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  • Smart robot picks up three logistics awards for Nestlé Australia

    Smart robotic technology has helped Nestlé overcome the occupational health and safety issues of manually handing about four million cases of products in its consumer food and beverage, food service and pet food businesses.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 06 Dec. 11 14:03

  • Mobile mania spurs demand for unified communications

    In the space of just the past few years, Art Johnston has gone from thinking of unified communications as optional to viewing it as "a strategy that we need to implement to be competitive."

    Written by Mary K. Pratt • 01 Dec. 11 02:09

  • WineMarket doubles sales thanks to Cloud

    WineMarket has achieved a 50 per cent increase in sales after consolidating its CRM, e-commerce, accounting and inventory management software.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 21 Nov. 11 10:12

  • Carbon, transport costs set to plummet thanks to NICTA's Intelligent Fleet Logistics project

    Transport costs and carbon emissions could be slashed via a new Intelligent Fleet Logistics project under development by National ICT Australia (NICTA).

    Written by Lisa Banks • 14 July 11 12:23

  • Cotton On does e-commerce with Aussie open source apps

    Fashion retailer Cotton On has launched into global e-commerce with a rapid two-month project which leverages local open source apps developed with the Django framework, with point of sale and supply chain integration thrown in for good measure.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 30 June 11 16:15

  • Meyer Cookware signs Pronto in ERP deal

    The Australian division of global cookware manufacturer, Meyer Cookware, has signed a six-figure deal with ERP developer, Pronto Software, to implement Pronto-Xi across the enterprise.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 28 Feb. 11 12:17

  • Fosters streamlines data management

    At the last count, brewing giant Foster’s boasted 238 products in its ever expanding portfolio — although, interestingly, it no longer owns the eponymous ‘amber nectar’, made famous by those 1980s TV ads featuring Paul Hogan, in any market other than Australia.

    Written by Stuart Finlayson • 31 Dec. 10 09:00

  • SAP's co-CEOs: Are two heads better than one?

    For most people in the United States and several million others around the globe, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, was a day to sit back on the couch and enjoy another Super Bowl Sunday chock full of overeating and morning-to-night football coverage.

    Written by Thomas Wailgum • 24 Nov. 10 04:48

  • CMOs and CIOs: Can this relationship be saved?

    A new report from the CMO Council and Accenture on the strategic relations between CIOs and CMOs offers a grim outlook: "Marketing and IT executives do not believe they are highly effective partners, as they struggle to achieve common goals in the race to adopt and keep pace with rapidly evolving digital marketing capabilities," notes the report.

    Written by Thomas Wailgum • 05 Oct. 10 03:21

  • ERP Sticker Shock: Maintenance, Upgrades, Customizations

    "ERP financials" usually refers to the software package that businesses use to manage their general ledger, invoices, purchase orders and the like: Nothing that's terribly exciting, yet those applications are crucial to running any going concern.

    Written by Thomas Wailgum • 24 Sept. 10 04:57

  • Chrysler Group upgrades product lifecycle management systems

    The Chrysler Group, makers of vehicles such as Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, has signed on with Siemens PLM for its product design and development platform.

    Written by CIO Staff • 27 July 10 14:50

  • Cloud SCM vendor iTradeNetwork being sold for $525 million

    Roper Industries said Monday it plans to buy on-demand SCM (supply chain management) software vendor iTradeNetwork from private equity firm Accel-KKR for US$525 million. The transaction is expected to close later this week.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 27 July 10 03:59

  • NAB and InfoSys take out 'best new services delivery' award

    National Australia Bank (NAB) and InfoSys have taken out the best new services delivery prize at the Australasian Shared Services Excellence Awards.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 22 June 10 13:21

  • Sydney Water begins SCADA upgrade

    Three years after announcing it would upgrade Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems at its filtration plants, Sydney Water will start an 80-week project scheduled to begin this year at the Nepean catchment.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 22 June 10 10:15

  • Citrix buys Paglo to boost asset management

    Desktop management and virtualization software company Citrix has purchased IT-asset-monitoring service provider Paglo for an undisclosed amount, the two companies announced Wednesday.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 26 Feb. 10 07:09

  • Supply chain helps keep 7-Eleven open 24/7

    If your organisation has close to 400 locations across the country and is adding up to 25 new ones a year, you can bet the supply chain a and tight grip on internal IT compliance are important. And indeed it is for 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd, the local arm of the global 7-Eleven convenience store behemoth.

    Written by Tim Lohman • 13 Jan. 10 11:25

  • JDA Software to buy i2 Technologies

    JDA Software Group on Friday announced plans to acquire supply-chain management competitor i2 Technologies for a net purchase price of approximately US$396 million.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 09 Nov. 09 10:11

  • Why the 'Oprah effect' can take down supply chains

    What company wouldn't want the endorsement of Oprah Winfrey? You get your cupcakes, book or moisturizer talked up on her TV show or, even better, get chosen as a "Favorite Thing."

    Written by Thomas Wailgum • 11 Sept. 09 06:44

  • Food company cooks up in-house ERP software

    Melbourne-based oil and margarine manufacturing company Peerless Foods has snubbed the multi-national ERP vendors and developed its own software to manage everything from invoices to product distribution.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 27 April 09 14:44

  • Microsoft, Infosys focus on supply chain

    Microsoft and IT services provider Infosys Technologies revealed on Thursday an alliance around improving supply chain visibility and collaboration.

    Written by Paul Krill • 30 Jan. 09 08:19
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