Business Intelligence (BI)

Candy manufacturer Just Born Inc. had three main criteria when it evaluated solutions that would help it to deal with its disparate data sources: ease of use for both the field and internal users, minimal IT resources needed to install and maintain, and strong processes in place for support and training.

Consumer goods companies can expect to gain valuable shopper insights from a new generation of consumer panel services created by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) based on Wal-Mart's unique customer segments.

Avery Dennison's Printer Systems division and RedPrairie team up to provide a comprehensive RFID platform.

Masco, a manufacturer of home improvement and building products, is using a software application from Centric Software to capture new product ideas and guide contributions through a standard process that is specifically designed to filter out the best ideas and identify ideas worthy of patenting.

Steve and Barry's selects SAP software to support its global growth objectives.

Terra Technology, a provider of demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions for consumer products companies, announces that Carol Wiener joins the company as vice president of Consulting.

Just one week after announcing its implementation of RedPrairie's Corporation's E2e Supply Chain Suite, Kehe Food Distributors announced that it has selected Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle's Demantra to create an integrated, modernized IT infrastructure.

Blockbuster chooses Taleo Enterprise Edition to help recruit talent for its 4,000 U.S. company-operated stores.