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HP reports strong third quarter
News But HP is forecasting 95 cents to 97 cents per share for the fourth quarter, and for the full year predicts profits of $30.2 to $30.3bn. There were fears leading up to the announcement that slowing... [20 Aug 2008]
Oracle takes on SAP with retail apps
News Other applications within the suite include merchandising and demand forecasting. Oracle has released the latest version of its Retail application suite, a move the company says is the most significant... [18 Jun 2008]
Fighting against the data deluge
News Supermarket chain Waitrose is using SAS technology to improve its forecasting so it can better predict demand for products. Research from IDC earlier this week warned businesses will face a data... [24 May 2007]
Waitrose puts new forecast system in its basket
News Waitrose is rolling out a forecasting system to help it better predict demand for goods from customers. We knew there was a requirement to deliver a demand forecasting... [24 May 2007]
Campbell Soup boosts supply chain management
News The company is using the solution for inventory analysis, long-term demand forecasting and logistics scheduling. Campbell Soup Company is using business intelligence software from QlikTech to improve its... [24 May 2007]
More than a million Zunes to be sold by summer?
News Jason Reindorp, marketing director for Zune at Microsoft, said: "We're forecasting just over one million units for the fiscal year. The biggest surprise, if any, has been the demand for the brown version... [07 Dec 2006]
Lenovo puts another ex-Dell exec on the payroll
News The company also named Dell's former marketing chief for Asia, David Schmoock, to oversee its new Center of Excellence for supply and demand forecasting, pricing and inventory management. Lenovo Group... [01 Sep 2006]
SMEs will drive IT growth
News The analyst house is forecasting that after several lean years, the very smallest businesses - those with between one and 99 employees - will begin to open up their wallets for IT again. Small and medium-sized... [21 Jul 2005]
Amazon picks up an intelligent Penguin
News Amazon.com is to deploy Linux-based business intelligence tools to improve the efficiency of its financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Demand for tools that can provide real-time business... [31 Mar 2005]
IT spending: Execs more optimistic than analysts
News IDC is forecasting US IT spending growth of 5 per cent for this year, to $376.4bn. Gantz said the oil situation is one of a capacity crunch, with notable demand from China and from sales of sport-utility... [25 Aug 2004]
Met Office unveils new supercomputers
News The weather forecasters expect the new machines will improve forecasting accuracy by around six per cent and thus improve its service to customers. Besides the general public, the Met Office has a large number of... [21 Jun 2004]
Broadband's next big driver - collaboration
News While broadband is often assessed in terms of availability in a given geographic area or content that can be served up, a report from Menlo Park Europe, PricewaterhouseCoopers' technology strategy forecasting unit, puts... [03 Feb 2004]
IBM fleshes out autonomic software plans
News There are three components to IBM's autonomic self-optimisation software, including what IBM calls adaptive forecasting, rapid reconfiguration and online capacity planning. Big Blue has developed "self-optimising"... [07 Mar 2003]
China catching India as consumer of IT services
News The growth rate is second only to India, which is envisioned to see a CAGR of 23.2 per cent over the next three years, said Jacqueline Heng, senior forecasting analyst for Gartner Asia-Pacific. Consulting services in... [26 Feb 2003]
Logica has a gas with £2m supply chain contract
News In a statement, Simon Clark, project sponsor at BGHR said: "Following the successful completion of the project we will have a seamless flow of mission-critical data throughout our upstream business and mote efficient... [28 Nov 2001]
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