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| Cheetah’s mobile platform updates Ward |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Cheetah Software Services, a provider of information technology, has delivered the next version of its mobile application to Ward Transport and Logistics, a regional trucking company. Running on the Android platform, Cheetah Mobile connects field workers with dispatch, customer service, management, and customers through two-way messaging, dynamic ETA updates, and POD verification. Ward is running Cheetah Mobile on Android tablets because they provide la...
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| MercuryGate looks to Asian markets |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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MercuryGate International, a transportation management solutions (TMS) service provider, has announced a partnership with JFE Pfe Ltd., a supply chain services provider, to create MercuryGate Asia Pacific. MercuryGate has operated in the Pacific Rim region for some time, but said the move was to add a global face forits TMS in the region, as well as to better support existing customers there. Based in Singapore, MercuryGate Asia Pacific ...
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| Wisconsin 3PL integrates TMS |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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W.I.S. Logistics, a third party logistics (3PL) company in Wisconsin, has signed a deal to use Transite’s JaguarTMS as its transportation management system. W.I.S. said that support for online LTL rating, carrier selection, shipment tender, bills of lading and tracing were key in its decision. The 3PL offers a variety of services including consulting, distribution, transportation and logistics management for shippers across North America. The ...
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| IBM buys Worklight for mobility strategy |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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IBM has entered an agreement to buy Worklight, an Israel-based enterprise mobile applications development firm. IBM said Worklight will become an "important piece of IBM's mobility strategy," and estimates in the Israeli press put the company's value at about $70 million. Worklight builds HTML5 apps plus the middleware and security features to support them, including data management and analytics services. The HTML5 platform allows apps to wor...
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| IAG cargo app goes live |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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IAG Cargo, which combines British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has launched a free iPhone and Android phone application that allows customers to track air freight documented on both carriers' air waybills. The app gives real-time tracking information on shipments via waybill numbers and barcodes, while also allowing companies to plan their next shipments. Customers can select their origin and destination, and the app will display a wide choice of...
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| SAP launches consumer app |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Last week, SAP launched its first consumer app, Recalls Plus. Recalls Plus addresses the often cumbersome process of tracking consumer goods recalls via a new engagement system with share options and social networking. It also allows consumers to track recalls on individual products, product categories, and food allergens on mobiles. While doing this, SAP brings this information to consumers directly, bypassing all manufacturers a...
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| Motorola radios highlight device trends |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Motorola Solutions unveiled its SL Series portable radio and its new XPR 5000 mobile radio to address new issues in the modern logistics environment. The two devices fall under its MOTOTRBO umbrella that focuses on voice quality, extended battery life, and a large application developer program aimed at increased productivity and enhanced worker safety. The SL Series weighs less than the average smartphone, and Motorola said it's aimed the slim design at...
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| Unisys seeks India port deal |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Unisys Corp. is in talks with India’s shipping ministry to provide security systems to domestic ports to avoid traffic congestion and piracy threats, according to a report in India’s Economic Times . The project involves drawing a port-security roadmap for threats, as well as a vessel traffic management system, with a deal possibly signed by March, according to the report.
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| Analyst: $13.1 billion for smart transport |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
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A study by Pike Research, a market research and consulting firm, found that intelligent transportation systems (ITS) will continue to see increased investment worldwide despite tightening purse strings. Pike estimates global investments in smart transport technology will reach $13.1 billion from 2011 through 2017. ITS, also called smart transportation systems, includes electric vehicles, vehicles with advanced telematics systems, new and ...
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| Elemica launches TMS |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Elemica, a supplier of supply chain integration and optimization services, has introduced its new Elemica Transportation Management solution (ETM) that’s based on Oracle’s transportation management service. The service is available as a subscription offering and promises to optimize logistics and transportation processes. The ETM provides visibility over the logistics order lifecycle and anticipates the needs of its customers, largely the chemical industry.
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| A2b, Kigo lace tighter together |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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A2b Fulfillment will now provide Kigo Footwear with inventory management and fulfillment support. An existing agreement required third-party logistics provider A2b to provide Kigo with warehousing, storage, and shipping services. Kristin Serrano, Kigo's chief operating officer, said the company’s recent growth necessitated outsourcing. She said the footwear manufacturer was “forced …to decide which tasks are the most important for us to do an...
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| Sylectus, MacroPoint partner on new service |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Florida-based Sylectus, a unit of Qualcomm Enterprise Services, has reached agreement with MacroPoint to offer an “intuitive" fleet tracking application for trucking companies. Sylectus said the offering will allow 3PLs, fleet owners and managers, freight brokers, and carriers to track loads and drivers without requiring any new hardware or long-term contracts. The application will offer a “pay-for-play” model that can add location tracking to any existing transportation...
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| CargoWise pulls in Lasso |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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CargoWise, a technology provider for logistics service companies, has announced a new deal with Lasso Logistics to implement its hosted ediEnterprise service. Lasso, which operates supply chain and product services across Australia and China, said it chose CargoWise to improve efficiency in its international operations. Lasso’s move away from legacy systems and to a technology partner that can provide software growth is part of a growing trend...
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| Leavitt, Park City build food and drug visibility |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Leavitt Partners and Park City Group have paired to create a joint solution to improve supply chain visibility for food and drug safety. The partnership will leverage Park City’s product "synchronization" technology that maintains inventories, tracks product movement, and is used to settle financial transactions among buyers. Leavitt Partners, a health care and food safety consulting firm, said the firms will start with a database of seller and b...
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| Kewill receives validated Oracle integration |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Kewill, a provider of global trade and logistics services and a Gold-level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of Kewill Flagship with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. Kewill Flagship provides an enterprise parcel shipping service for Oracle’s E-Business Suite users and the validated integration allows for the system to give easier implementations, lower costs, and improved ease of use. The validated...
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| CMA CGM, IBM extend IT joint venture |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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After five years of pairing through a joint subsidiary, CMA CGM Group and IBM today announced a new strategic partnership to cover the next five years. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will provide expertise deploying major IT applications such as cloud computing and designing new customer-centric tools to reduce the ocean carrier’s costs and accelerate growth. The IT department on both sides will merge into a new subsidiary named CMA Systems. It previo...
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| APL Logistics offers shipment planning tool |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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APL Logistics on Wednesday unveiled a new shipment planning platform aimed at changing the way large freight buyers coordinate their transportation activities. The company’s ShipmentOptimizer will allow shippers to generate the best shipment plan according to three variables: Cargo arriving at final destination on the preferred date. Maximization of space and load utilization. Minimization of overall transportation costs on a door-to-door basis. "This technology inn...
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| Zonar provides asset tracking |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Seattle-based Zonar has announced its new ZTrak solution for companies that need to manage the transfer of assets and track the locations of valuable materials. Zonar said the service could be used to track equipment, shipping containers, hazardous materials trailers, rental equipment, high security items, and other assets that must stay in certain areas. The company said it has used the same high-definition GPS imaging and cellular technology...
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| RedStone acquires Headhaul.com |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Overland Park, Kan.-based RedStone Logistics, which specializes in logistics management services, has acquired privately held Headhaul.com . Headhaul provides shipment management services via multi-modal, dry van/truckload, refrigerated, flatbed, less-than-truckload (LTL) and over-dimensional shipment operations. During the next 30 days, Headhaul employees will integrate with the RedStone staff. As part of the acquisition, RedStone will levera...
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| 1 million container trackers installed by 2016 |
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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According to new research from analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active remote container tracking units used on intermodal shipping containers reached 77,000 in the last quarter of 2011. Berg Insight predicts a compound annual growth rate of 66.9 percent, projecting that 1 million trackers will be in use by 2016. This growth would see the penetration rate of tracking systems in the total container population rise from 0.4 percent in 2011 to 3.6 percent in 2016. &n...
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| Railinc extends data to wheels |
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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North Carolina’s Railinc Corp., which provides data services to the rail industry, has finished its first round of tests and implementations for its comprehensive equipment performance monitoring (CEPM) program and CEPM-Wheelsets. The CEPM-Wheelsets lets rail carriers, equipment owners, wheel shops and repair shops have a clear look at the health and history of wheelsets through the CEPM’s tracking options to help plan repairs and manage both the wheels and rel...
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| GT Nexus names Zintak VP global sales |
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Cloud supply chain platform provider GT Nexus has hired Jason Zintak as executive vice president of global sales. Zintak is responsible for setting the sales strategy and expanding field operations. He also joins the GT Nexus executive team, which directs overall company strategy, operations, and business development. Recently he led global sales and marketing for JDA Software, and also headed sales for HCL-Axon Global, the largest standalone SAP consultancy...
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| Provista launches new supply chain tool |
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Provista, a Texas-based supply chain improvement company, has launched Provista Pro, an inventory management tool for its medical industry customers. Provista, which has 70,000 sites in health care, education, hospitality and corporate markets in the United States, said its tool provides data across the entire supply chain, will ensure the best price available for supplies, can coordinate prices among multiple customer locations, will reduce the amount of money invested ...
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| Impatex changes name |
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Impatex Computer Systems, a U.K.-based provider of customs processing software, is changing its name to Impatex Freight Software. The company said this reflects its main areas of developing, supplying and supporting customs and freight forwarding software, and it has not provided computer hardware for more than 10 years. Impatex currently provides two products: ICE and NetFreight. ICE, Integrated Customs for Europe, is a customs processing solut...
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| SAP HANA now for small, mid-sized firms |
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
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SAP has announced two new services to deliver its HANA analytics platform to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). SAP’s HANA has been extended to power its new Business One application and the new Edge edition of HANA, allowing SMEs to see real-time data and analytics based on individual requirements. The platform is a data management software on SAP partner hardware that powers a wide range of analytics based on this data. For the Business One appli...
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| Ryder app locates trucks, fuel, and help |
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
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Ryder System, a transportation and supply chain management company, has launched its new mobile application, Ryder Locator, to help customers find the nearest Ryder truck rental, maintenance, or fueling location in the United States and Canada. The app, free and available to iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android users, shows the specific services offered at each location.
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| Xata sees $1.7 million 1Q loss |
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
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Xata Corp. had a loss of $1.7 million for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year ending Dec. 31, compared to a loss of $85,000 in the same period the year earlier. Revenue was $16.6 million in the quarter, compared to $14 million in the same 2010 period. The company said it experienced growth in both hardware and software revenues. Software revenue reached $11.7 million, a 3 percent increase over the same 2010 period. This was driven largely by a 52 ...
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| J.B. Hunt deploys FuelQuest |
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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FuelQuest. an on-demand software company for the energy industry, announced a five-year contract with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, a large North American trucking company. FuelQuest’s Fuel Center will be responsible for managing J.B. Hunt’s bulk fuel purchases within its terminal network. Fuel Center forecasts fuel use for the customer. It also takes on varied responsibilities around fuel management like orders and tax reconciliation.
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| Kurt Salmon sells software unit to Knighted |
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Kurt Salmon, a global management consulting firm, has sold its GoalPost software business unit to Knighted, a New York-based developer of supply chain software. GoalPost is designed to support distribution center, call center, and retail store labor management programs. Jack Horst, partner at Kurt Salmon, said GoalPost will help Knighted with overall management of supply chain costs, services, and productivity. Craig Wilensky, Knighted's execu...
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| OnAsset expands asset tracking |
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Monday, February 06, 2012
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OnAsset Intelligence, a provider of machine-to-machine asset monitoring systems, said its existing relationship with Sprint has produced a dual-mode CDMA/GSM asset tracking solution with global functionality. The dual-mode system allows OnAsset’s tracking devices to work with the majority of wireless networks across North America and Europe. OnAsset’s SENTRY service can be used to track the location, temperature, pressure, humidity, light, motion, shock...
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| LogFire adds labor tracking |
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Monday, February 06, 2012
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LogFire, an Atlanta-based cloud-based supply chain services provider, has added a productivity tracker for labor management and a new analytics engine to its dashboard. The additions, Productivity Tracking System and Supply Chain Analytics Dashboard, can be fully integrated with the company's existing products. The Analytics Dashboard focuses on data collection and real-time alerts for activities like inventory thresholds, failed replenishment, and inve...
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| Acsis puts data tracking on floor |
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Friday, February 03, 2012
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Acsis has released the latest line of its Acsis ProducTrak, a set of data collection and task management software that can be integrated with ERP systems from SAP, Oracle, J.D. Edwards, and others. Acsis aims the new software at bringing real-time connectivity to every point in the supply chain by supplying the infrastructure to manage data collection points to where they are gathered, namely the shop floor and warehouse. Acsis said it targeted this area bec...
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| JDA's 4Q revenue up, software down |
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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JDA Software reported a record fourth quarter revenue of $174.2 million, a percent increase from its $168.8 million reported in Q4, 2010. This beat out analyst views of $172.8 million and was above the company’s guidance revised on Jan. 12 with a top revenue of $173 million. JDA said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 7 percent to a record $51.8 million, compared to $48.5 million at the end of fourth quarter 201...
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| IBM completes Emptoris buy |
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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IBM has completed its acquisition of Emptoris. IBM said Emptoris’ offerings will bring more intelligence to its supply chain operations through its Smarter Commerce platform by automating vendor selection, negotiation, management and compliance. IBM’s purchase of Emptoris will also expand its cloud-based analytics and supply chain management services. About 725 Emptoris employees will join the IBM software group.
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| RMI launches new rail software |
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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RMI, a GE Transportation company and provider of transport management software, has released a new information technology application aimed at helping railroads better analyze revenue management, improve rating accuracy and automation, and decrease rating cycle times. The new service, RMI said, came about because of customer requests for help with revenue management performance. RMI is adding its new offering to its packaged RailConnect Revenue Management System.
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| RedPrairie moves to the cloud |
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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RedPrairie, an Atlanta-based supply chain and retail technology provider, announced that its Merchandise Management and Direct Commerce applications are now available as on-demand through the cloud. RedPrairie is adding cloud versions of these applications as part of an overall cloud platform strategy, touting its ability to save money and provide more efficient systems for small and mid-sized businesses. The company said these cloud applications will help c...
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| CargoWise's agreement with Unimasters |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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CargoWise, a logistics information technology provider, entered an agreement with the Bulgarian Unimasters Logistics to implement its ediEnterprise. Unimasters is expanding its logistics business to Central and Eastern Europe, having established operations in Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary, and the company said this partnership with CargoWise was one means to speed up that growth. "We are expanding in Eastern Europe, where information inf...
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| Matthews starts supply chain division |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Pennsylvania-based Matthews International has started a new division of its company, Matthews Supply Chain Automation. The division encompass two established branches, Matthews Marking Products and Holjeron, and two recently acquired companies, Innovative Picking Technologies, Inc. (IPTI) and Lightning Pick Technologies. The combination of these companies will allow the new unit to offer integrated technology that covers the supply chain from manufacturing to o...
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| Ennovasys offers mobile visibility |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Chennai, India-based Ennovasys has launched a package of visibility tools for shippers and carriers. The company’s enterprise mobility solution (EMS) is built with three platforms: RFID, GPS, and existing mobile technology. The system is cloud-based with the data sent to the cloud and processed on backend applications via Web services. “We are building a partner network for our channel distribution. We have already signed many partners for different ...
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| Savi launches mobile tracking system |
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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Savi, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has launched a mobile tracking system that identifies and tracks in real-time the location, movement, and condition of high-value assets. Savi said its new system is aimed at governments, heavy industry, large organizations, and manufacturers that have complex logistics requirements. The Savi Mobile Tracking System includes software and hardware designed to monitor a range of cargo, such as ocean containe...
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| RedPrairie names Juliano president |
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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RedPrairie, a supply chain and retail technology company, has appointed Joe Juliano to president. He replaces Martin Hiscox, who will continue to serve as a board member and chairman of international operations. Juliano joined RedPrairie in 2010 as president of the Americas. When Hiscox changes roles in May, Juliano will assume responsibility for global sales, services, alliances, and field operations. Prior to RedPrairie, Juliano was the ch...
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| Delta adds OnAsset to cargo |
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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Delta Air Lines has entered a marketing agreement with OnAsset Intelligence, a provider of wireless asset tracking, that will allow its cargo customers to view location information on deltacargo.com . The agreement offers customers the ability to track and trace cargo in transit on a customized Web page. The service will be offered on all cargo shipments across the Delta and Delta Connection fleets. Together these operate more than 5,000 daily flights across 61...
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| Mexican terminal picks Tideworks |
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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Tideworks Technology, a provider of terminal management and planning software, said SSA Mexico (SSAM) has deployed the new Forecast customer service Web portal at its container terminal at Manzanillo, Mexico. Both Tideworks and SSA Mexico are subsidiaries of Carrix, one of the largest privately held marine and rail terminal operators. The Forecast Website provides terminal customers including ocean carriers, trucking companies, and customs bro...
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| Exapaq adds mobile computers to fleet |
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Expaq, a European parcel delivery service, has announced it will issue Honeywell’s Dolphin 99EX mobile computers to all its 2,100 drivers to increase productivity on the road. The Dolphin 99EX allows drivers to process orders and deliver more parcels while their packages and location are better tracked. The Exapaq units will feature 3.9G wireless technology. The technology also integrates the Adaptus Imaging Technology 6.0, which allows workers t...
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| Demand Management opens in Istanbul |
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Demand Management, a provider of supply chain management software, has expanded its overseas presence by opening a new office in Istanbul, Turkey. Demand Management focuses on tools for manufacturers and distributors and offers the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning. With the new office in Turkey, Demand Management now has 47 offices globally.
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| Descartes acquires GeoMicro |
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Descartes Systems Group has acquired GeoMicro, a California-based provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and turn-by-turn navigation services. GeoMicro’s GIS platform facilitates advanced routing, navigation, field services, geo-location, high-performance map display, spatial data querying, and turn-by-turn directions for both commercial and hazardous materials. "Geographic location is fundamental to logistics and a key element of many business dec...
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| FedEx expands SenseAware deployment |
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx has announced the expansion of its SenseAware product, which provides shippers with near real-time tracking and increased shipment visibility, to all of its customers. The platform, launched in November 2009, was initially available only to healthcare and life sciences customers. FedEx has now expanded the product to anyone “who can benefit from this added level of visibility and monitoring." SenseAware is a tracking service that p...
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| One Network joins with Arrow Electronics |
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Monday, January 23, 2012
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One Network Enterprises, a cloud supply chain service company in Texas, has announced plans for a new strategic alliance with Arrow Electronics, a Colorado-based global provider of services and products for users of electronic components and enterprise computing applications. The pairing will focus on delivering manufacturers with a comprehensive supply chain management tool and will have a focus on improving service levels and lowering costs. One Network said ...
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| Ericsson keeps Maersk crews mobile |
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Friday, January 20, 2012
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Mobile phones and systems are coming to more than 400 Maersk Line vessels over the next two years thanks to a new deal with Ericsson. Maersk has selected Ericsson to fill the hole in its mobile communications coverage by installing an end-to-end system alongside mobile and satellite communications on its fleet. Maersk Line will have its vessels equipped with Ericsson antennas and GSM base stations, with plans to reach the other 100 or so ships soon thereafter. ...
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| Orium expands in Europe |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Orium, which operates an e-fulfillment and multilingual contact center, has launched a new Website dedicated to helping U.S. e-commerce and multichannel retailers expand their Internet sales to European markets. In particular, the new site helps facilitate exchanges with clients by streamlining inventory access, e-fulfillment, and shipping options. The company said the biggest barriers it has found for U.S. retailers successfully expanding to EU market...
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| INTTRA picks Cognizant for tech testing |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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INTTRA, a global provider of e-commerce applications for the ocean freight industry, said it plans to streamline the development and quality assurance testing efforts for its applications to a single partner, Cognizant. Cognizant, a New Jersey-based technology consulting and business processing service, will help INTTRA develop efficient ocean freight management and e-commerce solutions and speed up their release to market. “The global ocean shippi...
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| JDA's Q4 results show software slip |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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JDA Software has ended the 2011 fiscal year with numbers mostly in line with its original guidance for full-year 2011, which is good news as software sales declined and as the firm wrapped up legal disputes with Oracle over patent infringements. JDA has not yet finalized its financial results for the fourth quarter but was prompted to put out preliminary financial data because of the drop in its software license sales. Overall, its unaudited revenue for&nb...
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| CombineNet grows, appoints new heads |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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CombineNet, an e-sourcing technology provider, has announced it ended 2011 with strong revenue growth, software usage, and customers. The company said it had a 71 percent growth in customers in 2011 compared to 2010, which is the company’s best growth rate to date. CombineNet said it now has its largest-ever customer base. CombineNet’s new Chief Executive Officer Rich Wilson said that "Rapid adoption in 2011 of our self-service e-sourcing product s...
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| Amber Road's free global trade cloud portal |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Amber Road, formerly Management Dynamics, is building on its global trade management (GTM) offerings with the launch of TradeWizards.com, a free cloud-based portal for global trade operations. The Website is a combination of nine research tools built around obtaining data related to cost and compliance risks around importing and exporting goods. The modules available in the suite cover restricted party screening against 40 lists; product classification cover...
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| Descartes expands control for retailers |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Descartes Systems Group has unveiled a series of extensions to its Logistics Flow Control application. The new modules give retailers better means to coordinate with supplier-managed shipments and commercial and logistics documentation for import duty filings, the company said. The Logistics Flow Control is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud service that unifies the interface and interactions of retailers, suppliers, carriers, and brokers, and covers a...
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| HPH offers cargo security, asset monitoring |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has launched its StellarTrak, a cloud-based service providing cargo security, monitoring and asset tracking to its LoadStar customers. John Meredith, HPH's group managing director, said “Cargo theft, spoilage, and smuggling continue to be major concerns for our customers and all supply chain participants.” StellarTrak provides LoadStar (HPH’s cargo security division) customers with real-time information about cargo and...
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| Avnet's new supply chain apps |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Phoenix-based Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has developed a set of apps to manage supply chain activity for use on Apple’s iOS devices. The new POURS app, whose name comes from Avent’s replenishment system, allows for Web-based inventory management including monitoring and taking action on notifications. Customers can use the app to monitor, approve, and track orders with no need to use the POURS Website. "Avnet's POURS app gives customers full access...
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| Cartagena port adds real-time locator |
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Monday, January 16, 2012
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California-based Navis, part of the Cargotec Corp., announced that its Real Time Locating System (RTLS) will be used at the Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena (SPRC) terminal in the Port of Cartagena, Columbia. The RTLS is part of Navis’ Star Technology Alliance that blends its terminal operations with tracking and data platforms from its partners. The SPRC terminal’s process automation rollout is scheduled to go live this year and will use both the Navis SPARCS termin...
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| New online freight booking system starts |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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A new online booking processing system, Freibos.com , has started offering services that cover price quotes, freight bookings, and transport invoices. The system aims to allow small- and mid-sized transportation and forwarding companies throughout Europe to process more bookings and serve more clients without expanding their staffs. The system is also expected to reduce costs for companies that use these forwarders. The new process management system l...
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| PAR completes logistics unit sale |
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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PAR Technology Corp. has completed the asset sale of its PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) to ORBCOMM, a New Jersey-based global satellite data communications company. The total selling price is valued at about $6 million in cash and ORBCOMM common stock with a potential additional earn-out of $4 million. The two companies first announced plans for the sale in December.
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