Jacqueline Emigh

With security experts busily downloading, peering at, and analyzing leaked source code, the industry is still buzzing with controversy over last weeks Windows security breach. But what about the impact of the leak on Microsofts relationships with channel partners? Will Microsoft still be able to trust its partners, and vice versa? Will application security be […]

eBots, a leading maker of supply chain software for “lean manufacturing,” has changed its name to Ultriva Inc., after receiving $4 million in a new round of financing. “eBots was more a name of the 90s,” Michael Coates, a company spokesperson, said in an interview. “It might even make you think of robots, or something.” […]

Supply chain specialist i2 Technologies Inc. plans to rebound from a recent dip in customer-driven revenues by pushing its products and services in some new directions, according to one top official. i2 is also considering the possibility of new platforms for its supply chain applications, ranging from Microsoft .Net to open-source Linux, John Cummings, senior […]

In Europe just as in North America, customers are caught up in deciding between in-house implementers, outside supply chain specialists and huge ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendors for applications like warehouse and transportation management, according to new research released over the past week by UK-based Analytiqa. Choices made by businesses in Europe vary according to […]

After an acquisition earlier this month, PeopleCube—formerly known as Meeting Maker, Inc.—is carving out a new niche for itself in HPM (human process management), an emerging solutions area which hones in on the “people” side of resource management. Even before the mid-November buyout, Waltham, Mass.-based Meeting Maker had already started integrating its meeting scheduling software […]

Provia Software Inc. is targeting a new release of its warehouse management system software, launched on Monday, at business and IT managers alike. The distributed nature of warehouse environments played a big role in the move to include the “operational side” in developing the Web services-based software, John Clark, manager of marketing, said in an […]

With competition growing in the price optimization arena, veteran player DemandTec Inc. has added Giant-Carlisle, a division of supermarket king Ahold USA, to a list of customers that already includes household names Radio Shack Inc., Best Buy Company Inc., and Safeway Inc. “The [Giant-Carlisle deal] is another proof point that this software is becoming a […]

Sensitech has rolled out ColdStream Plant to Shelf, a system that brings active RFID-enabled temperature monitoring into the “cold stream,” an industry term for the supply chain for perishable foods. “Weve always used electronic temperature monitoring devices,” said Rupert Schmidtberg, vice president and chief technology officer for the 15-year-old company. Sensitech first introduced its temperature […]

NEW YORK—Less than a week after Dell Computer Corp. posted third-quarter sales results that disappointed much of Wall Street, the vendors chief financial officer, Jim Schneider, took to the stage at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference here on Tuesday, telling investors that sliding profitability in the PC market has helped push Dell into services, […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday will roll out its second RFID solution in as many weeks, targeting the latest offering at item-level use for fighting counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical field. Along with partners Raining Data Corp. and SupplyScape, Sun will demo the new RFID Solution for Drug Authentication at this weeks HIAS (Healthcare Industry Adoption […]