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Digital Solutions - and Employees Familiar with Such Technology - Critical to Companies' Success, Study Says

Businesses will not meet revenue targets by 2017 if they fail to invest in digital assets such as fresh talent, new research from Gartner suggests.

Oracle Adds Services to Cloud Offering; Updates ERP

Oracle Corp. has added 10 services to Oracle Cloud, covering application, social, platform and infrastructure offerings.

Emerging Logistics Markets Tapped by Study

More than 80 percent of the world's population resides in what is known as "emerging markets". This group of countries represents a diverse collection of economies from China to Peru and Ethiopia to Kazakhstan.

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First BlackBerry Loses Customers, Now a Manufacturer Wants to Hang Up on It

Consumers have moved on from BlackBerry. T-Mobile will no longer sell the company's smartphones in its stores. And now a manufacturing partner wants out.

United Arab Emirates Sees First Trial Run of Freight Train

Freight trains ran for the first time in the UAE on September 22, according to John Lesniewski, Etihad Rail's commercial director.

Canadian Shippers See Total Cost of Ground Transportation Drop Slightly Between June and July

Results published by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the four-month moving average total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 0.85 percent in July when compared with June results.

History Made as Vessel Becomes First Bulk Carrier to Transit Northwest Passage from Canada to Finland

For the first time ever, a bulk carrier is using the Northwest Passage as a transit trade lane, when transporting coal from Vancouver in Canada to Finland. The historic transit is shorter than traditional shipping routes and will not only save time, fuel and CO2, but also increase the load of cargo with 25 percent compared to the Panama Canal. Nordic Bulk Carriers A/S, the Danish pioneer, is once again behind the new business adventure.

Walmart Vows to Get 'Greener' and Insists Its Suppliers Must as Well

Walmart has decided to offer products with fewer harmful chemicals, increase the use of recycled materials, reduce fertilizer use in agriculture, and increase energy efficiency in the products its stores carry. The new standards apply to Walmart stores in the United States and elsewhere around the world.

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Basware Teams With BravoSolution for Source-to-Pay Service

Basware has joined forces with BravoSolution to create a source-to-pay service for procurement and finance managers.

Report Available on Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Human Capital Management

The latest research from Aberdeen Group includes publications on business analytics, business intelligence, and human capital management.

Freight Experiences Late-season Growth Spurt, North American Index Finds

Spot market freight volumes reported by the DAT North American Freight Index rose 0.4 percent in August compared to July. Freight typically peaks on the spot market in June, but this year the robust volumes continued through the entire summer.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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