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IHS Launches Update of Standards-Management Platform

IHS Inc., a provider of business information and analytics systems, has launched version 5.0 of IHS Standards Expert. The tool simplifies and expedites the process of finding and managing standards.

Voxware Unveils Cloud-Based Voice Management Suite

Voxware has introduced the Cloud Voice Management Suite (VMS), a voice-based system for distribution and other tasks. Users can receive the ready-to-deploy product upon completion of a questionnaire.

Cadec Global Now Integrates With CoPilot Truck 9 Navigation System

Cadec Global, a vendor of management systems for truck fleets, now integrates with CoPilot Truck 9, the latest navigation and routing tool from ALK Technologies.

Economic Forecast by CFOs, Accountants Shows Pessimistic Outlook for Global Growth

The world's CEOs, CFOs and senior management accountants have an increasingly negative outlook for the global economy over the next 12 months, according to the CGMA Global Economic Forecast released today by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). The quarterly forecast polled 600 management accountants from more than 60 countries on global and domestic economic conditions and the outlook for their organizations.

Modern Design Trends for Direct to Consumer Fulfillment

Because the DC is an expensive - but indispensable item - the CEO needs to be on top of operations that fulfill directly to customers' homes, says Matt Kulp, director, distribution and fulfillment, St. Onge Company, an engineering services company.

Chubb Group Teams With FreightWatch to Bolster Cargo Security

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has joined with FreightWatch International to offer customers additional protection against cargo theft. Under the arrangement, FreightWatch will grant customers of Chubb transportation insurance a 10-percent discount on real-time shipment-tracking services.

Aerospace Supply Chain Faces Harsh Reality of Having to Deliver Huge Backlog of Orders

Following a boom in commercial aircraft orders in 2011, a year which saw the successful launch of the Airbus A320 NEO and the Boeing 737 MAX, the aerospace industry is now faced with having to deliver a huge backlog. According to a study of the aerospace and defense industry released by global business advisory firm AlixPartners, the industry must increase production rates by 45 percent in volume by 2015 if it is to meet demand, representing the industry's biggest challenge in the coming years.

Voice Beyond Multi-Modal

The evolution of voice technology now includes an integration of graphical data visually displayed, says John Reichert, TECSYS marketing director. The combination is quicker and more beneficial than one might think.

Mobile Device Hardware Security Market Will Be Valued at $1.9Bn in 2017

Security has always been one of the forefront considerations within the mobile device industry. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, for example, gained the attention of Wall Street bankers because of the financial industry's need for high levels of data protection and security, along with the convenience of mobile use. A lot of talk in the mobile industry focuses around software security through detection and preventative applications; however, very little seems to be said on embedded mobile device hardware security.

Epicor Readies Update of App for Human Capital Management

Epicor Software Corp. has developed a new version of Epicor HCM, its application for human capital management. Version 5.7, due to be released this summer, is built on a global framework and Web services, the company said.

How Procurement Innovation Can Drive Productivity Gains

Innovation is required if the U.S. is to regain the level of productivity that it enjoyed toward the end of the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. However, innovation by itself is not enough. Just as our parents and grandparents adopted electricity, the automobile, credit cards and airplanes in the period from 1870-1950, businesses and organizations of the 21st Century must embrace change.

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