Forecasting

HP and EDS sign a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion. The deal will better position HP to rival IBM in the global IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing markets. Read on to find out the details of the acquisition, plus find out what industry analysts from AMR Research have to say about it.

Terra Technology CEO Robert F. Byrne will present "State of the Art Forecasting Techniques" at the University of Tennessee Sales Forecasting Management conference.

The Eight O'Clock coffee company integrates SmartForecasts within its ERP system using Microsoft's SQL Server database to streamline and increase forecasting performance.

Vision Chain's consumer products solution together with SAP applications are expected to drive reduced forecast error, reduced out-of-stocks, and improved collaboration with retailers through a demand-driven supply network.