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- New Oracle package takes aim
at B2B rivals
- Amazon Outsources
Electronics Sales
- Suppliers
to ride new self-service app wave
- Taming
the Bullwhip Effect
- CIM 2.5
advances interoperability standards
- Orange
Launches Mobile Consultancy
- Multivendor
Storage Deal Seen As Potential Support Boon
- Amazon
to focus on building up existing stores
- Supply
Chain Vendors Wait Out Downturn, Emphasize ROI
- Users
Extend Use Of Web Portals To Supply Chain For Materials Procurement
- EMC
in Sync with New Oracle Database
- Penske
Logistics to Install Wireless Terminals in 4,000-Vehicle Fleet
- SAP
Pushing CRM Applications At User Conference
- The
Internet Gets Reborn
- NetApp
Oracle's NAS vendor of choice
- Narrow
Path
- J.D. Edwards Pins Recovery
Hopes On Collaboration
- Virgin
Picks Sprint for U.S. Move
- Vendor
Consolidation Coming
- I-Manager:
Devon Cohen
- Lotus to announce
link to WebSphere
New
Oracle package takes aim at B2B rivals
Oracle has put Ariba and Commerce
One in its crosshairs with the release of a new procurement package that analysts
say will be cheaper, quicker to install and better integrated with e-business
products than those of its rivals. Amazon
Outsources Electronics Sales
Further paring its focus to its strong suits
of marketing and customer service, Amazon.com has outsourced part of its electronics
fulfillment to Overstock.com Suppliers
to ride new self-service app wave
Self service applications that give
suppliers access to a company's sensitive supply-chain planning data promise to
minimize inventory and distribution costs Taming
the Bullwhip Effect
On average, a firm loses anywhere between 9 and 20
percent of its value over a six-month period due to supply chain problems.
CIM
2.5 advances interoperability standards
IT managers say the interoperability
of systems may be inching closer to reality with the release by the Distributed
Management Task Force of the final version of the Common Information Model.
Orange
Launches Mobile Consultancy
Orange became the first mobile network operator
to launch a standalone wireless services consultancy. Multivendor
Storage Deal Seen As Potential Support Boon
Analysts said an agreement
announced among six rival makers of data storage devices could provide users with
tested multivendor storage area networks and, more importantly, make it easier
for them to get customer support. Amazon
to focus on building up existing stores
Amazon plans ro focus on strengthening
and expanding its four existing international stores over expansion into new markets
for the time being. Supply
Chain Vendors Wait Out Downturn, Emphasize ROI
Proven return on investment
measures are required today to sell supply chain apps Users
Extend Use Of Web Portals To Supply Chain For Materials Procurement
A
number of companies are putting a new twist on portals, using these applications
to connect with partners and suppliers. EMC
in Sync with New Oracle Database
Information storage company EMC Corp.
is checking interoperability and integration of Oracle9i with EMC systems and
software for more than 9,000 global installations running the combined technologies.
Penske
Logistics to Install Wireless Terminals in 4,000-Vehicle Fleet
Penske
Logistics plans to roll out smart wireless terminals to its 4,000-vehicle fleet
starting in September. SAP
Pushing CRM Applications At User Conference
Business applications vendor
SAP is using its Sapphire 2001 user conference to announce upgraded customer relationship
management applications and to try to convince users that it's a viable vendor
of the software. The
Internet Gets Reborn
Microsoft calls it .Net, HP calls it eSpeak, and
Sun calls it ONE: But it all adds up to the biggest change in computing since
the invention of the browser. NetApp
Oracle's NAS vendor of choice
Network Appliance demonstrate the first
Direct Access File System interfacing with Oracle Disk Manager on the new Oracle9i
Data Server platform Narrow
Path
Choosing an application service provider is a gamble, with uncertain
odds on the viability of the business plans J.D.
Edwards Pins Recovery Hopes On Collaboration
At its annual user conference,
struggling business applications vendor J.D. Edwards is emphasizing collaborative
commerce technology. Virgin
Picks Sprint for U.S. Move
Richard Branson's Virgin Group has chosen U.S.
telecom operator Sprint Corp as its partner for a $1 billion assault on the North
American mobile market. Vendor
Consolidation Coming
Massive consolidation will occur in the IT industry
in the next year or so, producing players that will dominate systems integration.
I-Manager:
Devon Cohen
Meet Devon Cohen, CEO of Ford Motor's dealer-led online company,
FordDirect.com. Lotus
to announce link to WebSphere
In the first of a series of steps to connect
IBM subsidiary products across platforms through its WebSphere Internet infrastructure
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