Jacqueline Emigh

One of the earliest participants in Best Buys RFID initiative, iRiver America, is currently doing pre-pilot testing of OATSystems Inc.s RFID framework, with plans to launch a full-fledged pilot two weeks from now, and to move from there to item-level tagging of its $200-and-up portable music devices in February. The consumer electronics product manufacturer and […]

Edge Dynamics, a supply chain management vendor specializing in the pharmaceutical space, on Monday launched Channel Commerce Management 3.0, a new edition of its software for regulatory compliance and transaction management among manufacturers, distributors, retailers and other trading partners. First rolled out in 2003, CCM began as a tool for custom order entry, John McGrory, […]

In dealing with disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, government should take cues from private industry about using SCM (supply chain management) systems for managing inventory and predicting demand, according to a top official of the Fritz Institute. The San Francisco-based think tank recently released research findings about post-disaster management. Officials of the institute are calling […]

Over the next few weeks, IBM is expected to unveil a bundling, co-development and co-marketing deal around the resale of Symantecs storage and cluster software on IBMs Intel-based xSeries hardware. Slated for some time in October or November, IBM Corp.s upcoming announcement will actually represent a “reannouncement” of a pact formed between IBM and Veritas […]

With hurricanes and transit bombings top-of-mind, vendors at this weeks Maritime Security Conference talked up supply chain security technologies, while customers pointed to implementation hurdles that include costs, complexities, and the still emerging status of industry standards and regulations. As Hurricane Rita geared up to strike the Texas shoreline, speakers at the show in New […]

IBM and ocean shipper Maersk Logistics have jointly launched Intelligent Trade Lane, a new wireless supply chain security platform that will serve as the first plank of the soon-to-be-announced Global Movement Management, a wider supply chain security initiative now under development at IBM. IBM and Maersk, a division of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, have already […]

Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina took most of the Gulf region—and the nation—practically by surprise, companies that have moved beyond shocked silence are arriving at “lessons learned” around how to do a better job of minimizing the impact of a disaster on the bottom line of a business. Solid supply chain and logistical planning are […]

Beyond the snarl of road shutdowns and traffic tie-ups in the Gulf region, Hurricane Katrina is spurring nationwide business snares over product availability, pricing and warehouse storage, now that the once bustling Port of New Orleans is closed for the foreseeable future. As of this week, Procter & Gamble is still assessing the damage to […]

In a flurry of recent activity by supply chain outsourcers, India-based start-up Aegis InterWorld has acquired technology from a couple of different software vendors: Modus Operandi Inc. and InterWorld Holdings Inc. Along with the supply chain software and services technology, Aegis has also obtained access to two blue-chip customer rosters, said Aegis CEO Mark Skoda, […]

More than a week after Hurricane Katrina whipped through the Gulf region, many roads, production plants and warehouses in New Orleans and surrounding areas remain shut, forcing businesses to reroute product shipments elsewhere, either with or without support from high-tech tools. As of this Tuesday afternoon, all roads into New Orleans were still closed, according […]

With major oil refineries in the Gulf region incapacitated by Hurricane Katrina, businesses in other areas of the U.S. are struggling to contain already high fuel and shipping costs, often turning to specialized software for help. Gas prices surged beyond $3 per gallon at some gas stations in the U.S., as New Orleans—a port that […]

In an effort to bolster supply chain security for big retail and government customers, software developer Columbitech has added RFID support to its wireless virtual private network suite and software development kits. “If youre going to secure a network, you need to secure all of it. So were broadening our support,” said Tobias England, Columbitechs […]