Systems & Integration

New BPM Suite Gives Process Power to Users

Questetra delivers an updated business process management suite said to help non-programmers customize the manufacturing processes they diagram.
The MDM Supplier Market Gets a Little Smaller

A bevy of mergers and acquisitions hit the IT infrastructure market, with Informatica, Siperian, IBM, and other big names in the mix.
Siemens Rolls Out Unified Communications Service

Siemens IT Solutions and Services will bring together technology for voice, video, web meetings, presence, and collaboration, aiming to cut customers’ travel costs while keeping them connected.
SAP to Resell Crossgate B2B Engine

The move marks SAP’s bid to compete more directly in the B2B integration market.

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SAP Launches Cloud-Based BI Offering

With SAP Business Objects BI OnDemand, the company hopes to expand the universe of casual business intelligence users.
Outsourcing: Why the Handoff Isn’t as Easy as It Looks

Manufacturers and automation vendors alike are leaning on IT professional services organizations to lift the burdens of day-to-day activities that impede their ability to achieve business objectives. But buyers beware. When outsourcing IT or engineering, there’s a learning curve that can disrupt corporate culture and customer service.
Descartes to Acquire European Trade Management Provider

The Canada-based purveyor of the Global Logistics Network offers to buy Porthus, a Belgian company that offers its own B2B trading hub.
Sterling Goes Mobile with B2B Administration

New applications allow management of B2B gateway and file transfer systems from an iPhone.
Oracle Buys SOA Governance Software Vendor

Acquisition du jour finds Oracle buying AmberPoint Inc. in a bid to extend Fusion Middleware.
Mitsubishi, Oracle Team up on Integration Offer

Two technology companies from opposite sides of the aisle come together to help manufacturers connect their shop floor to the top floor.

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Blogs We're Reading

· ZDNet’s Phil Wainwright on Software as Service

· Colin White’s business intelligence blog

· An enterprise integration blog by Rick Sherman

· A blog about EDI and a variety other matters.

· A variety of bloggers on B2B integration.

· Steve Jones’ blog on SOA

· A blog about BI and performance management.

· Cindy Howson’s blog on business intellligence.

· A bunch of Forrester analysts discuss business process integration.

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SME Computer and Automated Systems Tech Group--A forum, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, that examines a variety of systems and automation technical issues.
Object Management Group--OMG is an open, international computer industry consortium that develops enterprise integration standards.
ISA-95--ISA-95 is the international standard for the integration of enterprise and control systems.
Control System Integration Association--Control System Integrators Association, since its founding in 1994, has focused on improving the business skills of its system integration member-companies and their executive management.
OPC Foundation--The Foundation creates open specifications that standardize communications between enterprise systems and production devices.
Yahoo EDI Discussion Group--With over 4,000 members, the Yahoo EDI Discussion Group is a discussion list for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and related business-to-business data interchange issues.

Research & Books

Driven to Perform -- Authors Broady, Buscemi, and Bardoliwalla examine the evolution of performance management.
Enterprise SOA -- Steve Jones explains what business services are and how they can be used.
Cloud Services Survey – An IDC survey looks at perceptions of cloud computing.
Successful Business Intelligence – Cindi Howson looks at how BI can be a killer app.
BI Predictions – Gartners predictions for BI.

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Systems & Integration

New BPM Suite Gives Process Power to Users

The MDM Supplier Market Gets a Little Smaller

Siemens Rolls Out Unified Communications Service

SAP to Resell Crossgate B2B Engine

Ask The Systems & Integration Expert

Systems & Integration Forum

Plant-Enterprise Integration

ERP Search Technology or Independent Approach?

SAP Launches Cloud-Based BI Offering

Outsourcing: Why the Handoff Isn’t as Easy as It Looks

Descartes to Acquire European Trade Management Provider

Sterling Goes Mobile with B2B Administration

Oracle Buys SOA Governance Software Vendor

Mitsubishi, Oracle Team up on Integration Offer

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Driving Effective Demand Planning with Sales Forecasting

6 Steps to Improving Sales Forecasting for Manufacturers

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