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MILWAUKEE, BUSINESS WIRE -- RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Chris Hickey, senior vice president of sales, was chosen as a supply chain industry Rainmaker by DC Velocity magazine. The magazine's editorial advisory board selected Hickey as one of twelve Rainmakers - industry leaders who advance the practice of supply chain management.

Hickey, a six-year RedPrairie veteran, has been involved in the supply chain industry for twelve years. His sales leadership has delivered profits every quarter for RedPrairie. Under his sales leadership, RedPrairie now serves eleven of the top 20 global retailers and seven of the top ten consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the world.

Hickey has played a key role in RedPrairie's evolution to providing solutions that manage the supply chain from end-to-end, enabling the optimization of people and products from manufacturing all the way to the store shelf.

"Historically the distribution center has been primarily concerned with fulfilling orders and with trailers leaving on time. But if you are delivering to a store and they cannot receive it efficiently or get it out onto the shelf and to the customer in a timely fashion, it doesn't matter how quickly it moved through the distribution channel. Logistics professionals need to be open-minded and look at the entire supply chain. In the retail environment, they need to be aware of how they are sending product out to the store. They need to prepare it, so that it can be efficiently moved into a selling position. Our view of end-to-end takes into account the distribution process as well as the point of final consumption, addressing both physical movement of product and management of labor across the entire network," said Hickey.

"We are very proud of Chris for achieving the supply chain industry Rainmaker award," said Mike Mayoras, CEO of RedPrairie. "The strategic E2e(TM) approach that Chris has set as a vision for our sales team enables our customers to pull together and chase the same goal - an optimized consumer-driven approach to best manage their people and products throughout the supply chain. And that has led to the astounding growth that RedPrairie has experienced over the past six years that Chris has been with us."

In addition to his work at RedPrairie, Hickey has served as a member of several key logistics industry associations, including APICS - the Association for Operations Management, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and the Warehousing Education and Research Council.

About RedPrairie Corporation

RedPrairie is a world leading consumer driven optimization company. Built on an advanced Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) developed over the past 15 years, the RedPrairie integrated suite of solutions offers on-demand capabilities to over 32,000 sites worldwide for many of the world's largest companies.

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The firm did not immediately name a replacement, but industry insiders expect CEO Kay Krill will tap someone quickly to push forward with the retailer's turnaround efforts.

A key manager at troubled specialty retailer Ann Taylor Stores Corp. has resigned. Anthony Romano vacated his post as chief supply chain officer to pursue other interests, the company announced Tuesday.

Although the firm did not immediately name a replacement, industry insiders expect Ann Taylor Chief Kay Krill to tap someone quickly, as Mr. Romano’s successor will be vital to the company’s turnaround progress.

The success of a supply chain manager can make or break a retailer these days. As consumers have begun demanding faster fashion and higher quality, supply chain managers must work harder than ever to protect their bottom lines, even as gasoline prices and global quotas raise costs.

“Supply chain management is a critical support,” said Jacqui Marcus, vice president of Karen Harvey Consulting Group, an executive search firm that specializes in retail. “The candidates to lead this function need to have diversified experience and understanding of these complexities.”

Ann Taylor, which operates both an eponymous chain and a younger-skewing chain called Loft, has struggled with its supply chain in recent years. At times, it has missed key fashion trends by featuring too little color or too few dresses, and the company has yet to get both of its chains on track at the same time.

Separately Tuesday, Ann Taylor also expanded the duties of two executives. Brian Lynch, president of the company’s outlet division, will take over the firm’s e-commerce business and corporate real estate under the title of president of corporate operations. He already oversaw corporate store operations. Separately, Michael Nicholson, currently an executive vice president and chief financial officer, will start managing the company’s information technology and global procurement duties.

“I am very pleased to acknowledge the outstanding leadership that Brian and Mike have demonstrated, as the business evolves and we position the company for future growth,” Ms. Krill noted in a statement.

Earlier this year, Ann Taylor laid off 180 employees at its headquarters and announced plans to shutter nearly 120 stores to cut costs. Last year, the company reported earnings of $1.55 per share on sales of $2.4 billion.

The company’s shares gained 36 cents, or 1.7%, to close the day at $21.58.

BEIJING, eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: EFUT; "eFuture"), a leading provider of front-end supply chain management software and services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Financial Results Highlights for the First Quarter of 2008 -- Total revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB14.0 million (US$2.0 million), an increase of 92.8% from the first quarter of 2007. -- Software revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB7.6 million (US$1.1 million), an increase of 33.5% from the first quarter of 2007. -- Service fee income for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB5.0 million (US$0.7 million), an increase of 241.6% from the first quarter of 2007. -- Gross profit for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB4.7 million (US$0.7 million), an increase of 31.8% from the first quarter of 2007. Excluding amortization of acquired technology, gross profit for the first quarter of 2008 would have been RMB8.6 million (US$1.2 million), an increase of 130.9% from the first quarter of 2007. -- Gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 decreased to 33.6% from 49.2% in the first quarter of 2007. Excluding amortization of acquired technology, gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 would have been 61.2%, compared to 51.1% in the first quarter of 2007. -- Net loss for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB9.2 million (US$1.3 million), an increase of 658.2% over the first quarter of 2007.

"We are pleased to report strong top-line growth in a traditionally weak first fiscal quarter that includes the long Chinese New Year holiday and this year was marked by severe snow storms across large parts of China. With a strong start to 2008, we are optimistic about our prospects and our earnings per share for the full year," said Mr. Adam Yan, eFuture's chairman and chief executive officer. "In addition, a larger base of installed clients contributed to strong organic growth. Service revenue was up 241.6%, the strongest growth of any quarter in ten years, with software revenue growth remaining solid. Moreover, we have strengthened our position and significantly broadened our opportunity in the fast-growing retail market in China with the successful integration of our Guangzhou Royalstone acquisition. Looking forward to the remainder of 2008, we expect that our B2B services, including http://www.bfuture.com.cn and http://www.jindian.com.cn, will begin to contribute to our revenue and drive value for retailers and their suppliers."

First Quarter of 2008 Operational Highlights -- Sales contracts in the first quarter of 2008 increased 102.5% to RMB18.0 million (US$2.6 million) from RMB8.8 in the first quarter of 2007. -- Service sales contracts in first quarter of 2008 increased 662.8% to RMB8.6 million (US$1.2 million) from RMB1.13 million in the first quarter of 2007. -- Total new orders increased 350% to 117 orders from 26 in the first quarter of 2007.

"During the first quarter, we placed particular emphasis on integrating our acquisitions completed in 2007 into a single platform," Mr. Yan continued. "We worked to smoothly incorporate culture, strengthen back-office resource integration and improve processes to streamline internal operations and reduce software deployment costs. This organic growth strategy has translated into a 12% increase in gross margins, excluding amortization of acquired technology."

As part of its effort to streamline its operations to promote organic growth, the company organized its software business according to six vertical strategy business areas: small and medium business, key accounts, department stores and shopping malls, grocery and supermarkets, specialty stores and fast-moving consumer goods.

Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2008

Revenue

eFuture reported total revenue of RMB14.0 million (US$2.0 million) for the first quarter of 2008, a 92.8% increase from RMB7.3 million in the first quarter of 2007.

Software sales in the first quarter of 2008 increased 33.5% to RMB7.6 million (US$1.1 million) from RMB5.7 million in the first quarter of 2007. Software sales contributed 54.0% to total revenue in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 78.0% in the first quarter of 2007.

Hardware sales in the first quarter of 2008 increased 1020% to RMB1.4 million (US$0.2 million) from RMB0.1 million in the first quarter of 2007. Hardware sales contributed 10.1% to total revenue in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 1.7% in the first quarter of 2007.

Service fee income in the first quarter of 2008 increased 241.6% to RMB5.0 million (US$0.7 million) from RMB1.5 million in the first quarter of 2007. Service fee income contributed 36.0% to total revenue in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 20.3% in the first quarter of 2007. The increase was largely due to eFuture's policy to provide free maintenance for its products in the first year of operation, after which the company begins to charge maintenance and support fees.

Gross Margins

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB4.7 million (US$0.7 million), a 31.8% increase from RMB3.6 million in the first quarter of 2007. Excluding amortization of acquired technology, gross profit for the first quarter of 2008 would have been RMB8.6 million (US$1.2 million), an increase of 130.8% from the first quarter of 2007.

Consolidated gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 was 33.6%, compared to 49.2% in the first quarter of 2007 and 43.5% in the fourth quarter of 2007. The decrease in gross margin was largely due to the amortization of acquired technology of RMB3.8 million (US$0.55 million), which represented 27.5% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 1.9% in the first quarter of 2007. Excluding amortization of acquired technology, gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 would have been 61.2%, compared to 51.1% in the first quarter of 2007.

Operating Expenses

Research and development expenses in the first quarter increased 37.2 percent year over year to RMB0.2 million (US$24 thousand). The increase in research and development was mainly due to the acquisition of Royalstone last year, which led to the integration of two research and development teams.

General and administrative expenses in the first quarter increased 169.7 percent year over year to RMB7.9 million (US$1.1 million). The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to RMB2.3 million (US$0.3 million) of bad debt expenses caused by significantly increased accounts receivable. We had US$2 million of accounts receivable in the first quarter, an 84.9% increase from the same period of 2007.General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2008 were 56.2 percent of total revenues, compared to 40.1 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and 20.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Selling and distribution expenses in the first quarter increased 73.0 percent year over year to RMB3.8 million (US$536 thousand). The increase in selling and distribution expenses was partially due to a significant increase in our sales contracts. Selling and distribution expenses for the first quarter of 2008 were 26.8 percent of total revenues, compared to 29.9 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and 8.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Total share-based compensation expenses in the first quarter of 2008 were RMB0.8 million (US$0.1 million).

Operating loss in the first quarter of 2008 was RMB7.1 million (US$1.0 million), a 332.5% increase from RMB1.6 million in the first quarter of 2007. Operating margin was -50.5% in the first quarter of 2008, compared to -22.5% in the first quarter 2007 and 14.1% in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Net Income

Net loss for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB9.2 million (US$1.3 million), compared to net losses of RMB1.2 million in the first quarter of 2007 and net loss RMB24.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Net margins were -65.8% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to -16.74% in the first quarter of 2007 and -50.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007. The increase in net loss and decrease in net margin was due to a number of factors including amortization of acquired technology from the acquisitions completed in 2007 of RMB3.8 million (US$0.6 million), bad debt expenses of RMB2.4 million (US$0.3 million) as a result of a large increase in accounts receivable at the end of the quarter.

Basic and diluted losses per share for the first quarter of 2008 were RMB3.14 (US$0.45) and RMB3.14 (US$0.45), respectively.

EBITDA

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB-1.39 million (US$- 0.2 million), a decrease of 101.1% from the first quarter of 2007. First quarter of 2008 adjusted net loss (non-GAAP) was RMB3.2 million (US$0.5 million), an increase of 732% from the first quarter of 2007.

Adjusted non-GAAP diluted losses per share for the first quarter of 2008 was RMB1.09 (US$0.16).

Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures

As of March 31, 2008, the company had RMB59.3 million (US$8.5 million) in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. Net cash generated from operating activities and capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2008 were RMB-8.2 million (US$-1.2 million) and RMB2.2 million (US$0.3 million), respectively.

As of March 31, 2008 the company had 627 employees compared to 588 employees as of December 31, 2007.

Business Outlook for 2008

The company has raised its full-year 2008 total revenue guidance to be in the range of approximately US$19 to US$20 million, representing annual growth of 65 to 74% over 2007. This forecast is a current and preliminary view and is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

eFuture's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:30 p.m. on June 23, 2008 U.S. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. on June 24, 2008 Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows: U.S. and International: +1-888-710-9688 Mainland China: +86-10-5851-1260 Hong Kong: +852-8306-5032

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and request to be connected to the "eFuture earnings call."

Additionally, an archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the company's website at http://www.e-future.com.cn .

About eFuture Information Technology Inc.

eFuture is a leading provider of front-end supply chain management software and services in China. eFuture provides integrated software and service solutions to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's front-end supply chain market, especially in the retail and Fast Moving Consumer Goods industries. eFuture currently serves more than 1,000 clients, including Fortune 500 companies, over 770 retailers and over 200 distributors operating in China. eFuture is also one of IBM's premier business partners in Asia Pacific and is a strategic partner with Oracle, Microsoft, JDA, Motorola and Samsung Network China. The company has over 650 employees and 20 branch offices across China.

For more information about eFuture, please visit http://www.e- future.com.cn/.

Source: tradingmarkets

Travel technology company ANMsoft Technologies is set to market its OnTra solutions to the travel trade on a big scale. Speaking to Express TravelWorld, Himanshoo Patil, its senior VP (Marketing), said, "Every customer has a different work flow whether B2B or B2C, and one product doesn't suffice everyone. OnTra is a component-driven product that provides complete automation of the travel vertical."

Manu Agarwal, its CEO, elaborates, "The product is divided into booking engine, supplier engine, CRM, integration with the suppliers, mid- and back-office. It is rare that a single vendor sells them all. We add value by offering a comprehensive end-to-end solution to our clients."

The solution enables travel companies to move forward from conventional methods by eradicating a lot of work flow processes and integrating them. The company is presently working with an airline consolidator, an upcoming OTA which has a 5,200-member call centre, a B2B provider and an ASP provider who will offer white-label solutions to small travel agents. "Our solutions are on the higher-end and we are primarily focusing on large companies on a global scale to enhance their productivity by having information free-flowing within all departments. Travel players these days are paying out of their hats for such systems," informed Patil.

Furthermore, the technology is Web 2.0 & OTA 2007 compliant, and each component integrates with other modules using XML language. ANMsoft is in talks with travel agents for this solution and hopes to sign about six new customers by end-2008.

Source: expresstravelworld.com

Information Arts is launching a 'best of breed' database which will incorporate eight of the UK's top data suppliers.

The B2B database, OMNI, will blend data from 4.2 million businesses and over 10 million individual decision makers. OMNI incorporates data from D&B, Harte Hanks, Acxiom, EuroDirect, Corpdata, Oscar Research, Market Monitor and Data HQ.

Following the withdrawal of D&B's data from PH Group's MegaFile, the OMNI database is the only database in the UK and Europe that contains D&B data.

Information Arts chief executive Simon Lawrence comments: "OMNI has not been built simply to be the largest file available, but to deliver real insight".

Source: precisionmarketing.co.uk

NGN carrier MASERGY has launched a new secure Video Extranet service to enable B2B videoconferencing across an end user’s partners, suppliers and customers, using high definition, telepresence or standard video conferencing equipment.

So what’s special about this offering, considering MASERGY’s relatively small customer base (a few hundred companies), sparse network footprint (though national, MASERGY partners with many providers for local access and international reach), and the fact that AT&T is set to introduce a similar, higher-end telepresence and/or videoconferencing service later this year?

Well, for starters, there’s MASERGY’s experience with next-gen services like MPLS and VPLS, having been an early adopter of both; the carrier designed its relatively newly built network to carry such leading-edge technologies for apps such as VoIP, IP VPNs and Video over IP. Though it lacks the clout and extensive service portfolio of Tier 1 carriers, MASERGY has been able to win over medium-to-large enterprise businesses on this basis.

Moreover, MASERGY is emphasizing its highly secure network for the new service. Within a managed QoS network environment, Video Extranet provides secure inter-company videoconferencing through a VPN bridging functionality that links customers on a route-specific basis that allows only video session traffic to pass between the two private networks. This allows customers to leave their VPNs up for non-video sessions, since neither company would have access to or visibility within the other partner’s VPN. Video traffic need not be separately encrypted.

In terms of bandwidth, the service can support tens of megabit levels (Cisco Telepresence conferences can run from 15 to 35 Mbps), as well as lower-end videoconferencing capacity increments (such as those used by ISDN and H.323-based videoconferencing systems). MASERGY’s network management system allows end users to instantly and temporarily adjust bandwidth as needed.

Though the service is available to MASERGY customers and non-customers, each site does require at least one connection to a suitably-equipped MASERGY POP. As an add-on service, MASERGY’s proprietary diagnostics tool, Insight, provides a “real-time” snapshot of all network components and allows network managers to monitor and manage the QoS parameters of the video traffic and simplify troubleshooting.

It should be noted that Video Extranet has been available on a customer-specific basis for some time; this latest launch certifies that service pricing is now standardized for all customer segments.

Comparing Video Extranet to other offerings, David Hold, a senior analyst with Current Analysis, opined “For MASERGY customers, the new offer matches what is available from AT&T, with the exception of installation of high-end Cisco Telepresence solutions. But a full-blown telepresence solution as offered by AT&T would be limited by cost to just the largest corporations, and even that capability can be provided by various VARs with whom MASERGY has reseller relationships to provide a full soup-to-nuts solution serving the vast majority of the market.”

“MASERGY should also put together a turnkey package with unified pricing, for a fully managed videoconferencing and/or telepresence solution combined with network access, transport and monitoring.”

Source: telecommagazine.com

F&E Aerospace, the company behind top Middle East aviation events such as the Dubai Airshow and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) - which kicks off 16 June - believes its five strong events portfolio will attract over 1,500 aviation companies and 60,000 trade professionals over the next 18 months.

And according to the company, which has been operating locally for over 30 years, the huge growth in the regional aerospace market has cemented the emirate's reputation as the region's primary aviation hub and spearheaded the shows' evolutions.

'The Middle East aerospace market and the development of our shows, starting with the Dubai Airshow in 1989, have always worked in synergy for the greater purpose of establishing the emirate as a leading, global aerospace centre.

The Middle East has continued to record massive growth across the aerospace industry's diverse sectors, and in many ways leads the pack in terms of innovation and expansion. One only has to look at the meteoric rise of Emirates airline or the new Dubai World Central project to see this,' said Virginia Kern, Chairman, F&E.

'As the regional industry continues to expand, so does the need to provide key business platforms for the world's industry to gather, discuss and drive forward its evolution. This is what we are trying to pursue with our latest initiatives.'

AIME 2008

The launch of AIME 2008, a dedicated event serving the aircraft interiors sector, running 16-17th June at the Dubai International Conventions & Exhibitions Centre (DICEC), is the latest in the company's catalogue of achievements as it continues to position Dubai, under the auspices of its government, as the Middle East's aviation events platform.

Taking off with 100 new companies from 15 countries, and an expected visitor turnout of 2,000, AIME 2008, will feature a dedicated two day conference programme, including a welcome address by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Government of Dubai and President and CEO of the Emirates Group.

Chaired by a host of industry 'heavyweights', other sessions will include topics such as: 'The Passenger Demands of the VIP Market - Why the Gulf is Important', 'Going Green in Interiors', 'Future Technologies for In-flight Catering' and 'The Future for Aircraft Interiors'.

The organisers have also launched a dedicated hosted buyer programme for AIME. This initiative is being implemented to foster an increased B2B setting for the industry's key decision makers and suppliers.

To date, signed up carriers for the hosted buyer programme include Jet Aviation Airline, Air Maroc and Kuwait Airways, with further slots being allocated to Middle East airlines. In addition, many of the region's biggest names have already confirmed their attendance such as award winning Emirates airline; Etihad, the UAE's national carrier; Bahrain-based Gulf Air; Royal Jet, the international luxury flight services company headquartered in Abu Dhabi; and the UAE's Amiri Flight.

'The aircraft interiors market is coming along in leaps and bounds. Strong growth in both the commercial and business aviation fields is not only driving its development, but is forcing it to diversify as customers needs and expectations become more tailored,' said Alison Weller, Director, F&E Aerospace.

'The need to develop a dedicated Middle East event to tackle the sector's challenges was a must. Via this platform, the international industry has a direct channel to talk to the region's principal players.'

The company has set its sight on diversifying its portfolio, with the announcement of two new shows set to debut next year - MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) Middle East and Aerospace Defence & Training Show (ADTS).

MRO Middle East

MRO Middle East, which will take place 21-22 January 2009, is expected to attract over 100 exhibitors and will boast a two day conference programme. The event will bring together decision-makers and suppliers to discuss all issues relating to aircraft maintenance.

The show has a strong pedigree behind it as it is being organised by Aviation Week - which already runs the world's number one MRO event in the US, and additional exhibitions in Asia and Europe.

'The Middle East will sport the fastest MRO growth of 8.9% per year compared to an overall industry average of 3.6% - so now is the time to launch an event here in the Middle East as this industry is set for some interesting times,' said Weller.

In addition, ADTS, which runs from the 2-3rd March at Airport Expo Dubai, will look to attract a similar number of exhibitors as it pursues a currently unaddressed market niche.

'Many companies have already told us this event is well-timed. The region is crying out for an show of this type, which addresses the issues and discovers solutions for the industry's training and recruitment needs,' said Weller.

'On the civil side there is massive growth from regional carriers, predicted to need 8,000 additional pilots by 2025. And on the defence side, one example here in the UAE is the air force readying itself to select new platforms for its basic and lead-in fighter trainers.'

ADTS will look at all aspects of the aerospace industry that require training, and cover all angles, from the pilots and crew, both civil and military, air traffic control, engineering, aviation management and many other associated jobs.

Through the conference and the associated exhibition they will cover the simulation products offered, the recruitment initiatives and opportunities available and the universities, courses and colleges offering aerospace and defence training.

F&E Aerospace is also heavily focusing on developing its current shows, with the 2009 Dubai Airshow tipped to be its largest to date and 2008's MEBA event already more than double in size than the 2007 edition.

Dubai Airshow 2007 boasted 850 exhibitors and 11 national pavilions representing 50 countries - 130 of these being new to the region. 45,421 visitors attended over the five days - 10,000 more than in 2005 - and over 140 aircraft were displayed on the static park, firmly cementing its reputation as the third largest aerospace event in the world

The biennial show also saw over $150bn worth of orders placed during its five days and now holds the record for the largest amount of deals ever concluded at one event.

And F&E Aerospace believe that this figure is expected to grow considerably for the 2009 outing as it moves to its new venue, with the proposed site covering more than double the size of the current Airport Expo Dubai.

MEBA 2008

MEBA 2008 - the dedicated B2B conference and exhibition for the business aviation sector, which will take place at the Dubai Airport Expo from the 16-18th November - will also more than double in size from last year, with exhibitor numbers, represented countries and aircraft on display all significantly up.

Visitor numbers are also tipped to smash last year's record with more than 5,000 expected to attend the three day event - an increase of over 50%.

'Dubai Airshow and MEBA are our stalwart events and are core drivers in both F&E Aerospace's and Dubai's continuing establishment as one of the world's leading destinations to conduct business for the industry at large,' added Weller.

'Their growth serves as the sector's barometer. It is not just about size, although this says a lot. It is about the quality of exhibitor, visitor and VIP coming through the doors which speaks volumes. Dubai and these events continue to attract a wide range of the world's leading decision makers, which is a significant indication of how this market is valued by the industry.'

Masergy, a service provider specializing in simplifying business networks for enterprises, has introduced its Video Extranet service for interoperable business-to-business videoconferencing for enterprise customers, partners and suppliers.

Masergy said its Video Extranet provides video conferencing solutions to enterprises seeking to communicate privately across different network providers inside a managed quality-of-service (QoS) network environment.

Enterprises often run video conferencing equipment on closed, private networks, limiting their connectivity to others to protect their own network assets, performance and integrity, said Scott Brothers, director, product management at MASERGY. With the MASERGY Video Extranet service, these companies now can get flexible video connectivity with guaranteed QoS, reliable performance and consistent security to enterprises using high-definition, telepresence or standard video conferencing equipment.

The company noted that benefits for enterprises implementing Masergy's Video Extranet service include:

- B2B communication among enterprises on separate private networks - Video communications between corporations on different IP carriers - Interoperability of various application equipment in a secure network environment

The inherent security of the Video Extranet environment eliminates the need for encryption while connecting corporations on different carriers or private networks, Masergy said. The Video Extranet handles all network routing directly via Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and tunneling.

Source: tradingmarkets.com

The International Industrial Supply Trade Portal ForeignTRADEX has launched a Web site focusing on helping American and Australian manufacturers, exporters and importers develop trading partnership

(live-PR.com) - Sydney, Australia - ForeignTRADEX, a division of the US-based Industrial Leaders Group, and co-publisher of the Free Industrial & Construction Marketplace at http://www.industrialsaver.com/classifieds, announced today the release of a special report designed to promote American products and manufacturers in Australia at http://www.foreigntradeexchange.com/countries/australia.html. According Ivana Vesina, spokeswoman for the company's European and Australian market, the report is designed to help U.S. manufacturers find international business contacts, trading opportunities and import export resources in Australia.

Mark Hamilton, Business Director of ForeignTRADEX said U.S. manufacturers of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery serious about entering or expanding into Australia will find the company's Industrial Supply Marketing Report to be very useful. "Whether you want to locate trading partners in Perth, Melbourne, Hobart, Darwin, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane or other cities in Australia, ForeignTRADEX can help you find the companies and resources you're looking for to help your business grow."

Previously ForeignTRADEX.com launched a new version of its World Trade Forum at http://www.ForeignTradeExchange.com/forum which presents some of the most useful Web sites in the world focusing on international trade. According to Hamilton Nearly 1,000 global business Web sites have been reviewed by independent editors of ForeignTRADEX and all are accessible on the site's Import Export Directory at http://www.ForeignTradeExchange.com/trade_directory.html

Ms. Vesina, from her office in Sydney said American and Australian manufacturers are able to promote their products on the Industrial Leaders Group network of industrial supply trade portals, forums, directories, B2B blogs and marketplaces free of charge at http://www.WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace.com/freelisting.html

About ForeignTRADEX

ForeignTRADEX.com is a US-European Industrial Trade Directory and Marketplace connecting manufacturers, distributors, exporters and importers of industrial products throughout Europe and the United States, as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand at http://www.ForeignTradeExchange.com

Contact information: ForeignTRADEX 290 Turnpike Road Westboro, MA 01581 USA Contact Person: Rich Milton PR Phone: 206-333-0355 eMail: eMail Web: http://www.ForeignTradeExchange.com Author: Richard Milton e-mail Web: http://www.industrialsaver.com Phone: 206-333-0355

Reed Business Information, which itself is in the process of a messy sale, has made an acquisition through its UK arm RBI UK: it bought out UK-based B2B marketplace and lead gen site ApprovedIndex. The terms were not disclosed. AI is an online B2B marketplace matching business buyers and suppliers across the UK...it operates in about 100 sectors in categories such as website designers, management training, marketing companies and photocopiers. This buy is similar to RBI USA's acquisition of BuyersZone early last year, which was also in the B2B marketplace space. It will also compliment RBI's existing online directory Kellysearch. More details in the release.

Sydney - 12 June 2008 — Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today launched the availability in Australia of its Sterling Collaboration Network, an on demand business-to-business (B2B) network which makes it easier for companies to securely integrate trading processes and enhance B2B process automation and orchestration among their trading communities.

Organisations signing onto the Sterling Collaboration Network in Australia now have immediate access to more than 280,000 unique trading entities around the globe.

At the same time, the Sterling Collaboration Network will enable local companies to automate the flow of information regarding their mission-critical business activities across organisational and geo-political boundaries. Traditionally, these processes have been manual, fraught with complexity due to multiple standards and data formats and provided for low visibility in tracking supply chain activity end-to-end.

In the past, many retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and third-party logistics firms have automated portions of their core purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes with their B2B communities and supply chains. However, even for “best in class” organisations, the greatest opportunity for additional cost savings and efficiency lies in electronically integrating trading partners that still transact business via phone, fax, e-mail, and postal mail.

In existence for over 30 years, the Sterling Collaboration Network eliminates all paper-based transactions and has 19,000 customers, including Orica Australia, and more than 90 global network interconnects already in operation. While Orica Australia signed onto the network eight years ago via an international license agreement, worldwide cosmetics provider, L’Oreal Australia is the first customer locally to sign onto the Australian network extension this month. The on demand network will make it easier for L’Oreal to integrate its trading community. “The Sterling Collaboration Network will enable L’Oreal to operate as a business in a stable electronic data interchange (EDI) trading environment with seven key retailers and thousands of retail outlets throughout Australia.

“On an average day, we can process at least 1,500 orders and ship more than 4,000 SKUs. By signing on with Sterling Commerce, we know we are working with a technically adept organisation which has many years of experience in value-added network services,” said Aaron Khong, General Manager – IT, L’Oreal Australia.

The Sterling Collaboration Network uses Sterling Commerce B2B integration expertise and its global supply chain community to maximise the number of supply chain partners with whom retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and logistics firms conduct business. Companies can gain a complimentary assessment of their potential savings from greater B2B automation by using the Sterling Commerce B2B Automation Savings Calculator at: www.sterlingb2bautomation.com.

“The Sterling Collaboration Network has been an invaluable part of our business for several years. It acts as an electronic Australia Post providing a one-stop shop connection to our trading network. Not only does it provide immediate visibility into document status, it gives us simplicity, security and peace of mind in being able to track and manage hundreds of thousands of orders each year with all our valued customers and suppliers,” said Mark Zrna, Senior Systems Engineer – B2B, IT Shared Services, Orica Australia.

“We are excited that Australian and multi-national firms with offices in Australia can now contact us directly to join the Sterling Collaboration Network. Companies will now be able to achieve process improvements by managing issues in real-time as they occur and respond proactively to supply disruptions and improve market responsiveness. At the same time, they will have local access to Australian account management, technical staff, migration services and support,” said Michael Vulcan, Managing Director, Australia/New Zealand, Sterling Commerce.

About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), helps customers thrive in a global economy by connecting their business communities, processes, people and technology. More than 30,000 customers worldwide – including 80 percent of the Fortune 500 – use Sterling Commerce solutions for business process integration, multi-channel selling, and supply chain fulfillment to improve profitability inside and outside their company walls. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Sterling Commerce has offices in 19 countries with regional offices in Sydney and Melbourne. For more information visit: www.sterlingcommerce.com.au.

Modular platform to meet the needs of dynamic mid-market businesses.

LaGarde Inc., an eCommerce solutions provider, today announced the launch of their Phoenix eCommerce platform which is offered as a software as a service model and is aimed at mid- and large-market businesses. The company states that the Phoenix platform was built to allow unlimited modularity, while meeting every eCommerce security standard.

It explains that its Phoenix platform is designed to be flexible, configurable and scalable and will make it easier for mid-and large market businesses to enhance and grow their connections with customers, suppliers, employees and business partners. The flexibility inherent in the Phoenix platform enables businesses to integrate state-of-the-art functionality without disrupting their current business systems, minimizing the need to retrain or alter internal processes.

It adds that this platform is specifically designed for B2C, B2B, manufacturing, distribution, services and government, education, and not-for-profit industry segments. The underlying technology is designed to support customization and integration for the increased functionality dynamic businesses need for efficiency and profitability.

"eBusiness in general and eCommerce specifically have become increasingly more complicated while at the same time significantly more valuable and strategic to businesses and organizations of all types," said Bob LaGarde, founder and CEO of LaGarde. "The increasing burdens of regulatory compliance and complexity of eBusiness enablement demand that vendors provide scalable, extensible turnkey solutions. This concept of 'flexibility meets security' enables the Phoenix platform to surpass all other SaaS solutions on the market and we are excited to bring our 12 years of experience to bear on this new offering," said LaGarde.

"The new Phoenix platform has already won several accolades from the Micrsoft.NET community," said Michael Wiley, premier field engineer, Microsoft Services, U.S. East Region. "I also want to reiterate that the Phoenix application is one of the best we've seen."

Web database system aims to reduce costs by enabling suppliers to upload their substance declarations to one location for access by all participating manufacturers.

Manufacturers of electronic equipment are facing a massive increase in the amount of data they need to gather from their suppliers on the substances used in their products The European Commission is expected to add at least 4 more substances to the RoHS Directive, and Article 33 of REACH Regulation will require all manufacturers to provide customers with information on whether their products contain more than 0.1% of any "substances of very high concern" on the REACH Candidate List of substances

The first Candidate List will contain up to 12 substances and the requirement to disclose information on these substances is likely to start in October 2008.

As the number of substances continues to increase, it will become increasingly difficult for manufacturers to maintain their own independent systems for gathering this data from each of their suppliers.

Many suppliers will simply not be able to cope with supplying such massive amounts of new data to each manufacturer on an individual basis.

Environ and COCIR believe the most cost-effective and efficient approach is for manufacturers to collaborate on a common process for gathering and sharing data from suppliers.

Now Environ and COCIR have launched the BOMcheck.net web database system, which aims to reduce business costs by enabling suppliers to upload their substances declarations to one location for access by all participating manufacturers.

"BOMcheck is the first system that allows electronics producers to reduce the industry burden of ensuring REACH and RoHS compliance by compiling a centralised master database of substance data from suppliers", says Freimut Schroder, of Siemens Healthcare and COCIR Environmental Policy Focus Group Chair.

COCIR Secretary General Nicole Denjoy adds: "This groundbreaking system will reduce costs for our members and other industries as instead of each supplier having to deal individually with each manufacturer, it will provide one central location where the supplier can share its data with multiple manufacturers".

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ignify, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of ERP and e-commerce solutions for the mid-market and Enterprise business segment, today announced that the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons have selected the Ignify eCommerce platform to power its official Falcons 365 online pro-store. Key to the selection is the platform’s integration into the team’s existing Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP system, resulting in real-time information on merchandise availability and order fulfillment. In addition, Falcons fans will reap the benefits of advanced browsing and product imaging, simple checkout processes, and ‘My Account’ functionality to track purchasing history and view order status.

The Ignify eCommerce platform is an end-to-end online product catalog, storefront and business commerce platform providing fully automated e-commerce capabilities with seamless integration into the Sage and Microsoft Dynamics line of ERP solutions. By integrating into other back office systems, Atlanta Falcons marketing and promotion departments can effectively gauge merchandise sales trends by leveraging cross-bundled and targeted promotions, real-time inventory reports and key metrics such as site visits, visitor browse history, click-throughs and customer purchasing patterns.

What’s more, the Falcons 365 storefront will offer several unique features for inducing repeat site visits such as: multiple options for team apparel, direct to customer promotions, and newsletters alerting fans of new gear and in store player appearances.

“We are excited to have Ignify as a partner for our new online store. The features of this platform will make it easier for our fans to shop for Falcons merchandise,” said Rich McKay, president of the Atlanta Falcons.

“Incorporating Ignify eCommerce into our storefront will also help us better serve the fans by giving up-to-the-minute details on the latest product lines and team promotions while delivering a much greater degree of shopping interactivity,” added Chris DiPierri, Atlanta Falcons director of retail.

Ignify eCommerce has been deployed in over 200 medium to large businesses ranging from retail, automotive, apparel, distribution and manufacturing businesses among many others.

“We are excited to have been chosen by the Atlanta Falcons as they ramp up their online merchandising operations,” stated Sandeep Walia, founder and president of Ignify. “Our platform easily integrates into existing solutions such as ERP and shipping processes and will help the Falcons boost their overall online efforts by giving real-time information on marketing effectiveness.”

About the Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are one of 32 teams in the National Football League. The team enters its 43^rd season in 2008 under the leadership of new head coach Mike Smith. Season tickets are currently available starting as low as $250. To purchase tickets, log on to atlantafalcons.com/tickets or call 404-223-8444.

About Ignify

Ignify, established in 1999, is a privately-held ISO-9001:2000 compliant company focused on the mid-market eCommerce and mid-market accounting segment. Targeting the mid-level market, Ignify offers a comprehensive set of Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) eCommerce solutions for increasing online sales while lowering overall operation costs. The company also provides consulting services for ERP and software development initiatives and is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and Sage Certified Partner. Ignify has offices in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Nashville, Seattle, Toronto and India. For more information, visit www.ignify.com or call 888-446-4395.

Identity Management & GRC analysts Kuppinger Cole announce European Identity Conference (EIC) 2009

GRC 2008 Report published


Following the success of the 2nd European Identity Conference (EIC) in April 2008, analyst firm and event organiser Kuppinger Cole (KCP) is pleased to announce that EIC 2009 will take place on May 5 – 8, 2009 in Munich/Germany.

EIC 2008 saw a 25% increase in visitor numbers over EIC 2007, with virtually all of the well-known names in identity management participating as speakers, panellists and exhibitors. EIC 2008 hosted more than 130 speakers, 40 best practice sessions and an evening ceremony which toasted Identity Management Awards winners in six categories plus two special awards.

Among them, in the category "Best Innovation", the European Identity Award went to a group of companies that are driving forward the process to outsource authentication and authorisation, making it easier to control application security from outside the network. There are several providers with different approaches in this field, but during the past year they all contributed to promote this concept that is considered by KCP as indispensable to making progress with the technical support. The winners in this category were Bitkoo, CA, iSM, Microsoft and Oracle.

“With a truly European look and feel to EIC, attracting interest from participants from 24 different countries, EIC 2009 looks set to be even bigger and better,” said Martin Kuppinger, founder and senior partner at KCP. “As well as covering topics such as GRC (Governance, Risk Management, Compliance) and user-centric identity management, EIC also focuses on the integration and interaction of identity management with SOA (Service Oriented Architectures).”

KCP has also released its Market Report GRC 2008 which, for the first time, gives a clear and consistent definition of the market for products which deal with Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance. This new product category integrates several existing products which address the overall GRC threats partially, like attestation, auditing, and role management solutions.

“GRC is the next step, building upon the solutions we see today and integrating them to act as the infrastructure to efficiently address the GRC threats every company is facing today,” said Martin Kuppinger. “We observe a clear trend towards a more common functionality of products which started at different edges and now are working on a more and more complete support of GRC requirements.”

The report is available for 165 Euro (plus VAT if applicable).

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About Kuppinger Cole

Kuppinger Cole (KCP) was founded in 2004 and has become the leading European analyst for all topics around digital identities and identity management as well as GRC. KCP stands for expertise, opinion leadership and an objective view on the enlarged identity management market. This includes topics like the classic Identity and Access Management (IaM), GRC (Governance, Risk Management, Compliance), Information Rights Management (IRM), Identity Risk Management, digital certification, cards and tokens, single sign-on, auditing, federation, user-centric identity management and Identity 2.0, as well as other fields. KCP currently is expanding its research scope into the fields of SOA, with special focus on SOA security, and BSM (Business Service Management).




About the EIC 2008 Awards

Kuppinger Cole & Partners’s EIC 2008 awards honoured outstanding Identity Management projects, innovation and further developments of standards, with six different award categories.

As well as best innovations in Identity Management and the best new or improved standards, prizes were given to the best projects in the following categories: internal projects, B2B, B2C and eGovernment.

KCP also awarded two special prizes this year, for ‘Best Innovation’ and ‘Best new/improved standard.’

In the category "Best Innovation", the European Identity Award went to a group of companies that are driving forward the process to outsource authentication and authorisation, making it easier to control application security from outside the network. There are several providers with different approaches in this field, but during the past year they all contributed to promote this concept that is considered by KCP as indispensable to making progress with the technical support. The winners in this category were Bitkoo, CA, iSM, Microsoft and Oracle.

Also among the finalists in the "Best Innovation" category were Aveksa and Sailpoint for their Identity Risk Management solutions. In addition, Microsoft was recognised for making a significant contribution to identity information protection in distributed environments by their takeover of Credentica and the planned integration of U-Prove technology into user-centric Identity Management.

In the "Best new/improved standard" category, the European Identity Award went to the OpenID Foundation and to Microsoft for their InfoCard initiative. These standards form the base for Identity 2.0, the so-called user-centric Identity Management.

Other outstanding solutions nominated as finalists were the eCard API Framework and the simpleSAMLphp project driven forward by Feide RnD. The eCard API Framework has been jointly developed by Secunet and the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (abbreviated BSI - in English: Federal Office for Security in Information Technology) to simplify the interaction of applications with different card technologies. With simpleSAMLphp, federation functions can easily be integrated into existing and new applications.

The Award for "Best internal Identity Management project" went to BASF for their AccessIT project, which realises Identity Management within a complex corporate structure and excels in consistent approaches to centralised auditing. Another finalist in this category was the Royal Bank of Scotland, with its project to control a multitude of applications by an integrated role-based access control.

Winner in the category "Best B2B Identity Management project" was Orange/France Telecom. Also among the finalists in this category were Endress+Hauser for their business customer portal and education network SurfNET which is at present one of the most comprehensive federation implementations.

In the category "Best B2C Identity Management project", the award went to eBay and Paypal which support strong authentication mechanisms, thus making a significant contribution to the protection of online transactions and creating more awareness on this issue among the wider public. Other finalists were Karlsruhe-based company Fun Communications for their innovative approach to the use of info cards as virtual customer cards, and KAS bank for their consistent use of strong authentication and encryption technologies to protect transactions.

The Republic of Austria received the prize in the "Best eGovernment Identity Management project" category for their eGovernment initiatives which are leading with regard to the implementation of Identity Management. Other finalists were Crossroads Bank, Smals and BAMF (the Bundesamt für Migration and Flüchtlinge, English: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees), for their outstanding Identity Management projects in eGovernment.

In addition, special prizes were given to two initiatives considered as groundbreaking by KCP. The VRM project by Doc Searls is an innovative approach that applies user-centric Identity Management concepts to customer management. In the VRM Unconference 2008 at the EIC 2008, this issue was intensely discussed in Europe for the first time. The second special prize went to open source projects Higgins and Bandit, an important open source initiative in Identity Management.

Worldwide Industrial Trademark

04.06.2008 15:40:00 The US-Asia Industrial Trade Portal Worldwide Industrial Marketplace has launched a new program focusing on connecting North American manufacturers and exporters of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery with China-based buyers

(live-PR.com) - Shanghai, China - Worldwide Industrial Marketplace, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group announced plans today to help US-based industrial suppliers develop trading partnerships with manufacturers, engineers and other industrial buyers in China utilizing its Web site at WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace. According to Michael Chin, spokesman for the company in Shanghai, Worldwide Industrial is the fastest growing B2B trade portal focusing exclusively on industrial and construction buyers and suppliers.Worldwide Industrial enables qualified manufacturers, distributors, importers and exporters of industrial and construction products in the U.S. and China to post and explore offers free of charge at www.industrialsaver.com/classifieds/. "U.S. companies looking to expand in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China or any of the country's cities such as Shenzen, Beijing or Shanghai, will find numerous opportunities to develop trading relationships with importers and exporters all over the region," says Chin.

Chin said with the assistance of its partner ForeignTRADEX, Worldwide Industrial provides several trade reports to help connect American and Chinese manufacturers of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery. Including its recently revised US-China Industrial Trade Report at www.foreigntradeexchange.com/countries/china.htm .. which was first published in 2003. The publication is updated annually and is free to download from the company's Web site.

China is well known as one of the world's major exporters but we need more American manufacturers and exporters need to realize as the country's infrastructure and industries continue to grow so does its appetite for industrial goods," says Conrad Bailey, Business Director of the Industrial Leaders Group. He added, U.S. companies involved in international trade or seeking to expand in Asia can use the resources of Worldwide Industrial and B2B international network to promote their products in China and all over Asia."

About Worldwide Industrial Marketplace

Worldwide Industrial Marketplace is a US-Asia and Middle East Industrial Directory and Marketplace dedicated in developing trading partnerships among manufacturers, exporters and importers of industrial products throughout the United States, Asia and the Middle East at www.WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace.com

Contact information: Worldwide Industrial Industrial Leaders 290 Turnpike Road Westboro, MA 01581 Contact Person: Rich Milton PR Phone: 206-333-0355 eMail: eMail Web: http://www.WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace.com Author: Richard Milton e-mail Web: http://www.industrialsaver.com Phone: 206-333-0355

Westboro, MA, June 04, 2008 --(PR.com)-- IndustrialSAVER.com, publisher of on-line auctions and a division of the Industrial Leaders Group announced today the launch of its newly revised heavy equipment auction at http://www.industrialsaver.com/stores/construction/Construction/Heavy-Equipment-and-Trailers/. According to Laurie Whitley, spokeswoman for the company, the site now offers a broader range of new and used skid loaders, cranes, excavators, trailers, backhoes, graders and other heavy equipment.

Smith said construction equipment dealers as well as companies in the market for new or used heavy equipment are able to post free advertisements to buy or sell all kinds of heavy equipment and industrial products at http://www.IndustrialSAVER.com/classifieds/. According to Whitley, the marketplace is one of the fastest growing Web sites in the world focusing on connecting buyers and sellers of construction and industrial products utilizing free advertisements.

Products recently added to IndustrialSAVER's free marketplace include woodworking tools, seals and gaskets, tanks, metalworking machinery, springs, industrial lasers, shipping and warehouse equipment, plastic and rubber components, welding supply, pipes, valves and fittings, precision machining equipment, bearings, electrical enclosures, bearings and hardware as well as a wide variety of other industrial and construction supplies, equipment and machinery.

Previously, IndustrialSAVER re-launched a new version of its industrial and construction equipment auction directory at http://www.IndustrialSAVER.com/auction_directory.html. The site provides access to some of the world's largest auctions and auctioneers specializing in the sale of industrial and construction equipment. "Whether you're looking to buy or sell machine tools, hydraulics, storage systems, material handling products, heavy equipment or other construction or industrial products, IndustrialSAVER can connect you with a relevant auction in your area as well as on the Web," says Whitley.

About Industrial SAVER

IndustrialSAVER.com is an international industrial auction site and on-line auction directory for buyers and suppliers of construction and industrial supplies, machinery and heavy equipment at http://www.IndustrialSAVER.com.

BT singled out by UKCTA report which claims business telecoms market less competitive than residential space