Manufacturing Business Technology

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Articles in April, 2005 issue of Manufacturing Business Technology

• Correction.(Views from the front)(Correction Notice)
• Celanese's improvement goals in tune with times, conference theme.(PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN MANUFACTURING)
• Food traceability--here and there.(Views from the front)
• Visiprise and SAP collaborate for discrete solution.(INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING)
• Best practices make perfect: establish a core infrastructure; build better processes around it.(Cover Story)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Incuity puts plant-floor data in BI context.(MANUFACTURING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE)
• Offshoring boosts salaries in India, but not enough to stop the trend.(IT SALARIES)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Open-source technology revives Novell.(THE LINUX EFFECT)
• Honeywell is standardizing its automation project engineering on SmartPlant Instrumentation, an engineering solution powered by Intools from Intergraph.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• Software ToolBox has acquired assets and source code of Descartes Systems Sciences' OmniServer OPC and I/O server.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• Oh, what a time it was!(Up front)
  by Parker, Kevin
• Linux goes enterprise, but legal issues remain.(LINUXWORLD 2005)
• Wal-Mart CIO says suppliers are reaping benefits from tagging program.(RFID WORLD 2005)
• Lack of scale inhibits competitiveness of China IT industry.(GLOBAL SOFTWARE & SERVICES)
• Answerthink offers an automated Sarbanes-Oxley controls assessment service for evaluating how effectively companies are using controls capabilities within Oracle, PeopleSoft, and other leading ERP systems.
• UGS partners with HP, Capgemini to bolster PLM clout.(APPLICATIONS & INTEGRATORS)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Agile acquires Cimmetry; rounds out product management portfolio.(DESIGN VISUALIZATION)
• From wireless to Wi-Fi: uses for wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, not hard to find.(Security/Wireless)
  by Bury, Scott
• Best Software program sprouts Peachtree add-ons.(BUSINESS SYSTEMS FOR THE MIDMARKET)
• ALTERthought.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• Manufacturer takes chance on "free offer," puts VoIP on global network.(TELECOMMUNICATION ADVANCES)
• Despite reports to contrary, Deloitte says CIO role still growing.(CIO TRANSFORMATIONS)
• IBM acquires middleware vendor Ascential.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
• Solutions--and complications--emerge for RoHS directive.(ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE)
• NetSuite reports top rankings in Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research's TechRankings study, Hosted Sales Force Automation (SFA).(Views in brief)
• Campbell Soup uses caution, uncovers realities of emerging RFID technology.(Views from the front)
• Gates Corp. evolves BI cubes into Web-based sales analysis tools.(CASE-IN-POINT)
  by Michel, Roberto
• Harness company knowledge: content management solutions serve the enterprise, the supplier, and the customer.(Business Performance)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Data Jungle helps casual users hack away at data trees.(BI EXTENSIONS)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Leading automotive supplier finds outsourcing is the best communications strategy.(CASE-IN-POINT)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Adobe Systems and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are expanding their relationship to drive document-based work, including a new offering that bundles Adobe Acrobat 7.0 with HP Designjet large-format printers.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• EPC and RFID power logistics scorecard for Electrolux.(CASE-IN-POINT)
  by Michel, Roberto
• How to quantify agility.(OPERATIONS)
• True product data integration remains elusive, yet users stay committed.(PLM IN AUTOMOTIVE)
• MCA Solutions.(Views in brief)
• Odyssey Logistics & Technology.(Views in brief)
• Linux use grows by means of two diverging paths.(In perspective)
  by Baer, Tony
• Lean, in the most general sense: serious lean adopters move initiatives beyond the factory cell to maintenance, the front office, and the supply chain.(Applications & Services)
  by Bartels, Nancy
• Demand for real-time performance data taxes plant-floor networks.(INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS)
• Acquisitions spark need for integration: companies experienced in M&A activity say standard platforms ease the transition.(Integration & Infrastructure)
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• In support of contract-driven Web services management and service-oriented arichitecture (SOA) governance.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• Managing IT assets can be tricky, but the payoff is real.(IT ASSET MANAGEMENT)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• With RFID, it's smart to ask, "what's in it for me?".(Back talk)
  by Hill, Sidney, Jr.
• Lilly name will fade away, but founder's vision should live on.(CORPORATE)
• Windows not the only target ... new vendors offer patch protection.(PATCH MANAGEMENT)
  by Wheatley, Malcolm
• Pelion Systems.(Views in brief)
• RFID's wireless nature makes it state-of-the-art for IBM.(Security/Wireless)
• Enterprise software: still in the stone age.(In perspective)
  by Keller, Erik
• Workflow furnished by third-party vendor may be justified.(In perspective)
  by Frazer, Julie
• EPM software sales rising as margin for error decreases.(ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT)
  by Fulcher, Jim
• Ask AberdeenGroup: why have manufacturers turned to outsourcing?
• Hitachi Consulting now supports Universal 3D (U3D), a standard created by Intel, the 3D Industry Forum, and Ecma International for the sharing and visualization of 3D graphics.(Integration & infrastructure in brief)
• Scoring system rates severity of threats to computer networks.(QUANTIFYING RISK)