Isah Business Software has launched in Canada and appointed its first Canadian business partner — GWA Business Solutions Inc.

Contax Inc. has announced the launch of Extreme Makeover: ERP Edition, a promotional contest where companies can enter and one will win a free business software implementation of SAP Business…

The Aberdeen Group has released a new report, To ERP or Not to ERP: For Manufacturers It Isn’t Even a Question, which looks at the performance of companies that have…

ERP vendor Lawson has agreed to be acquired by GC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor. The cash offer of $11.25 US per share translates…

Manufacturing AUTOMATION is conducting a survey on the topic of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in the manufacturing industry, in co-operation with Jonathan Gross, ERP analyst and vice-president with IT…

ERP implementation failure is a pretty easy topic to write about – fresh material is delivered to my door almost daily.  Consider, for example, the California County of Marin’s recent…

Flexpipe Systems masters product traceability with handhelds and IFS Applications Project delivers lean improvements, environmental protection for oil and gas industry vendor THE COMPANY: Flexpipe Systems Inc., of Calgary, Alberta,…

With the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software battle between SAP and Waste Management heating up, Manufacturing AUTOMATION asked Ontario lawyer and ERP consultant Jonathan Gross to give his views on…

HP and Oracle have joined forces to provide software, hardware and services for complete end-to-end business solutions for mid-size companies. Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies, built and delivered by Oracle…

With the recession softening manufacturers’ fourth-quarter revenues, financial analysts are emphasizing different barometers — such as operating margins — to gauge companies’ success. Leading manufacturers are taking steps to improve…