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• Logility (WMS, TMS, NASDAQ: LGTY) announced Version 6.5 of its Voyager Transportation Planning and Management solution. The new version incorporates exception-driven workflows that can completely automate the shipment planning, shipment management and freight accounting processes. As orders are received, they can be incorporated into the shipment planning process with the best carrier selected and the load tendered, shipped, tracked to point of delivery, audited, and authorized for payment in accounts payable without manual intervention. Logility Voyager Transportation Planning and Management 6.5 Highlights:

  Event Management and Alert Notification: New event management and alert notification capabilities allow companies to receive notification of specific business conditions. As orders and shipments flow through Voyager Transportation Planning and Management and EDI transactions and web-based communications take place with trading partners, exceptions can occur which trigger alerts to notify users or trading partners. This alert capability supports the unattended operation of Voyager, and enables logistics professionals to focus on the exceptions. To maximize productivity, users need only subscribe to the exceptions relevant to their responsibility. For example, a customer service representative might subscribe to exceptions such as “Appointment Changed” or “Estimated Late Delivery.” When an alert is received they can quickly drill down to review the detail and resolve the issue. With automated process workflows and exception-driven management, Voyager Transportation Planning and Management will elevate a company’s logistics operations to a new level of operational excellence.

  Private Freight Exchange: Web-based capabilities allow companies to synchronize operations with their trading partners and service providers so that carriers can accept or reject loads, bid on loads, schedule shipments, provide in-transit information, record actual delivery information, communicate equipment availability, and check payment status over the web. Now, smaller carriers, armed only with a WEB-browser, can provide the same information as their larger competitors who use EDI. More importantly, with technology no longer an issue, companies can be assured of compliance from their entire base of carriers.

  Greater Visibility across the Supply Chain: New Web-based track and trace feature provides customers and suppliers secure inquiries into the Voyager Transportation Planning and Management database to view both historical and current order/shipment status information. For example, customers can inquire on orders they expect to receive, while vendors can check the status of their shipments. Additionally, customers can drill down to SKU-level detail of purchase orders, customer orders, or shipments for manpower planning, production scheduling, or delivery confirmation.

  Performance Management: Voyager Transportation Planning and Management also includes performance management tools to assist logistics professionals in analyzing and evaluating their operations. Voyager’s modeling subsystem can help evaluate new distribution strategies, customer service policies, sourcing strategies, customer profitability, and carrier pricing proposals. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can provide a daily or weekly pulse of the transportation operations, while the flexible reporting system can generate useful historical performance and activity reports.

   

• SAMSys Technologies Inc. (RFID, SMY:TSX-VEN) announced it has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement with UK-based systems integrator TrenStar UK. SAMSys will provide its RFID reader hardware to TrenStar for integration with its supply chain solutions for companies in various industries including inventory tracking, delivery services and warehouse logistics.
  
  

• Viewlocity and EnvoyWorldWide Partner to Offer Real-time Notification Solutions for the Adaptive Supply Chain. Announced the integration of its EnvoyXpress 9.0 platform into Viewlocity's (OTCBB: VLCY) Supply Web Applications (SWA) suite. The integration enables companies utilizing Viewlocity's Adaptive Supply Chain solutions to ensure continuity of operations by opening a two-way communications channel for notification and response to unplanned events.

  Viewlocity's SWA leverages business logic to note when an event or circumstances deviate from the initial plan, and provides companies with options for adjustment before compromising customer satisfaction, product delivery or an expensive recovery. The interactive capabilities built into EnvoyXpress 9.0 enables SWA to programmatically trigger an event-based notification to which customers can respond in real-time to complete the business workflow.
  
  

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• “To escape criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."
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• "But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels."
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Valuable Future Events - Event Calendar is now online!

  May 05, 2003
Optimizing Warehouse Operations
May 5-6, 2003 is our two-day "Optimizing Warehouse Operations" seminar in Toronto, Canada presented for the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University.

You are most welcome to participate in these events. For more detailed information please use this link http://www.komintl.com/pub/eng/NewsEvents/events.htm

   May 07, 2003
Logility's Connections Symposium
Swissotel, Atlanta, May 7-8, 2003
Hear firsthand from Logility customers how Logility Voyager Solutions are powering the collaborative supply chain.
www.logility.com/conn2003

  May 12, 2003
Texas Instruments RFid Systems is providing a daylong RFID Boot Camp
May 12 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - to educate distributors, systems integrators and VARs about cutting-edge radio frequency applications and the business value and competitive advantages RFID solutions can offer their customers. This event is followed by the RFID World Conference and Expo, May 13-14. For the complete program agenda and RFID World Conference and Expo show details, visit www.rfid-world.com/rfid or call 1-800-608-9641

  May 13, 2003
RFID World Conference and Exposition
May 13-14. For the complete program agenda and RFID World Conference and Expo show details, visit www.rfid-world.com/rfid or call 1-800-608-9641.

  May 13, 2003
RFID World Conference & Expo
May 13 - 14. RFID Conference & Show. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. See http://www.rfid-world.com/rfid/ or call 800.608.9641

  Everyday
14/05/2003 - 16/05/2003
SCL 2003 Conference and Tradeshow: Execution Strategy
SCL's Annual Conference and Tradeshow is all about getting results from your supply chain concepts. At 9:00 am on Thursday, May 15th in Toronto, Canada, Allan Kohl presents "Distribution Centre Evaluation, Re-engineering and Greenfield Design: The Key to Productivity" for SCL participants

   May 19, 2003
Managing Warehouse Operations (WERC Seminar)
May 19-20, 2003
Atlanta, GA
Wyndham Atlanta Hotel

Before you throw more money, more technology or more space at your warehousing problems—WAIT! Have you gone back to the basics? Whether you’re looking to increase customer service, reduce inventory, increase productivity, handle more SKUs or operate in less space, many effective solutions are available just by re-evaluating current processes, procedures and strategies within your operation. But you need to know what to look for, which is the focus of this seminar.

For all the details, visit http://www.werc.org/seminars/seminars.asp?SEMINAR_ID=29

  May 20, 2003
Distribution/Computer EXPO 2003
May 20 - 22, 2003 - Navy Pier - Chicago, IL. The largest Exposition for logistics and supply chain technology including; distribution, transportation, and warehousing. Held in conjunction is the D/C EXPO seminars focusing on the latest trends and advances in logistics and supply chain technologies. Visit our website at www.logistar.com or call our toll free number - 800-338-4112

  June 10, 2003
2003 Provia Software User Conference
"Do More...Get More" - June 10 - 12, 2003 - Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC. For more information, visit http://www.provia.com/user_conf/Conf_overview.htm

  July 15, 2003
INTERNATIONAL CARGO SECURITY SUMMIT - Workshops
The Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA. Those involved in Cargo Security are encouraged to reserve their places early. Visit our website www.wcbf.com/security/6002 or US delegates call TOLLFREE 800-959-6549 or 312-466-5774, European and ROW delegates call: Freephone 0800-1958 601 or +44-207-872-5891 Ask to speak to Customer Services or the Summit Director.

  July 16, 2003
INTERNATIONAL CARGO SECURITY SUMMIT - Conference
July 16-17. The Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA. Those involved in Cargo Security are encouraged to reserve their places early. Visit our website www.wcbf.com/security/6002 or US delegates call TOLLFREE 800-959-6549 or 312-466-5774, European and ROW delegates call: Freephone 0800-1958 601 or +44-207-872-5891 Ask to speak to Customer Services or the Summit Director.

   July 21, 2003
Maximizing Warehouse Space: The Key to Productivity (WERC Seminar)
July 21-22, 2003
Princeton, NJ
Radisson Hotel

Warehouse space is—or at least should be—a hot topic in every facility. After all, you make daily decisions about product location, picking, putaway, shipping and receiving that all revolve around the layout and design of your facility. So how is your facility doing? Although dock doors and columns can’t be changed, there are some fundamental rules of thumb that will help you maximize the space in your warehouse. You’ll examine all of the elements for planning space on day one, and then on day two you’ll work in a group to redesign a fictional DC using the information you learned.

For all the details, visit http://www.werc.org/seminars/seminars.asp?SEMINAR_ID=30

September 21, 2003
CLM Conference - Council of Logistics Management
Sept 21 to 24, 2003 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. CLM is an educational organization for the logistics professional. Well worth it - High Educational Content. See http://www.clm1.org/ to register.

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