IT Integration

Le Coq Sportif, one of the most popular sportswear brands worldwide, purchases the Centric Software application suite for apparel to manage the design, development and introduction of its footwear and apparel collections.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company names Barry Sanders as executive vice president of its North American businesses.

Based on success that Coty Inc. experienced with Information Builders' subsidiary iWay Software, during its acquisition of Unilever Cosmetics, the fragrance giant has enlisted WebFOCUS to provide better business insight on the reporting front.

OATSystems announces the immediate availability of its Asset Tracking and Work-in-Process Solution, which has been implemented at a number of customer sites, including Hewlett-Packard Brazil and Tesco, and enables industrial, aerospace and automotive manufacturers as well as retailers to improve asset visibility and utilization, enhance work-in-process manufacturing, increase supply chain efficiencies, reduce shrink and error-proof deliveries.

The No. 1 natural nutrition company in the United States, Shaklee, has extended its relationship with Infor through the implementation of a suite of Infor Supply Chain Management solutions and by upgrading its current deployment of Infor ERP BPCS to Infor ERP LX.

BJ's Wholesale Club teams up with Qwest Communications International to connect all of the retailer's locations to one network service.

CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Milwaukee-based Catalyst International, a provider of supply chain execution solutions and services.

Diageo, the world's largest premium drinks business, enters into a multi-year business agreement with Anaqua, a provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and services.