IMI, an order execution software vendor, will jointly market and develop their products with i2 Technologies, a specialist in supply chain planning software. ERP vendors are now seeing that supply chain management is important and they are focusing...
The company reported last month that fourth quarter sales of mySAP Supply Chain Management applications declined 20 per cent year over year. Each has touted its supply chain software as a tool that helps companies shave inventory and manufacturing...
Before PeopleSoft's $17bn buyout of JD Edwards in August, both enterprise software makers built business applications catering to functions such as customer relationship management, financials and supply chain management.
Another vendor is Streamdoor which offers a hosted IP contact centre solution. On the day Salesforce.com unveils its spring collection, it would seem remotely hosted applications for CRM and other business needs are proving popular.
Long a major figure in the back-office and supply chain operations of manufacturers, distributors and retailers, SAP is one of many companies hoping to become a fixture in the market for RFID, radio tags used to better track inventory.
He said Lawson's experience in the fashion industry - where nowadays lines in high street stores can famously be changed within weeks because of modern IT systems connecting operations around the world - was an important factor in winning the...