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Articles in January, 2003 issue of MSI

• The platform choice: is .NET or J2EE the right one for your enterprise? (Invest, Implement & Evolve).
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• RFID's day is coming: Procter & Gamble, Gillette, others look to play role in developing emerging applications. (Wireless review).
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Web columnists. (www.manufacturingsystems.com/seminar).
• Carpinteria, Calif.-based QAD reports New York City-based David Yurman, a U.S. luxury jewelry brand, has selected MFG/PRO eB2 to serve as its enterprise platform for manufacturing and distribution operations, and QAD eQ for order management.
• Take it to the next level: Owens Corning, Briggs & Stratton turn to advanced WMS to boost labor productivity, enhance yard management. (Supply Chain Successes).
  by Dilger, Karen Abramic
• Performance management: don't build your own. (MSI alert: an advertising insert).
  by Andersen, Alex
• Maturity calls for new approaches: vertical strategies are being taken to a new level. (Up front).
  by Michel, Roberto
• ERP as infrastructure? (Performance priorities).
  by Caruso, Dave
• Agilisys acquires BRAIN AG. (News at the front).
• Circuit City selects SeeCommerce. (MSI alert: an advertising insert).
• Hook up with manufacturing intelligence: EMI users face choice between big established vendors and small, nimble upstarts. (Plant Optimization).
  by Sussman, Dan
• Wireless hits the shop floor: has a practical wireless manufacturing solution finally arrived? (Wireless review).
  by Anderson, Alex
• Technology Broadcasts. (MSI on-line).
• ROI strategies revealed: achieving return-on-investment involves more than just software or KPIs. (AppsBiz Report).
  by Anderson, Alex
• The inevitable conclusion: immediate prospects for business applications, automation markets revealed at recent media events. (News at the front).
  by Parker, Kevin
• Orchestrate performance: manufacturers adopt aspects of performance management, but singular path to EPM remains elusive. (Enterprise Strategies)(Cover Story).
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Wireless that works: Nokia and Opto 22 enable plant and field equipment to "phone home". (Wireless review).
  by Sussman, Dan
• Electrical appliances manufacturer Conair has rolled out its first European site implementation of Atlanta-based Manhattan Associates' PkMS supply chain execution solution at Conair's distribution facility in Warrington, U.K.
• Strange days: downsizing at Covisint is indicative of the moment. (Back talk).
  by Parker, Kevin
• Geac reports revenue, acquisitions, and wins. (News at the front).
• Necessity as the mother of ascension? MAPICS' deal for Frontstep may give it the vertical wallop it needs to excel in tough mid-market space. (News at the front).
  by Michel, Roberto
• RedPrairie Corp.