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QAD Releases 2007 Version of Enterprise Applications, Adding Functionality for Global Manufacturers
QAD Inc. has made generally available an enhanced version of its software platform for global manufacturers. QAD Enterprise Applications 2007 was formerly known as MFG/PRO. New functionality addresses the needs of both single-site and multinational organizations. Drawing on a service-oriented architecture (SOA), the tool is designed to help users manage supply chains, assets, transportation and logistics. Using the approach of "deployment independence," it is available in three versions: On Premise, based on a traditional license and delivery structure; On Demand, an application-management services offering hosted by QAD, and On Appliance, with software pre-loaded on a machine. A new user interface, known as QAD.NET.UI, makes for easier use and desktop integration, the vendor said. Features include financials, allowing for control of accounting, regulatory compliance and financial reporting at local, regional or global levels; customer management, promoting collaboration with customers; manufacturing, drawing on new manufacturing scheduling techniques, including Lean adoption; supply chain, including transportation and demand management; service and support for after-sales processes, and analytics, so that companies can measure business performance in key areas.
http://www.qad.com
DHL Upgrades Operations in U.S. Express Network, Vietnam
DHL has upgraded service in its handling of international express shipments to the U.S. Importers and international customers using the company's International Express services now have the option of noon delivery, an improvement over the end-of-business-day deadline previously offered. According to DHL, the service will benefit customers of its Import Express service, offering door-to-door handling for expediting imports to the U.S. International Express shipments that fall within DHL's a.m. delivery area--serving 77 percent of all U.S. businesses--will qualify for the new upgrade. Shipments cleared and delivered to U.S. service centers by 9:00 a.m. will be delivered by noon to applicable areas. In a more localized development, DHL has opened a new service center in White River Junction, Vt. The company has invested $640,000 in the 11,000-square-foot facility, which will oversee local pickup, delivery and sorting operations. DHL previously had a 2,000-square-foot facility in the area. On the international front, DHL has announced four new initiatives in Vietnam, part of a $14m investment in that country. DHL plans to spend nearly $6.5m on the construction of two service centers, one in Dong Nai and another in Ha Noi, as well as two courier depots in Da Nang and Hai Phong. The investment includes expansion of the vehicle fleet of DHL-VNPT Express Vietnam.
New U.S. Delivery Option: http://www.dhl-usa.com
New Vermont Facility: http://www.dhl-usa.com
Vietnam Expansion: http://www.dhl.com.vn
SAP Announces New Products, Partnerships at Sapphire Event
The annual Sapphire user conference of SAP AG yielded a number of announcements by the company about new products and vendor partnerships. SAP has set up a new cross-functional unit dedicated to enhancing the role of the chief financial officer (CFO). The unit brings together individuals, partners, products and best practices to help CFOs improve business performance, manage risk and optimize financial activities. SAP said it is extending its integrated portfolio of products for CFOs with availability of the SAP Business Profitability Management application by Acorn Systems and SAP GRC Risk Management. The deal calls for SAP to resell Acorn's profitability-management software, sold under the name of Profit Analyzer, which runs on SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence. The Acorn application will be offered both as a standalone product and as part of a comprehensive set of performance-management tools. SAP has also created the SAP E-Sourcing on-demand application, intended to give companies quicker deployment times and more immediate cost savings in their sourcing and procurement operations. Companies will be able to engage in multiple sourcing activities, such as online auctions and requests for proposals. They will retain the option to extend to a complete source-to-pay process through the SAP Supplier Relationship Management application as their needs evolve. SAP's latest set of industry value networks (IVNs) are aimed at the aerospace and defense, automotive and travel and transportation industries. The IVNs will gather customers, partners and systems integrators to identify the business challenges of each industry. The groups will collaborate on the design and improvement of business processes and technology options. On the partnership side, SAP has joined with Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft Corp. in a new software appliance which allows access to SAP business processes and data via Microsoft Office applications on high-performance HP servers. The collaborative effort is known officially as Duet by SAP and Microsoft, powered by HP. SAP and Microsoft have extended their product roadmap for Duet software, allowing information workers to interact with select SAP business processes and data through Office applications. The companies will jointly enhance Duet with additional business scenarios, platform capabilities and development tools. Release of Duet 2.0 is planned for the end of 2008.
SAP, Acorn Tool for CFOs: http://www.sap.com
E-Sourcing On Demand: http://www.sap.com
New Industry Value Networks: http://www.sap.com
Duet Deal With HP, Microsoft: http://www.sap.com
SAP and Microsoft Duet Roadmap: http://www.sap.com
ClearOrbit Unveils Compliance Label Management for SAP
ClearOrbit has introduced the Compliance Label Manager (CLM), software that complements supply-chain applications of SAP AG. The latest addition to ClearOrbit's product suite extending SAP applications for supply-chain execution, CLM is a printing platform which lets companies configure the production and management of barcodes and labels. Users can define and manage formats without the need for custom programming. The tool supports instantaneous label changes on a global scale with code modification, ClearOrbit added. A Web-based management console provides real-time control over all printers and network hardware, including queue management and dynamic label-reprint capabilities. According to ClearOrbit, CLM can be used throughout the supply chain, including for inbound items from suppliers, internal warehousing and manufacturing operations, and outbound for shipping, distribution and logistics. CLM supports industry-compliant labels to meet customer and regulatory requirements in such industries as consumer products, healthcare, high tech and automotive.
http://www.clearorbit.com
Seeburger Issues B2B Dashboard for Use With SAP NetWeaver
Seeburger Inc. has created the Seeburger B2B Operational Dashboard for use with SAP AG's NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI). The product offers business-to-business (B2B) and electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction monitoring and archiving capabilities not required for regular EDI communications. According to Seeburger, the dashboard speeds the process of finding and retrieving messages and documents used for B2B transactions. In addition, it facilitates compliance with EDI and B2B archiving requirements, while providing a package of pre-defined reports which furnish visibility into various transaction processes. In the area of B2B and EDI message tracking, the dashboard allows users to search for documents by any field, including message payload and EDI enveloping. Searches can be conducted by specific message as well as by groups of messages. With respect to message archiving, the dashboard offers a framework to help companies meet corporate or country-specific message-retention requirements.
http://www.seeburger.com
India's Growth Prompts Conrad to Form New Practice Unit
The Conrad Group has formed an Indian Practice Group, to help companies and investors take advantage of business opportunities in India's emerging market. The group will conduct field research and provide strategic advice for clients in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, technology, transportation, telecommunications and business-process outsourcing. The Conrad Group said it would release a series of white papers about India in late April, preceding the winter, 2007 publication of a new book by firm president William Nobrega, entitled Riding the Indian Tiger: How Companies Can Optimize Success in a Market That Will Outperform China. The Conrad Group is a global professional services firm which focuses on emerging markets and technologies.
http://www.conradgroupinc.com
Three Container Lines Join in India-American Express Service
Three shipping lines--APL, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd AG--will extend their joint Indian Subcontinent Service, known as Indamex, further down the U.S. East Coast to include the Port of Savannah, Ga. The weekly express service, originating in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will make its first call at Savannah on May 11. Savannah becomes the fourth U.S. port of call for the Indamex Service, joining New York, Norfolk and Charleston. The enhancement is in response to growing volumes of high-value products destined for the U.S. East Coast via the Suez Canal, the lines said. In addition to Savannah, Indamex will make regularly scheduled stops at Damietta, Egypt on its voyage to the U.S. through the Suez Canal. APL, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM operate seven vessels in the service, with capacity ranging between 3,800 and 4,500 twenty-foot equivalent units. The rotation is Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Damietta, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Port Said and back to Colombo.
http://www.apl.com
Sato, After Acquisitions, Sets Up Three New Regional HQs
Sato International Pte. Ltd., a vendor of automatic identification and data-collection systems, has established three new regional headquarters. They are now operating as Sato International Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore; Sato International Europe N.V. in Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium, and Sato International America, Inc. in Charlotte, N.C., U.S.A. Sato acquired L'Etiquetage Rationnel S.A. in France in 2004, and the former METO BCS businesses from Checkpoint Systems, Inc. and Walker Datavision in New Zealand, both in 2006. Under Sato International, 17 subsidiaries do business in 22 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The three regional headquarters will manage affairs within their respective countries as well as on a regional basis. They will help to set corporate policy and sales strategy by region, while providing marketing, technical and production support, and guiding business administration, the company said. Sato makes a variety of products related to barcode printing, labeling, and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
http://www.satoworldwide.com
Nuxeo Launches London-Based U.K. Subsidiary for ECM Products
Nuxeo, a vendor of open-source enterprise content management (ECM) software, has opened a U.K. subsidiary in London. The company said it will offer its Nuxeo 5 platform and related support services to large companies in the energy and financial services sectors. The U.K. market represents the first step in Nuxeo's plan to sells its products globally. Its ECM platform is based on Java EE standards and royalty-free software. Functionality within Nuxeo 5 includes document management, collaboration, compliance, records management, business process management, business rules management, retention management, indexing and search, and file transportation. The tool is designed to address elements such as the high volume of online content traffic, synchronization of online and off-line content, and e-mail management. Eric Baroca, vice president of operations for Nuxeo, will serve as the company's U.K. managing director.
http://www.nuxeo.com
Blue Vector Designs RFID Platform for Pharmaceutical Apps
Blue Vector Systems has created a Pharmaceutical Edition of its radio frequency identification (RFID) automation platform. The product offers pharmaceutical manufacturers, packagers, distributors and retailers item-level tracking and tracing, shipment accuracy assurance, and integration with drug pedigree and authentication systems, the vendor said. The software addresses processes that are common to pharma deployments, including support for intelligent dock door, conveyor, shelf and desktop RFID automation systems, either from Blue Vector or third parties. It also offers simultaneous support for multiple tag types, including UHF, HF and long-range active RFID tags. The system allows for two-way integration with software applications from SAP, Supplyscape, IBM and others. It automatically distributes downloaded data to each individual point of automation, regardless of where it is geographically located.
http://www.bluevector.com
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