Ann Bednarz

IBM Corp. has plans to expand its portfolio of WebSphere integration middleware with data synchronization software from Trigo Technologies Inc.

A wireless inventory system that's worked for tracking cattle is winning converts in the retail industry, but it's the suppliers who are getting prodded to adopt radio frequency identification.

A standards effort that aims to do for business-to-business documents what the Dewey Decimal System does for library collections is gaining momentum.

Sutter Health put off a major IT initiative for years because it was daunted by the project's complexity. Now, the nonprofit health care organization is going forward with its plans to integrate patient data scattered across dozens of different systems.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the only U.S. retailer that sells Mary-kateandashley One, a new fragrance branded by twin teenage entertainment moguls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Behind the scenes, fragrance and cosmetics manufacturer Coty Inc. depends on a hybrid business-to-business system that combines new standards and old technology

Supply-chain vendors kicked off the year with a rush of acquisitions, anticipating that customers are ready to act on their pent-up demand for products and services to help eliminate operational waste and improve forecasting abilities.

Retail spending on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology will grow more than tenfold over the next four years, according to projections by IDC.

Jim Stack's expertise is printed circuit boards, but that didn't stop him from tackling a medical design project. He teamed with fellow IBM Corp. engineer Mark Budman to design a light-sensitive prosthetic eye. The invention earned the pair a patent