Entegreat has joined member firms of EY in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica.

Hitachi Consulting has enhanced its Hitachi Cloud Framework portfolio with the launch of a private, public and hybrid cloud platform.

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is partnering with Procurious, an online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals, to form a social media knowledge initiative.

Barcoding Inc. has launched a practice area focusing on supply-chain analytics.

Analyst Insight: Service providers are blending services across consulting, technology and outsourcing to deliver ongoing operational capabilities to supply chain organizations. Bundling multiple services for a client is not unusual or new. For at least the past five years, providers with multiple service lines have been presenting bundled services to clients. - Michael Dominy, Research Director, Gartner