New CEO Takes Reins at ILS
July 03, 2008- The purveyor of the deviseWISE factory-to-enterprise connection offering promotes its COO after CEO leaves the company.

Oracle: Damages Will Run to $1 Billion in SAP Case
July 02, 2008- In court filings, Oracle puts a tentative dollar figure on damages it says it incurred at the hands of SAP’s TomorrowNow subsidiary.

Siemens Layoffs Loom
July 01, 2008- Although the company remains mum on details, various reports indicate that the automation and engineering giant will soon slash its workforce.

i2 Prevails in Patent Suit Against SAP
June 30, 2008- To the tune of $83 million, i2 ends its lawsuit against SAP, capping a two-year legal fight.

Swiss Process Vendor Endress+Hauser Expands Exec Board in Face of Slowdown
June 30, 2008- Predicting that growth in the fiscal year ahead will be tempered by higher materials prices and a weak U.S. dollar, Endress+Hauser adds executives at

New Mobile Toughbook Targets Roving Workers
June 29, 2008- In an effort to better accommodate mobile workers who need robust computer functionality, Panasonic incorporates its popular Toughbook technology

Oracle Surges in Q4, Warns of Slowing in Q1
June 26, 2008- The enterprise applications and database giant turns in glowing numbers to close fiscal 2008, but says the moribund economy will crimp its

Rockwell Adjusts Earning Outlook Downward
June 25, 2008- A recent falloff in U.S. and European sales causes the company to rein in its earnings expectations for the year.

Siemens Predicts Big Revenue from Green Products
June 24, 2008- The industrial conglomerate said it will reap €25 billion in revenue from eco-minded products by 2011, but sounded a cautionary note on the global

Checkpoint Systems to Acquire OAT
June 23, 2008- Officials say OATSystems acquisition will help Checkpoint move closer to becoming a “one stop shop” for inventory management in the retail sector,

Economy Bites Logility in Q4
June 21, 2008- Citing trigger-shy prospective customers, the supply chain software purveyor records year-over-year declines in sales and earnings.

TIBCO Acquires Second BI Company
June 19, 2008- Insightful Corp. brings statistical analysis to the business optimization strategy adopted by the provider of infrastructure software.

U.S. Manufacturing Looking Up, Survey Says
June 18, 2008- Deloitte and the National Association of Manufacturers poll North American manufacturing executives and find them surprisingly optimistic about their

SAP to Buy MES Supplier Visiprise
June 17, 2008- After a few years of close ties and a recent reseller collaboration, SAP ponies up to buy Visiprise, a stand-alone MES vendor in a shrinking field.

Intercim, Dassault to Develop PLM/MES Suite
June 16, 2008- The new products, scheduled to be generally available next year, aim to take aerospace and defense companies deeper into the digital factory.

General Dynamics Wins Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Prize
June 15, 2008- Managing Automation also recognizes winners in nine categories of Progressive Manufacturing mastery.

ILOG Tools Help Manufacturers Manage Transportation Costs
June 12, 2008- The supply chain planning provider''s new LogicTools applications help users analyze logistical and inventory overhead to mitigate expediting costs

Manufacturing Leaders Take Aim at Collaboration
June 11, 2008- At the Progressive Manufacturing Summit in Las Vegas, manufacturers large and small emphasize the need to collaborate in order to succeed.

Oracle Targets CPG with New Demand Planning App
June 10, 2008- The Oracle Demand Signal Repository joins the company`s suite of Information-Driven Value Chain products, which aim to connect and optimize

HP Service Takes RFID Asset Tracking to the Data Center
June 09, 2008- By placing RFID tags on servers and storage devices, HP enables customers to track data center hardware assets throughout their lifecycles.