2013 is likely to bring changes and challenges at least as significant as those experienced over the last decade, as web technologies drive three major step changes, according to Tufin Technologies.
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Early manufacturing adopters of QAD's recently introduced BPM (business process management) software are seeing significant improvements in business performance, according to the company.
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Neil Crockett is the new chief exec at the Connected Digital Economy Catapult – the technology centre aimed at helping industry to develop digital and internet enabled products and services.
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Universal Drilling & Cutting Equipment is reporting a numbr of unforeseen added-value benefits, following implementation of a Microsoft Dynamics ERP system.
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European automotive giant Renault is moving its export supply chain into the cloud in order to support its international expansion plans.
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Fluoropolymer coatings manufacturer Whitford has chosen IFS Applications 8 ERP software to support its accelerate growth plans around the world.
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JSW Steel has selected Broner Metals Solutions for its MES (manufacturing execution system) and APS (advanced planning and scheduling) software project at the Vijyanagar plant, in India.
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UK hire specialist Hewden is reporting success with its multi-million pound business wide ERP roll-out – one of the largest projects of recent times, with more than 800 core users and a further 150 CRM users.
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Award-winning sweet corn processor Barfoots of Botley says its switch to a fully managed EDI service, from Wesupply, has improved the speed, ease and cost effectiveness of trading electronically with its major clients.
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Infor has confirmed that its ERP and lightweight middleware suites, Infor LN and ION, are now compatible with a variety of VMware products – providing a route to a low cost open source stack.
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Global medical packaging manufacturer SteriPack has extended its QAD ERP coverage by deploying QAD Enterprise Applications Life Science Edition at its new production plant in US.
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Brake discs manufacturer Eurac is reporting more than 50% ROI within weeks of implementing LogiXML's web-based business intelligence (BI) for reporting on its factory floor.
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A disappointing two thirds (67%) of engineering and construction companies are bottom-tier B2B integration performers.
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Cloud-based mobile finance applications claimed to help organisations improve productivity, safely and securely while on the move have been launched by Access Group.
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An unnamed "major North American offshore oil and gas drilling company" has signed a contract to implement IFS Applications to take over as its enterprise asset management (EAM) software system.
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To help IT professionals prepare for the all-important CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) exam, global IT association ISACA is now offering a CRISC Online Review Course.
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Auto ID (automatic identification) technology is set to go far beyond barcodes and RFID, as new industrial automation models swell the requirement for active data collection.
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Valmont Stainton, the UK's largest manufacturer of lighting columns, is reporting significant cost savings and cash flow improvements having implemented a Solarsoft document management system (DMS) from Epicor.
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£7.5 million turnover roofing and reinforcements manufacturer Foregale has upgraded its financial software to Opera 3, from Pegasus.
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Tin box and canister manufacturer William Say & Co, which recently converted to K3 Syspro's Syspro ERP software, says its newly automated load planning is making warehouse picking and deliveries more efficient.
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Gift company Jellycat has automated its US business operations following IT integration by Balloon One, which linked the firm's SAP Business One ERP system and Accellos WMS (warehouse management system) and its US trading partners.
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Manufacturing, engineering and construction business Pipex px says it expects to achieve a 50% uptick in production when it goes live with IFS Applications.
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Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software specialist Preactor has announced a partnership agreement with MES (manufacturing execution system) firm Epic Data International.
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Siemens is expanding its portfolio of engineering product development software by acquiring LMS International.
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QuEST (Quality Engineering and Software Technologies) Global Manufacturing says it has invested in Preactor scheduling software to improve OTIF metrics.
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