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HighJump Software appoints Jim Bork as Vice President of Sales

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:16:00 +0200

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, today announced the appointment of Jim Bork as Vice President of Sales. Bork has over 16 years of sales management experience at leading technology companies, most recently at Epicor Software (NASDAQ: EPIC) where he was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales.
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HighJump Software introduces on-demand route accounting system

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:30:00 +0200

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, announces the availability of HighJump RouteCenter On-Demand, a Software as a Service (SaaS) version of the HighJump RouteCenter route accounting system. The solution leverages HighJump Software's 12-year history offering hosted transportation management systems (TMS) and is the first of several additional HighJump Software products that will introduced in a SaaS deployment model.
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New video demonstrates how technology ensures safety in the food supply chain

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:34:00 +0200

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, has partnered with John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. (JBSS) to create a video highlighting the use of supply chain technology to improve food safety and traceability of food products for recall management. JBSS is the manufacturer of the Fisher Nuts and various private label brands of nut products. Watch the video at www.highjump.com/Sanfilippo/
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HighJump introduces business intelligence dashboard for sophisticated supply chain performance

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:39:00 +0200

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, announces the release of HighJump Performance Advantage, a business intelligence dashboard specifically designed to enable supply chain process improvement. The solution combines modern graphical dashboard technology with industry-developed standards to produce actionable visual data for executives and management. In addition to standard integration to HighJump's Supply Chain Advantage suite, HighJump Performance Advantage can integrate to any supply chain management application to provide a comprehensive view of a company's supply chain performance.
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Aegis acquires Call Centre Nucleus

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:24:00 +0200

South Africa's Call Centre Nucleus group has been fully acquired by Aegis, India's business process outsourcing arm of the diversified Essar group, it was announced yesterday 9 July 2009. The company says the purchase of CCN is a part of its strategy to invest R500 million in next three years and create 5000 jobs in South Africa.
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Oracle integration validation for HighJump Warehouse Advantage and Data Collection Advantage

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:00:00 +0200

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, today announces it has achieved integration validation with Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management (SCM) 9.0 for both HighJump Warehouse Advantage and HighJump Data Collection Advantage. HighJump Software has maintained a strong relationship with PeopleSoft and Oracle for more than 10 years by providing integrated manufacturing data collection, inventory warehouse management solutions and for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM products. This relationship has resulted in more than 80 joint customers.
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Can India's Bharti get MTN to the altar?

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:59:00 +0200

Will India's top mobile company, Bharti Airtel, be able to get South African flagship telecoms firm MTN to the altar after their attempted union failed last year? The outlook for a tie-up looks brighter this time round, analysts say.
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TeleMasters posts huge profit

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:04:00 +0200

Working smarter by finding more efficient ways to operate has allowed telecoms company TeleMasters to post a rise in all its most important figures for the six months to March 2009.
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Vodacom hits first fall in 15 years

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:02:00 +0200

Cellular operator Vodacom has posted its first-ever dip in net profit for 15 years — ironically just one day after its successful listing on the JSE, on 18 May 2009.
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Bug in plan to take broadband into poor areas

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:22:00 +0200

The government's efforts to play in the telecommunications sector by taking telecoms services into poor and rural areas and make them affordable are laudable for their ingenuity.
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