Delaware Division of Public Health has selected the IRMS Warehouse Management System (IRMS) and the IRMS Mobile Emergency Response System ("Go-Kit") for its public health preparedness system.

The mission of the Delaware Division of Public Health is to protect and enhance the health of the people of Delaware (population about 800,000) in part, through public health preparedness.

With strategic partner, ESI Acquisition, Inc., Integrated Warehousing Solutions will provide the state with a total Web-enabled solution for emergency management, inventory/resource management and patient tracking, using IRMS and Go-Kit solutions along with ESi's WebEOC crisis information management software.

Move underscores commitment to Europe, establishes regional headquarters and enhances customer base

Alameda, CA and Hamburg, Germany, January 22, 2008 — GT Nexus today announced that it has acquired Metaship AG, an innovative provider of Logistics management Technology for importers, exporters and Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs). The Metaship team and operations, based in Hamburg Germany, are now part of GT Nexus and serve as the company’s headquarters for Europe.

"We think Europe has tremendous growth potential and this acquisition positions us to take full advantage of the opportunity," said Aaron Sasson, CEO of GT Nexus. "Metaship has an impressive list of customers, an outstanding team and a Technology that is very complementary to the capabilities currently available on the GT Nexus portal. With this foundation in place, we are poised to grow rapidly in Europe."

Warehouse management solution to be installed at 31 sites, including the first implementation in Argentina

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 26, 2008 -- – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, and its partner NetLogistiK, today announced that seven companies in Latin America have recently chosen RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution. NetLogistiK will implement RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution for six new customers in Mexico and one in Argentina. NetLogistiK and RedPrairie became partners in 2003 and currently have 42 sites in Mexico and Latin America.

Quality of the European Logistics network will be further improved by the expansion of multimodal transport facilities

(Berlin, 25 February 2008) Hans-Jörg Hager, Chairman of the Board of Management of Schenker Deutschland AG and member of the Schenker Board of Management responsible for land transport in Europe, has informed the DB Board of Management that he plans to leave the company this year. Mr. Hager has made his intention to tackle new challenges from the age of 60 clear for some time.

The DB Board of Management regrets this; however, it accepts his wishes. “We at DB Schenker will take the time to discuss the next steps in the course of the coming weeks and will decide on a successor who will ensure a seamless transition.

Luxembourg, 24 February 2008 - Cargolux reacts to an increase in fuel prices and adapts its fuel surcharge on all cargo shipments as of 10 March 2008. The decision reflects the rising costs that Cargolux is exposed to.

The current level of the fuel surcharge will be adjusted to € 0.80 per kilo. The level of the adjustment in currencies other than the Euro will be communicated on request by the local Cargolux Sales representatives. The charge is based on actual weight and will be implemented across the Cargolux network according to local legislation and wherever it is legally permitted.

Krasnoyarsk, February, 16, 2008 - A ceremony has taken place at Emelyanovo Airport in Krasnoyarsk in the Russian Far East to mark the opening of a new cargo terminal forecast to evolve into Russia's first world-class multi-modal air cargo hub. The ceremony was attended by project partners – Krasnoyask Territory Administration, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group and the principal cargo operator in Krasnoyarsk, Kratos Investment Group and Krasnoyarsk Airlines.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines commenced scheduled cargo services via Krasnoyarsk Airport in November 2004 recognising the unique potential of its geographical position on the shortest routes connecting Europe, Asia and the US and its ability to support extended network deliveries around Russia.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Feb. 19, 2008) – HighJump Software, a 3M company, a global provider of Supply Chain execution solutions, today announced that third-party Logistics provider (3PL) Richmond Cold Storage (RCS) has selected the HighJump Warehouse Management System (WMS) to support nationwide distribution. RCS will implement the solution at 12 facilities in Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama using a centralized deployment model. The company chose the HighJump solution for the overall flexibility of the HighJump suite and its new billing management functionality for third-party Logistics providers, Logistics service providers (LSP), and outsourced service providers (OSP).

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Feb. 19, 2008) – HighJump Software, a 3M company, a global provider of Supply Chain execution solutions, today announced that third-party Logistics provider (3PL) Richmond Cold Storage (RCS) has selected the HighJump Warehouse Management System (WMS) to support nationwide distribution. RCS will implement the solution at 12 facilities in Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama using a centralized deployment model. The company chose the HighJump solution for the overall flexibility of the HighJump suite and its new billing management functionality for third-party Logistics providers, Logistics service providers (LSP), and outsourced service providers (OSP).

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Feb. 19, 2008) – HighJump Software, a 3M company, a global provider of Supply Chain execution solutions, today announced the release of HighJump Billing Management. HighJump Billing Management is designed to improve billing accuracy and capture charges on a client-by-client basis for third-party Logistics (3PL) providers, Logistics service providers (LSP), and outsourced service providers (OSP).

HighJump Billing Management gives companies full visibility into actual costs with comparisons to what was invoiced. This replaces the practice of spreading client costs evenly across all accounts, which can result in an oversimplified and incorrect analysis. Client-level costing data enables accurate labor costs, as well as profit and loss analyses and reporting. The solution also supports complex contractual requirements that often exist between an LSP and its clients, including billing based on material handling transactions, storage capacity utilization, and client-specific billing requirements.

New facility at airport to nearly double existing capacity

Essen/Dallas, February 19, 2008: Construction has now begun following a ground-breaking ceremony for the new DB Schenker Logistics center at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The roughly 19,000-square-meter facility for international air freight as well as national supply and distribution is expected to begin operating this fall.

The newly built facility will practically double BAX Global and Schenker’s existing capacity at DFW International Airport. 78 truck bays, state-of-the-art communications technology, an efficient infrastructure and security systems guarantee that freight is handled quickly while providing the highest levels of service quality. About 160 employees will work at the new site.

Cupertino, Calif., February 11, 2008 — NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company that provides the fastest way to transform legacy applications into new Web-based business solutions, and Rocket Software, Inc. (www.rs.com), a Boston-based privately held corporation ("Rocket"), developer of Enterprise Infrastructure products, today jointly announced a further extension of the date by which Rocket must obtain financing for the contemplated acquisition of NetManage. NetManage and Rocket agreed on February 8, 2008 to amend the Agreement to extend the date by which Rocket must terminate the Agreement or waive the financing contingency to February 29, 2008.

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.

EDISON, N.J., Feb 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- I-many, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMNY), a leading provider of contract management software and services for the enterprise, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the ClaimRight data validation software business from Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC and Global Healthcare Exchange, Inc. (GHX). With the acquisition, I-many acquired highly talented and uniquely skilled employees from GHX, as well as valuable intellectual property and business process knowledge that will increase the strength of I-many's product offerings. The purchase was an all cash transaction totaling $2.2 million, with $1.6 million payable at closing and $600,000 in milestone payments spread over the following year.

Solventure Will Provide Extensive Manufacturing Knowledge in Support of Supply Chain Consultants’ Strategic Efforts to Extend Sales Into Europe

Wilmington, DEL. – February 19th, 2008 - Supply Chain Consultants (www.supplychain.com), designer and supplier of the Zemeter suite of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software products, and Solventure, of Antwerp, Belgium, announced today the signing of a reseller agreement for Solventure to sell selected SCC products in Europe. Solventure is an independent distributor for sophisticated software solutions in the areas of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Business Process Management (BPM).

19/02/2008 : Leading Supply Chain provider, Wincanton, has announced that all 122 drivers working at its Trafford Park site have achieved NVQ Level 3 following a pilot scheme launched in October 2007.

Wincanton is the first transport company to introduce an NVQ qualification programme that will ensure all of its drivers achieve the certification, including any that do not qualify for funded support.

Wincanton currently has 533 drivers registered on the programme across the company, 75 of which are non-funded. 307 have already achieved the certification and Wincanton expects 1,100 drivers to gain the certificate in the first year of the initiative.

HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2008 - DataCert, Inc., the leading provider of legal and IP spend and matter management solutions, today announced 2007 revenue growth of 28 percent over 2006.

2007 Highlights

Expanded European presence into DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)

Acquired Corprasoft Inc. and added new matter management Technology to DataCert's spend management solutions

Grew corporate sales with the addition of 20 new corporate orders over 2006

Increased DataCert's Fortune® 500 customer count to 71 at year-end

Processed more than 1.4 million law firm and vendor invoices, a 15 percent increase over 2006

Kinaxis Revolutionizes How Manufacturers Satisfy Customers and Drive Revenue Growth with Launch of On-Demand RapidResponse for Demand Management

New Service Enables Response to Daily Change inside the Sales and Operations Planning Horizon

Ottawa, Canada, February 19, 2008 — Kinaxis™ Inc., the leading provider of an on-demand Response Management service to drive rapid and more profitable response to daily changes in demand, supply and product inside the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) horizon, today announced the availability of its new RapidResponse™ for Demand Management service.

Fast-growing provider of fleet management services taps Ariba’s on-demand solutions to drive savings and increase competitive advantage

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – February 19, 2008 – Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement with AmeriQuest Transportation Services, a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management services in North America that has recently been named to Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing private companies. A pioneer among mid-market companies that are embracing spend management to transform their businesses, AmeriQuest has selected Ariba’s on-demand spend management solutions as the platform for an aggressive strategy to generate savings and process efficiencies that increase its competitive advantage.

MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) announced today that Saint Barnabas Health Care System in New Jersey signed an agreement to expand the breadth of services provided to the multi-hospital system. Saint Barnabas Health Care System has been a MedAssets customer since 2004, and based on the success of the relationship and significant financial results delivered in Supply Chain management, the relationship has been extended to 2012 and includes the addition of certain revenue cycle management offerings.

Saint Barnabas Health Care System is the second largest private employer in New Jersey with over 20,000 employees. The system operates six hospitals and other healthcare facilities and provides treatment and services to more than 225,000 inpatient and same day surgery patients, 450,000 emergency department patients, over 1.5 million outpatients, and delivers more than 17,500 babies annually.

Atlanta, GA,February 15, 2008 -- MedAssets, Inc. (MDAS: NASDAQ) announced today that it has entered into a new multi-year agreement with Bon Secours Health System to expand its relationship by implementing a suite of MedAssets data management and analytical tools to enhance Supply Chain and revenue cycle data accuracy and transparency across the health system. In 2005, Bon Secours began using MedAssets’ Revenue Management solutions for chargemaster management, charge capture and strategic pricing.

Bon Secours Health System, a Catholic healthcare ministry headquartered in Marriottsville, Maryland, includes 15 acute-care hospitals, one psychiatric hospital, six nursing care facilities, numerous ambulatory sites, six assisted living facilities, and home health and hospice services. Bon Secours Health System’s more than 19,000 caregivers help people in 12 communities in nine states, primarily on the East Coast. The Congregation of Sisters of Bon Secours also has health care ministries in France, Ireland, Great Britain, and South America.

Atlanta, GA ,February 15, 2008 -- MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS), announced today it achieved a Category Leader ranking in Revenue Cycle – Claims Management Software from KLAS for its claims management solution in healthcare for the second consecutive year. XClaim is a leader in clean claims submission rates and payer payment rates resulting in increased net revenue, decreased account receivable days, and increased cash flow for MedAssets’ customers.

MedAssets added XClaim to its Revenue Management segment with the acquisition of XactiMed in 2007. XactiMed’s XClaim claims management solution was ranked #1 by independent research and consulting firm, KLAS, for 2007 and 2006. XClaim outranked McKesson, ePremis, and SSI to win the top ranking as rated by customers using the solutions.

Designation Acknowledges Expertise and Investment in Delivery of HP Services

HERNDON, VA – February 19, 2008 – ePlus inc. (OTC: PLUS - news) today announced that ePlus Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has achieved HP Services Elite status. Part of HP’s PartnerONE program, the Services Elite designation recognizes HP solution partners who have invested in the training and infrastructure to sell and support HP’s service products at the highest levels.

“Achieving HP Services Elite status acknowledges ePlus' continual commitment to key HP technology, especially mission critical and technical services,” said Chris Finney, HP national practice manager of ePlus. “We’re pleased that our focus on engineering excellence has resulted in this HP designation, and we look forward to increased opportunities through this program to provide exceptional service to our customers.”

20.02.2008,Zurich – Switzerland: Swiss WorldCargo, the air cargo division of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., announces a significant increase of air cargo capacity between Zurich and Tel Aviv thanks to the introduction of an additional A-340 on this route.

The new A-340 connection, which will be operated on days 5-6-7 from 9 February to 9 March 2008, will become daily from 12 March 2008. All in all, Swiss WorldCargo will offer around 42 tons of cargo capacity to and from one of the Near East’s most important gateways for air trade.

Israel has developed a broad-based economy with a number of high value-adding sectors. The major industries include high-technology electronic and biomedical equipment, metal products, processed foods, chemicals, and transport equipment. Moreover, the country possesses a substantial service sector and is one of the world's main centers for diamond cutting and polishing.

Solution Provides Flexibility, Visibility and Security to Crowley for Enterprise and Multi-Enterprise Integration

Dublin, Ohio – February 19, 2008 – Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), announced today that Crowley Maritime Corporation has successfully implemented Sterling Commerce Gentran Integration Suite (GIS) as its business-to-business (B2B) integration platform. Crowley is a leading provider of diversified transportation, Logistics and emergency response services both domestically and internationally. Using Sterling Commerce solutions, Crowley is now able to build, deploy and manage B2B solutions more easily and quickly across diverse business partner communities.

MONTREAL, February 18, 2008—TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading Supply Chain Management software company, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Lawson Software, a global provider of enterprise software solutions to some 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries.

TECSYS and Lawson have partnered to offer the hospital network market a complete, robust solution for Warehouse, Distribution and Facility management. Through the Lawson S3 Enterprise Management System, customers have access to core Supply Chain Management and Procurement solutions while Tecsys provides a best-of-breed Warehouse Management System that can be used to manage distribution centers and warehouses for large Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs), which face the challenge of system-wide integration of their Supply Chain across multiple facilities.