Data Management

SmartOps Corporation announces that its Multistage Inventory Planning and Optimization (MIPO) solution is endorsed by SAP AG. SAP-endorsed business solutions are complementary to SAP software offerings, are developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines, and provide additional choices and flexibility for businesses running SAP software.

To supplement its SAP ERP implementation, Nestle deploys Symbol Technologies' mobile computers and bar code scanners in its two Czech production plants, as well as in one Slovak plant and in the warehouses of subsidiary Schaller. Symbol mobile computers and scanners will enable reliable warehouse tracking of the raw materials contained in products to meet EU legal requirements.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC Inc., markets over-the counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products, including Tylenol and Motrin IB.

Brown-Forman, one of the leading producers and marketers of distilled spirits such as Jack Daniels and Southern Comfort, sought to enhance communications and business processes for its employees.

Pfizer Inc. deploys Pilgrim Software's SmartAudit solution at its New York City headquarters.

Sorrento breaks down silos to build one view of trade spend

Unilever is partnering with RedPrairie Corporation in the trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service (EPCIS) to collect and access information from within it logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. and ACNielsen U.S. form a long-term arrangement designating ACNielsen as its primary provider of marketing information services on a global basis.