The market for cloud-based enterprise resource planning systems, which eliminate on-premise implementation with its upfront capital expenditures for hardware and software, is ripe for growth in India, according to research from ARC Advisory Group.
ShockWatch, a vendor of tools for supply-chain monitoring, has introduced the TrekView Data Management System (DMS) for control of temperature-sensitive products.
The cloud is more than an alternative means of delivering software, according to Eyal Rosenberg, chief executive officer of Nipendo. It's key to improving collaboration between buyers and suppliers.
Martin Hubert, chief executive officer with Freightgate, outlines the benefits of cloud technology for supply-chain managers and logistics providers. He suggests a road map to a "collaborative, inter-connected cloud."
Glen Margolis, chief executive officer of Steelwedge, describes the planning challenges that companies are facing as they cope with increasingly complex demand and supply networks.
Software AG has launched a new version of its webMethods platform. Version 9.5 combines cloud, mobile and social technologies with automated business processes.
LLamasoft Inc., a provider of software for supply-chain design, has made a number of enhancements to its Supply Chain Guru and Transportation Guru applications.
The demand for speed, re-invention, agility and innovation in business so dramatically increased over the last five years that it has required that CIOs move beyond business improvement to business transformation, according to a survey by Epicor software in conjunction with the UK's The Manufacturer magazine.
