ATLS, a German company is developing a very innovative solution in a modular architecture for the Transportation Logistics (Software, and Telematics). The solution integrates several innovations, like a patented Theft system, automatic object registration and a freight watch system. IBM Global Services has the technical leadership in the current end-development stage as well as a partner in strategic Marketing & Sales-Alliance. Booz Allen Hamilton will be a strategic partner for worldwide positioning. Several Millions Euro is already invested, in the current 2nd (final) financing stage the company is now looking for investors to realize the launch in 2008.

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Zhuhai Park is the first customs-supervised special area in China and will enjoy special policies as a bonded area, an export processing zone, and a special port. Located in the Zhuhai-Macau Cross-Boundary Industrial Zone, Zhuhai Park is the only industrial zone with these three “special roles” approved the China’s State Council.

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Business dialogue around low-cost-country sourcing and emerging markets has become almost ubiquitous. But many of those conversations are limited to the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. That’s unfortunate, since a great many opportunities also exist in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

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The acceleration of global sourcing and selling activity and the increasing need to monitor multiple tiers of the supply chain to remain agile and cost competitive is challenging companies to rethink their business models and automation strategies. The Aberdeen Group published a report to download.

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Computer virus-infected cats, “spychipped” $20 bills, fashion police to use RFID, passport-triggered bombs, RFID a hazard to US ports — which one of these is a bogus article? And which, if any, has any real merit? And how much?

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Today’s “lean” warehousing managers are trimming the fat by eliminating unnecessary tasks and by improving value-added activities. One strategy they frequently adopt is cross docking, the practice of expediting the flow of product from receiving to shipping with a minimum of handling in between.

RedPrairie and Voxware announced the strategic integration of Voxware’s voice solution with RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management System (WMS). RedPrairie will resell Voxware’s open voice software product for the supply chain, which is built on recognized standards such as SOA and VoiceXML, thus providing unprecedented flexibility for RedPrairie and its customers.

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AMR Research released its annual Supply Chain Top 25 report. The report identifies the top 25 manufacturers and retailers that exhibit superior supply chain capabilities and performance. The companies in this report demonstrate excellence across basic metrics related to execution – return on assets, revenue growth, and inventory turns – and are recognized by their peers and AMR Research as supply chain leaders.

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EGL and CEVA Group, a UK public limited company owned by affiliates of Apollo Management VI, L.P., announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which CEVA will acquire EGL for total transaction consideration of approximately $2 billion. The deal will make CEVA the fifth-largest global 3PL

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A.P. Moller – Maersk share price rose on the Danish stock exchange last week amid speculation that container freight rates are rising. An analyst’s note from the investment bank Morgan Stanley suggested that prices were hardening by around 2% on an annualised basis.

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