Pegasus TransTech has released a new version of TRANSFLO, the company's document-management application for transportation companies.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA Minutes, a new multichannel training service.

IFS, a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and related software, has launched seven new smartphone applications in the IFS Touch Apps series, in addition to its first app for Windows Phone and Windows 8.

What are the latest trends in supply-chain outsourcing? We get a perspective from Michael Dominy, research director with Gartner.

The primary business of a port is serving as a hub for water-borne commerce and all of the logistics that entails, with each port competing for the business of shippers and container operators. Every investment made by a port authority, from a crane to a dredge to a security checkpoint, must be based on how this activity will not only position the port to current customers, but how it will affect the attraction of future customers.

Mazree has created what it claims is the first business-to-business social network for supply-chain and business collaboration.

Vocollect, a vendor of voice technology for mobile workers, has created a new program for working with its global network of business partners.

DB Schenker has introduced DB Schenkersmartbox, a new service for monitoring global freight movements.

China grew at its slowest pace in 31/2 years, the latest sign that the nation long famed for its economic miracle is still struggling to pull out of a steeper-than-expected slide.