Jacqueline Emigh

NuBridges LLC, a major player in electronic data interchange and business-to-business exchange trading, is adopting Linux both internally and as a platform for customers licensing software for use across their own supply chains. With this weeks rollout of TruExchange EDI-INT for Linux, the Linux platform joins Microsoft Corp.s Windows and IBMs AS2 among the companys […]

SC-integrity, an enterprise supplier of wireless-enabled supply chain security services, is teaming up with Lexington Insurance Company on a new offering touted as the first to combine technology with financial insurance in the fight against cargo theft. Cargo loss represents a $50 billion menace every year, according to Ben Armistead of GTU (Greenwich Transportation Underwriters […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two separate multimillion dollar contracts over the past week to government contractors ISS (Information Systems Support, Inc.) and BearingPoint Inc. to head up multivendor military supply chain initiatives. After pilot testing Enigmas 3C vehicle maintenance and repair platform last year, the U.S. Army has now contracted ISS to […]

After rolling out a new edition of its core service, plus a pact with SciQuest last month, chemical supply chain ASP Actio now plans to introduce a new offering called MSDS Author on Nov. 14. Actios current customer list revolves around industrial product makers such as Silpro Corp., Bauer Compressors and Fastenal Inc., said Russ […]

Microsoft partner ODS Software on Monday rolled out a .Net Framework-enabled supply chain application first created for Fortune 100 customer Weyerhaeuser Inc. as a commercial product for small and midsize businesses. The new edition of ODS software brings Microsofts Web Services and Smart Client architecture to wholesale building suppliers, an industry still dominated mainly by […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is eyeing a future product that will combine its existing software for IT asset management with a new solution, unveiled on Wednesday, that uses RFID for tracking “non-networked” physical assets ranging from rack mountable computer servers to hospital equipment and furniture. Sun and its partners developed the new Sun RFID Industry Solution […]

New logistics technologies, supply chain services, an integrated shipping network, and strong branding are the key drivers behind the financial growth gained by United Parcel Service over the past year, according to Scott Davis, the companys chief financial officer. Also within the past 12 months, UPS has made two acquisitions in the supply chain arena […]

Following implementations in the Volvo Car and European divisions of Ford Motor Company, Enigma Inc. is now in talks about possible deployment of its electronics part catalog, tracking and maintenance environment throughout Ford North Americas extensive dealer supply chain in the US and Canada. Announced this week, Ford of Europes implementation, known as “FordEcat,” has […]

SCC (Supply Chain Consulting) is leveraging its experiences with big manufacturing firms to bring out a fixed-price S&OP (sales and operations planning) software and services offering specifically designed for small to mid-sized customers in similar industry spaces. Introduced on Monday at the APCS 2005 show in Kansas City, SCCs Zemeter S&OP combines pre-configured, out-of-the-box software […]

Isonics Corp. has entered the North American market with EnviroSecure, a system specifically designed to thwart supply chain attacks and other terrorist threats by detecting toxic substances such as chemical bombs in office buildings, airports and other public places. Now available for immediate sale and installation, EnviroSecure is regarded by some analysts as much more […]